Introduction
This is an exciting time to join Generations Working Together, Scotland’s national centre of excellence for intergenerational practice. In 2026, we will be celebrating both Global Intergenerational Week and hosting the Global Intergenerational Congress in Glasgow—bringing together ideas, learning, and people from around the world.
By joining our team, you will contribute to a movement that strengthens connections between generations, challenges ageism, and supports communities to create meaningful intergenerational opportunities.
Background
Intergenerational practice brings together people from different generations intentionally to build meaningful, purposeful relationships. By creating regular opportunities for shared learning, creativity, and collaboration, intergenerational work helps break down barriers, reduce ageism, and strengthen community connections.
Generations Working Together supports this work across Scotland by delivering training, providing resources, running local and thematic networks, and developing pilot projects. We connect practitioners, volunteers, and organisations, helping them share skills, develop ideas, and create community-led solutions. Through this support, we promote trust, respect, and lasting relationships between generations.
Overview of Post
The Finance Officer plays a central role in ensuring the smooth and efficient financial management of Generations Working Together. This post is responsible for the day-to-day administration of our financial systems, maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records, and supporting the production of reliable management accounts.
Working closely with the CEO, Treasurer, and wider staff team, the Finance Officer ensures that our financial processes are robust, transparent, and aligned with regulatory requirements. The role also supports colleagues with budgeting for funding applications and financial reporting, helping to ensure strong financial stewardship across the organisation.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work in our transport office in Cumnock as a Finance and Admin assistant. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing all accounts and payroll functions in our busy office. Sound experience working in sage accounts and payroll is essential.
Admin & Finance Assistant
- Part time
- £24,590 – £25,382 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Haddington
- Closing 3rd April 2026
Carers of East Lothian is a values driven local charity making a real impact in the community supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, recently gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have recently secured the contract to deliver adult carer services across East Lothian for an initial two-year period and a total period of up to six years, to 2031. We are a Carer Positive Exemplary employer, as well as being Disability Confident Committed and a Living Wage employer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Welcoming visitors and responding to enquiries by phone, email and in person
- Managing referrals, correspondence, messages and office information
- Maintaining accurate client records and supporting updates to our database
- Booking carer clinic appointments (including Power of Attorney and Legal Advice sessions)
- Producing welcome letters and information packs
- Providing support for events, workshops and the Available Carer Support Worker (ACSW) rota
- Assisting with day to day finance administration and processing approved grants
- Supporting staff, volunteers and the Board when required
- Ensuring compliance with GDPR, data protection and CoEL policies
What We’re Looking For:
- Organised, friendly and proactive administrator who thrives in a varied role.
- Able to adapt and re-prioritise in a busy office environment
- Confident in learning new system and skills within a set timeframe
- Excellent communication, listening and organisational skills.
- Confident working independently and collaboratively
- Commitment to equality, confidentiality and carer empowerment
The Finance Officer is responsible for implementing and maintaining robust financial systems and procedures that support the Project Manager and staff team. The role ensures that all staff meet their budgetary and financial management responsibilities, safeguarding the accuracy, compliance, and integrity of the organisation’s financial activities and records.
As the organisation expands its trading and income-generation activities, the Finance Officer will play a key role in supporting the transition towards reduced reliance on grant funding. The organisation works with approximately 50 funders annually, managing multiple budgets with varying timescales, reporting requirements, and deadlines.
About Youth Scotland
Youth Scotland is the national charity for community‑based youth work. Our purpose is to grow and develop community‑based youth work so that young people can achieve their full potential. We deliver through four pillars: Membership, Programmes, Training and Youth Awards (Hi5, Dynamic Youth and Youth Achievement Awards).
The opportunity
We are seeking a visible, values‑led Chief Executive to lead the organisation into its next phase—strengthening our network, championing youth work nationally, and working with partners and funders to secure sustainable impact.
You will bring
- Strategic leadership and relationship‑building across government, funders and the youth work sector.
- A strong understanding of Scotland’s youth work policy landscape and voluntary sector governance.
- Finance and fundraising acumen, with experience of complex budgets and diversified income.
Forgan Arts Centre is looking for a Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees, to help guide the organisation through its next phase of development. This is a rewarding opportunity to support a respected, creative community hub at a time of significant growth.
Forgan Arts Centre is a vibrant hub for artistic creation, experimentation, and learning, located in Newport-on-Tay. Community led and rooted in collaboration, we offer a wide range of creative opportunities for people across Fife and beyond.
About the Role
As Treasurer, you’ll provide financial oversight, guidance and governance at board level. You’ll work closely with the Centre Director and Finance Officer to ensure the organisation remains financially healthy, compliant, and able to plan sustainably.
This is not a bookkeeping role — day-to-day accounting is already managed inhouse. Instead, we are seeking someone who can offer strategic insight, clarity and assurance around finances and risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the organisation’s financial governance and ensure compliance with OSCR (Scottish Charity Regulator) requirements.
- Review management accounts, budgets, and financial reports before board meetings.
- Support the Director in preparing the annual trustees’ report and liaising with independent examiners/auditors.
- Advise on financial risks, sustainability, reserves, and long term financial planning.
- Contribute to strategic decisions at Board level, including capital planning and funding strategy.
- Champion best practice in charity finance and support the development of internal financial processes.
We welcome applicants with a range of financial backgrounds, including but not limited to:
- Accountants (qualified or part qualified)
- Finance managers
- Bookkeepers with strong financial governance experience
- Individuals with charity finance knowledge
- People with a passion for community arts who bring confidence working with numbers
Essential Attributes
- Confidence reading financial statements and budgets
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non financial board members
- An interest in charity governance and organisational sustainability
- Integrity, judgement, and commitment to the organisation’s values
Desirable (but not essential)
- Experience with charity finance or SCIO structures
- Understanding of capital projects or long term organisational planning
- Interest in circular economy, sustainability, or community development (aligned with our values)
Time Commitment
- Quarterly board meetings (evenings or hybrid, with some flexibility)
- Occasional sub meetings with Director/finance team
- Approximately 4–6 hours per month
- Minimum one year commitment preferred
This is a voluntary role, but extremely rewarding and impactful.
What You’ll Gain
- Experience in charity governance and arts sector leadership
- The chance to shape a growing, well loved community organisation
- Opportunities for training and development
- Being part of a supportive, friendly and creative board team
- The ability to make a meaningful difference in your local community.
Sunny Govan Community Radio is seeking a volunteer Treasurer to join our Board of Directors.
Our current Treasurer is stepping down due to work commitments, and we are now looking for an individual with financial experience to help oversee the financial management and governance of the charity.
About Sunny Govan
Sunny Govan is a well-established community radio station and registered charity based in Govan, Glasgow. For over 20 years, we have been dedicated to amplifying local voices, supporting grassroots talent, and delivering creative projects that bring people together.
Role of the Treasurer
The Treasurer plays a key role on our Board by:
- Monitoring the financial health of the organisation.
- Ensuring proper financial records and procedures are maintained.
- Working with staff and directors to review budgets, accounts, and financial plans.
- Providing advice and assurance on financial matters to the Board.
- Supporting compliance with OSCR and other regulatory requirements.
Skills and Experience
We are seeking someone with:
- Experience in finance, accountancy, or bookkeeping.
- An understanding of charity finance (desirable but not essential).
- The ability to commit a few hours each month to Board meetings and financial oversight.
- A genuine interest in community development, broadcasting, or the arts.
What we offer
This is a voluntary position, but it provides:
- An opportunity to make a significant contribution to a respected community organisation.
- Experience of charity governance and financial management.
- The chance to use your professional skills to support positive social impact.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time or Part time
- £55,000 – £60,000
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 20th April 2026
Established in 1978, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) provides a support, information and advocacy service to all survivors aged 12 and over in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian who have experienced recent and / or historic sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. We also work in schools and with young people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, and strategically with multi-agency partners, towards preventing sexual violence.
This new phase of ERCC’s work needs a new and passionate leader leading this new period of survivor-led, values-driven work
As we enter this new phase of ERCC’s work, we are seeking a principled and experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead ERCC’s skilled and dynamic team and work collaboratively with our Board of Directors to deliver the organisation’s strategic plan and objectives. This next chapter requires a passionate leader who can champion our survivor-led, values-driven approach and guide ERCC through this important period of growth and renewal.
You will be an experienced senior manager with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have a track record in strategic planning, people management, fundraising and charity finance management, and successful multi-agency partnership work.
You will have a clear understanding of and commitment to trauma-informed, feminist management and leadership.
Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align fully with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role.
The Women’s Support Project (WSP) is a national organisation based in Glasgow. We aim to raise awareness of the extent and effects of violence against women and girls (VAWG), and to support those affected by this. The WSP adopts a feminist ethos and principles in all its activities. Key themes in our work are addressing unmet need and emerging issues, making links between different forms of violence and abuse, and supporting multiagency and partnership approaches, ensuring the root causes of male VAWG are addressed. The work of WSP bridges the gap between statutory and specialist services in their response to male VAWG.
Our priority areas of focus are:
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation (including women involved in selling or exchanging sex);
- Racially minoritised women’s experiences of VAWG (including FGM and ritual practices);
- Technologically facilitated harm.
The Role
WSP is seeking a Strategic Manager to build on the organisation’s work to date and to continue to develop its national profile and influence.
We seek an experienced, confident and strategic leader who can shape the next stage of our development and further amplify our voice at a national level.
Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the Manager will provide strategic leadership across the organisation, ensuring strong governance, financial stewardship and continue our impactful delivery at an operational level.
The right candidate will have:
- 3 years experience in a leadership role
- A commitment to a feminist approach to violence against women and girls
- Experience of financial management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Salary:£56,000 pro rata
Hours:28 hours
Pension:6%
Annual leave:25 days = 12 days public holidays pro rata
Women only need apply. This post is covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010).
Braeburn Home – A Care Home for Life
We are recruiting volunteers to join our board of trustees. Braeburn Home is a small and unique care home, situated in a quiet residential area in the heart of Inverleith, Edinburgh. We are a private home providing residential, nursing and respite care to older adults.
We are a friendly, dynamic team of Trustees, looking to speak to interested parties that can be either experienced or someone seeking their first opportunity to enhance their skills in a charity board setting.
We are ideally looking for someone who has an understanding of the health and social care sector but this is not essential. Persons with skills in either finance/accounting; nursing, social work/ relevant health care, IT or HR are particularly welcome.
The minimum time commitment includes attending monthly board meetings (approx. 3 hours), but we are hopeful you will use your expertise to further support our senior management on an occasional basis, co-leading on specific projects.