Jobs in Leaderdale and Melrose, Scottish Borders

Borders Community Action (BCA) is seeking a creative and proactive Communications & Impact Officer to strengthen engagement with the third sector across the Scottish Borders and raise awareness of the organisation’s work, services and impact.

This role will lead on communications activity across a range of channels, developing compelling content, managing digital platforms, promoting volunteering and community initiatives, and ensuring members and stakeholders remain informed, connected and engaged.

The postholder will work collaboratively with colleagues, members and partners to deliver BCA’s communications strategy, capture and showcase the impact of the third sector, and help amplify the voice of communities and organisations locally and nationally.

More info: borderscommunityaction.org.uk/careers

Borders Community Action is seeking to appoint an additional trustee/director who will join the Board immediately and become Chair Designate, with the intention of assuming the role of Chair of the organisation in 2027.

Role Profile

As Chair Designate, the successful candidate will first serve as a full trustee/director of the organisation. Trustees are collectively responsible for ensuring the charity is well run, financially responsible and acting in line with its purposes, while safeguarding its assets, values and reputation.

This is an opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to help lead a growing and ambitious organisation through its next stage of development. The successful candidate will work alongside fellow trustees/directors, the current Chair and the Chief Executive to ensure a well-supported and effective transition into the

Chair role.

In addition to the general duties of a trustee, the Chair Designate should be willing and able to:

• Provide strategic leadership at Board level and help guide the long-term direction of the organisation.
• Build effective working relationships with trustees, staff and key partners.
• Support good governance, sound decision-making and collective responsibility within the Board.
• Work closely with the current Chair and Chief Executive during the transition period ahead of 2027.
• Act as an ambassador for Borders Community Action and the wider third sector in the Scottish Borders