Ethan Young

• Management of the organisations projects; The Access to Elected Office Fund Scotland, Access to Politics advice and support service, Employerability internships and training, People led Policy Panel.
• Expert advisor to Scottish Government, the Office for Cooperation and Security in Europe, the Electoral Commission and other stakeholders on the participation of disabled people in public and civic society.
• Management of Programme delivery team. Ensuring organisational policies are up to date and used accordingly. Supervising team and management of project outcomes and delivery. Achieved streamlined operations by implementing efficient project management strategies.
• Completing funding applications, funders reports and board reports, documenting project progress and effectiveness.
• Budget setting and management. Input into strategic direction and organisational business plan.

· Lead the delivery of the Access to Elected Office Fund Scotland.

• Lead the Access to Politics Project, offering advice and support to disabled people, political parties and other stakeholders to decrease the barriers that disabled people face in being more politically representative.
• Designed and led on developing our leadership work to coproduce a leadership network and programme.
• ·Lead the Access to Public Appointments project working with the Scottish Government Public Appointments Team and the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.
• Cultivated strong relationships with varied national and international partners and stakeholders.
• Fostered a positive work environment with regular team-building activities.
• Supervised project timelines for timely completion.
• Delegated tasks efficiently to maximise productivity.

• Governance, strategic direction and accountably of over £1 billion organisation.
• Direct link between local community and local authority, serving constituents by representing their views and working to solve their personal and community issues.
• Serving on Planning, Culture and Communities and Governance Risk and Best Value Committees.Oversaw planning applications, ensured responsible urban expansion.

• Reorganisation of failing local YMCA, which was running at a loss, its board has disintegrated, and was in danger of liquidation.
• All administration
• Accounts
• Writing new policy and procedures
• Recruitment of new board members
• Fundraising for building repairs and to employ a youth worker
• The YMCA is now sustainable and thriving in the community.

• All CEO functions
• Administration, fundraising, internal policy development.
• Planning and delivering projects in Kenya and locally in Scotland
• Kenya: working with partners to set up a successful community credit union to support local women in an area of conflict and poverty in Kenya
• Locally: community garden in project, seed to plate project with local school, community art wall project

• Consulting on two new international development projects in Kenya and Palestine
• Working with an NGO in Palestine and on a project in Kenya
• Facilitating programmes around conflict and peaceful dialogue

• Programme Development and facilitation for a diverse range of groups focused on conflict and reconciliation
• Facilitation of peaceful communication between conflicting parties; ex-paramilitary groups, international students and school groups
• Everyday support in the running of the centre
• Implementation and running of the Investing in Volunteers quality standard

• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Budget setting, projections and monthly variance meetings with departments
• All aspects of Purchase ledger and banking
• All levels of administration to help run a large office
• Chairman of our Quality Assurance research team
• Extensive use of Microsoft word, particularly Excel and several financial packages