Edinburgh World Heritage is seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative, and organised individual to become our new Public Realm Projects Officer (Graveyards). EWH is an independent charitable company that manages and advocates for the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site, distributing around £600,000 in grants each year to conserve, celebrate, and widen access to the city’s unique historic buildings and public spaces. Reporting to the Head of Conservation (Public Realm) through the Graveyard Manager, the postholder will play a key role in delivering our Historic Graveyards project, supported through the Edinburgh Visitor Levy, initially focusing on Greyfriars Kirkyard and its innovative Conservation Management Plan. Alongside supporting our wider Public Realm Programme and Small Community Grants Fund, the postholder will work closely with local Friends Groups, City of Edinburgh Council officials, EWH colleagues, and other partners to conserve, improve, and interpret the historic streets and spaces of the World Heritage Site. Responding to queries, administering grant funds, monitoring projects, collaborating with partners, and supporting community engagement are key responsibilities of the role.

Edinburgh World Heritage is seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative, and organised individual to become our new Public Realm Projects Officer. EWH is an independent charitable company that manages and advocates for the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site, distributing around £600,000 in grants each year to conserve, celebrate, and widen access to the city’s unique historic buildings and public spaces. Reporting to the Head of Conservation (Public Realm), the Public Realm Projects Officer will help deliver our innovative “Twelve Closes” project, supported through the Edinburgh Visitor Levy, alongside our wider Public Realm Programme and Small Community Grants Fund. Working closely with EWH colleagues, the City of Edinburgh Council, community groups, and other partners, the postholder will support projects that repair, conserve, enhance, and interpret the historic streets and spaces of the World Heritage Site. Responding to queries, administering grant funds, monitoring projects, collaborating with partners, and supporting community engagement are key responsibilities of the role.

Tourette Scotland is a charity dedicated to offering help and support to people living with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) and their families. We are passionate about raising awareness of TS and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected, aligning with our strong equality, diversity, and inclusion ethos.

The Role:

We are seeking an experienced, skilled, and highly reliable Project Co-Ordinator to join our dynamic team. You will be the first point of contact for all charity clients with a warm and friendly approach required. This may often involve dealing with vulnerable individuals so sympathy, understanding and patience in these situations will be essential. This pivotal role will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth and effective operation of our projects, with a particular focus on securing vital funding, managing our volunteer network, and overseeing processes. The successful candidate will be a proactive individual with a strong commitment to our charitable mission and values.

Key Responsibilities:

General Administration:

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the charity's operations and projects.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date project records, databases, and filing systems (both digital and physical).
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, and take accurate minutes.
• Manage correspondence, emails, and phone calls efficiently and professionally.
• Assist with the organisation of events, workshops, and activities.
• Oversee the charity social media accounts and assist with scheduling posts

Volunteer Coordination:

• Recruit, onboard, train, and support a diverse team of volunteers.
• Develop and implement volunteer management policies and procedures.
• Match volunteers with appropriate roles and provide ongoing supervision and guidance.
• Organise regular volunteer meetings, appreciation events, and training sessions.
• Maintain accurate records of volunteer hours, activities, and development.

Funding & Grants:

• Proactively research and identify suitable funding opportunities from trusts, foundations, government bodies, and other sources.
• Assist with grant applications, proposals, and reports, adhering to funder guidelines and deadlines.
• Oversee and review funding applications prepared by other team members or volunteers, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with funders and grant-making bodies.
• Monitor the progress and outcomes of funded projects, ensuring compliance with grant agreements.

Financial Oversight (in collaboration with Treasurer):

• Monitor project budgets, track expenditure, and ensure financial compliance with charity policies and funding agreements.
• Prepare financial reports for internal use and external funders.
• Assist with the development of project budgets and financial forecasts.
• Liaise with the charity's Treasurer to ensure robust financial controls.

Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in a similar role within the charity or non-profit sector.
• Demonstrable track record of successfully securing funding from various sources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives for funding applications.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and experience with CRM or database systems.
• Experience in volunteer recruitment, management, and support.
• Understanding of basic financial management and budget monitoring.
• A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and an understanding of its practical application in the workplace.
• Ability to work independently with initiative, as well as collaboratively within a small team.
• Reliable, highly motivated, and able to maintain confidentiality and discretion.
• Social media experience and ability to help grow the charity’s online presence
• Knowledge of the Scottish charity landscape and funding environment.
• Experience with fundraising databases or grant management software.
• Knowledge and understanding of Tourette’s Syndrome and co-existing conditions and the challenges faced by individuals living with the condition
• Full UK driving license or access to transport.

Personal Attributes:

• A genuine passion for the mission and values of Tourette Scotland.
• Proactive, adaptable, and a solution-oriented approach.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, volunteers, funders, and beneficiaries.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.

This role plays a critical part in the planning and management of our organisational finances and resources, leading a small team within the Business Support team. It reports to our Head of Resources and Development and line manages a full-time Finance and Resources Officer and a part-time Business Support Coordinator. It sits within the Business Support team, which also includes our Fund Managers and Coordinators.

What You'll Do

Effective strategic and operational planning, performance and development are essential to the sustainability of our growing organisation. A significant element of this is how we plan and manage our finances and other resources, build organisational policy and process to enable the work we do for our sector, and develop our practices to build a great place to work. Our Resources and Development team provides the planning, oversight and development of our central organisational activity and practice, as well as managing the investments we make in our sector on behalf of funding partners.

As Finance and Resources Manager, you will take a leading role in our project and core budget development and reporting, financial oversight and assurance, financial forecasting and financial policy and processes. You will also support the planning and management of our people/staff related activity, working with our external HR Advisor and the Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG) Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to coordinate the update and maintenance of our Staff Handbook and policies.

• Lead the efficient and effective management of robust TSDG financial systems, ensuring sufficient processes are in place to provide the SLT with high levels of financial scrutiny and assurance.
• Support the Chief Executive and SLT colleagues in developing, monitoring, re-forecasting and reporting on the core TSDG budget and project budgets.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly management accounts, cashflow projections and financial reporting for the SLT, and provide oversight and assurance of the accurate recording and processing of all income and expenditure, in line with budget and financial delegations.
• Oversee and assure automated payment approvals through online banking and regular bank reconciliation, and develop our Zoho-based finance system, with a view to bringing more services in-house.
• Oversee monthly payroll and expenses processes, and support the Head of Resources and Development, Senior Leaders and others to build grant claims by providing accurate financial data of ring-fenced funds.
• Lead on process and practice improvements to our financial management policies and systems, and on the development of our annual reports, working with our external advisors, accountants and auditor and assuring the first draft as presented to the SLT.
• Oversee the coordination of staff recruitment and the continuous improvement of our induction programmes for new staff, including a new programme for leadership roles.
• Work with our external HR Advisor and SLT to coordinate the update and maintenance of our people policies and electronic Staff Handbook, and oversee the effective use of our online employee HR system (SafeHR).
• Provide leadership, direction and support for the Finance team, line managing your direct reports effectively and managing delegated decisions and budgets, and contribute thoughtfully to strategic discussions and decisions in line with our values.

More about you

• You will have proven experience in small or medium-sized organisational finance management, with a strong understanding of accounting processes, internal controls and regulatory compliance, and of building operational and project budgets, monitoring and reporting.
• You will have proven experience of working with and developing financial processing systems, including invoicing, payments and cashflow modelling.
• You will have excellent time management skills, with the ability to work accurately to tight deadlines, prioritise your own workload and support the work of others, along with excellent attention to detail.
• You will have good leadership skills, with proven experience of mentoring others so that they thrive and grow.
• You will be skilled in using Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft apps, particularly Excel.
• You will be self-motivated and able to take responsibility for personal outcomes, with a commitment to ongoing personal and organisational improvement, and an inclusive, adaptable, action-biased and collegiate attitude.
• You will be able to be at the Dumfries or Stranraer office for agreed working hours (based on 9–5) consistently, three days a week.
• You may have proven experience in charity finance management, with a strong understanding of charitable accounting, restricted funding and grant claims, including using financial processing systems to inform charity grant management.

East Park is… Recruiting

East Park, a Grant Aided Special School in Glasgow, is a leading provider of specialist day and residential education services for children with complex needs, including Autism.

• Excellent work life balance: Flexibity to choose your Days between Monday to Thursday 8.30am-3.30pm and Fridays 8.30am-3.00pm
• Competitive rates – £13.48 per hour

We provide specialised education programmes for children and young people aged 5-18 with complex additional support needs.

You will work in a class team and support the teacher and pupils in appropriate activities to facilitate their learning. You will be helping to develop the pupil’s individual potential and to enable participation in education, independent living and therapeutic activities. You will work at East Park’s main site where we have access to various facilities locally making the most of community resources.

Help our vulnerable young people gain confidence, promote their independence and help them lead rewarding and fulfilling lives, while enriching your own every single day. You can really change a life here at East Park!

Benefits:

• Casual dress

About Change Mental Health

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

About the Project/Service

The Finance team is a small, friendly team led by the Director of Finance, working alongside a Head of Finance and Finance Assistant. We provide the financial processing, payroll, reporting and insight that enables our services across Scotland to deliver high-quality support to the people we work with. This is an exciting time to join us: we use Xero and are actively reviewing and strengthening our finance systems, processes and reporting, so you will have the opportunity to shape how the team works and to grow with it.

Purpose of the Role

The Finance Officer plays a central role in the day-to-day running of the finance function. You will be responsible for month-end journals, payroll and pension processing, the sales ledger and the accounting for our trading subsidiary, and you will support the Director of Finance with budgets, management accounts, the annual audit and grant reporting. We are looking for an experienced and proactive finance professional who takes ownership of their work, enjoys improving processes, and has the ambition to develop and take on greater responsibility as the team evolves.

Shared Care Scotland is a small team with big ambition: we aim to be the lead organisation in Scotland on all aspects of short breaks policy and practice. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Operations Assistant to fulfil an important organisation-wide role in providing efficient, accurate and responsive administrative support that helps colleagues, Board members, partners and enquirers work effectively.

If you have skills and experience in delivering administrative and operational support to a busy and diverse team, are self-motivated and keen to develop your knowledge of the health and social care sector then we’d love to hear from you.

For the right candidate, this is an exciting opportunity to work with a dedicated team to deliver on a range of activities that can improve the lives of unpaid carers in Scotland.

In return we offer a supportive, collaborative team environment with excellent terms and conditions.

About Shared Care Scotland

Shared Care Scotland (SCS) is a dynamic and ambitious charity dedicated to improving the quality and provision of short breaks in Scotland for adult and young carers and the people they help care for. It is estimated there are 700,000 to 800,000 unpaid carers in Scotland.

We have a vision of a Scotland where everyone who receives support or provides unpaid care can live a satisfying life, with the assistance they need to take regular, quality breaks from demanding caring routines.

As one of Scotland’s leading National Carer Organisations we contribute to the development of policy and best practice for carers. We host a national online directory of short break services, manage a £10m Short Breaks Fund on behalf of the Scottish Government which provides grant funding to third sector organisations to help carers access breaks from caring, and deliver an innovative social tourism programme called Respitality.

For more information visit our website: sharedcarescotland.org.uk

The Scottish International Education Trust is seeking to appoint two new trustees at an exciting time in the charity’s history.

The trust has been helping remarkable young Scots fulfill their potential for over half a century. The trustees recently committed to an extensive programme of fundraising to ensure we continue to fulfil our mission for many years to come. We are looking for new trustees whose energy, insights and commitment to the transformative power of international education can help us build for the next fifty years.

SIET makes grants of up to £3,000, typically to those seeking to pursue postgraduate education overseas. The awards are targeted at those who might otherwise struggle to afford opportunities that allow them to achieve their potential. However, we know from long experience that awards provide more than just financial assistance. In the words of one recent recipient: “The award has been, for me personally, much more than just financial help. It was a really huge confidence boost to know that someone believed in me."

We are particularly keen to receive applications from former recipients of our awards, those who can help the board more accurately reflect the communities it seeks to serve, and those who have particular insights in fundraising, communications, charitable governance, widening access in higher education, or developing networks of alumni or similar stakeholders.