Are you a leader who would like to make a real difference in faith-based peace and reconciliation?
Would you love a role that allows you to support people and faith communities to flourish as they navigate change, conflict, and differences well?
Then this exciting role might be for you…
Job Summary
Under its current 5-year strategy (2021 – 2025), ‘Choosing Peace in times of fear & division’, Place for Hope has successfully grown and diversified its partnerships, funding and volunteer team. This has enabled us to grow our reach and impact in equipping people and faith communities to be peacemakers working towards a more peaceful and reconciled world.
The new Director of Place for Hope will continue to develop Place for Hope as they work with Trustees, Staff and Volunteers to shape and finalise the next 5-year strategy that ensures Place for Hope is fit for purpose in a changing UK landscape for charities and faith communities. They will provide leadership and to be responsible for the overall management and administration of the charity within the strategic and accountability frameworks agreed by the Board of Trustees.
Previous experience essential to the role includes: values-based leadership; peace, conflict transformation and/or mediation; collaborating and communicating effectively with different Christian denominations and other faiths, excellent organisational and communication skills, and experience in income generation (including through building diverse partnerships). The ideal candidate would also have an interest in supporting faith communities to transform conflict, navigate change well and be able to support an internal CPD programme and culture of reflective practice.
This is an exciting time to join Place for Hope and play an important role in equipping individuals, faith and wider communities to be peacemakers in a world increasingly conflicted and divided.
Help families create precious memories at the toughest time of their lives.
Calum’s Cabin is a place of comfort, connection, and care for families facing the unimaginable — a child’s cancer diagnosis. Founded in memory of Calum Speirs, our charity provides free holiday homes, hospital accommodation, and financial support to hundreds of families each year across the UK and Ireland.
We are now looking for our first-ever Chief Operating Officer (COO) to help shape the next stage of our growth. This is a unique opportunity to combine strategic leadership with meaningful, hands-on work, and to make a lasting difference in the lives of families when they need it most.
The Role
As Chief Operating Officer, you will work closely with the Board of Trustees to lead and deliver the day-to-day operations of Calum’s Cabin.
Your role will include:
This is an ideal role for someone who is excited to blend operational leadership with direct impact — where every action helps families at one of the most critical times in their lives.
About You
You will be an experienced operational leader with:
Experience with Salesforce CRM or an understanding of the health service landscape in Scotland would be an advantage but is not essential.
What We Offer
Due to the retirement of the previous post holder, The Trustees of Abused Men in Scotland (AMIS) wish to appoint a Head of Services, to manage, monitor and develop AMIS’s work. We believe this is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about addressing domestic abuse for all victims and, in particular, ensuring that male victims can have their experience and needs recognised and addressed.
AMIS is a national organisation providing support to men who experience domestic abuse. We have provided a national helpline service since October 2010. In addition to our direct service provision, we advocate for men affected by domestic abuse on a strategic level and work with mainstream services to help improve responses to these men. AMIS is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
The person appointed will be our most senior employee and will work with the Board of Trustees, staff, service users and funding partners to support the development of the organisation. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment of our aims, a deep understanding of the challenges faced by victims of domestic abuse (and in particular male victims) and a proven track record of leadership in a similar setting.
Salary £34,000 - £36,000: dependent on experience
Responsible to: AMIS Board of Trustees
Line Management Responsibilities: All staff
Office Base: AMIS, c/o Volunteer Edinburgh, Leith Walk,
Annual Leave: 24 days plus 12 statutory days
Contract: Fixed Term contract until March 31st 2027. The term may be extended, subject to funding.
Location: Much of the work will be home-based, with face-to-face meetings and training sessions as required, generally in Edinburgh, but locations may vary.
Working Hours: 35 hours per week. Primarily office hours, but some flexibility around evening and weekend working will be required.
Pension: New staff are enrolled with Now Pensions. AMIS will match employee contributions up to 6%.
Probationary period: This post is subject to a four month probationary period.
Funding: This role is funded by the Scottish Government Victim at the Centre Fund, until 31 March 2027. We hope to secure funding in the longer term.
Equal Opportunities: AMIS is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status, disability or any other attribute.
Conditions: Eligibility to work in the UK, a successful full PVG check and two satisfactory references all to be verified before a formal offer of employment is made.
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 21 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 person to join our Corporate Management Team as Head of Professional Practice for Child Contact. This role is an integral part of our CMT, and works with all our member services and child contact centres across the network.
We have an office in Edinburgh, and would expect the post-holder to work from here on a Tuesday whenever possible (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.
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 21 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 Corporate Management Team as Head of Network Services. This role is an integral part of our CMT, and works with all our member services across our network. The role involves elements of monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance, and policy development.
We have an office in Edinburgh, and would expect the post-holder to work from here on a Tuesday whenever possible (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.
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries. We support a sector of 449 museums and galleries, through strategic investment, workforce development, advice and advocacy. We are a forward facing and inclusive organisation, committed to the ongoing development of a positive culture for our team.
We are seeking an experienced professional to lead our work to clearly communicate the positive value and impact of the museums and galleries sector. You will do this by developing and leading advocacy campaigns and activity that make a strong case for Scotland’s museums and galleries sector to influence a range of external audiences and stakeholders including Government Officials, Government Ministers, MSPs, relevant Committees, relevant funders and other key organisations and influencers.
Politically astute, the Senior Advocacy and Public Affairs Manager possesses strong communication and influencing skills, using research and information to build a political and public case for our sector and inform evidence-based advocacy messaging and activity.
Being able to navigate and effectively communicate complex issues that implicate the wider culture and heritage sector in Scotland will be essential. MGS has worked to raise awareness of the budget challenges faced by our sector while also striving to adapt to ensure relevance to communities and users. An exciting new capacity programme with the Scottish Government is in development designed to transition the sector to a sustainable footing and you would play an instrumental role in shaping how we communicate the benefits of this programme to key stakeholders.
This role offers an enriching opportunity to be creative and proactive in developing our organisational voice to highlight the immense value of Scotland’s museums and galleries
The successful candidate will manifest MGS’s core values: collaboration, integrity, passion for museums, and courageousness.
The Executive Director provides strategic, financial, and operational leadership for Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre. Working in close partnership with the Artistic Directors of both Dundee Rep Theatre and Scottish Dance Theatre, and the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director ensures that DRSDT delivers on its artistic ambitions while operating as a sustainable, resilient and values led organisation.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic and integrated cultural institution that is home to two world-class artistic companies and a nationally respected creative engagement programme.
Joining our new Economic Development and Enterprise Team, we’re looking for a colleague who is passionate about local participation with an interest in supporting the building of strong local/social enterprising activity. Our new colleague will support the delivery of our Social Enterprise Strategy through the development of resources and models of advice for new and existing social enterprises to help them grow and develop. As a great communicator and someone who thrives in developing new connections and relationships, the Officer will also be involved in events and projects for the third sector working with colleagues across the organisation.
We are looking for a colleague passionate about supporting collaboration, developing capacity and highlighting the role and impact of the third sector in nurturing and developing local economies and enterprise. You will provide oversight and leadership of our work across the building of strong local economies, development of local enterprise and cross-portoflio working for a wellbeing economy, developing relationships with local anchor organisations like the local authority and South of Scotland Enterprise, with communities and across our sector.
Develop and deliver plans to support capacity building for third sector organisations across Dumfries and Galloway in areas of economic development and enterprise.
Ensure the provision of resources and advice for the sector on key themes of policy, practice, research and the further development of an economy and enterprise online hub.
Oversee the coordination and support of the Social Enterprise Dumfries and Galloway (SEDG) network.
Develop and manage relationships and partnership working with a variety of organisations to support the role of, and capacity within, the third sector, including the role of the sector and communities in economic investment and development decisions.
With partners, support the understanding of Community Wealth Building, the importance of local economies and the role of social enterprises.
Promote shared learning about Community Wealth Building and how we explore the pillars of CWB to benefit local people and place, working alongside CLES and SoSE.
Ensure the appropriate allocation of resources to maximise impact, including through high quality tools, advice and routes to signposting to sources of expert help so that our advice for the sector is consistent and of high quality.
Would you like to like to join a team committed to community led climate action?
Support communities on their climate action journey within Highlands & Islands?
The Highlands & Islands Climate Hub is fully funded by the Scottish Government and is one of a network of Climate Action Hubs established across Scotland to offer networking, support and encouragement of community led climate action. The vision for the Hub is to support and empower communities to develop local solutions to make the transition to net zero and climate resilient living through empowerment and capacity building in communities throughout the region.
The Hub has been operating since September 2021 and is a membership organisation supporting communities across Highland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. The vision of the overall Hub Programme defined by Scottish Government is A network of climate action hubs providing a vehicle for communities to come together and engage in collective climate action, supporting the just transition to net zero and climate resilient living, and driving wider change.
Thanks to organisational growth and membership demand, we’re expanding our team and look forward to welcoming a colleague as a Training Officer.
JOB PURPOSE
The Training Officer will design, coordinate, and deliver training that strengthens the capacity of communities and community organisations to engage in climate action. This role will identify learning needs, develop relevant training resources, and facilitate learning opportunities that support community groups at all stages of their climate journey; from initial awareness through to project delivery and evaluation.
As a key member of the Business Development workstream, the Training Officer will also identify opportunities to deliver training, workshops, and resources that can generate earned income. This will contribute to the Hub’s strategic goal of diversifying from core grant income and supporting long-term financial sustainability.
The role will support communities across the Highlands and Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. You therefore must reside within the Highland, Shetland or Orkney Local Authority areas. Homeworking is the norm, however, if you do reside within easy travelling distance of either our Inverness or Thurso office, 1/2 days office-based work would be required.
The Hub holds regular staff meetups, which may be at our Inverness or Thurso Office and there would be a further expectation to attend national Hub Gatherings.
We offer the following benefits: