Assets Officer

Department: Asset Management

Role: Housing and Support

Contract Term: Permanent

Date posted: 24 December 2025

Closing date: 26 January 2026

Employment hours: Full time, 34.5 hours

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday

Salary: £42,643.38

Benefits:

• 7 weeks holidays including public holidays
• Training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• Blue Light Card Discount

Location: Edinburgh, EH9 2HG

Reporting directly to the Head of Assets, you will be responsible for ensuring VHA’s assets are maintained by agreed standards of service delivery.

We have recently restructured our Asset Management Department to reduce line management layers and giving greater levels of responsibility, autonomy and accountability to our front-line officers for budget management, contract management, service delivery and performance management.

As one of a team of Assets Officers you will share responsibility for ensuring that our properties are maintained to agreed standards, regulatory compliance, and safety requirements and for the delivery of value for money and positive service outcomes for customers.

You will ensure all properties are maintained to agreed standards in relation to Health and Safety compliance.

Please be aware there is a business requirement to work 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4.30pm on a Friday to provide the expected level of customer service.

More details can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

How to Apply

To apply for the vacancy, you must complete our online application form - we do not accept CV's.

When completing the form please refer to our Job Description and Person Specification as we are looking for you to evidence and demonstrate in the personal statement section of our online application why you are the best person for this role.

Expected Interview dates:  4 th/5th February 2026

Apply online

Training Qualifications UK - Children, Young People & Families End-Point Assessor

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• R7251

At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen.

Job Description​

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Fixed-Term Contract (up to 12 months), Full-time

Location: Remote with travel

Reports to: Children, Young People and Families End-Point Assessment Lead

Salary: £29,000 - £34,000 per annum

Line management responsibilities: No

Closing Date: 23/01/2026​​

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**Application Instructions:

Please apply directly to Training Qualifications UK – Children, Young People & Families End-Point Assessor

Applications submitted to AQA will be referred back to the sender**

For any queries relating to this role, please contact the Training Qualifications UK directly on the following email address: recruitment@tquk.org

Overview

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Training Qualifications UK is the fastest-growing Awarding Organisation in the UK, and a market leading End-Point Assessment Organisation. We work with over 500 schools, colleges, universities, and training providers across the world to provide qualification certificates, endorsements, and apprenticeships to over 150,000 learners.

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What’s the secret to our success? Simply put, we do things differently here!

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The role of an Apprenticeship End-Point Assessor is to provide independent, fair, reliable and consistent assessment services to Training Qualifications UK customers working with Apprenticeship Standards. End-Point Assessors are required to use assessment experience with robust and relevant industry knowledge to form judgements and grading decisions upon the completion of a variety of assessment activities, which test the apprentices’ occupational competency.

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This role requires someone who is flexible in their approach to all tasks, with the independence to travel as and when the business requires. Also has exceptional assessment abilities coupled with the ability to act with integrity and impartiality. The successful post holder will not only be responsible for delivering an agreed caseload of End-Point Assessments, but will also undertake internal quality assurance based tasks and support with the delivery of training and support to external customers. The sector’s that fall within this role to be assessed are:

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• Children, Young People and Families Practitioner (Community and Residential pathways) level 4
• Children, Young People and Families Manager (Community and Residential pathways) level 5.​

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​Key Responsibilities

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• Undertake a small annual caseload of EPA Assessor allocations to keep skills current and support wider role responsibilities
• Maintain an excellent working knowledge of Apprenticeship Standards and Assessment Plans relevant to the sector areas as listed above
• Engage with internal quality assurance process, acting as Lead IQA to apply & manage risk ratings for all assessors within their sector
• Take responsibility for the design, delivery, and currency of training materials to successfully train all new on boarding Assessors for given sector/ standards
• Develop, prepare and host engaging and meaningful standardisation activities to embed consistency in delivery and accuracy in decision making / grading outcomes
• Develop and deliver externally facing training content to provide outstanding support for external stakeholders/ customers in relation to EPA
• Use expert knowledge to assist with and as required draw conclusion about the following cases, acting as authoritative voice in cases where consensus cannot be reached: In bound complex customer queries, Investigations into potential malpractice, complaints, appeals and assessment discrepancy between Assessors/ IQAs
• Proactively support EQA activities and quality assure sample evidence sub...

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Senior Manager, External Relations

About GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. GiveDirectly wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a benchmark for foreign aid – as the index fund is a benchmark for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty.

GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1.5 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Our culture is candid, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, together come from 21 different countries speaking 69 different languages. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, former management consultants to public servants, researchers to field operations -- it’s an incredible group of people.

Our values are central and deliberately opinionated. We genuinely center the people we serve in our decision making, and strive to build an ambitious, dynamic and high performing environment. We strongly encourage you to read through our values carefully, if they reflect how you like to work and energize you, this could be a great fit.

We work hard to create an environment in which all our team members can thrive, succeed and grow. We support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.

Senior Manager, External Relations - GiveDirectly Malawi

Role Overview: The senior manager of external relations is a key managerial role in GiveDirectly Malawi’s leadership team. Alongside the Country Director, the External Relations Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing GiveDirectly’s government and external outreach and influencing strategy to create awareness of GiveDirectly’s work in Malawi and donor reporting, and increase political and policy buy-in for cash. The External Relations Manager is also responsible for understanding and tracking in-country external risks and developing mitigations. Some of the role will also involve working with our communications team to provide high quality recipient stories. The role rewards exceptional  understanding of local and national government in Malawi, a highly autonomous working style, and the ability to develop strategically advantageous relationships. 

Job Description:

Responsibilities of the Senior Manager, External Relations include

Fundraising, Policy/Sector influencing, and Partnerships management

• Support the Country Director to analyse and keep track of key policy developments at national Government level, and to actively engage upstream to influence these.
• Coordinate closely with the Global Policy Director to develop policy influencing goals aligned with and contributing to GD’s organisational influencing goals.
• Track priority and health of GD Malawi’s relationships and proactively design new strategies to improve our engagement with stakeholders.
• Represent GiveDirectly at national events and meetings at the national and local level.
• NGO and UN Collaboration: Forge relationships with NGOs and UN to expand the pipeline for potential collaborative cash-based interventions.

• Develop high quality, brand-accurate c...

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YMCA Black Country Group

Reference: NHL34

Salary: £13.22 per hour

Location: YMCA Hayes Lane Day Nursery, Stourbridge, DY9 8QJ

Successful applicants may receive a £1000 payment after they have been in the role for 6 months. To be eligible for a payment, you must either:

• not have worked in a nursery before,

• have worked in a nursery before but not in the last 6 months,

• have worked in a nursery in the last 6 months but on a temporary contract

YMCA Hayes Lane offers a homely, caring environment for children aged 6 weeks – 5 years old. We can offer day care places in flexible sessions, all year round, 8am – 6pm Monday-Friday.
We are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and passionate deputy manager to support in delivering an exceptional childcare service to the local community. Motivated by the desire to help children develop, you will be part of a team providing and maintaining high quality education and care for the children.

As part of the Nursery management team, you will provide leadership within the setting, displaying a positive example to nursery staff, and work closely with the Nursery Manager to ensure good practice.

Benefits

Apart from a competitive salary and the opportunity to work for a company that is passionate about giving back to the community, the successful applicant will also receive:

• 24/7 Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Wellbeing Support
• Access to our IMHR Plus online portal, offering discounts at major brands and retailers
• 25 Days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, and an increase based on length of service
• SimplyHealth cash plan e.g. dental care, physiotherapy, diagnostic consultation, tests, scans and more
• Staff discount for: childcare at our YMCA nurseries, YGym membership, and Coffee at the Clock purchases
• Life Assurance scheme
• Ongoing opportunities for CPD & various career progression routes

It is a requirement that the successful applicant will complete an enhanced DBS check before taking up the role.

Closing Date:26th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date should we receive sufficient applications. Please apply by submitting a YMCA Application form as soon as possible to ensure you are considered. You can email hr.recruitment@ymcabc.org.uk for support. We do not accept CV’s.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Therefore, we encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

YMCA BCG is a trauma-informed organisation; we recognise and understand the widespread impact of trauma on individuals to shape policies, practices, and culture. We are sensitive and responsive to the needs of those who have endured trauma to prevent its recurrence among clients and staff.

EARLY YEARS TEACHER (EYTS)MANOR LODGE SCHOOLCandidate BriefAbout Manor LodgeFounded in 1991, Manor Lodge is a vibrant and successfulindependent day school for over 450 boys and girls aged 3 -11. The school is in Shenley, Hertfordshire; the 22 acre siteencompasses a Grade 2 listed building set in opencountryside nestling within fields, woodland and wildlife, yetonly 1 mile from junction 22 of the M25.  In 2018 after many years as Deputy Head, Alyson Lobotook over the mantle of Head Teacher with a clear visionfor the school. There are two curriculums, each of equalimportance. The academic curriculum is based on thetraditional values of excellent teaching and learning,measured in academic success. Then there is the hiddenone, embedded in everything we do, delivered toenhance character, creativity, motivation, curiosity,thinking, communication, collaboration, resilience andwellbeing, modelled by teachers and everyone in theschool environment who touch our children’s lives. Thisphilosophy is based on the principle that every childdeserves a childhood.Where the indoor and outdoor classrooms work in perfect harmony.OUR VALUESWHAT WE DOBe PositiveHave IntegrityShow KindnessGive Your AllTo deliver a forward-thinking curriculum that inspires intellectualcuriosity within each child, promotes academic excellence andindividual achievement.To offer a positive and stimulating environment that promotes thephilosophy of ‘learning without walls’.To encourage, support and invest in our staff to enable all individualsto thrive.To celebrate diversity and inclusivity in a community that values andcares for one another.To bring joy to childhood experiences by enabling our children to feelsafe and secure in an environment where each voice is heard and well-being is nurtured.OUR AIMSThe ISI Report 2023 stated that the quality of pupils’ academic and otherachievements is excellent. Pupils of all abilities achieve high standards across thecurriculum and make excellent progress from their different starting points. By the endof Year 6, the large majority of pupils are achieving, on average, two years ahead oftheir chronological age in both mathematics and English. In reading, gains madethroughout their journey means that the average Year 6 child has an average readingage of 6 years above their chronological age on leaving Manor Lodge. The inspectorsnoted that, ‘Pupils love learning; they have highly positive attitudes fostered by a richand challenging indoor and outdoor curriculum and a wide range of enrichmentopportunities.’ Our children are extremely successful in gaining entrance to highlycompetitive senior independent and state schools, with a large proportion beingawarded scholarships. Inspection evidence confirms that the school successfully meetsits aim to deliver a forward-thinking curriculum that inspires intellectual curiosity withineach child, promotes academic excellence and individual achievement.Academic ExcellenceAt Manor Lodge we take the pastoral well-being andsafeguarding of all the members of our community, particularlythe children, very seriously. It is our firm belief that pastoral careand academic progress go hand-in-hand. Allowing children to have a childhood is at the core of ourpastoral support. We understand the importance of achievingacademic potential but not at the expense of their pastoral well-being. Aspects of the Manor Lodge community such as ourpassion for outdoor learning (and outstanding outdoor facilities),our varied sports programme, our house families, our schoolcouncil, our community projects, worry boxes and pastoral‘drop-in’ chats all contribute to creating a special culture wherewell-being is genuinely valued alongside academic progress. Wealso monitor and track the children’s attitudes to their peers,teachers, school-life and learning in order to ensure we have anexcellent understanding of how the children are feeling. ‘The quality of pupils’ personal development is excellent (ISI 2023)’Pastoral CareThe CandidateThe successful candidate will have the followingqualifications, experience and skills:ESSENTIALSAcademic Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or equivalent.Degree-level qualification in Early Childhood Education or arelated field.GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, Mathematics, and Science atgrade C/4 or above.ExperienceProven experience working with children aged 0–5 in an earlyyears setting.Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver the Early YearsFoundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.Experience in observing, assessing, and recording children’sprogress.A dynamic, talented teacher committed to excellence,enjoyment and creativity. DESIRABLESAcademic Additional training in child development, safeguarding, orSEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).Paediatric First Aid certification.ExperienceExperience supporting children with additional needs.Previous involvement in parental engagement and partnershipworking.The CandidateThe successful candidate will have the followingqua...

NURSERY EARLY YEARS TEACHER (EYTS)MANOR LODGE SCHOOLCandidate BriefAbout Manor LodgeFounded in 1991, Manor Lodge is a vibrant and successfulindependent day school for over 450 boys and girls aged 3 -11. The school is in Shenley, Hertfordshire; the 22 acre siteencompasses a Grade 2 listed building set in opencountryside nestling within fields, woodland and wildlife, yetonly 1 mile from junction 22 of the M25.  In 2018 after many years as Deputy Head, Alyson Lobotook over the mantle of Head Teacher with a clear visionfor the school. There are two curriculums, each of equalimportance. The academic curriculum is based on thetraditional values of excellent teaching and learning,measured in academic success. Then there is the hiddenone, embedded in everything we do, delivered toenhance character, creativity, motivation, curiosity,thinking, communication, collaboration, resilience andwellbeing, modelled by teachers and everyone in theschool environment who touch our children’s lives. Thisphilosophy is based on the principle that every childdeserves a childhood.Where the indoor and outdoor classrooms work in perfect harmony.OUR VALUESWHAT WE DOBe PositiveHave IntegrityShow KindnessGive Your AllTo deliver a forward-thinking curriculum that inspires intellectualcuriosity within each child, promotes academic excellence andindividual achievement.To offer a positive and stimulating environment that promotes thephilosophy of ‘learning without walls’.To encourage, support and invest in our staff to enable all individualsto thrive.To celebrate diversity and inclusivity in a community that values andcares for one another.To bring joy to childhood experiences by enabling our children to feelsafe and secure in an environment where each voice is heard and well-being is nurtured.OUR AIMSThe ISI Report 2023 stated that the quality of pupils’ academic and otherachievements is excellent. Pupils of all abilities achieve high standards across thecurriculum and make excellent progress from their different starting points. By the endof Year 6, the large majority of pupils are achieving, on average, two years ahead oftheir chronological age in both mathematics and English. In reading, gains madethroughout their journey means that the average Year 6 child has an average readingage of 6 years above their chronological age on leaving Manor Lodge. The inspectorsnoted that, ‘Pupils love learning; they have highly positive attitudes fostered by a richand challenging indoor and outdoor curriculum and a wide range of enrichmentopportunities.’ Our children are extremely successful in gaining entrance to highlycompetitive senior independent and state schools, with a large proportion beingawarded scholarships. Inspection evidence confirms that the school successfully meetsits aim to deliver a forward-thinking curriculum that inspires intellectual curiosity withineach child, promotes academic excellence and individual achievement.Academic ExcellenceAt Manor Lodge we take the pastoral well-being andsafeguarding of all the members of our community, particularlythe children, very seriously. It is our firm belief that pastoral careand academic progress go hand-in-hand. Allowing children to have a childhood is at the core of ourpastoral support. We understand the importance of achievingacademic potential but not at the expense of their pastoral well-being. Aspects of the Manor Lodge community such as ourpassion for outdoor learning (and outstanding outdoor facilities),our varied sports programme, our house families, our schoolcouncil, our community projects, worry boxes and pastoral‘drop-in’ chats all contribute to creating a special culture wherewell-being is genuinely valued alongside academic progress. Wealso monitor and track the children’s attitudes to their peers,teachers, school-life and learning in order to ensure we have anexcellent understanding of how the children are feeling. ‘The quality of pupils’ personal development is excellent (ISI 2023)’Pastoral CareThe CandidateThe successful candidate will have the followingqualifications, experience and skills:ESSENTIALSAcademic Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or equivalent.Degree-level qualification in Early Childhood Education or arelated field.GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, Mathematics, and Science atgrade C/4 or above.ExperienceProven experience working with children aged 0–5 in an earlyyears setting.Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver the Early YearsFoundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.Experience in observing, assessing, and recording children’sprogress.A dynamic, talented teacher committed to excellence,enjoyment and creativity. DESIRABLESAcademic Additional training in child development, safeguarding, orSEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).Paediatric First Aid certification.ExperienceExperience supporting children with additional needs.Previous involvement in parental engagement and partnershipworking.The CandidateThe successful candidate will have the foll...