The Finance Manager is a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and independently manages The Welcoming Association’s day-to-day finance function as the organisation’s sole finance specialist. The role provides timely, reliable financial information, maintains effective financial controls, and contributes financial expertise to strategic and operational decision-making by the SLT, CEO, and Board.

Reporting to the CEO, the postholder works closely with the Treasurer, budget holders and external advisers.

Additional information

Please note that you must already be eligible to work in the UK to be employed by The Welcoming Association.

The post holder’s base location will be The Welcoming’s office at 20/1 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 2TT.

Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of communitybased youth work, would love you to come and join our team.

Youth Scotland’s Youth Awards recognise and accredit the learning and achievements of thousands of young people each year through community-based youth work, schools and a wide range of partner organisations.

Following the retirement of our current Senior Development Worker, we are looking for an experienced Senior Development Worker (Awards) to join the team and build on the strong foundations already in place.

The Role

This is an important role within Youth Scotland’s Awards team, providing leadership to staff, maintaining high standards of quality and customer service, strengthening strategic partnerships and identifying opportunities for continued growth and development.

You will work with a wide range of Awards users and partners, including local authorities, national charities, schools, community-based youth organisations and other Awards providers. You will also lead on team planning, quality assurance, communications and impact reporting, and contribute to business planning and budgeting.

This role would suit an experienced professional with strong leadership and partnership skills who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will share our commitment to recognising and celebrating young people’s achievements and helping ensure their learning and development is valued.

The Organisation

Youth Scotland is the largest national youth work organisation in Scotland, supporting 116,979 young people, 2,430 youth groups from 628 member organisations and over 12,348 youth workers. Youth Scotland has been around since the early 20th century and has a diverse membership network – from small rural youth groups to large urban

projects. The common goal that we all share is better outcomes for young people.

Our membership network is made up of local youth groups of all sizes, Area Associations and Youth Scotland staff who can provide support and training on a range of youth work topics. We are proud of the varied, universal youth work our network delivers and the innovative solutions our members create in an ever-changing youth work landscape.

Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of communitybased youth work, would love you to come and join our team.

Youth Scotland’s Youth Awards recognise and accredit young people’s learning and achievement through community based youth work, schools, local authorities, national charities, and a wide range of other partner organisations.

Following an internal promotion, we are looking for an Awards Co-ordinator to join our Awards team and play a key role in providing a responsive and efficient service to our Awards users and partners.

The Role

You will co-ordinate the day-to-day administration that supports Youth Scotland Awards, including managing and triaging enquiries, processing registrations and renewals, maintaining accurate customer records and coordinating the production and distribution of Awards materials and certificates.

The role will also help us maintain high standards of customer service by improving customer communications and supporting efficient systems and processes across the Awards team.

This role would suit someone with strong administrative and organisational skills who enjoys working with customers, solving problems and making sure services run smoothly.

You will also share our commitment to recognising and celebrating young people’s achievements.

The Organisation

Youth Scotland is the largest national youth work organisation in Scotland, supporting 116,979 young people, 2,430 youth groups from 628 member organisations and over 12,348 youth workers. Youth Scotland has been around since the early 20th century and has a diverse membership network – from small rural youth groups to large urban projects. The common goal that we all share is better outcomes for young people.

Our membership network is made up of local youth groups of all sizes, Area Associations and Youth Scotland staff who can provide support and training on a range of youth work topics. We are proud of the varied, universal youth work our network delivers and the innovative solutions our members create in an ever-changing youth work landscape.

The postholder will have a key role in the Citadel’s 13+ Team, working across our services for young people aged 13 to 19. These include evening youth clubs, detached youth work and employability services for young people aged 16 to 19 who are not in education, training or employment. The postholder will also be based in a local high school one day per week, providing mental health and wellbeing support for targeted pupils.

CoWL are seeking an individual to join our team, with a particular focus on finances but will also include administering the Short Breaks Time to Live scheme, HR and health and safety.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide comprehensive financial and administrative support to CoWL

• Provide effective and efficient administrative support required for HR

• Provide general administration of the building and the associated facilities including health and safety.

• Provide effective and efficient administrative support required for the successful delivery of the Short Breaks Time to Live scheme.

• Work with the Short Breaks Co-ordinator, to promote, develop and arrange short breaks which lead to positive outcomes for carers, young carers and disabled people.

The role will manage a team with a co postholder and be part of the Leadership team for Sight Scotland veterans’ services. No two days are the same. One moment you might be supporting a colleague, welcoming a new veteran into the centre, or helping resolve an operational challenge. The next, you will be working with colleagues from our organisation, volunteers, and team members to improve services and create new opportunities.

The current duties of the role require a criminal records check or membership of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland for the protection of adults and children and clean driving licence.

We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys working with people and believes in creating services where everyone can participate, contribute and belong.

It would be great if you have -

• A SVQ3 qualification in health, social care, community work, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of visual impairment, sensory loss, or veterans' services
• Experience collaborating with volunteers, community groups, or external partners.
• Experience developing activities with participants and frontline teams.

You don’t need to meet every single requirement to be a great candidate. Most people learn parts of the job once they’re in post, so if a role interests you and you believe you could grow into it, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to fair, accessible recruitment. If you need any adjustments, like extra time, a different format, or other support, at any stage of the process, just let us know. Please contact People and Culture on 0131 378 2793 or via peopleandculture@sightscotland.org.uk who can arrange for any support you need.

About us

For more than 230 years we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future, and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.

Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:

• Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference

• Putting our community at the heart of what we do

• Campaigning for change

• Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions

• Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

Our organisational values - Transform, Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.

You will be part of a fun team providing support to your team and the Leadership team Sight Scotland veterans’ services. No two days are the same. One moment you might be supporting a colleague, welcoming a new veteran into the centre, running a skills or art class or even preparing for one of our unique Events. The current duties of the role require a criminal records check or membership of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland for the protection of adults and children and clean driving licence.

We are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys working with people and believes in creating services where everyone can participate, contribute and belong.

It would be great if you have -

• A SVQ2 qualification in health, social care, community work, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of visual impairment, sensory loss, or veterans' services
• Experience collaborating with volunteers, community groups, or external partners.
• Experience developing activities with participants and frontline teams.
• You don’t need to meet every single requirement to be a great candidate. Most people learn parts of the job once they’re in post, so if a role interests you and you believe you could grow into it, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to fair, accessible recruitment. If you need any adjustments, like extra time, a different format, or other support, at any stage of the process, just let us know. Please contact People and Culture on 0131 378 2793 or via peopleandculture@sightscotland.org.uk who can arrange for any support you need.

About us

For more than 230 years we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved, but we want to do more. We will build on our rich history to create an organisation which is prepared for the future, and ready to respond to the needs of people impacted by vision loss.

Our vision is bold. We want to be at the leading edge of positive societal change by:

• Investing our funds in the support that makes the biggest difference

• Putting our community at the heart of what we do

• Campaigning for change

• Accelerating prevention and treatment of eye conditions

• Fostering a collaborative culture of innovation and learning

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

Our organisational values - Transform, Unite and Thrive - underpin all the work we do at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans.

Our vision is that no one in Scotland faces the challenges of older age alone.

We provide older people, their families and carers with high quality information and advice services and we tackle loneliness through our dedicated friendship programmes.

We campaign and influence on the issues older people tell us they care about. We support and fund hundreds of older people’s groups and community initiatives across the country and deliver workshops to improve people’s quality of life.

We involve and empower people affected by dementia and host national forums for older people from ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community to help address the inequalities they face.

We're looking for an experienced and passionate fundraiser to join us as Interim Legacy and In Memory Lead.

In this role, you'll drive our legacy and in-memory fundraising programme, inspiring supporters to leave a lasting impact for older people across Scotland. You'll raise awareness of the difference gifts in wills and in-memory donations make, lead engaging campaigns and activities, and help grow both income and legacy pledges to support our work now and for generations to come.

If you're a creative, relationship-focused fundraiser with a track record of delivering results and a passion for making a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you.

The post will be Scotland-based, with a blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working. As a hybrid role the intention is that office-based and external facing work will constitute 40% of working time over each month. Age Scotland is a flexible employer, and flexible work patterns are available.

In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

• Generous holiday allowance of 39 days (FTE)
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare benefit through BHSF
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts from major retailers
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid carers leave and dependents’ support
• Enhanced family life policies.

Help shape the next chapter of the West Highland Way.

As Scotland’s first and most popular long-distance walking route looks towards its 50th anniversary in 2030, we’re recruiting a Funding and Communications Manager to help build support for its future.

The Way connects communities and welcomes people from around the world. Caring for it takes funding, strong partnerships and people who can inspire others to get involved.

Working alongside our new Director, passionate trustees and partners up and down the route, you’ll develop fundraising, build supporter relationships and share the stories that show why this work matters.

If you have a strong track record in charity fundraising and a talent for engaging people, we’d love to hear from you.

Looking for more information?

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact us via trustee@westhighlandwaytrust.org and one of the Trustees will get back to you.

You can also find more information about us on our website westhighlandwaytrust.org and on the official West Highland Way website westhighlandway.org

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.