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Join the official charity of NHS Highland in the new role of Grants Officer
Are you passionate about making a difference through effective grant-making? This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting NHS Highland’s official charity, helping to fund projects that improve experiences for patients, staff, and communities across the Highlands.
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Grants Officer to join NHS Highland’s charity team, supporting the work of the Highland Health Board Endowment Fund Charity, SC016791. The charity exists to enhance the physical and mental health of patients, social care service users, NHS Highland staff, and the wider community by funding projects that make a lasting impact.
As Grants Officer, you will be the main point of contact for grant enquiries, providing advice and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders but working primarily with internal applicants from within the NHS Highland workforce. You will oversee the full grant-making process, from initial enquiry and assessment, through to award, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring that funding decisions are fair, transparent, and deliver maximum benefit.
You will support the presentation of applications to the Charity Committee when needed, as well as supporting robust financial reporting and compliance with NHS Highland policies and OSCR regulations.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll help shape the delivery of impactful charitable projects across NHS Highland.
What we are looking for
We’re seeking someone with:
- Demonstrable, relevant experience in grant-making and project management, preferably within a charitable or public sector setting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to advise, train, and support applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and to present effectively to committees and groups. You will have highly developed written communication skills and will confidently manage situations where applicants are unsuccessful, requiring resilience, diplomacy, and the ability to decline requests with professionalism and tact.
- Excellent analytical and organisational abilities, with a meticulous eye for detail and the capacity to manage competing priorities.
- Confidence in financial processes, including monitoring budgets, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with statutory and governance requirements.
- IT proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ideally experience with grant management or CRM systems. The skills and knowledge to provide meaningful input to quality and process improvement tasks is vital.
- A proactive and flexible approach, able to work both independently and as part of a team, with a strong sense of personal accountability.
This role will suit someone who enjoys balancing detail with big-picture impact, who can combine sound governance with compassion, and who is motivated by helping charitable funds achieve their greatest potential for our NHS and the communities we serve.
This role is based within the NHS Highland region, with the office base at Assynt House, Inverness. Hybrid working is supported, though you will be expected to regularly attend the office and face-to-face meetings at Assynt House and other NHS Highland sites as required.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Part time
- £37,310 pro-rata
- On site: Inverness
- Closing 17th February 2026
Advocacy Highland is seeking a visionary leader to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer, guiding our passionate team and driving the organisation forward in a time of growth and change. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate.
We are seeking someone who shares our core values and principles and demonstrates the following qualities:
- Inspirational in their leadership
- Dynamic in their approach
- Supportive in their relationships
As CEO, you will provide strategic direction, ensure the continued delivery of a high-quality independent advocacy service, and lead the organisation with energy and vision. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of Advocacy Highland in a rapidly evolving sector.
About You
You will bring:
- Proven leadership experience, ideally within the voluntary or third sector
- Strong financial management skills with experience desirable in securing and managing major grants and funding streams
- A solid understanding of relevant legislation and policy
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and partners
- A genuine passion for advocacy, social justice and human rights
Experience in independent advocacy is preferred but not essential. A full driving licence and PVG membership are required. Two references will be requested, including one from your current or most recent employer.
Our aim is to relieve destitution and promote wellbeing for people within the asylum system in Scotland. We have been established in the city for over 30 years and are currently seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic CEO to lead us into the future in an ever changing landscape.
Chief Executive – Refugee Sanctuary Scotland
Purpose of Role
Provide visionary leadership to ensure the charity delivers effective support in combatting destitution and homelessness for refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland. Champion the rights and dignity of displaced people while ensuring organisational sustainability and impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic leadership: Shape and deliver a clear strategy that responds to the evolving needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
- Advocacy and representation: Act as the charity’s public voice, influencing policy, raising awareness, and challenging misconceptions about refugees.
- Governance support: Work closely with the Board of Trustees to ensure compliance with charity law, safeguarding standards, and ethical practice.
- Operational management: Oversee services such as housing, financial support, legal advice, and social support.
- Safeguarding and welfare: Ensure policies and practices protect vulnerable individuals, particularly children and survivors of trauma.
- Financial stewardship: Secure funding through grants, donations, and partnerships; manage budgets responsibly.
- Stakeholder engagement: Build strong relationships with local authorities, NGOs, donors, volunteers, and refugee communities.
- Risk management: Identify and mitigate risks, including reputational, financial, and operational challenges.
Person Specification
- Proven leadership experience in refugee support, or related social justice sectors.
- Strong understanding of refugee issues, asylum processes, and integration challenges from lived or hands on experience.
- Commitment to safeguarding and trauma-informed approaches.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to inspire diverse audiences and advocate effectively.
- Financial and fundraising expertise with knowledge of charity funding models.
- Governance knowledge including charity law, safeguarding regulations, and international refugee frameworks.
- Strategic thinker with ability to translate vision into practical programmes.
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to work inclusively with diverse communities.
Top job! International Accountant
- Full time or Part time
- £43,117 – £46,298
- Hybrid: SCIAF Office, Glasgow
- Closing 2nd February 2026
SCIAF has an exciting opportunity for an International Accountant to work with our partners across the world to bring about lasting change.
This role will act as technical lead on SCIAF’s due diligence and compliance with our overseas partners, including liaison with local auditors, response to fraud and other financial problems, and quality control of new and existing partners. The role will help build the capacity of our overseas partners and our project staff in financial issues, particularly in relation to institutional grants.
This role will be based in our Glasgow office, although a level of flexibility can be offered in terms of where and when this role is undertaken. There will be occasional travel to partner countries.
Who we’re looking for
We’re seeking a self-starter, happy to work across teams and with a number of outside bodies. We are looking for a high-performing individual with initiative and enthusiasm, someone flexible and responsive, who can apply both rigour and creativity to solve problems and improve quality.
As an inclusive employer, we want our staff team to reflect the communities in which we live and work. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.
About SCIAF
SCIAF is the official overseas aid and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Our mission is to enable the poorest to lift themselves out of poverty and work together to protect our common home, help people recover from disaster, and inspire people in Scotland to put their faith into action. SCIAF works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, to bring about lasting change. We reach out to those in need, regardless of age, race or religion and believe in supporting the whole person, including their spiritual wellbeing, political voice, cultural and community life.
Safeguarding
The post-holder may travel overseas to less developed parts of the world and may come into contact with children and/or vulnerable adults. SCIAF undertakes to ensure that all staff, volunteers and relevant others, whose work might involve contact with children and/or vulnerable adults, will have completed additional recruitment procedures and have
obtained a satisfactory PVG Check from Disclosure Scotland. We would also confirm that all staff are expected to adhere to SCIAF’s Safeguarding Policy and a Code of Conduct which specifies the attitudes and behaviour that all staff are expected to maintain.
Eligibility to work in the UK
Under the Asylum & Immigration Act SCIAF has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. Consequently, before you can commence work you will be expected to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK. This may be your birth certificate, passport, work permit or other document confirming your right to work in the UK. We confirm that SCIAF cannot be a sponsoring employer.
Top job! Country Director - Scotland
- Full time
- £53,836 – £59,012
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 25th January 2026
Who we are
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation, dedicated to empowering, enriching and supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for someone with extensive experience of the fostering sector to assist with leading the work in one of our four nations. You will have experience of working with local authorities, key government officials and a broad range of key stakeholders.
A strategic thinker, collaborative, with excellent leadership skills and a wide range of experience. You will be a member of a leadership team or looking to progress your career to this level. You will bring a track record of delivering excellent outcomes in the field of social work, specifically fostering and care experienced children, along with a desire to continue to develop your skillset.
Additionally, you will have experience of managing budgets and able to demonstrate a knowledge of sound safeguarding practice.
What you’ll be doing
This is an exceptional opportunity for a high calibre professional with leadership experience to join our fantastic organisation. This post is one of four Country Directors, working with the CEO to deliver on our organisational strategic objectives in each country
The post will manage and lead on key initiatives in a specific country, drive forward the monitoring, impact and evaluation of our work and ensure continuous improvement through innovative models of practice. You will have responsibility for developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships and be responsible for securing grants, fundraising and engage in activity to promote TFN and respond to the needs of the sector. A key responsibility for the post holder is to ensure that our services and products are sector leading, evidence-based and child centred.
What we can offer you
- 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
- A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options Flexible and hybrid working
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
- Pension and life assurance
- Contribution to eye tests and lenses
- Season ticket loans
Our commitments to you
The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and especially those from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds. All applications and hiring decisions will be considered on merit.
If you identify as care experienced and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be guaranteed an interview under our commitment to the Care Leaver Covenant
If you have a disability, please tell us what reasonable adjustments would support your participation in the recruitment process
We are open to job-sharing arrangements for all roles, please indicate this in the application form if you are applying as part of a job share
The Merchants House is one of Glasgow’s oldest charitable organisations with a history dating back to 1605 and before. Today we make a positive impact on the lives and experiences of the people of Glasgow and the West of Scotland by providing grant support to, and partnering with, third sector bodies and by supporting individuals in need. The House manages substantial endowment funds, many of which have specific terms on the distribution of grants. Rental income is generated from the office suites of the Merchants House building owned and occupied by the House.
The present membership of the House is over 800. Up to thirty-six Directors, elected by the members, carry on the active work of the House.
The Head of the House is the Lord Dean of Guild, elected annually by its Members. The Lord Dean acts as Chairman of the House and delegates Convenorship of the different committees. The Lord Dean of Guild is Glasgow’s Second Citizen after the Lord Provost of the City.
We are currently seeking applications from candidates to become Trustees of The House. A full role description can be downloaded via the application link below.
Top job! Head of Scotland Clinical Services - Innovation Lead
- Full time
- from £62,843
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 25th January 2026
Would you like to join a powerful and passionate human rights organisation and make a positive difference to the lives of survivors of torture and organised violence?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Clinical Services to innovate our current clinical services in Scotland with new model(s) of rehabilitation provision for survivors of torture. You will be bringing your change management skills to facilitate the transition.
This role comes at a time of full Board and senior management enthusiasm and support for piloting new models of clinical working that can be flexible and agile to respond to the wider dispersal of survivors across Scotland, and that are co-designed with our survivors.
You will lead and coordinate a team of highly skilled and dedicated clinicians, in the service delivery of a range of NICE guideline recommended therapy interventions, offered to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence. You will report to the Associate Director of Clinical Services and operate as an integral part of the Clinical Services Team including our Manchester and London centres.
In this varied and interesting role, you will enjoy co-working with colleagues from across the charity from wide ranging disciplines including: our Survivor Leadership and Influencing Directorate; our Policy and Advocacy team; our medical legal and health assessment doctors; our legal and welfare experts; and our fundraisers.
About the Role
This is a wide-ranging position and your key areas of responsibility will include:
- Alongside the Associate Director, leading on innovating Freedom from Torture's current Scotland clinical rehabilitation service, providing strong change management leadership through transitions. Designing, piloting and developing accompanying policies, protocols and systems.
- Developing partnerships to support our clinical offer and to explore income generation.
- Supporting the fundraising team to secure grants and ensure we deliver on our commitments.
- Responsibility for managing, coordinating, leading and developing the clinical services function of the Glasgow team, which provides clinical services to adults, young people & families: includes care co-ordination, pain management, evidence based therapies, welfare and legal advice, health assessments and pain management; lead delivery of evidenced based practice, clinical standards, quality initiatives and audit based services.
- Championing people development: working collaboratively with the Scotland team; encouraging, developing and enhancing skills of others within a supportive environment
About You
This is an important role within Freedom from Torture. We are particularly interested in your experience of change management and innovation. To be successful you will have a high level of commitment to maintaining excellent standards of client care and service delivery. You will have knowledge of appropriate clinical standards and external regulatory bodies together with sound financial awareness and experience of balancing the provision of quality care against budgetary parameters.
You will be a Psychologist registered with HCPC, an accredited Psychological therapist, e.g. CBT therapist or Psychotherapist, a registered Nurse (Mental Health) or Social Worker, and you will bring professional experience of working with clients with complex PTSD. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the experience of refugees and people seeking asylum.
Experience of successfully leading and influencing clinical teams within community or health care settings is essential.
Contract Information
We are eager to recruit an energetic, committed and talented professional for this role and can be flexible with the contract. We are eager to move quickly and if you are successful candidate we can onboard you with us at speed.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day (pro rata) annual leave entitlement, 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution), and flexible working opportunities.
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range for full time 35 hours is £68,735 - £79,732
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click here
Community Funds Adviser
- Full time
- £37,831
- Remote: within reasonable distance of Perth & Kinross, Forth Valley and Fife
- Closing 26th January 2026
Putting people at the heart of our work
Foundation Scotland puts people at the heart of its work. We rely on the expertise, trust and experience we’ve gained in the last 25 years working with communities, philanthropists and companies all over Scotland.
Our people are passionate experts in bringing lasting, positive change to Scotland’s communities. We take great pride in supporting local projects by taking a personal approach to every meeting and decision. We’re in a unique position to fully understand communities’ needs and fund solutions that will make a difference.
Our work is nationwide. We’re working with different industries, funding various projects from renewables to digital, through to arts and heritage. Our people are always challenged and have an opportunity to learn and grow. In short - no two days are the same. Ultimately, our work is highly rewarding, and the best part is seeing the real impact we can make within Scottish communities. If you share our passion for shaping Scotland’s communities' future, think about joining our team.
We have an exciting opportunity for a well organised and motivated individual to join our Communities team to run a portfolio of community benefit funds across Perth & Kinross, Forth Valley, Fife and other nearby areas.
Our Communities Team works with communities across Scotland to devise and implement their own strategies for place-based funds coming from a range of sources, notably renewables businesses. We provide fund governance, grant administration and related services for a range of commercial and community-sector clients, combined with a commitment to community-led approaches. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, thrives on new challenges, and is passionate about making a meaningful difference for communities.
Reporting to a Community Funds Manager, you will bring experience in grant making, excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills, the ability to learn and adapt quickly and a strong understanding of community-led approaches.
Please note, that while this role is home based, regular travel to communities in your portfolio will be required, including attendance at evening community meetings.
We are looking for a Treasurer to join our Board
Our current Treasurer has recently moved away from Edinburgh, and our Board of Trustees is therefore seeking a new Treasurer to oversee the Associations finances. The turnover has recently increased to approximately £100,000 pa and is rising due to our increased activity and our ability to attract substantial external funding.
The Treasurer is also a Trustee and a member of the Association’s Board of Trustees. The responsibilities of Treasurer and Trustees are set out below.
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 Development plan 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.
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.
It is also 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 and continue to sustain (and also grow) the range of services we currently provide.
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.