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Dog Aid Scotland is a long-established Scottish dog welfare charity (SCIO) based in Edinburgh, founded in 1956.
Dog Aid Scotland is a dynamic and successful charity which operates at the heart of the challenges facing dog owners throughout Scotland. We believe this is a great opportunity for a motivated and innovative individual, ideally with a successful background in the charity sector, to put their mark on shaping our future.
We have a great team of staff and trustees who are committed to Dog Aid Scotland’s mission to create happy homes for dogs. We want to meet candidates who are similarly passionate about animal welfare and can demonstrate significant experience leading and developing a strong and effective team. Your work ethic, initiative and flexibility will define you.
We welcome applications from all sectors of society and in return, we offer you a dynamic and enthusiastic team of staff and trustees and a financially solid organisation. If you are ambitious to work in a thriving sector and steer Dog Aid Scotland in meeting its goals, we want to hear from you.
You must have:
- Proven track record in a senior leadership role within a charity, non-profit, or purpose-led organisation.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, reporting, and strategic financial planning.
- Exceptional leadership and people management skills.
- Experience in marketing, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrated success in fundraising and donor relations.
- Understanding of governance, compliance, and working effectively with a Board.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A genuine passion for animal welfare and alignment with Dog Aid Scotland’s mission.
Ideally you will have:
- Experience of charity governance or service on a Board.
- Understanding of Scottish charity legislation and regulatory frameworks.
- Knowledge of animal welfare, rescue, or rehoming sectors.
Operations Coordinator- Maternity Cover
- Full time
- £29,000 – £36,250
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 6th January 2026
We are seeking an Operations Coordinator- Maternity Cover post to run the day to day operation functions for Tripod Training.
Operations Coordinator (Maternity Leave Cover): This role will involve coordinating the day-to-day management of the organisation, including arranging and facilitating operational and internal processing meetings, peer-to-peer supervision sessions, managing payroll and invoicing, managing organisational budgets and forecasting, co-writing funding reports, liaising with the board and funders, managing office and health & safety compliance needs, and monitoring compliance with official bodies: Companies House and HMRC.
SCOREscotland is based in South West Edinburgh. Our mission and purpose for existence is to work in partnership with others to address the causes and effects of racism and to promote race equality and break down barriers to the full participation of local black and minority ethnic communities in all aspects of civic life. As a small organisation we offer the benefits of working in a team that is committed to making a difference to the people that we work with.
We are looking for skilled and experienced Sessional Youth Workers who are passionate about engaging with young people and about supporting them to make progress on our outcomes.
Are you passionate about working with young people?
Are you interested in working with the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities?
Are you professional and positive?
Are you a creative team player?
Do you have skills that you would like to share with young people?
The beauty of being a sessional worker is you can vary your hours from weekly to monthly sessions. Our group ages are: 7-18 years old.
We are based at WHALE Arts Centre, Wester Hailes but we take our young people throughout the city and beyond.
Please see attached job description for more details.