As Social Work Scotland’s Justice Social Work Policy and Practice Lead you will provide operational social work insight and expertise across the diverse range of issues currently facing justice social work in Scotland. The Justice Social Work Policy and Practice Lead will be provided line management from the Head of Policy and Workforce. Supporting the Justice Standing Committee’s Chair, you will be a visible representative of the profession in national discussions about policy, funding and reform. You will link in directly with Social Work Scotland’s Board, local authority Chief Social Work Officers and key partners (such as the Scottish Government’s Justice Directorate and Office of the Chief Social Work Advisor) to inform, influence and deliver the national agenda. You will assist colleagues and Social Work Scotland members to realise our organisation’s core objectives.
Edinburgh City Mission seeks to see Edinburgh uplifted and transformed through knowing Jesus. We share the Gospel in word and deed, serving those in poverty or disadvantage, and working in partnership with churches, supporters, and community organisations.
We are seeking a dynamic and faith-driven Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight. The CEO will:
This is a pivotal role for someone who can inspire, mobilise, and steward the organisation into its next chapter of growth and impact.
Knowledge of Edinburgh’s social and spiritual landscape, SCIO governance experience, and prior experience of working in a CEO role or equivalent are also desirable.
Blackwood Homes and Care is one of Scotland’s most innovative providers of accessible homes, care, and independent living solutions. Our mission, helping people live their lives to the full, shapes services that promote independence, dignity and inclusion for people with disabilities, older people, and anyone who needs tailored support. As demand for independent living increases, Blackwood is modernising its systems, strengthening its foundations and investing in sustainable, future-focused solutions.
The Director of Finance & Business Services is a pivotal leadership role at a defining moment for Blackwood. Reporting to the Chief Executive and as part of the Senior Management Team, you will lead finance, business development, commercial activity, procurement and digital services. You will ensure that financial strategy, long-term planning, treasury and performance management are aligned to organisational priorities, translating complex financial information into clear insight for both financial and non-financial audiences and supporting effective decision-making and delivery of the Business Plan. You will also strengthen systems, controls and governance as we continue to work with the Scottish Housing Regulator on sustained compliance and improvement.
As a visible and values-driven leader, you will build a high-performance culture across Finance, Digital and Business Development, driving improvement, operational excellence and value for money. We are seeking a qualified accountant with a strong track record of strategic financial leadership, multidisciplinary team management, major budget oversight and organisational change. Commercially sharp and analytically strong, you will lead growth initiatives, build effective partnerships and identify opportunities while developing trusted relationships with colleagues, lenders, regulators and Board members.
This role offers a rare opportunity to shape the future of an organisation with a powerful social purpose, contributing to the sustainability and long-term success of Blackwood, helping create homes, services and technologies that transform lives across Scotland.
Blackwood is headquartered in Edinburgh and offers hybrid working, with three days per week expected in the office and travel to sites across Scotland as required.
The Church of Scotland is seeking a Deputy Treasurer (Wider Church) to act as deputy to the Head of Finance and General Treasurer. They will be responsible for providing support to presbyteries, congregations, and the Church of Scotland Investors Trust (COSIT) in all matters of financial governance and assisting the Head of Finance and General Treasurer with shaping and implementing the Church’s financial strategy.
We’re looking for an exceptional ACCAB-qualified professional with:
We're looking for a Chief Operating Officer to support excellence across our organisation and help us deliver our ambitious program of work in 2026 and beyond.
The Chief Operating Officer is at the heart of the business and plays an internally facing role in Four Square. With a focus on operational excellence, you will lead the development and delivery of core services, ensuring effective use of resources. You’ll lead a team of three and deliver on:
· People and Culture
· Governance
· Business planning
· Facilities management
· Risk Management
· Change management
· Quality and impact assurance
As a member of the leadership team you’ll be fully involved in the development of the organisational strategy and play a key role in ensuring and reporting on the delivery of that strategy. Naturally curious, you’ll be an agile thinker who can create a sense of urgency, developing others and empowering teams to drive progress and achieve operational excellence.
We're looking for someone who is:
· Passionate about homelessness and social enterprise and passionate about Four Square;
· Positive and proactive problem solver and strategic thinker;
· Highly confidential and professional;
· Excellent, visible communicator;
· Strategic thinker comfortable working over a range of issues;
· Proven experience in a similar role, or in significant elements of the role;
You'll have significant experience in:
· senior HR leadership and you might be HR qualified but you must have experience of complex employee relations; driving staff engagement, talent management and succession planning;
· managing corporate services including IT, H&S, property and compliance;
· project management across a range of tasks, business functions and projects
· working with boards (or equivalent) and a good understanding of using governance to enable growth and improvement
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Physiotherapist -Pulmonary Rehab Project Lead, you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range
of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.
In partnership with the Scottish Government, we are overseeing the development of digital pulmonary resources for patients and healthcare professionals.
This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of Pulmonary Rehab (PR) Services across Scotland by driving consistent and system-wide improvements across PR pathways.
The role is for an initial period of 6 months with opportunity to extend to one year and secondment from the NHS will be considered.
We are seeking a highly motivated Physiotherapist with experience of working as part of Pulmonary Rehab Services to lead the development and implementation of a national model of Pulmonary Rehab for Scotland.
This opportunity will allow the post holder to provide strategic direction in shaping pulmonary rehabilitation in Scotland, working in partnership with both the Scottish Government and the third sector to digitally transform access to pulmonary rehabilitation for the over half a million Scots living with respiratory conditions.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.
The Eric Liddell Community is a local care charity and community hub in the South West of Edinburgh delivering a range of services throughout the City. Founded in 1980 in memory of Eric Liddell, the 1924 Olympic 400m gold medallist, our mission is to be at the heart of the community, enhancing health and wellbeing and improving people’s lives.
We are seeking an inspiring Chief Executive Officer to lead The Eric Liddell Community into an exciting new chapter of growth and impact. This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic, visionary leader with a proven ability to guide organisations to success.
We’re looking for someone with a strong track record in organisational leadership, financial management, and operational excellence. While experience in the third sector is highly valued, it’s not essential—what matters most is your ability to drive innovation, foster collaboration, and deliver meaningful change for the communities we serve.
As CEO, you will work closely with the Chair and Board of Trustees to shape the future direction of The Eric Liddell Community. You will have overall responsibility for the organisation, including strategic leadership and oversight of the charity’s core care services.
The Operational Manager post is a leadership appointment to the EWA management team reporting to the Deputy CEO. There are two operational managers within EWA who work together to ensure that EWA provides a professional and consistent service to women, children and young people accessing our services. The operational managers are jointly responsible for managing EWA services for women and children. Responsibilities of the post include management of day-to-day operations; management of seniors and team leaders; HR management for all operational staff; supporting the development of service delivery; implementation of quality assurance measures and monitoring and reporting on service delivery; active participation in the leadership of EWA.
Location: This post is open to hybrid working between office and home, if the candidate can evidence an appropriate environment for home working, ensuring confidentiality and privacy for calls and online meetings. Time spent in EWA’s offices in Edinburgh will be required, as well as the ability to travel locally.
A satisfactory Disclosure Scotland Adult and Child PVG scheme membership check is required for this position.
Edinburgh Young Carers is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to join the service in developing and providing high quality support to young carers in Edinburgh between the ages of 5 and 25 years, focused primarily on our 5-9s service.
The post-holder will work alongside colleagues to raise awareness of young carers and their support needs, identify hidden young carers, and develop and provide support plans to ensure that young carers identified personal outcomes are being met, in accordance with the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 and Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.
The candidate will need to be suitably qualified and experienced in working with children and young people, with at least three years proven experience in a role including individual and group work.
Organisation Profile
EYC is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and most well established independent young carers organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.
Benefits
We take good care of our staff and offer a benefit package including: 27 days’ annual leave plus all public holidays, 6% matched pension, free healthcare through Benenden Health after probation, hybrid working, flexible hours, Cycle to Work scheme and extensive training opportunities. We are also a recognised Carer Positive and Real Living Wage employer.
Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information for people living with dementia, their carers and families, campaign for the rights of people with dementia, fund vital dementia research and support people to better understand and maintain their own brain health.
Join our growing Fundraising & Engagement Team
With a number of exciting opportunities emerging across our fundraising programmes, we’re looking for motivated, creative individuals to help us make a real difference across Scotland. With multiple exciting roles available, from corporate partnerships to supporter care and community engagement, you’ll have the chance to use your skills to directly support people living with dementia, their families and carers, ensuring that nobody faces dementia alone.
What you’ll do
This rewarding opportunity in the Fundraising & Engagement Team at Alzheimer Scotland reports into the Fundraising & Engagement Leader (Individuals) and focuses on our community partnerships, fundraisers and donors, as well as managing the end-to-end stewardship of our volunteers.
This role can be based in either of our city offices in Glasgow or Edinburgh with occasional travel to elsewhere in Scotland.
You will play a crucial role in cultivating and nurturing relationships, finding more efficient ways of working, developing our volunteering programme and liaising with colleagues around Alzheimer Scotland to deliver a first-class supporter journey.
What you’ll have
The successful candidate will have experience in supporter journeys, community fundraising, volunteering, a commitment to continuous improvement, a collaborative nature and will also be able to work independently.
Aligned to the charity ethos, you must have a positive attitude towards dementia.
If you have drive to work efficiently and supportively, and you thrive on building meaningful relationships, then this is the role for you.