Join us as a Charity Trustee on our Board of Directors for Held in our Hearts – a charity with a big heart and big ambitions.

Are you passionate about supporting individuals and families who have experienced baby loss across Scotland, and do you have a background or expertise of fundraising and building sustainable giving relationships in a charity context?

Do you have the skills and experience to support the growth of our charity as we embark on our next stage of expansion? If so, we invite you to join our Board of Trustees and play a crucial role in shaping the future and building the resilience of our charity.

More about us

Held in our Hearts is a small but mighty and growing Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families. We have over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care to individuals and families and working closely with a range of partners including the NHS, Scottish Government and the third sector.

Our values of empathy, connection and love underpin all that we do and guide us as Board members, charity colleagues and volunteers as we continue to grow and expand our services and reach. With an innovative approach to early intervention, our fabulous Chief Executive and her team now provide support through our Hospital to Home service in four NHS Boards across Scotland.

Our charity vision is to ensure a minimum framework of bereavement care in Scotland, and we are therefore seeking a committed and experienced charity growth and fundraising colleague to join our Board of Trustees.

Role: Trustee/Board Director.

• Key Responsibilities:

- As a volunteer, support the Chair to provide strategic direction and oversight to the charity.

- Collectively ensure the charity operates within its charitable governance and accountabilities.

- As a Board member, regularly monitor financial performance and work collectively to ensure future financial health.

- Support the development of fundraising initiatives and community engagement, including corporate partnerships and events.

- Attend regular Board meetings every 6-8 weeks, and where possible participate in themed or focussed sub meetings or conversations as needed.

• What We’re Looking For:

- Passion for our vision, values and work. Whilst we are keen to consider applicants from a range of backgrounds, as this is a sensitive area of support, we would encourage interested parties to consider the context and nature of our work before applying. More information can be found on our website at heldinourhearts.org.uk

- We are particularly keen to recruit a skilled individual with experience in the following areas: fundraising through event planning, corporate giving, grant application & management, and marketing & stakeholder communications.

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the desire and ability to work collaboratively on a Board and with members of the Held in our Hearts team.

- Ability to think strategically, to initiate and lead solutions and to be an ambassador for the work of the charity.

- Commitment to devoting time, expertise, networks and effort to the role.

Why Join Us?

- Make a significant impact on the work of this important charity providing compassionate bereavement care for individuals and families across Scotland.

- Build valuable experience supporting the work of this charity as we move to the next stage of our ambitious strategy.

- Work with a team of dedicated and inspiring colleagues in the charity and network with colleagues on the Board from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Join us as Office Manager for Held in our Hearts – a charity with a big heart and big ambitions

Are you passionate about being part of a team who support individuals and families who have experienced baby loss across Scotland, and do you have a background or expertise in Office and Administration Management?

This is an exciting time for Held In Our Hearts and the post holder will be able to utilise their skills and experience to ensure that the administrative support and office management function of the charity is competently undertaken, contributing to the smooth day to day running and sustainability of the charity. The successful applicant will be at the very heart of the core support function for Held In Our Hearts!

More information on the role, candidate essential and desirable criteria as well as the staff benefits offered can be found on the Job Description included below.

More about us:

Held in our Hearts is a small but mighty and growing Scottish charity providing baby loss counselling and peer support to families. We have over 40 years’ experience of offering compassionate bereavement care to individuals and families and working closely with a range of partners including the NHS, Scottish Government and the third sector.

Our values of empathy, connection and love underpin all that we do and guide us as we continue to grow and expand our services and reach. Our support services include counselling, one to one peer support, our innovative early intervention Hospital to Home service, group support and events.

In recent years, we have expanded our team and extended our geographical reach to bereaved families from Edinburgh and the Lothians to Fife, Forth Valley and the Highlands.

For more information about our charity, please feel free to visit our website at heldinourhearts.org.uk