To work or not to work?

Posted by Sara Dodd

Ok, so it’s mid-summer (??) and there’s not a lot of jobs easily found out there. Here’s a few that sprang up, but if paid work isn’t really your thing, you could try a voluntary role at the Film Festival (see bottom of this posting)...

Communications/Website & Freedom of Information Officer, OSCR, Edinburgh
Salary: £21,292 – 28,520

OSCR is responsible for monitoring all 23,000 Scottish charities. They are looking to recruit a Communications/Website FOI Officer to lead on the technical management and development of their website including site design and quality and generation of content. This role will also be responsible for responding to requests for information from OSCR made under the FOI (Scotland) Act 2005. You will also assist in the planning delivery and review of OSCR’s communitcations strategy and events, preparing responses to parliamentary questions and providng briefings as required. You must be educated to degree level in a relevant subject, have the ability to stay calm and focused under pressure, be used to meeting challenging deadlines, and have good teamworking, communications and interpersonal skills. You should also have project planning and management exp in web development and experience of writing for the web and should be familiar with the requirements of the FOI (Scotland) Act 2005 and be used to responding to requests made under it. For an information pacek including a detailed job description, please reply to Fiona MacMillan, Recruitment Unit, 51 Spur Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh , EH11 3XD or apply online . For informal discussion on the role please contact Mark Simpson, Senior Communications Officer at OSCR on 01382 220 446

Web Developer, Church of Scotland, Edinburgh
Salary – £25,989 – £30,172
Ref 24/07

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for Web Developer to develop the technical aspects of the Church websites and implement the Church’s Communication Strategy effectively and efficiently. You will be qualified to degree level in a computer related science discipline with experience of CSS, CMS and PHP/MYSQL. You will be self-motivated and diligent, be able to evidence web development experience and a proven track record of Content Management Systems design and implementation. A non-contributory pension scheme is offered as part of our benefits package. Application Packs are available here or contact HR on 0131 240 2249 (24 hour answering service) quoting the relevant ref. no. Closing date: Friday, 3 August 2007.

Web Editor Church of Scotland, Edinburgh
Salary – £23,137 – £26,491
Ref: 25/07

The Church of Scotland requires a graduate calibre Web Editor, to manage the identification, prioritisation, updating and development of content on their web and extranet sites. This post will contribute to development of the content of the Church’s site and requires strong writing and editing skills, the ability to work closely with internal stakeholders, the knowledge and ability to provide content guidance and support to the network of internal providers, a flair for editing/adapting source materials and you should be comfortable executing broad design concepts. Please note this is NOT a web designer role. In addition to possessing good verbal and written communication skills and an understanding of customer needs, the successful candidate will be well versed in Microsoft Office and will have experience of Internet and web technologies (HTML, CSS, CMS and FTP). Exp in the use of Dreamweaver and imaging software (Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro), would be beneficial. A non-contributory pension scheme is offered as part of their benefits package. Application Packs are available here or contact HR on 0131 240 2249 (24 hour answering service) quoting the relevant ref. no. Closing date: Friday, 3 August 2007. Scot1and

Web Developer, Edinburgh
Salary: £ 25 – 32k
Ref: 109181-HH446827

Experienced Web Developer (min 2 years practical knowledge/exp of design and development of web based applications) is sought by Hudson for one of their clients. Remit is to review, design, develop and maintain the organisation’s Intranet and Corporate website. Experience required;

• ASP and ASP.net
• VB Scripting
• Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
• Software design experience

If you wish to apply for this role please send your CV to; Suleman.dar@jobs.hudson.com

Web Development Manager, Glasgow
Ref: 123150-CC-SCOT-240707-WDM

CyberTeam is advertising on Jobsite for “a Hands-on Web Development Manager” to lead and manage a team of technical developers, ensuring consistent delivery of development. You will act as the technical design authority for the team and will need to have proven ability to deliver work to a high standard of work and meet challenging timescales. Ideally you will have a background in telecommunications or ISP industry, have a good understanding of web standards guidelines and Web Accessibility issues coupled with a strong knowledge of web development techniques and programming languages – Java, .Net. Also needed is a good understanding of web and application servers – Apache, Jboss alongside a proven ability in project management and managing a technical team. Please contact Caryn Connor, tel:0131 7186070

Ok, so the Edinburgh Festivals are about to begin and you really don’t want to look for a job just yet…but what about bolstering up that CV with an interesting voluntary role?

Web Content Writer, Edinburgh Film Festival
Full-time, voluntary – 4 weeks in August + 6 tickets to festival films &events.

On the Edinburgh Film Festival website there is a nice list of voluntary opportunities for people who are mad keen on films and would like to be involved with one of the best international film festivals (sort of like Cannes only at Capital House…) They have a voluntary position available to support the Web Content Editor sourcing and providing content for the film festival web site. Ideally suited to a journalism student or recent graduate, you should be a tenacious self-starter with some exp of writing and publishing to the web, plus be an excellent organiser. Apply online