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Top job! Director of Housing & Communities
- Full time
- £77,083 – £80,603
- Hybrid: Ayr
- Closing 20th November 2026
We are currently looking for a values-led leader to be our Director of Housing & Communities, a role that offers a tremendous opportunity to help drive the future of Ayrshire Housing. This role is pivotal in managing teams, policies and community engagement, ensuring organisational and customer needs are met.
In this key leadership role, you will be joining a dynamic Senior Leadership Team and will work collaboratively to drive forward customer excellence and support our tenants and communities through values-led delivery of innovative and forward-thinking processes. You will be responsible for the creation, review and implementation of all strategies, policies, processes and performance management within the Housing Management Team to provide excellent customer service.
It is an exciting time at Ayrshire Housing as we deliver our 2025-30 Business Plan. We are already making a real impact in the communities we serve with 94% of our tenants satisfied with the overall quality of their homes. We believe that people are at the heart of everything we do and committed and engaged colleagues help to ensure we deliver excellent service to our customers.
Ayrshire Housing is a high performing RSL and our ambition is not simply about maintaining the status quo, it is about doing even better and achieving excellence in everything that we do. If that’s your mindset, you could be our next Director of Housing & Communities.
Trustee x2
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid: Scotland (online meetings occasionally on site: Ayr or Glasgow)
- Closing 1st December 2026
Action Against Stalking is seeking a committed and passionate trustee to join our small but mighty team. We are looking for an experienced individual with accountancy and charity treasury skills who can support our CEO and fellow trustees by providing strong financial oversight, sound judgement, and strategic input.
This is an important governance role with a commitment of around five hours per month, including quarterly board meetings. The successful candidate will help strengthen the charity’s financial stewardship, contribute to effective governance, and support the long-term sustainability of our work.
About Action Against Stalking
Action Against Stalking is a specialist charity that provides person-centred support to victims of stalking while also working to raise awareness, influence change, and improve understanding of stalking across Scotland. Around 70% of our work is funded through the Scottish Government’s Victim-Centred Approach Fund (VCAF), with other major donors also playing an important role in sustaining and developing our services.
Our annual report showcases the impact of our small but mighty team and the breadth of our work across education, prevention, campaigning, and direct victim support. Together, these activities help us champion the rights of victims and strengthen responses to stalking in communities, services, and systems.
Annual Report 2024 - 2025 - Action Against Stalking
Skills and attributes
- Experience in accountancy, financial management, or charity treasury
- A compassionate and values-led approach
- Understanding of person-centred support for victims
- A collaborative and co-creative style of working
- Ability to contribute to governance, strategy, and sound decision-making
Why join us?
This is a rewarding opportunity to use your financial expertise to support a specialist charity making a real difference to the lives of stalking victims. As a trustee, you will help shape our future direction, strengthen our governance, and contribute to a cause that is both urgent and impactful across Scotland.
We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those who are currently underrepresented on charity boards across Scotland, including women, people of colour, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, younger people, and those with relevant lived experience or who are new to governance.
As Treasurer Trustee, strong accountancy and financial management expertise is essential to help ensure effective stewardship of our resources, robust financial oversight, and the long-term sustainability of our work.
We value integrity, compassion, and a commitment to person-centred approaches, alongside diverse perspectives and different ways of thinking. We are committed to building an inclusive, values-led, and well-governed trustee team that reflects the communities we serve and strengthens our impact across Scotland.