Four Square is a charity operating solely in Edinburgh and focussing on supporting people who are homeless and at risk of homelessness. Established in 1982, we have a strong presence in the city and a national reputation.

Our charity is ambitious and we’re scaling our projects and pioneering new approaches to have more social impact in 2026 and beyond. We are looking for a Director to lead this work, energise and empower our staff team, create and embed innovative approaches and ensure our services truly support people out of homelessness and onto a positive future.

The social care sector can be precarious and restricted by contractual funding. At Four Square, we can offer something different. The significant financial support of our social enterprises means we have resources for training, we can pay staff ahead of market and we own our properties and have created beautiful spaces for people to live in. We also have our major contracts in place until 2033/34.

So, there is space to think, innovate and plan. If you are looking for a role where you can bring your expertise and have the freedom, time and support to apply it, please read on and get in touch.

The Coalition of Carers in Scotland is looking for an experienced trainer or facilitator to help unpaid carers build the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to understand their rights, navigate local and national systems, and have a stronger voice in decision-making.

Working as part of the Carers Championing Change partnership, you will deliver leadership, rights awareness and advocacy training to carers across Scotland. You will adapt and deliver existing programmes, develop a train-the-trainer approach for experienced carers, and work with local carer organisations to ensure learning is relevant, accessible and impactful.

We are looking for someone with experience of designing and delivering training for adults, developing learning resources, and supporting people to build confidence and advocacy skills. You will be an engaging facilitator, able to communicate complex information clearly and work effectively with partners across Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to help carers develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to influence the decisions that affect their lives, while contributing to a national programme aimed at increasing carers' participation and leadership.

Benefits include:

• Home-based working
• Flexible working arrangements
• 32 days annual leave plus 6 public holidays (pro rata)
• Up to 6% employer pension contribution
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

As Policy and Engagement Lead you will be an integral part of the CJS National Engagement Unit, working closely with the Head of National Engagement to develop and deliver CJS’s strategic approach to policy.

This post will be responsible for developing key policy proposals relating to community justice and, where necessary, engaging with a wide range of national stakeholders to support the adoption and implementation of those proposals.

Dundee Bairns is a Dundee-based children’s charity working to reduce the impact of poverty on local children, young people and families. Through its food and activity provision, clothing programmes and Bairns at Home multibank, Dundee Bairns helps ensure children have access to essentials such as food, clothing, household items and opportunities to take part in positive experiences. This is an exciting new opportunity to join a growing, practical and values-led organisation at the heart of Dundee’s community support network, helping to develop and coordinate a vital service for families who need it most.

Job Purpose

The Finance and Business Manager is responsible for the operational management of Dundee Bairns' finances, ensuring robust financial controls, effective budget management, compliance with charity accounting requirements, and the provision of high-quality financial information to support decision-making.

The role will work closely with the Executive Director, Board of Trustees and external accountants to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the charity.

This role also provides Business Support across the organisation.

Job Tasks

Financial Leadership

• Lead all aspects of the charity's financial management.
• Develop and maintain strong financial systems, policies and controls.
• Support the Executive Director in financial planning and organisational development.
• Identify financial risks and recommend mitigating actions.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process.
• Prepare financial forecasts and cashflow projections.
• Monitor organisational and project budgets.
• Support budget holders in understanding and managing finances.

Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts.
• Produce quarterly reports for the Board of Trustees.
• Analyse income and expenditure trends.
• Provide financial information to support strategic decisions.

Fund Accounting and Grant Management

• Maintain accurate accounting records within the charity accounting system Xero
• Monitor restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Support managers to ensure grant expenditure complies with funding conditions.
• Prepare financial returns and claims for funders.
• Maintain accurate records for grant-funded projects.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with OSCR requirements and Charity SORP.
• Liaise with auditors or independent examiners.
• Coordinate year-end accounts preparation.
• Oversee payroll and statutory reporting obligations.

Payroll and Banking

• Oversee the charity bank accounts to ensure that all payments and receipts are properly authorised and optimum cashflow is achieved
• Oversee payroll processes and pension administration.
• Authorise payments in accordance with financial controls.
• Manage relationships with banks and financial service providers.

Support the Board of Trustees

• Set agenda for Board meetings, in conjunction with Chair of Board of Trustees
• Gather/write papers as required for Board meetings
• Formulate/update policies as directed by Executive Director and Chair of Board of Trustees
• Support the Finance, Audit and Risk Subcommittee; arrange meetings, prepare reports collate and circulate papers, take minutes and maintain records.
• Maintain the risk register, with timely submission to Finance, Audit and Risk subcommittee and Board as appropriate, considering changes in legislation, operating environment, internal factors etc.

Business Management

• Manage contracts for IT, telecommunications, insurance, and other services
• Oversee health and safety arrangements
• Support the Board and Executive Director in developing organisational strategy and business plans.
• Contribute to funding applications and financial sections of bids.
• Identify opportunities for operational improvements and efficiencies.
• Maintain and develop Airtable capability, including training staff members across the organisation.
• Support with HR-related tasks – setting up 1:1’s, diary input and supporting staff management where appropriate

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Financial Management
• Budget preparation and monitoring
• Financial forecasting and cash flow management
• Management accounts and financial reporting
• Year-end accounts and audit preparation
• Payroll, VAT, and tax compliance
• Strong understanding of charity accounting principles, including restricted and unrestricted funds
• Ability to build strong relationships with trustees, funders and stakeholders
• Strong organisational and project management abilities.
• Ability to present financial information clearly to non-financial audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing staff.

Desirable

• Accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA or equivalent).
• Experience within the Scottish charity sector.
• Experience supporting funding applications and grant management.
• Understanding of OSCR requirements.

People First Scotland is looking for a values-led Chief Executive to help shape the next chapter of an organisation that is run by and for people with learning disabilities. Established in 1997, People First Scotland is a national self-advocacy organisation supporting people with learning disabilities to speak up, make choices and have a meaningful say in the decisions that affect their lives. This is an important time to join People First Scotland. Following a period of organisational and governance change, we are looking for a Chief Executive who can work alongside our Board and members to build a strong, sustainable organisation in which member leadership is at the centre of how decisions are made.

As Chief Executive Your responsibilities will include developing and delivering the 2027–2030 business plan; supporting the Board to exercise its responsibilities with confidence; progressing a new governance model; ensuring strong financial management; leading income generation and diversification; and strengthening People First Scotland’s profile and influence across the disability rights, self-advocacy and social justice sectors.

You will bring senior leadership experience gained within the third sector, public sector or a similarly values-led organisation, with experience of working with or supporting a governance Board. You will also bring financial literacy, experience of business planning, income generation and funder relationships, alongside the ability to communicate clearly and accessibly with a wide range of audiences.

Above all, you will have a genuine commitment to the rights, agency and leadership of people with learning disabilities. You will be comfortable distributing and rebalancing power, listening to members and creating the conditions in which their voices genuinely shape the organisation.

We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability or learning disability and from people from communities currently underrepresented in third-sector leadership.

For a confidential discussion please contact Catriona Mackie or Linda Baldwin at Aspen People on 0141 212 7555.

The Head of Corporate Services is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for the effective management and development of the organisation’s corporate functions, with a primary professional lead for finance, accounting and financial governance.

The postholder will ensure strong financial stewardship, robust governance, and high‑quality corporate support that enables safe, effective and sustainable delivery of care and support services. The role plays a critical part in organisational resilience, assurance to the Board, and delivery of the Workforce Excellence and financial sustainability strategies.

Care Support Scotland

We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult Homelessness and Older People services. Guided by our values of Respect and Compassion, we empower both the people we support and our colleagues to Thrive every day

Why Work With Us?

At Care Support Scotland caring isn’t just a job — it’s who we are. Join our dedicated team and help transform lives while growing your own career.

• Pension contributions matched up to 6%
• Financial Flexibility – Access your wages as you earn them with our Earned Wage Access benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme through HSF
• Contribution to HSF Health Plan – supporting your everyday health needs
• Generous annual leave – 33 days including public holidays, increasing with service
• Supportive absence policies to help when you need time off
• Death in Benefit Cover – 2x annual salary
• Support with funded qualifications
• Career development and progression opportunities

Birthlink is in a period of significant organisational transformation. We are modernising systems, strengthening accountability, addressing legacy challenges, and resetting our culture to ensure consistent, trauma informed, safe and compliant practice across all service areas. We are looking for an exceptional Director to lead this next phase of development with clarity, authority, compassion and a strong values driven approach.

Birthlink supports adopted adults and care experienced people to access their records, understand their personal history, reconnect with family, and navigate complex statutory processes. We also support survivors of abuse in care to access information that informs their personal statements and applications to Scotland’s Redress Scheme.

We operate Scotland’s national Post Adoption Service, including the Adoption Contact Register (ACR), we are also a key Delivery Partner in Scotland’s Redress Scheme and Future Pathways Care Connect. Our Thrift Shops provide both vital revenue and meaningful community engagement.

Our work sits within a highly scrutinised national landscape shaped by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, the wider Adoption and Care Experienced Policy Agenda, and evolving expectations around information governance, digital security, and access to historical records.

We are seeking a Director who can provide decisive strategic leadership, strengthen governance, modernise systems, and embed a culture where professional standards, transparency and responsibility are non negotiable. You will lead a cultural reset, address resistance where required, and ensure Birthlink operates with the discipline, compassion and trauma informed practice our beneficiaries deserve. You will work closely with the Board of Trustees, managers, funders, regulatory bodies and sector partners to increase Birthlink’s national influence and external profile.

You will bring substantial experience in governance, finance, performance and risk management, organisational development, and strategic planning. You will be confident navigating complex political, social and regulatory environments, and you will understand the challenges faced by people seeking access to historic records and information. You will be an impactful communicator, a credible spokesperson, and an experienced leader.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a charity with national significance at a pivotal moment in its development, strengthening its foundations, modernising its systems, and ensuring it continues to deliver safe, effective, trauma informed services for the people who rely on us.

Please consider the full job pack, which provides detailed information about the role, remit, and how to apply.

Established in 1965, The Spark is a leading provider of couples counselling, marriage counselling, individual counselling, youth and family counselling services in the UK.

We are also one of the largest providers of school-based counselling services in the country, supporting thousands of children and young people each year with counselling.

As both a Qualifications Scotland and BACP approved training centre, The Spark is at the forefront of counselling and mental health training services. Ranging from introductory courses to advanced diplomas in counselling and psychotherapy theory and practice, The Spark provides pathways for individuals seeking a new career in counselling from trainee to supervisor levels.

About the role

The postholder will be the charity’s lead finance professional, combining hands-on financial management with strategic advice, risk oversight and support for managers across the organisation. They will oversee the effective use of Xero for day-to-day accounting, reporting, reconciliations and financial controls.

This is a part time position between 21 – 28 hours per week with managerial responsibility for 2 team members. The role will be based within our Glasgow city centre office with some flexibility for home working.

Our services in Glasgow, managed from our locality office in Govan, Glasgow, are looking for a long-term Operations Manager. This role would suit an experienced, values-oriented, person-centred social care professional. With a desire to lead teams working to support adults and young people, you will be familiar with the complex challenges that people can face, whether that is a young person experiencing distress, a person experiencing housing issues, or someone having their first experience of psychosis.

As an Operations Manager, you will be working closely with the Local Management Team – a brilliant team of experienced, social care managers – with the ability to manage your own diary and work routines.

This role has a good degree of autonomy, within clearly defined values and strategic objectives. You will be working within a busy and dynamic locality, which requires the flexibility to be responsive to the ever-changing environment. Contributing to the strategic management of Carr Gomm, you will have an appreciation of organisational values while developing a greater understanding of the organisational goals and objectives both for the people we support and all colleagues.

This is a dynamic role in which you will never settle for ‘good enough’ but will always prioritise effectively in an ever-changing environment. You will appreciate that there is always capacity to innovate, improve, develop and stretch targets in the pursuit of a more equitable society in which people can lead full and positive lives as active citizens.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, the Operations Manager is an essential role for the success and development of the locality.

Success in this role

The key to being successful in this role, in Glasgow, is the experience of managing person-centred services to individuals, and an awareness of what getting it right for people means, both when driving quality in existing services, and in developing new services. We are committed to always shaping our services to meet the needs of people within the city of Glasgow, and are keen to hear your experience of managing young people’s services, of managing services to people with mental ill health, or any other kind of complex service. For full details, please refer to the job description on our website carrgomm.org/jobs/operations-manager-glasgow

Who we are looking for:

Successful Operations Managers may come from different backgrounds and have a range of work and life experiences. All are creative and a have flair for engaging and inspiring people, whilst sharing our values of respect, interdependence, choice, control, openness and honesty, kindness, and compassion.

About Carr Gomm

Carr Gomm is a leading Scottish social care and community development charity. We provide person-centred support to over 4500 people every year so they can live their best possible life.

Our services are based on our values and reflect the choices and aspirations of each individual and community we work with. Our qualified staff work with people in their homes and communities, supporting people in their day-to-day lives and making plans to achieve their hopes and dreams in the future. Carr Gomm also fundraises to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities through projects and activities across Scotland.

What We Offer

As a way of demonstrating how much we value you and your commitment we offer a range of great benefits:

• 35 days holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
• A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
• Access to the Carr Gomm App: which includes free physiotherapy, health coaching and counselling
• Free Blue Light Card (giving access to thousands of discounts and promotions)
• Membership of a credit union
• Cycle to work scheme; and more!

Do you want to create a safer, brighter future for all children in Scotland?

Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity, is seeking to appoint a part-time (17.5 hours) Support line Service Manager. By joining our team, you will help us stand up for children, keep them safe and support them to recover from trauma and abuse through our national and local services.

The role

Based in Edinburgh, with hybrid working an option, the role involves leading on the day-to-day implementation, management, development and growth of our free confidential support line for families, carers and professionals in Scotland.

Today’s generation are facing unprecedented challenges. From mental health, money worries and online harm, to struggles at school, our support line can offer emotional, practical and financial support to any family in Scotland. We also offer advice to anyone who is concerned about a child’s wellbeing.

Taking a child-centred approach, you will work to ensure the safety of children and young people by protecting and promoting their rights.

What we are looking for

You will be an inspiring leader and will possess a degree or diploma in social work, or equivalent professional qualification at SCQF level 9, in addition to recent significant experience in a relevant practice area relating to young people. Experience working in mental health, emotional wellbeing or trauma-informed support services is desirable.

What you can expect from us

As well as a rewarding career and development opportunities, we offer 40 days annual leave per year pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave, flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support.

With a supportive and inclusive working environment, the salary for this role is £42,500 - £48,900 pro rate per annum covering 17.5 hours per week (21,250 to £24,450).

Our values

Living our values, you will make a direct impact to the lives of children across Scotland. With love, we put children first. With purpose, we transform children’s lives together. With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

We believe all children should have hopes, dreams and opportunities. But for many they don’t exist. This has to stop. We must put children first.

We welcome and encourage applications from potential colleagues from all backgrounds, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, belief, disability who share our values.

Do you have what it takes to join our team and help us protect children and keep them safe? We would love to hear from you.