The Electoral Commission is the independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance across the UK. We work to ensure public confidence in democratic processes by enabling free and fair elections, promoting transparency in political finance, and advocating for reform that enhances our democracy.

We’re seeking an exceptional individual to lead our operations in Scotland at a pivotal time for electoral reform and innovation. As the Head of Electoral Commission, Scotland, you will:

• Represent the Commission in Scotland, engaging with voters, political parties, electoral officials, civic society, and media to strengthen trust in electoral processes.
• Lead the Scotland Team, managing the delivery of our activities and ensuring alignment with both UK-wide and Scotland-specific objectives.
• Oversee the Commission’s accountability to the Scottish Parliament for devolved functions.
• Influence policy, scrutinise legislation, and lead the implementation of electoral reforms.
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the Commission in Scotland, including media representation.

You’ll join our senior leadership team, contributing to the development of the Commission’s UK Corporate Plan and Scotland-specific strategies, ensuring the unique Scottish context is integrated into all aspects of our work.

We’re looking for:

• A strong leader with extensive experience in a complex organisation or government setting.
• Knowledge of Scotland’s political and media landscape.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Proven impartiality and political sensitivity.
• Experience in budget and project management.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the integrity of Scotland’s democracy at a time of significant change. We value independence, diversity, and continuous improvement, offering a supportive environment where your expertise can shape the future of elections in Scotland.

BTA is proud to continue our partnership with KYTHE and are now seeking an exceptional Head of Youth Work who will lead their transformative youth work programme across Kinross-shire. This is a unique opportunity for an empowering leader, who is passionate about making a lasting impact on young lives while shaping the future of an innovative and faith-driven organisation.

About KYTHE

KYTHE (Kinross-shire Youth Enterprise) is a dynamic Christian youth organisation dedicated to empowering young people through creative, engaging, and inclusive youth work. Their mission is to create safe, welcoming spaces where young people can thrive, build resilience, and develop their full potential.

Rooted in Christian values, KYTHE’s programmes include universal, targeted, and 1:1 services designed to meet the diverse needs of young people in Kinross-shire. As Head of Youth Work, you will play a vital role in sustaining and growing these impactful services.

The Role

The Head of Youth Work is a pivotal leadership position with overall responsibility for KYTHE’s youth work provision. You will shape and lead KYTHE’s programmes, manage youth work staff and build meaningful partnerships with key stakeholders.

This role offers the opportunity to:

• Develop and deliver a dynamic youth programme that positively impacts young people in Kinross-shire.
• Represent KYTHE at a senior level, building partnerships with schools, churches, funders, and local authorities to enhance its reach and impact.
• Contribute strategically as part of KYTHE’s Core Management Team, supporting long-term planning and growth.
• Lead by example, building trust and meaningful relationships with young people.

This role has an Occupational Requirement under Part 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, requiring the post-holder to be a practising Christian.

What does KYTHE need from you?

To excel in this role, you will be an experienced and passionate leader with a strong personal faith and a heart for young people. You will bring:

• Leadership: A committed Christian or someone with values aligned to Christianity, demonstrating spiritual maturity and embodying KYTHE’s ethos in all aspects of your work.
• Proven Experience: A track record of managing teams, delivering impactful programmes, and achieving results in youth work or similar settings.
• Relevant Qualifications: A degree in Youth Work (or equivalent) with a solid understanding of the needs of young people from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, able to connect with young people, staff, and external partners while confidently representing KYTHE.
• Strategic Vision: Highly organised, self-motivated, and adept at developing and implementing long-term plans.

Why Join KYTHE?

KYTHE is a faith-led organisation with an exciting vision for the future. Joining as Head of Youth Work offers:

• Lead transformative youth programmes that change lives.
• Be part of a supportive, creative team that values innovation and inclusion.
• Enjoy a flexible working environment and a competitive salary.
• Combine your professional expertise with your Christian faith in a meaningful and impactful role.

Cancer Card is a national charity whose mission is to ensure no one faces cancer alone, providing a compassionate, personalised service that connects people affected by cancer with the right support, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Founded in 2021 by Jen Hardy MBE, an Edinburgh resident who has stage 4 incurable secondary breast cancer, Cancer Card has grown in reputation and reach and has expanded its offering, which now includes an online support hub, comfort boxes and service support officers.

The CEO of the charity, Ian Pirrie, has recently announced his retirement and we are delighted that Ian has agreed to step into the role of Chair for the charity, ensuring continuity of his knowledge and experience of Cancer Card and the wider cancer support environment.

Cancer Card now has ambitious and exciting plans to become even more impactful and needs an inspiring and dynamic CEO to take these forward and ensure that the incredible legacy that Jen has built continues to thrive and grow.

This is an exciting opportunity to strategically lead the charity through a period of planned growth, increasing income to fund this and ensuring that the operation is both resilient and scalable.

The CEO will be a strategic partner to the Chair and the wider Board, shaping and executing financial management that balances growth with cost control, and supporting the chair to engage with potential sponsors, funders and partners.

The role requires an authentic, compassionate and dynamic leader with high resilience, who is both able to lead Cancer Card into this next phase with authority and impact, roll up their sleeves to make a real difference and deliver positive change to the cancer community.

Rare opportunity to shape the future of rewilding in Scotland

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture is Scotland’s leading independent rewilding charity. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly driven, competent and innovative individual, ideally with a successful background as a strategic leader in the charity sector, to put their own mark on shaping our future.

You will be a natural collaborator, communicator and team builder, and to help our people succeed you’ll provide inclusive and ambitious leadership to the organisation. You will bring a strong people focus, communication skills, and be comfortable in change management. You will lead this dynamic and important organisation in helping to deliver positive outcomes for Scotland’s natural environment.

As the successful candidate, you’ll bring prior experience of working at chief executive or senior management level in a charity or organisation delivering projects or change. You will bring an understanding and appreciation of the complex and high-level stakeholder environment in which we operate and be comfortable working with and across Scotland’s national government and non-government agencies, key landowners and land managers, and those passionate about driving environmental change. Essential to this will be highly-developed communication, presentation and relationship management skills.

You will bring a natural ability to develop effective partnerships across public, private and third sector partners, have strong experience of developing and delivering a strategic vision, and leadership of a successful team. A passion and genuine enthusiasm for the work of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture is essential and you’ll bring a strong alignment with the mission and vision of this important charity.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation, so we welcome applications from all sectors of society, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, disability and/or religious persuasion. In return, we offer you an employee friendly organisation with flexible policies and benefits that will help you deal with the complexities of everyday life.

The role is based in Scotland, and you will be expected to travel across our nation, being visible as our ambassador and the public face of the charity. In this regard, it is essential that you are resident in Scotland. This is your opportunity is to join us and help us succeed. Because when we succeed, Scotland succeeds. It’s the challenge of a lifetime.

For more information on SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, visit: scotlandbigpicture.com

The Canmore Trust (SC051511) is a suicide prevention and postvention charity with big aims and a big heart. We are looking to appoint a Chief Operating Officer. This is a varied role to include strategic development, operational management and compliance. Salary will be discussed at time of interview, depending on experience and qualifications. This role allows for hybrid working and would suit someone who wishes to spend time working both in and outside their own home. The post is available to start immediately.

Location: 1x Inverness based

1x Glasgow based

Join us to make sure nobody faces dementia alone

Our charity

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity for dementia and brain health. We are Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aims are to prevent, care and cure dementia, and to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.

We are a member-led charity with more than 8,000 members. We are supported by over 500 volunteers, and employ around 400 full and part-time staff, mainly in our direct service provision across Scotland. We are fully committed to Fair Work First and the support and development of our people.

The role

We are at a highly exciting stage in the reshaping of our services as we build sustainable, resilient, therapeutic, and inclusive registered day care and commissioned community supports of the highest quality that can maximise our resources and potential growth opportunities.

We are seeking applicants with a proven track record in leadership within a health and social care service (or related) background to work in this key senior role and make a positive difference to the lives of people living with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and the families and friends who care for someone with dementia.

Based in Inverness or Glasgow, the role will lead and manage local teams in a variety of locations and servicers. Full details about the role are provided in the job description available through the link provided.

The person

You will have the right level of personal qualities, experience, knowledge and qualifications, demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and high levels of emotional intelligence, with experience of managing people, supporting staff development and promoting a positive culture. You will be an excellent communicator, highly organised with a collaborative approach to working with others to deliver shared objectives and drive continuous improvement in our practice. You will have a high-level knowledge and understanding of dementia and substantial experience in the management and delivery of services and hold a relevant practice qualification to meet the Scottish Social Services Council registered management requirements. Further details are provided in the person specification provided.

Join us to make sure nobody faces dementia alone

Our charity

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity for dementia and brain health. Our aims are to prevent, care and cure dementia, and to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.

We are a member-led charity with more than 8,000 members. We are supported by over 500 volunteers, and employ around 400 full and part-time staff, mainly in our direct service provision across Scotland. We are fully committed to Fair Work First and the support and development of our people.

The role

We are at a highly exciting stage in the reshaping of our services as we build sustainable, resilient, therapeutic, and inclusive registered day care and commissioned community supports of the highest quality that can maximise our resources and potential growth opportunities.

Based in either Edinburgh or Glasgow, the Head of Quality will work in close collaboration with the Executive Lead for Operations to ensure that our registered and commissioned services deliver high quality, safe and compassionate care. The role will be responsible for assuring and improving the quality of our registered and commissioned services by determining and undertaking appropriate scrutiny, assurance and improvement activities aligned with the Care Inspectorate Core Assurances and Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees and Continuous Quality Improvement Framework.

The role has the lead responsibility for continuous improvement in the quality of our services, the processes that underpin high quality, evidence based, person-centred therapeutic support and in ensuring better outcomes for the people we support.

Full details about the role are provided in the job description available through the link provided.

The person

You will have the right level of personal qualities, experience, knowledge and qualifications, demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and high levels of emotional intelligence, with experience of managing people, supporting staff development and promoting a positive culture. You will be an excellent communicator, highly organised with a collaborative approach to working with others to deliver shared objectives and drive continuous improvement in our practice. You will have a high-level knowledge and understanding of dementia and substantial experience in the management and delivery of services and hold a relevant practice qualification to meet the Scottish Social Services Council registered management requirements. Further details are provided in the person specification provided.

Could you play a part in leading and ensuring the effective operation of Edinburgh City Mission’s ministry and outreach programmes? We are looking to welcome a Director of Outreach to join our dynamic and growing team as we support churches in Edinburgh to engage in mission.

The Director of Outreach is responsible for leading and ensuring the effective operation of Edinburgh City Mission’s ministry and outreach programmes in the Edinburgh community and in partnership with Edinburgh churches; this role will include work on-site across Edinburgh. With responsibility for Edinburgh City Mission’s frontline service delivery, the Director of Outreach is the organisation’s safeguarding officer. As a member of the senior leadership team, the Director of Outreach contributes to wider organisational leadership, decision-making, and culture and wellbeing.

The trees may be growing but we aren’t sleeping. We need your help to grow the Royal Scottish Forestry Society - an educational charity focused on practical forestry.

Background

The Royal Scottish Forestry Society, formed in 1854, is an educational charity focussing on promoting the understanding of trees, woods and forestry.

Every year RSFS puts on what we believe to be the most extensive programme of practical forestry events across Scotland. The Society has published a semi-academic journal, Scottish Forestry, since 1858 promoting all aspects of good practice in forestry.

Having agreed a refreshed strategy in 2023, RSFS is now looking to increase its delivery resource. We are looking for someone who shares our passion for Scotland’s trees and forests to develop closer links with members, partners and stakeholders. Your experience in operational delivery will allow us to improve our practices and professionalise our delivery to secure a sustainable future for the RSFS.

Who we are looking for

You will be a personable, dynamic self-starter, used to being the first point of contact within the organisation. As RSFS is a virtual organisation, you must be highly-organised and able to work independently contributing to the overall team outcomes.

The principal functions of the role will be to support the Board in advancing its mission and representing RSFS to members and the community:

• Support the Regions planning and delivery of Regional Field Days and the Annual Study Tour;

• Manage the definition, planning and delivery of paid training events;

• Maintain links with members, partners, stakeholders and sector organisations;

• Develop and promote membership of the Society to a broad and relevant constituency;

• Evaluate and implement procedures for RSFS, and as appropriate for Cashel Forest Trust;

• Ensure, in conjunction with our Secretariat, that RSFS remains in compliance with prevailing laws and regulations; and

• Other duties as required by the role.

Outline terms and conditions

• The role is for 21 hours per week;

• A full-time equivalent salary of £45,000 to £55,000, pro rated for the contracted hours, to be agreed depending on experience;

• 28 days paid holiday;

• Access to our employee well-being assistance programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) in a role that will lead all of SYP’s political, policy, and campaign work.

SYP has a proud history of delivering youth-led campaigns that deliver meaningful policy change. Our campaigns for Votes at 16, Equal Marriage, and the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law, to name only a few, have improved the lives of young people across Scotland.

SYP’s political profile and impact have never been higher. Our new Head of Policy and Public Affairs will drive forward all of our political work and ensure that we deliver even more of the changes to policy and legislation that young people expect of us.