Chair of Finance and Personnel Committee
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid: In person and online. 6 meetings a year
- Closing 26th October 2026
Background
Ecas is seeking to recruit a new chair for its Finance and Personnel Committee (F&PC). This role is a unique opportunity to contribute your financial expertise to a charity that has been supporting adults with physical disabilities for over 100 years.
Ecas is an Edinburgh-based charity and works to improve the quality of life of physically disabled people across Edinburgh and Lothian: promoting equality, choice and participation through our activities, befriending service, and grants fund.
As the charity is largely self-financed from income from its own investment portfolio (worth circa £5m), it provides Ecas the freedom to deliver its services in a way that works best for our service users. Latest impact stats here.
Role
The purpose of the F&PC is to advise the Board on the investment of Ecas’ assets and oversee implementation of the Board’s strategic policies relating to finance, personnel and health & safety. The focus of the F&PC and Board is to continue the policy of maximising benefit to disabled people whilst keeping expenditure under control.
As Chair of the committee, you will play a key role in overseeing the charity’s finances, including the management accounts, annual audit, budget, and investments. You will be responsible for reviewing the draft F&PC meeting papers prepared by the Chief Executive. The Chair of the F&PC will also be a Director (trustee) appointed by the Board.
This is a voluntary role that requires attendance at three F&PC meetings and three Board meetings a year. Occasional ad hoc meetings may be required. In-person attendance preferred for F&PC meetings.
Person Specification
Ecas is looking for someone who:
• Has experience in finance, accounting, auditing procedures, and investments.
• Has good communication skills and an ability to think strategically.
• Is passionate about using their expertise to support people with physical disabilities across Edinburgh and Lothian.
• Is committed to Ecas’ mission statement.
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
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Top job! HR Co-ordinator
- Full time
- £35,000 – £40,000
- On site: Rosewell, Midlothian
- Closing 1st October 2026
St Joseph’s Services provides Housing Support / Care at Home services to adults with a Learning Disability living in their own homes.
The HR Co-ordinator will be responsible for overseeing and supporting HR functions across St Joseph’s Services with particular responsibilities in:
- Staff Wellbeing
- Absence Management
- Recruitment – including right to work
- Retention
- Disciplinary / Capability processes
- Policy and Procedure review/ implementation
The HR co-ordinator is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and contributes to the overall strategy and operations of St Joseph’s Services. The HR co-ordinator will uphold St Joseph’s Services Christian Principles and Vincentian Philosophy and Values.
Requirements:
- Work at all times within the values of St Joseph’s Services and act in ways that create an inspirational, healthy and respectful environment for all.
- To oversee and ensure the development and implementation of HR best practice within St Joseph’s
- To keep up to date with HR research, best practice, local strategies and initiatives.
- To contribute to the strategic plan of St Joseph’s Services and be responsible for HR strategic and operational outcomes.
- To lead on St Joseph’s recruitment following the Recruitment Policy, right to work legislation and Safer Recruitment guidelines to ensure seemless recruitment processes and onboarding of staff members.
- To oversee the management of St Joseph’s HR Data.
- Oversee and support the development and implementation of our organisational HR systems.
- Effective communication with the management team, staff members, Trustees and external agencies/partners.
- To oversee all HR processes offering advice and support to the management team on HR Issues such as disciplinary and grievances.
- To monitor and support absence management processes across St Joseph’s – arranging and holding welfare meetings with line managers to ensure staff wellbeing.
- To work with the management teams on staff retention ensuring St Joseph’s remains a place that our staff feel valued and supported, this includes maintaining/ reviewing staff benefits.
- Excellent organisation and administration skills, including use of Office 365 and CRM/ databases to maintain accurate employee records, support reporting requirements and ensure compliant HR service delivery
- To work in partnership with the Training Coordinator to ensure that all staff, can develop to their full potential
- To liaise and actively engage with colleagues in other parts of St Joseph’s Services to ensure a comprehensive service is achieved for the people who use the services
- To liaise and actively engage with colleagues in other organisations, developing partnerships and networks that support the circle
- Manage systems to record and report on HR delivery and outcomes
- Support, facilitate and participate in organisational forums
- Contribute/ take responsibility for completing HR reports in timely manner
- To offer any HR Support to our subsidiary charity St Joseph’s Homes as required.
To carry out any other duties deemed necessary to ensure the wellbeing of staff and people who use the services.
Top job! Head of People & Culture
- Full time
- £47,782 – £52,560
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 27th September 2026
Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.
At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care – working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.
Who Cares? Scotland is looking for an experienced and committed Head of People & Culture to lead and deliver our People & Culture function.
This is a hands-on, generalist HR leadership role with responsibility for the full employee lifecycle and the continuous improvement of people practices across the organisation. Reporting to the Chief Executive and managing the People & Culture Officer, you will provide practical advice and support to managers and colleagues while ensuring our people policies, processes and systems are effective, consistent, inclusive and legally compliant.
You will be the first point of contact for managers on a wide range of people matters and will play a key role in building management capability across the organisation. The role covers recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, performance and absence management, learning and development, wellbeing, equality and inclusion, payroll coordination, people data and reporting, and day-to-day HR operations.
You will also identify opportunities to improve how we work, enhance employee engagement and ensure our approach to People & Culture continues to reflect the values, purpose and ambitions of Who Cares? Scotland.
About you
You will be an experienced HR professional with substantial generalist experience and a practical understanding of the full range of people issues that arise within an organisation.
You will have a confident understanding of UK employment legislation and experience advising managers on employee relations matters, performance management, recruitment, policy development and workplace wellbeing. You will be comfortable managing sensitive and sometimes challenging situations, providing clear, balanced and pragmatic advice.
You will be highly organised, solutions-focused and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, professionalism and confidentiality. Most importantly, you will be approachable and capable of building trusted relationships with colleagues at every level of the organisation.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to lead a People & Culture function within an organisation with a clear social purpose. You will have the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the working lives of colleagues across Who Cares? Scotland, while ensuring managers have the advice and support they need to lead their teams effectively.
The role offers variety, responsibility, autonomy and the opportunity to shape and continuously improve how we support our people.
The Halliday Foundation is looking for a Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees and help guide the charity through its next stage of development.
We are based at Reidvale Neighbourhood Centre, a community hub in Glasgow’s East End offering over 60 opportunities for local people to connect, learn, volunteer and access support. The centre is also home to Reidvale Café, a welcoming place for people to meet and enjoy affordable food.
Our work includes Houses2Homes, community meals, children’s activities, wellbeing groups and learning opportunities. Across everything we do, our aim is to build community, fight poverty and tackle homelessness.
The role
As Treasurer, you will help the Board understand the charity’s finances and make informed decisions. You will:
- Attend Board meetings on the second Monday of each month.
- Spend some time between meetings reviewing financial information and budgets.
- Produce clear finance reports for the Board of Trustees and Chief Executive.
- Help the Board oversee financial controls, reserves, risks and longer-term planning.
- Offer financial insight and constructive advice as the charity develops its services.
The Foundation uses Xero for its accounting. The Treasurer is a trustee who provides financial oversight and reports to support the Board’s decisions.
About you
We would welcome applications from people with experience in finance, accounting, budgeting or financial management. Charity finance experience and familiarity with Xero would be helpful, but neither is essential.
You should be comfortable examining financial information, explaining the key points in plain language and working collaboratively with trustees and the Chief Executive. Previous trustee experience is not required.
Time commitment
The Board meets once a month, on the second Monday of each month. The Treasurer will also need to spend some hours between meetings checking finances and budgets and preparing reports. We can discuss the expected commitment in more detail with interested applicants.
We are looking for Trustees to join our Board
Our Association oversees and promotes a diverse range of activities within the Southside Community Centre. Situated in central Edinburgh, the Centre serves the diverse local community. Its activities also attract individuals from across the city and South-East Scotland. Supported by major grant-funding from a broad range of organisations, including sizable financial support from the National Lottery, the Association is currently extending the use of the Centre’s facilities to more community activities. A major opportunity has emerged to develop the Centre as part of the recently issued Community Centre Strategy issued by the City of Edinburgh Council. We now wish to take advantage of this Council initiative to support a greater range of ways with which to enhance the well-being of the community.
The Association is led by a Board of Trustees. We are seeking to recruit a small number of motivated individuals to help govern our growing charity. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from those with specialist knowledge, skills and experience in:
- Community learning, development and stakeholder engagement
- Business or legal background
- Governance and leadership
- Strategic planning
- Finance
This is an exciting time to join our charity as we have celebrated various successes over the past two years including: recruiting our first Chief Executive, extending our community centre opening hours to include weekends, expanding the range of services we deliver, and significantly increasing the amount of external grant funding we receive. We look forward to continuing to achieve further success as we continue to develop our services, including re-launching our new in-house community café and developing a long-term strategic plan.
We are keen that our Board reflects our diverse local community and we therefore welcome individuals from all minority and disadvantaged groups.
This is therefore a challenging and rewarding time to join our charity as we look towards the future. Over coming months, we need to: agree a new lease arrangements with our landlord, City of Edinburgh Council, explore and decide upon the long-term future of how our building is managed, while continuing to sustain and grow the range of services we currently provide.
Trustee & Finance Committee Chair
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Remote: Based anywhere in the UK
- Closing 12th October 2026
Use your finance expertise to help secure a future for bumblebees. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is looking for a Trustee & Finance Committee Chair to join our Board and support the strong financial stewardship of a science-led conservation charity.
You will chair our Finance Committee and provide strategic oversight of financial planning, reporting, controls, reserves and risk, working with fellow Trustees, our Chief Executive and senior team to help the Trust remain resilient, well governed and able to deliver lasting impact for bumblebees, pollinators, people and nature.
We are seeking a qualified accountant with strong financial management experience, sound judgement and the ability to explain financial information clearly. Charity finance experience would be welcome but is not essential. We warmly encourage applications from people who are new to trusteeship as well as those with previous Board or committee experience.
Based anywhere in the UK. Time commitment is around one day a month.
Project Development Manager
- Full time
- £30,030
- On site: Cumnock – Regular travel to Dalmellington/Patna
- Closing 26th September 2026
Job Purpose:To manage and deliver the new car club and support the CEO in development and strategy of the project
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Manage and co-ordinate the delivery of the New EV car cub project
2. Monitor and evaluate the progress of the car club project
3. Managing and monitoring the budget for the project
4. Pursue opportunities and strategies to grow the car club
5. Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to manage ongoing and pipeline projects
6. Assist with the identification and application for sources of additional match funding that could be secured for the project and work closely with community and delivery partners
7. Undertake community engagement events and communicate utilising social media to maximise the number and range of people involved
8. Work closely with delivery partners to ensure that project plans are being followed through and that timetables and financial income/outgoings are being kept on track.
9. Assist with activities that supports the Board and CEO
Carry out such other appropriate duties and responsibilities as are required by the CEO
Employability Manager
- Full time
- £30,030
- On site: Cumnock – Regular travel throughout East Ayrshire
- Closing 26th September 2026
Job Purpose: To manage and deliver the employability project and support the CEO in development and strategy of the project
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Manage and co-ordinate the delivery of the employability project
2. Monitor and evaluate the progress of the project according to the funding guidelines
3. Managing and monitoring the budget for the project
4. Pursue opportunities and strategies to grow the project
5. Support participants with all aspects of the project until completion
6. Support participants who have become disengaged with training, employability and skills
7. Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to manage ongoing employability and pipeline projects
8. Assist with the identification and application for sources of additional match funding that could be secured for the project and work closely with community and delivery partners
9. Undertake community engagement events and communicate utilising social media to maximise the number and range of people involved
10. Work closely with delivery partners to ensure that project plans are being followed through and that timetables and financial income/outgoings are being kept on track.
11. Scope out, project manage and deliver additional project ideas such as wheels to work scheme
12. Assist with activities that supports the Board and CEO
13. Carry out such other appropriate duties and responsibilities as are required by the CEO
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Advisory Audit Board - Independent Member
- Management Board
- Sessional
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 28th September 2026
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) is seeking to appoint an independent member to its Advisory Audit Board (AAB) which provides advice to the Parliament’s Clerk/Chief Executive and, where appropriate, the SPCB on financial management and reporting, audit, risk and governance matters. The independent members of the AAB also provide advice to the independent officeholders supported by the SPCB.
The successful candidate will hold or will have held senior positions the private, public, or voluntary sectors with a high degree of expertise and experience in governance and accountability. Excellent communication, influencing and relationship building skills are essential.
The time commitment is expected to be around 15 days per annum and is remunerated at £390.31 per day.
Appointment of Member to the Board of Revenue Scotland
- Management Board
- Sessional
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 6th October 2026
The Minister for Public Finance is seeking to appoint one new Member to the Board of Revenue Scotland.
Appointment of Member to the Board of Revenue Scotland
OVERVIEW
Since 2015, Revenue Scotland has been responsible for collecting almost £9 billion from two devolved taxes, Land and Buildings Transaction Tax and Scottish Landfill Tax. Scottish Aggregates Tax came into effect on 1 April 2026 and we will add two additional taxes to this portfolio in the near future: Air Departure Tax (ADT) and the Scottish Building Safety Levy (SBSL). Revenue Scotland currently has just over 100 staff and a senior leadership team of five led by the Chief Executive.
The Board of Revenue Scotland is currently made up of one Chairperson and six Board Members. The Chair and all other Board members are non-executives. The Board is collectively responsible for the leadership and direction of Revenue Scotland, for ensuring that the organisation carries out its statutory functions effectively and efficiently, and for ensuring that it achieves the aims and objectives agreed between Revenue Scotland and the Scottish Ministers, as recorded in the Revenue Scotland Corporate Plan.
To enable the Board to deal with more subject-specific matters it has formed two subcommittees, the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and the Staffing and Equalities Committee (SEC). The terms of reference for these committees can be found within the Board Standing Orders on our website.
All Board Members must adhere to the Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct.
THE ROLE OF A BOARD MEMBER
As a Board Members at Revenue Scotland you will play a key role in the running of the organisation. The role of a Board Member is to work with the other Board Members to fulfil the responsibilities for the Board, which are:
· Have collective responsibility for the actions and decisions of Revenue Scotland;
· Set strategic direction to deliver the functions of Revenue Scotland;
· Ensure effective governance of the organisation;
· Ensure that Revenue Scotland meets staff management responsibilities;
Provide leadership and promote effectiveness, efficiency, economy and equality throughout Revenue Scotland; and
Protect and enhance public confidence in Revenue Scotland and in the services that it provides to key stakeholders, taxpayers and their agents.
To find out more about the role, please register on any of the following webinars where you will have an opportunity to ask questions:
· Tuesday 22 September 2026: 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm hosted by Changing the Chemistry (CtC) where you will hear from our Chief Executive and Chair of the Board. This is a public event open to all. You do not need to be a CtC member to attend. Please click here to register;
· Monday 28 September 2026: 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm where you will have an opportunity to hear from our Board Members and the Senior Leadership team. Please click here to register.
Further information
You can join a webinar to hear directly from Revenue Scotland officials or you can contact Johanna Boyd, Chief Executive of Revenue Scotland to discuss the role: ChiefExecutive@Revenue.Scot
REMUNERATION AND TIME COMMITMENT
Remuneration for this post will be £333.52 per day (reviewed annually) for every 7.5 hours. This includes meeting preparation and time devoted to performing your functions on a pro rata basis. Remuneration is non-pensionable and reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
The time commitment is 36 days per year to performing your functions as and when required. This time will be a mix of daytime Board and Committee meeting, fortnightly Board conference call and reading documents to prepare for meetings. You may need to attend additional meetings exceptionally subject to the Board’s ongoing business need.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Applicants must meet all the Priority and Essential Criteria.
Priority Criterion
1. Organisational Development and Change
Essential Criteria
1. Strategic Thinking
2. Analytical and Decision-making skills
3. Governance and Risk Management
4. Engagement, collaboration and constructive challenge
The following criterion is desirable.
Desirable Criteria
1. Strategic HR background
2. Data and Digital Technology