Community Alliance Trust is a development trust serving Greater Craigmillar. We bring together individuals and organisations to identify need and advocate for positive local change.

As part of our work, we host and run a variety of services from The White House supporting local people.

Purpose of the post

This role is a key part of a small team delivering community development initiatives throughout the Greater Craigmillar area.

The post holder will be responsible for our finance payments and procedures, including payroll and pensions.

The post-holder will be responsible for core administration tasks and will provide cross-team administrative support, as required.

Main Activities

Finance:

• Hold primary responsibility for the payment system, to ensure all providers are paid in good time
• Accurately record and process all income and expenditure, including invoices and expenses
• Be responsible for preparing monthly payroll information, including calculating pension salary sacrifice payments to ensure that all employees are paid accurately each month
• Provide support to the Trust Manager during budget preparation and year-end audit
• Provide advice on process improvements to all aspects of the finance system.

Administration:

• Manage the office environment and be the first point of contact for telephone and in-person enquiries
• Manage procurement and delivery of office supplies and services
• Manage documentation and incoming/outgoing communication
• Support project work administration and website content, as required
• Provide administrative support to the wider team, as necessary

This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may change over time to reflect developing organisational needs.

Line Manager: Report to Mike (Trust Manager at CAT), who will also provide support and supervision.

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from marginalised groups.

The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 20 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 15,000 people each year.

We are looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join our team as a Communications and Marketing Manager, on a fixed term maternity cover basis. The primary purpose of this role is to work with the Chief Executive to deliver and further develop the Relationships Scotland Network’s Strategy as it relates to communications, marketing and political engagement.

This is a new post funded through the Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund and Weave Partnership. We are in this partnership with One Parent Families Scotland, Families Outside, and Fife Gingerbread. The Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) will be the learning and evaluation partner.

The post has been funded until 31st March 2027 in the first instance, with the intention set by Scottish Government that this funding will be extended to 31st March 2029.

We have an office in Edinburgh and would expect the post-holder to work from here on a Tuesday (this is our office day). The remaining hours can be worked remotely if needed, or there is a desk space at York Place if you prefer to be office based. Additional office days will be required for meetings in person.

The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 20 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 15,000 people each year.

We are looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join our team as a National Office Administrator. The primary purpose of this role is to take the lead on our national helpline and enquiries service, signposting service users to their local member service. There will also be elements of administrative support to colleagues, including the Child Contact team.

This is a new post funded through the Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund and Weave Partnership. We are in this partnership with One Parent Families Scotland, Families Outside, and Fife Gingerbread. The Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) will be the learning and evaluation partner.

The post has been funded until 31st March 2027 in the first instance, with the intention set by Scottish Government that this funding will be extended to 31st March 2029.

This post will be office based at 18 York Place, Edinburgh. All staff work on Tuesdays, however there is flexibility in when the other hours are worked between Monday-Thursday.

We are looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join our team as a Network Services Administrator. The primary purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to the Network Services team, including taking minutes at the Network Services Committee meetings. In addition there will be elements of data collection and data entry, with the gathering of client information forms from our 20 member services.

This is a new post funded through the Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund and Weave Partnership. We are in this partnership with One Parent Families Scotland, Families Outside, and Fife Gingerbread. The Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) will be the learning and evaluation partner.

The post has been funded until 31st March 2027 in the first instance, with the intention set by Scottish Government that this funding will be extended to 31st March 2029.

This post will be office based at 18 York Place, Edinburgh. All staff work on Tuesdays, however there is flexibility in when the other hours are worked between Monday-Thursday.

The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 20 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 15,000 people each year.

We are looking for a motivated and hardworking individual to join our team as a Network Services Co-ordinator. The primary purpose of this role is to work with our 20 member services across Scotland on a range of issues, including development of national policies, co-ordinating Quality Assurance visits throughout the network, and establishing a new database for the collation of client information forms. The postholder will be working closely with the Head of Network Services to support the delivery of the Weave Partnership through the Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund, and the Corra CYPFEI Fund.

This is a new post funded through the Whole Family Support Third Sector Delivery Fund and Weave Partnership. We are in this partnership with One Parent Families Scotland, Families Outside, and Fife Gingerbread. The Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit (SPIRU) will be the learning and evaluation partner.

The post has been funded until 31st March 2027 in the first instance, with the intention set by Scottish Government that this funding will be extended to 31st March 2029.

We have an office in Edinburgh, and would expect the post-holder to work from here on a Tuesday (this is our office day). The remaining hours can be worked remotely if needed, or there is a desk space at York Place if you prefer to be office based. Additional office days will be required for meetings in person.

Shettleston is a community-based housing association, and a Scottish Charity, which has played a major role in the regeneration of the local area for 50 years.

Are you an experienced communications professional ready to make a real difference? We are looking to recruit a creative, organised and engaging Communications Officer to help shape how Shettleston Housing Group connects with tenants, customers, colleagues and the wider community.

Working with staff, Board Members, tenants, customers and partners, you will deliver high-quality communications across digital and written channels. You will build our social media presence, support the ongoing development of our website, lead on key publications and help ensure the Group responds quickly and effectively when communications issues arise.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of producing clear, engaging content for a range of audiences and channels.
• Bring strong writing, editing and digital communications skills, with an eye for accuracy and consistency.
• Be confident managing social media, website content, newsletters and other publications.
• Build effective relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues, tenants, customers and external partners.
• Be a proactive, organised problem-solver who can manage competing priorities and respond effectively when issues arise.

We offer a great benefits package including generous holidays and a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.

Geeza Break is a long established, unique social care organisation providing family support, peer support, group work and respite services for children, young people and their families in the local community. We predominantly deliver services in and across the Northeast of Glasgow, but our respite service offering has a wider Glasgow based reach.

We provide a high quality, person centre, trauma informed, planned respite sitter service for children and young people ages 0-16 years, often with disabilities and or additional support or learning needs. We provide this practical and regulated service alongside wraparound support for the whole family. The charity has been operational since 1992, and we remain committed to retaining a holistic, non-judgemental and inclusive approach and ethos to our services.

We provide learning and development opportunities, peer support for reflective practice sharing as well as regular support and supervision sessions, within a nurturing and welcoming team.

The charity offers competitive annual leave and public holiday allocation, alongside an additional Winter Wellbeing Day as a non-contractual benefit to staff members in recognition of the requirements of delivering high-quality social care in the community.

Organisational Structure

To be accountable overall to the Chief Executive Officer and line managed by The Senior Family Support Worker.

Attendance at thrice yearly peer support sessions with respite colleagues to promote and support reflective practice.

Geeza Break is a long established, unique social care organisation providing family support, peer support, group work and a planned respite service for children, young people and their families in the local community. We predominantly deliver services in and across the Northeast of Glasgow.

We provide a high quality, person centred, trauma informed service for children and young people ages 0-16 years, often with disabilities and additional support or learning needs, and their families. The charity has been operational since 1992, and we remain committed to retaining a holistic, non-judgemental and inclusive approach and ethos to our services.

The post holder will work directly with parents, carers, and where appropriate children to strengthen family relationships. The successful candidate will provide practical and emotional support to families to support and improve parenting capacity, and promote safer, healthier lifestyles and positive wellbeing outcomes.

We are a learning organisation promoting training and professional development opportunities, peer support for reflective practice sharing as well as regular support and supervision sessions, within a nurturing and welcoming team.

The charity offers competitive annual leave and public holiday allocation, alongside an additional Winter Wellbeing Day as a non-contractual benefit to staff members in recognition of the requirements of delivering high-quality social care in the community.

Organisational Structure

To be accountable overall to the Chief Executive Officer and line managed by The Senior Family Support Worker.

Attendance at thrice yearly peer support sessions with respite colleagues to promote and support reflective practice.

About Thrive Early:

Citizens Advice Scotland, Home-Start UK, and Save the Children UK are working in partnership to deliver Thrive Early, a programme aligned with the Scottish Government's Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

The aim of Thrive Early is to prevent and mitigate the impacts of poverty for families with children under five years of age by providing integrated, whole family support within local communities.

The project addresses the root causes and effects of poverty by improving families' financial wellbeing, emotional resilience, social connections, and access to services. Families receive practical and emotional support from Home-Start, alongside expert financial, welfare, and holistic advice from Citizens Advice. Support is tailored to individual family needs and provided for as long as required.

A key feature of Thrive Early is its commitment to embedding the voices and experiences of families into both service development and wider systems change. This work is led by Save the Children UK, ensuring that lived experience drives continuous improvement and informs national policy and practice.

Job purpose:

The Thrive Early Family Adviser role combines elements of a Generalist Adviser and Caseworker, delivering seamless, holistic support to families in close partnership with Home-Start colleagues and other project partners. The role focuses on building trusted relationships with families who may be experiencing significant barriers to engaging with advice services. Many families supported through Thrive Early may not feel ready or able to access traditional advice channels. As a result, establishing trust, confidence, and sustained engagement is a critical part of the role. Family Advisers work with families over the medium to long term, providing tailored advice, advocacy, and practical support to help them move towards greater financial security and wellbeing. The postholder will also work collaboratively with Save the Children UK to support family participation activities and ensure that lived experience informs service improvement and project learning.

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the cities leading charities and make a substantial contribution to your local community. Competitive salaries and a 7% Employers Pension Contribution are among the many benefits of joining this fantastic organisation. If you are looking for a new opportunity, full details are included in the role descriptions. For an informal discussion about any of the roles, please contact Benjamin Napier, Chief Executive on 07840770563 or by email at bejaminnapier@cabedinburgh.org.uk

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.