Delivery and Partnerships Our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) provides strategic leadership for TSDG. This role sits within that space providing senior leadership for all our thematic and sector support work across the region. This role reports to our Chief Executive and line manages thematic Lead Officers – Community Transport, Health and Wellbeing, Children, Young People and Families, Employability, and Community and Sector Support. It is peer-supported by the other members of the SLT: our Head of Resources and Development and our Head of Communications and Impact.

What You'll Do

We are looking for an experienced senior leader to join TSDG as it enters its next chapter. As Third Sector Interface for Dumfries and Galloway, we work with the sector, partners and communities to address key local priorities, build capacity and maximise investment in our region. Internally, you will lead our thematic and sector support teams, ensuring accountability for performance, delivery and impact on our communities. Externally, you will represent TSDG in key partnerships across Dumfries and Galloway, the south of Scotland and nationally, making sure the voice of the third sector is heard where decisions are made.

• Provide senior leadership, direction and support for all TSDG thematic and sector support teams, working with Lead Officers to assure the CEO that our commitments to funders and partners will be met.
• Further define, grow and embed Collective working and Place-based working across Dumfries and Galloway, maximising the impact of the sector and of our own teams.
• Refine and oversee our Volunteering and Sector Training strategies, ensuring a cohesive offer to the sector across our thematic and sector support teams.
• Work with Lead Officers to secure continuation and expansion funding as opportunities arise, including funding to re-start our Social Enterprise network (SEDG).
• Oversee and assure plans that build capacity within third sector organisations across Dumfries and Galloway, ensuring the same level of support is received across the region.
• Work with colleagues in Business Support and Communications and Impact to assure high-quality end of grant reporting, impact reporting and external publications in support of the sector.
• Represent TSDG in key external partnerships, including the Community Planning Partners Senior Leadership Team and the Strategic Planning Group, and with partners such as Dumfries and Galloway Council, NHS and South of Scotland Enterprise, to ensure the best possible representation of the sector.
• Provide strategic oversight of our Lead Officers’ and representatives’ participation in partnerships, ensuring they are trained and informed so that TSDG’s participation is active and impactful.
• Contribute community involvement, insights and evidence to the Dumfries and Galloway Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP) and other regional plans and strategies.
• Lead and support colleagues with empathy, accountability and integrity, line managing your direct reports effectively and managing delegated decisions and budgets.
• Contribute thoughtfully to strategic discussions and decisions as part of the SLT, and support colleagues across TSDG to deliver our joint outcomes, in line with our values.

More about you

• You will have at least five years’ experience of working at a senior leadership level, including at least two years in the third sector.
• You will be able to show experience of contributing to strategic organisational development across multiple priorities in the third sector.
• You will have experience of building effective external partnerships and relationships, and of planning and delivering effective collaboration, both internally and externally.
• You will have experience of planning and delivering effective community or sector engagement.
• You will have a good knowledge of, and commitment to, Dumfries and Galloway and the third sector within it.
• You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, both one-to-one and in presentation mode, and be skilled in using Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft apps.
• You will lead with empathy, accountability and integrity, and bring an inclusive, adaptable, action-biased and collegiate attitude.
• You may have experience of building effective external partnerships and relationships with regional and national partners.
• You may hold a valid driving licence and have access to a car with business insurance for work purposes.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) provides visionary, values-led leadership to ensure the long-term sustainability, influence and impact of DAGCAS. Working in partnership with the Board, the CEO is responsible for developing and delivering the organisation’s strategic direction, ensuring high-quality services that meet the changing needs of communities across Dumfries and Galloway while influencing policy and practice at both local and national levels.

The CEO is the organisation’s principal ambassador, building strategic relationships across local government, Scottish Government, Citizens Advice Scotland, the NHS, the third sector, regulators, funders and elected members. Through political awareness, strategic insight and collaborative leadership, the CEO anticipates emerging policy, legislative and funding developments, positioning DAGCAS to influence decision-making and secure opportunities that strengthen services and improve outcomes for citizens.

The CEO leads organisational transformation, innovation and continuous improvement, creating a high-performing, inclusive culture that empowers staff and volunteers to deliver excellence. As principal adviser to the Board, the CEO ensures robust governance, effective risk management, financial sustainability and organisational resilience while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and public accountability. The CEO is a visible and accessible leader who actively role models the organisational values.

This is a unique opportunity to lead an influential organisation that plays a vital role in helping people navigate challenges, access advice and support, and overcome barriers to equality and opportunity.

If you a strategic, values-led leader who wants to make a meaningful difference to people and communities across Dumfries & Galloway, then we’d love to hear from you.

Reporting directly to the Ombudsman and serving as a key member of the organisation's Leadership Team, the Executive Director will provide strategic leadership across service delivery, organisational performance, governance, corporate services and transformation.

We are looking for an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of delivering strategic and operational success within a public sector, regulatory, complaints, customer-focused or similarly complex environment. You will bring substantial experience of organisational transformation, performance improvement, governance and risk management, together with the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and build high-performing, inclusive cultures.

Please read the Candidate Information Pack for further information on the SPSO and the Executive Director role.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the independent office with responsibility for biometric data in the criminal justice and policing sector in Scotland. Further information on the functions of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner can be found in the legislative Act or on our website.

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner is recruiting an Operations Manager to join his current small team. Reporting to the Director, the Operations Manager works in a cross-functional team with responsibility for operational activities in support of the Strategic Plan. This includes liaising with Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority and the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner and other stakeholders and regulatory bodies on the use of biometric data. The Operations Manager will conduct independent reviews and ensure compliance with the use of biometric data in Scotland.

To be successful in this role, ideally you will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a supervisory or management position in a policing, human-rights, criminology or criminal justice environment. However, the Commissioner would especially welcome applications from candidates with sector-specific knowledge and practical experience in the use of biometric or forensic data. You will be able to demonstrate strong analysis and decision-making skills; you will have experience of building and maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels with well-developed written and oral communication skills.

Venture Scotland are looking to recruit a skilled and experienced, values led CEO to lead our organisation. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established charity, to work as part of an inclusive, supportive team culture and to make a real, often life-changing difference in the lives of our participants. Our work is meaningful, varied and challenging and in return, you will be able to lead on the delivery of our organisation’s strategy and direction, have opportunities for self-development and training and benefit from our comprehensive staff support package.

Venture Scotland offers a long-term, outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30 and adults in addiction recovery, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives, to create and sustain change. There are currently 9 employees and we have a turnover of just over £600,000.

We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our participants, working with them both in group settings and 1-2-1, to make lasting changes in their lives and help them play a positive role in their communities.

We are seeking a CEO, who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Belonging, Compassion and Empowering, to lead our team to deliver on our strategy. Volunteers are at the heart of our organisation and you will support our volunteer team and young ambassador programme. We welcome applications from diverse communities.

As the key leader within our organisation, the CEO evaluates, supports and develops volunteers and staff, manages logistics and ensures the highest standards of safety while building on our caring, open, collaborative and inclusive work culture.

As CEO within the organisation, you will also manage and work closely alongside the Senior Management Team comprising Programme Delivery manager, Finance and Administration Manager and Fundraising Manager to use your skills and experience to lead the organisation forward. You will report directly to the Chair and Board of trustees.

Do you want to lead a supportive team of people who really care about the people we are helping? Do you want to work in an organisation which listens, values everyone’s views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff? Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors? Are you passionate about #ChangingLivesOutdoors?

This role is considered ‘regulated work’ as it involves activities with both children and protected adults. Under our safeguarding policy, this role will require a PVG.

If you are applying for this role, you need to prove that you have the right to live and work in the UK. If you do not possess this right, then your application will not be considered.

**Please note - Unfortunately, we are not able to support sponsorship to work in the UK at this time**

The Scottish Youth Parliament is the democratically elected voice of Scotland’s young people. We provide a national platform for young people to discuss the issues that matter to them, defend their rights and influence the decisions that shape their lives.

Around 160 Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament – MSYPs – represent communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland. Our organisation is genuinely youth-led: our campaigns and priorities are shaped by young people, and our Board is made up entirely of young Trustees aged between 16 and 25.

We are now looking for our next Chief Executive. This is an opportunity to lead a respected national organisation with a strong political profile and a proud record of achieving change. SYP’s campaigns have contributed to Votes at 16, equal marriage and the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.

Working closely with our Chair and Board, you will help set SYP’s strategic direction and turn the ambitions of our Strategic Plan and Dear Scotland’s Future manifesto into meaningful action. You will lead and develop our staff team, strengthen our relationships with decision-makers and partners, and ensure that SYP remains sustainable, well-governed and equipped for the future.

You will also be a visible ambassador for SYP and young people’s rights. You will build trusted relationships across government, Parliament, local authorities, funders, the third sector and the wider youth work community, influencing effectively while protecting SYP’s political impartiality.

We are looking for a values-led, inclusive and ambitious leader with experience of delivering results within a complex organisation.

You will bring strong strategic and people leadership skills, sound judgement and an understanding of governance, finance and organisational risk. You will also understand how policy is developed and influenced in Scotland.

Most importantly, you will believe in youth leadership. You will know how to advise, support and constructively challenge a young board without taking ownership of its decisions. You will listen carefully, communicate openly and create space for young people to lead.

You do not need to be an existing Chief Executive. You may be ready to take your first step into a CEO role, having already demonstrated the leadership capability, values and potential to succeed at this level. Experience of youth work would be valuable but is not essential. What is essential is a genuine commitment to young people’s rights, meaningful participation and social justice.

SYP wants its leadership and staff team to reflect the diversity of Scotland’s young people. We therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from candidates whose perspectives and experiences are underrepresented in senior leadership. A flexible approach to evening and weekend work will be required.

For more information: Chief Executive Officer – Scottish Youth Parliament