Jobs in Canal, Glasgow

The Concrete Garden is an urban community food growing, play and wellbeing project providing growing space, activities, events and volunteering opportunities for the people of Possilpark and the wider North Glasgow area. It transforms underused and derelict spaces into vibrant community gardens and natural play areas, where people can grow food, learn, volunteer, socialise and play. Its work includes community food growing, gardening sessions, composting, cookery workshops, shared meals, outdoor play, seasonal events and volunteering opportunities. The charity also provides free play activities for children and young people, including gardening, outdoor cooking, arts and crafts, woodwork, sports, den building and nature-based activities.

Through these programmes, Concrete Garden supports physical and emotional wellbeing, builds confidence and skills, encourages community connections and promotes environmental awareness and sustainable living. Its inclusive approach means people of different ages and backgrounds can participate, contribute and learn together. Ultimately, Concrete Garden aims to help create a healthier, happier and more connected Possilpark, while giving local people a meaningful role in shaping and caring for their community.

For more information about The Concrete Garden: Concrete Garden – Where Gardens Grow and Children Thrive

They are now seeking a new Treasurer, who, in addition to fulfilling the duties of a Trustee/Board Member, will maintain an overview of the charity’s financial affairs. The Treasurer ensures that effective and appropriate financial measures, controls and procedures are in place and maintained.

The Role of Treasurer:

As Treasurer, you will play a vital role on Concrete Garden’s Board, providing strategic financial oversight and helping to ensure the charity remains financially sustainable, resilient and well governed. Working closely with the Board and Senior Management Team, you will monitor financial performance, advise on budgets, reserves, financial risks and longer-term planning, and ensure appropriate financial controls, policies and procedures are in place.

You will oversee the preparation and presentation of budgets, management accounts and annual financial statements, ensuring the Board has clear and accurate financial information to support informed decision-making. You will also provide oversight of restricted funds, financial reporting requirements and the charity’s relationship with external accountants, auditors or independent examiners.

Alongside your responsibilities as Treasurer, you will contribute fully as a Trustee, helping to shape Concrete Garden’s strategic direction, support effective governance, manage risk and contribute to the charity’s future development and sustainability.

What You’ll Bring

The Concrete Garden are looking for someone with strong financial knowledge and experience, ideally including a professional accountancy qualification or equivalent financial expertise. Experience of working with a charity, voluntary or community organisation would be advantageous, as would previous experience as a Treasurer, Trustee, governor or volunteer with financial responsibilities.

You will have a good understanding of financial management, policies and controls and be able to think strategically and analytically about financial risk and opportunity. You should be confident communicating financial information clearly to non-financial audiences, with the ability to scrutinise accounts, ask appropriate questions and provide constructive challenge.

Most importantly, you will share Concrete Garden’s vision, mission and values, be committed to good governance and the Nolan Principles, and have the time, enthusiasm and willingness to contribute actively as a member of the Board.

Time Commitment:

To fulfil the additional responsibilities, the Treasurer is expected to allocate time in advance of Board meetings to meet with the Senior Management team and/or relevant senior staff. This will provide an opportunity to review financial papers, discuss key financial issues and ensure that the Treasurer is sufficiently prepared to present and discuss financial information with the Board.

The Board currently meets 6 times per year, including the Annual General Meeting. Regular attendance at Board meetings is expected. Meetings may be held in person and/or online.

About Us

Lambhill Stables is a community owned charity in the North of Glasgow providing recreational, education-al, training and employment opportunities. Our aims are to develop and deliver programmes of communi-ty-based activities in support of our provisions, to engage in viable and socially inclusive activity and to do so in a sustainable way.

About the role

As an experienced Bookkeeper with proven track record, you will be responsible for the day-to-day admin-istration of finance in relation to the charity and its projects.

It is essential that you are IT literate and have experience of Sage One / Xero and Microsoft Office applica-tions. As part of a small staff team, you should be a team player and able to work with minimal supervision and possess a flexible attitude regarding whatever presents itself from day to day.

Experience, knowledge and understanding of charitable bookkeeping is essential.

Office hours are usually between 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday with half hour for lunch. The work pattern of the successful applicant will be negotiated with the General Manager but must facilitate the smooth running of the charity and its financial operations.

Reporting to the General Manager, accountant and Board of Directors you will possess the following skills and attributes.

About Glasgow Tool Library

Glasgow Tool Library is a community-led charity that enables people to borrow tools and equipment instead of buying them. Through sharing resources, developing practical skills and building community connections, we help reduce waste, save people money and support a more sustainable Glasgow.

We are based at North Glasgow and run on an annual income of around £60,000, with 2 staff, up to 50 volunteers and more than 1000 members. Our funding comes from a mix of membership income, trading and grants.

About the role

The Freelance Finance Officer will be responsible for maintaining the financial systems and records of Glasgow Tool Library, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls and compliance with charity and statutory requirements. A key element of the role is to support the improvement of financial management and reporting, and to help implement clear procedures and guides that staff, volunteers and trustees can follow.

Working closely with the Director and Board of Trustees, the Finance Officer will provide financial information and analysis to support informed decision-making and the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation.

What you'll do

You'll own GTL's day-to-day finances: bookkeeping and reconciliation in Xero and HubDoc, tracking restricted grant funds against budget, processing invoices, expenses and payroll journals, and producing monthly management accounts. You'll lead our annual OSCR reporting and work with staff and trustees to improve our financial systems, procedures and guidance.

What we're looking for

• Strong bookkeeping and reconciliation skills, with a good working knowledge of Xero
• Experience of charity accounting and restricted fund management
• Experience producing management accounts and financial reports
• Experience of Scottish third sector finance and OSCR reporting
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues

Why work with us

The Glasgow Tool Library is a small, growing charity with an ambitious board and a clear sense of where it wants to go next. You would be joining at a point where the finance function is being built properly, so there is real scope to shape how we do things rather than inherit a fixed system. The role is flexible: you set your own hours around agreed deadlines, work remotely, and can use the Tool Library's workshop and borrow from our collection like any other member.

The Volunteer Co-ordinator provides volunteer management across our three Food Hubs in Milton, Royston and Springburn. The role ensures volunteers are welcomed, supported, trained, and placed into meaningful roles, with a particular focus on supporting people with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds, those in recovery, those experience mental health challenges and individuals seeking skills and experience for future employment.

Working closely with the Food Hub Managers, the postholder will oversee recruitment, retention, and recognition of volunteers; organise training and wellbeing activities, and provide individual support where needed. They will also ensure robust monitoring, evaluation, and reporting to funders, demonstrating the positive outcomes achieved for volunteers and the wider community

Neurological Alliance of Scotland

The Neurological Alliance of Scotland is the umbrella body for neurological conditions charities in Scotland with around 60 charities from across Scotland and the UK. We also have several industry members. In partnership with our members, we inform policy, raise awareness and support improvements in services. Our vision is that everyone affected by neurological conditions in Scotland - including carers and those who support them - can access high-quality, timely, and holistic care and support at every stage of their life, regardless of where in Scotland they live.

The Alliance is overseen by trustees with day-to-day operations managed by a Programme Director. We are recruiting for a freelance Membership & Engagement Officer to support our work.

The Role

This is an exciting and challenging role to support our charity membership and lead on our social media and communications activities.

The person will be proactive, warm-natured, highly motivated with excellent communication and project management skills and an attention to detail for a varied workload. This role will involve being a central point of contact for our charity members, dealing with outreach and onboarding new members, billing, queries and maintaining the database of contacts. They will also be responsible for certain communications activities including our monthly newsletter and maintaining our Facebook and BlueSky accounts as well as drafting briefings and supporting our campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:

Membership

• Be a central point of contact for our charity members
• Research and reach out to potential new charity members
• Welcome new members through the newsletter and social media, and welcome packs
• Draft email updates to members as required
• Administer our annual membership subscriptions and track payments
• Maintain a list of current members, including contact information and various mailing lists

Communications

• Draft the monthly newsletter
• Draft and schedule posts for our Facebook and Bluesky accounts
• Deal with any newsletter related emails and support members to share news and reports with us
• Create infographics for use on our social media, website and newsletter
• Social media analytics
• Draft research
• Draft briefings for both internal and external use

Website

• Ensure all members have their logo on our website
• •Check all links on the NAoS website are live and remove any that are defunct
• Upload reports, newsletters and minutes to the website
• Occasional website copy editing
• Track engagement on our website

Events

• Assist with preparing for all events including the AGM, Members’ Meetings and other events as required
• Take minutes at all Trustee Meetings, Members’ Meetings, Policy Group meetings and the AGM
• Occasionally attend external events as a NAoS rep

Campaigning

• Be a central part of any campaigning we do, supporting and liaising with working groups

Operational activity

• Support policy and campaigning as directed by Programme Director
• Support the running of the policy subgroups as required
• Reviewing work

Person specification

Essential:

• Self-motivated, organised and flexible – able to manage multiple projects and priorities and able to work independently
• Excellent communication, writing, design and interpersonal skills
• Confident dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and able to represent NAoS at the occasional external meeting

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the health landscape in Scotland
• Experience liaising with multiple stakeholder groups