SCVO middle manager digital leadership programme

The past few years have been stressful for everyone, particularly those working in management positions within charities, community groups and social enterprises. With increased demand and decreased resources, the pressure of managing staff, volunteers and services has left many middle managers feeling burnt out. 

SCVO's Middle manager digital leadership programme is designed to help support you to find and use digital tools, methods and ways of working to:  

• ease your workload 
• manage more effectively  
• develop your team 
• solve problems faster 
• create time for creativity

Session 1: leadership- examine and understand your approach  

• identify and reflect on your own working practice and how this can impact on others in the digital context
• understand the importance of and implement delegation

Session 2: culture – hybrid working fundamentals

• understand and create a collaborative culture
• increase team communication

Session 3: project management - understanding agile and iteration

• understand and explore iteration and agile
• introduction to Kanban and defining your 'done'

Session 4: creating space for creativity - understanding digital wellbeing

• an introduction to digital wellbeing
• understanding asynchronous and synchronous working

Session 5: road mapping 1 - creating your next steps

• begin to create your action plan

Session 6: road mapping 2 - finalising your next steps

• deliver your action plan

Session 7: retrospective

The programme centres around five core themes with a final road mapping retrospective session and a final follow-up session: 

• leadership and delegation – examine and understand your approach 
• culture and wellbeing – the fundamentals of hybrid working
• iterative project management – understanding agile methodology
• asynchronous working – creating space for creativity
• journey mapping - cementing your next steps
• retrospective- what's worked and what hasn't

This online programme is for those who are new to or have some experience of managing people and projects, who are in a middle manager position and want to improve and enhance these skills. The sessions are geared to those working in the Scottish voluntary sector.

The programme is free of charge but still involves a high level of commitment over the twelve weeks

You must hold a middle manager position and belong to an SCVO member organisation to participate in the programme. 

Delivered over twelve weeks, you will participate in 6 x 2.5 hour sessions, with directed work between each session and 1 x 1.5 hour retrospective session. The sessions are fully online and will be delivered over Zoom, with links to sessions sent to you once you have booked on to the programme.

Session dates:

Session 1: 20 August, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Session 2: 3 September, 10.30am to 12.30pm

Session 3: 12 September, 2pm to 4.30pm

Session 4: 1 October, 10am to 12.30pm 

Session 5: 22 October, 10am to 12.30pm

Session 6: 29 October, 10am to 12.30pm

Session 7: 26 November, 10am to 11.30am

"The programme has been excellent in both a learning perspective and as a way of personal reflection. As someone who believes in the power of continuous learning, I'm extremely grateful for what this programme has provided me with; design theory, insights into leadership culture and a lot of food for thought."

"I liked the informal presentation style and the contemporary methods being discussed, it didn't feel stuffy or outdated like some corporate training I've done in the past."

"Fantastic facilitator in Maddie. Sessions were great and genuinely something to look forward to. Would highly recommend the programme to others."