Purpose of Role

Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey Citizens Advice Bureau (IBS CAB) are responsible for developing, implementing, and managing various projects which enable and support different regional specialist services. This follows the successful award of a grant by Macmillan Cancer Support. This post will have direct responsibility and accountability for the delivery of assigned projects from inception through to the successful operational running and where applicable exit and close out.

The main project, which will be allocated, will be to ensure that across 14 Local Authority Across Scotland including (Dundee City, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Aberdeen City, Stirling, Falkirk, Highland, Angus, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Shetland Islands, Moray and Aberdeenshire) that advice and information is provided to individuals that are living with a diagnosis of cancer. This will include Welfare Benefits Advice and advice to improve Financial Health and Wellbeing because of the diagnosis of cancer. This “new” project brings together 12 previous advice projects into one regional project.

Supporting the other Delivery Partners to provide the service is crucial, ensuring they are appropriately resourced, trained, and contracts are managed to achieve and maintain the levels of competence required to deliver a quality service

The post holder supported by the Chief Executive will be responsible to the funder on all stages and aspects of projects, ensuring their strategic goals are aligned with the funder’s strategy. Report back via formal mechanisms to demonstrate the project is meeting its compliance and quality standards and any targets

The requirement will be to plan and manage resources, liaising with the wider team, to effectively deliver the projects, fostering a team culture across a dispersed team. Direct and support the team to communicate and engage with stakeholders effectively, monitoring performance and service design.

This includes identifying resources required, planning the work to realise the expected benefits as well as managing dependencies, workloads, and timetables. The role will coordinate the execution of work to help individuals deliver their part consistently and effectively, whilst managing change and risks through proactive performance monitoring, contingency planning, and formulating exit strategy processes.

The postholder also has an element of oversight and co-ordination across the active projects portfolio and assists each team with project planning and management, including but not limited to governance and controls, communication and engagement, performance, and risk management.

A key element of the role is to work with other stakeholders to sustaining this project with mainstream funding from Government of statutory agencies.

Background to The Crichton Trust

The Crichton Trust is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status, established in 1996 to promote, regenerate and care for The Crichton and other buildings of historic interest throughout Dumfries and Galloway.

The Trust has the overall strategic responsibility of ensuring that the site is managed and developed to an appropriate standard. Our mission is to preserve, enhance and interpret the historic character of The Crichton and develop it with a clear identity as a place of educational, commercial, recreational, cultural and artistic excellence taking account of accessibility and stakeholder and community needs for the benefit of Dumfries and Galloway.

Key Responsibilities and Objectives

Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Trust, accountable to the Board of Trustees for its people and resources, ensuring effective delivery of operational, financial, legal and regulatory responsibilities, and inspiring the management team to embrace the challenges faced. Work with the Board to shape, grow, and deliver an innovative, sustainable strategy that secures long-term success—acting as custodian of The Crichton’s place and story; protecting the charity’s ongoing wellbeing; safeguarding the site’s environmental, cultural, and heritage value; and driving The Crichton’s evolution into a thriving hub for economic activity that supports the region’s economic development.

Lead the development and delivery of The Crichton’s strategic partnerships, maximising engagement with key partners and stakeholders to position The Crichton as a vital infrastructure asset for the South of Scotland and nationally, and to drive sustainable growth through collaborative, whole-system approaches that realise shared ambition and opportunities.

We are especially interested in candidates who bring:

• A genuine commitment to, and understanding of, the organisation’s mission
• Proven CEO-level leadership experience, preferably within the non-profit sector
• Extensive senior operational experience in a non-profit environment
• Strong knowledge of charity governance and regulatory requirements
• A track record of successfully managing diverse income streams

About the Scottish Mentoring Network

Scottish Mentoring Network (SMN) is a national intermediary organisation which was established in 2005 to promote and support the development of mentoring in Scotland. It is a membership organisation – the members are mentoring projects across Scotland. SMN currently has around 160 member organisations.

Our Mission is to increase the quality, reach and profile of mentoring across Scotland.

Our Vision is effective, high-quality mentoring recognised, valued and available to all.

Our values are:

We inspire: We are passionate and ambitious about mentoring. We encourage and support our members to continuously improve their mentoring practice and motivate others to start mentoring.

We collaborate: We work together with our members, potential members, stakeholders, and partners to achieve our shared goals.

We empower: We encourage our people and those we work with to use a creative, solutions-focused approach to emerging issues. We enable this by sharing information and creating a learning environment that celebrates and learns from both successes and challenges.

The primary purpose of the job

1. To provide leadership, strategic direction and continued development of the Scottish Mentoring Network.
2. To be responsible for management and performance within strategic and accountability frameworks agreed with the Board.
3. To continue to develop the Scottish Mentoring Network to meet the members' needs.

About Us:

The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is also home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate Corporate Services team who are committed to providing the best people experience, every day. Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our Headquarters office door.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not- for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Project Accountant & Finance Operations Lead to join the the Park Authority, to manage financial support services both to core services and to externally funded projects, to line manage the finance team, and to support the Head of Finance and Corporate Operations by providing an effective and efficient financial management and accounting service to the Park Authority.

Equalities:

CNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.

We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who meets the essential requirements of the post, we will interview you. In all circumstances CNPA appoints on merit-based evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post.

The Role:

As the Project Accountant & Finance Operations Lead you will manage financial support services both to core services and to externally funded projects, including the National Lottery Heritage Funded “Cairngorms 2030” Programme.

You will support the Head of Finance and Corporate Operations by providing an effective and efficient financial management and accounting service to the Park Authority, including integration with corporate budgeting, financial accounting and final accounts.

The postholder will support non-financial colleagues to develop their financial expertise and to comply with financial procedures.

As the Project Accountant & Finance Operations Lead, you will also oversee the payroll and pensions service and provide line management to the finance team.

So, if you are keen to be our Project Accountant & Finance Operations Lead and you can display the skills and experience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Further information regarding the role can be found in the job description.

CNPA Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Professional development
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of pool cars

Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:

• member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
• tax relief on your contributions
• generous employer contributions
• a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
• the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement
• potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work
• life assurance cover
• benefits for loved ones and dependants
• options to increase your pension
• keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere
• support from our trusted charity partners

About You:

To be considered as our Project Accountant & Finance Operations Lead, you’ll need:

• Fully qualified accountant / CCAB professional accountancy qualification
• Knowledge and experience of running an organisational payroll and managing all associated tax and other returns
• Must have excellent numerical skills and substantial, proven experience of using excel spreadsheets and manipulating financial data and figures
• Demonstrable capacity to analyse information and to present the results of that analysis in a clear and accessible manner
• Demonstrable aptitude and skills to deliver payroll and pensions administration services
• Must have experience of handling confidential information, and respecting and adhering to that confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written and presentational
• IT skills – competent user of the standard Microsoft suite of products
• Permission to work in the UK

St Andrew’s First Aid is Scotland’s leading first aid charity, dedicated to saving lives and strengthening community resilience through high-quality training and volunteer-led services. With a proud history spanning over 140 years. The organisation provides first aid cover at thousands of events each year and plays a vital role in national and emergency response and public safety across the country. Through a nationwide network of committed volunteers and professional staff, St Andrew’s First Aid delivers first aid training to individuals, communities and workplaces, while supporting major public events by providing surge capacity during national events and emergencies.

The Executive Team is now seeking a Head of Volunteer Operations as the organisation are entering an important period of development. You will be passionate about delivering a high-quality experience to all our volunteers and galvanising the staff team to deliver and support this. The role will have a strong focus on building and strengthening our volunteer infrastructure, enhancing operational resilience and modernising systems that support service delivery across Scotland. This is a pivotal opportunity to shape the future of volunteer-led first aid services within a respected national charity.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Operations and Business Development and working closely with the Chief Executive and Executive Management Team, the Head of Volunteer Operations will provide strategic and operational leadership for St Andrew’s First Aid’s volunteer-led services across Scotland.

You will be responsible for ensuring a resilient, inclusive and high-performing volunteer workforce that is recruited, trained, deployed and supported to deliver safe, high-quality first aid services at events, in communities and during major incidents. The role spans the full volunteer lifecycle alongside responsibility for operational planning, rostering, safeguarding, clinical governance alignment, logistics and partnership working with key stakeholders including event organisers, local authorities and emergency services. The role also involves working collegiately with our Head of Commercial Training.

A central focus will be strengthening organisational readiness for peak demand and emergency response. You will lead service improvement initiatives, embed strong systems and performance frameworks, oversee budgets for volunteer operations, and develop robust risk management and business continuity plans. You will also champion digital solutions that enhance efficiency and the volunteer experience.

The successful candidate will be an experienced operational leader with a background in volunteer services or comparable safety-critical environments such as charities, emergency services, healthcare or major events. You will bring strong strategic and operational planning skills, alongside a sound understanding of safeguarding, governance and service quality.

You will be confident leading dispersed teams of staff and volunteers, able to influence senior stakeholders and partners, and comfortable working at Executive and Board level. Above all, you will combine operational experience with emotional intelligence and strong values, remaining calm under pressure and committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture where volunteers can thrive.

This is a rare opportunity to lead and shape a national volunteer operation at a time of transformation, ensuring that communities across Scotland continue to benefit from high-quality, volunteer-led first aid services when they need them most.

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:

• Lead the organisation, shaping culture and supporting staff wellbeing.
• Develop and deliver our vision and strategy in partnership with the Board of Trustees.
• Ensure compliance with SCIO governance and OSCR requirements.
• Oversee finances, fundraising, and operational delivery.
• Build strong partnerships with churches, funders, and community organisations.
• Represent Edinburgh City Mission publicly, embodying our values and mission.

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.

The Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston Community Company is responsible for the distribution of community benefit funds. We do this through a grant funding programme but also the delivery of larger community projects. Our wider work includes a Community Caretaker team, affordable housing for local people, development of recreation spaces and running a community shop.

We are a dynamic organisation looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and innovative Chief Officer to continue to lead the organisation further in delivering projects that benefit this community. You will report to the Board of Directors and be supported by an established team.

You will need to have experience of project management, building relationships and working with volunteers, as well as managing an employee team. Of course that isn't all, as you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the organisation financially and legally.

Are you up for this exciting challenge? To find out more please take a look at our recruitment pack. Any questions, or applications, should be sent to operations@communitycompany.co.uk

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:

• Significant experience of operating as a senior member of a management team.
• Experience preparing SORP-compliant charity accounts and budgets
• The ability to deliver expert technical guidance on charity financial accounting.
• An excellent communicator with the ability to confidently communicate financial information to non-finance people.
• Prepare and present training sessions to groups of participants with varying levels of knowledge.

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