This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future sustainability and mission of the Church of Scotland.

We are seeking a National Stewardship Consultant to support, equip and inspire congregations to grow in their understanding and practice of Christian stewardship. This is a varied and outward-facing role, helping churches cultivate a confident and hopeful culture of generosity to sustain and resource the Church’s mission and ministry, enabling them to flourish spiritually, practically and financially.

You will work alongside congregations in a range of contexts, facilitating meetings, conferences and workshops, presenting stewardship resources, and accompanying churches on their stewardship journeys. This includes practical guidance on areas such as personal giving, fundraising, digital giving, legacy giving, grant funding and Gift Aid.

As part of a small and dynamic team, you will also contribute to the development and delivery of resources, tools and initiatives that support stewardship, generosity and growth across the Church, responding to emerging needs and opportunities.

We are looking for someone who:

• has a strong understanding of Christian stewardship and the life of the church

• is a confident and engaging communicator, able to motivate and inspire others

• has experience of facilitating groups and engaging a range of audiences

• has excellent organisational skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach

• is passionate about helping people and congregations flourish.

You will have scope to shape aspects of the Team’s work by developing areas of particular interest and strength. We are open to a wide range of skills and experiences, which can be further developed within the role.

A current driving licence and willingness to travel regularly are essential, along with flexibility to work evenings and occasional weekends.

The successful candidate is required to be a committed Christian with a live Church connection. This is a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010.

Could you help decide how National Lottery money supports communities in Scotland?

We are recruiting for a new Scotland Committee member for an initial period of up to four years. The Scotland Committee sets the strategic direction and policy framework for our work. It oversees effectiveness and impact and takes strategic funding decisions. We are looking for one additional member who will add to the broad base of knowledge, skills and experience of the existing Committee.

We are a place-based and relational funder, so it is vital that our Scotland Committee reflects this approach. Through this recruitment, we will seek to strengthen the diversity and inclusivity of the Scotland Committee, ensuring it continues to reflect the communities we serve.

We are looking for candidates with:

• An understanding of and interest in the Scottish social, cultural and political landscape and the role of the voluntary and community sector in it

• Experience and understanding of working with and for communities to deliver local priorities

• The ability to understand complex issues and make decisions taking into account competing demands

• An understanding and commitment to the principles required to hold a public post of this nature

This is a significant opportunity to be involved in an organisation transforming people’s lives. If you believe you have the background and personal qualities needed, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Remuneration: £5,232 per annum. Expenses will be paid.

For more information, please download the candidate briefing below.

About Romano Lav

Romano Lav was established in 2013 by a local Roma woman, who, alongside other Roma, was frustrated with Roma people being left out of decision-making and their voices unheard. Since then, our work has challenged the racism, discrimination, and disadvantage experienced by local Roma people. Our team is made up of Roma and non-Roma people, working together in solidarity to promote social justice and achieve meaningful change.

Our work is diverse but united by the common objective of empowering Roma people, particularly Roma youth and Roma women and challenging the racialised structural inequalities that Roma people disproportionately face.

We support Roma communities to realise their rights via community education programmes. We evidence social inequalities by co-producing large-scale community research led by Roma youth. We dismantle barriers to realising rights, and we challenge inequalities, via evidence-based advocacy. We facilitate Roma inclusion by promoting Roma culture and creating intercultural dialogue. Our events and programmes are open to all, which creates greater community solidarity and mutual understanding.

Role and responsibilities

The Project Co-Coordinator will play a key role in supporting the smooth running and development of Romano Lav's projects and wider organisational work, working alongside Romano Lav’s other project co-coordinator.

The two Project Co-Coordinators work collaboratively and in solidarity, bringing complementary skills and approaches to support Romano Lav’s wider work. While both contribute to project management and organisational development, this role advertised here has a particular focus on providing support to our staff to develop and lead on projects, administration, reporting, and general organisational support that enable our projects to run effectively. The other Project Co-Coordinator works more closely with community members, playing a leading role in supporting community empowerment, leading projects and representing the organisation. Both roles are integral to our work and are grounded in a shared commitment to community leadership, mutual support, and the values of Romano Lav.

Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, the postholder will help ensure that projects are well organised, properly supported, and delivered in line with their aims, timescales and funding requirements.

2027 promises to be a very exciting time for our organisation, with strong foundations already laid for dynamic and innovative projects and activities, and a committed workforce working in a wide range of social action, wellbeing and cultural projects. The role is not to design new projects, but rather to facilitate and oversee the delivery of existing work and act as support where needed to staff designing and leading on their projects.

The role requires someone who is organised, proactive, and adaptable, with a genuine passion for community work and a supportive approach to working with colleagues. They will help staff to plan and deliver their own projects, providing practical coordination, administrative support and guidance where needed, while offering support to staff where needed - particularly to young people - to take ownership and lead their own work.

Our projects respond to a range of community needs and interests, and the postholder should be comfortable working across different areas of activity, building relationships and responding to changing priorities.

Project Coordination and Development

• Support staff to plan, coordinate and deliver a range of projects and activities, ensuring that work is organised, purposeful and delivered within agreed timescales.
• Monitor and manage individual project budgets, keeping track of expenditure and projected costs, and work closely with the Finance Assistant to maintain an up-to-date overview of project and organisational budgets.
• Support colleagues to develop workplans, set priorities and monitor progress.
• Help staff identify what support they need to deliver their projects effectively, offering practical guidance, problem-solving and encouragement where appropriate.
• Support young people and other community members to lead their own projects, develop their skills and take ownership of their work.
• Help ensure that projects respond to community needs, interests and aspirations, and contribute to Romano Lav's wider aims.
• Co-coordinate activities across different areas of work, including men's and women's wellbeing, youth-led human rights work, arts and cultural programmes, research and community-led initiatives.
• Identify potential challenges or delays, communicate these with colleagues and help find solutions.
• Support the planning and delivery of meetings, workshops, events and other project activities as required.

Staff Support and Relationships

• Build positive, respectful working relationships with colleagues, young people, community members and partner organisations.
• Provide supportive and appropriate guidance to colleagues, helping them develop confidence, skills and independence in their roles.
• Recognise when staff need practical assistance, encouragement or space to lead their own work, adapting support to individual needs and circumstances.
• Help colleagues manage workloads, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines without unnecessarily taking over their responsibilities.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative working environment where staff feel supported and able to raise challenges.
• Work constructively with colleagues across different projects and areas of responsibility, sharing information and supporting the wider team when needed.

Administration, Monitoring and Reporting

• Responsible for the preparation of regular progress reports, funder reports and other written updates such as board reports, gathering information from colleagues and communicating project progress clearly.
• Maintain clear and accurate project records, including workplans, activity records, monitoring information, spreadsheets and other project documentation.
• Assist with monitoring and evaluating project activities, ensuring that relevant information and evidence of outcomes are collected and recorded.
• Support colleagues to keep track of project deadlines, reporting requirements, budgets and other commitments.
• Support the organisation of meetings, including helping to prepare agendas, recording actions and following up on agreed tasks.
• Help ensure that project documentation, agreements and administrative requirements are in place and kept up to date.
• Support the preparation of funding applications and other organisational documents where required.

Communication and Partnership Working

• Maintain effective communication with colleagues to support co-ordination across the organisation.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with external partners, community organisations and other relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to the planning and promotion of events, activities and community initiatives.

Organisational Responsibilities

• Work in line with Romano Lav's policies, procedures and values, including our commitment to equality, anti-racism, human rights and community empowerment.
• Contribute to creating a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for staff, young people, community members and partners.
• Work flexibly across different areas of the organisation, responding to changing needs and priorities.
• Participate in team meetings, planning sessions, supervision and other organisational activities as required.
• Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role.

Line Management and Workplan

• The postholder will report to Fatima Uygun, line manager and Trustee of Romano Lav.
• Work will be undertaken in line with an agreed workplan, with priorities reviewed regularly in discussion with the line manager and relevant colleagues.
• The postholder will work collaboratively with project staff, providing co-ordination and practical support to staff to lead on their own projects.
• The role requires a flexible and responsive approach, balancing planned work with emerging organisational and community needs.

For more information, please visit the Romano Lav website.

CEMVO Scotland is a national intermediary organisation and strategic partner of the Scottish Government Equalities Directorate. With a network of over 600 ethnic minority (EM) organisations throughout Scotland, our aim is to build the capacity of the ethnic minority voluntary sector and its communities.

We have an exciting project “Mobilising Community Action Scotland” (MCAS) in partnership with Changeworks and The Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park with funding through The National Lottery Community Fund.

The overall aim of MCAS is to increase awareness and empower EM communities to adopt nature positive and energy saving behaviours in their everyday lives.

We already have an excellent MCAS team in place and now looking to recruit the following post:

Financial Administrator

We are first and foremost seeking essentially a person with excellent financial administration skills and experience. If the person also has good general administration skills added to their financial expertise then that would be ideal.

You will have at least 3 years financial management or administration experience to help undertake day to day financial administration of the MCAS project budget. You will provide regular financial reporting updates to the MCAS co-ordinator on project expenditure and projected spend. Working closely with CEMVO financial officer and MCAS co-ordinator you will undertake broad financial administration of MCAS, including developing and maintaining a financial system to keep track of expenditure against various budget lines, keeping accurate financial records, processing invoices and tracking payment, financial forecasting for over or underspends, and working with CEMVO financial officer to provide information for financial reporting to the funder, for external audits, etc.

Your secondary role will be to provide general administrative support to the MCAS project team, such as organising venues and catering, event registration, providing administrative support at events when needed and undertaking general administrative tasks.

You will require a good level of book-keeping and financial administration experience with a working knowledge of Excel or financial packages such as Xero or SAGE. You will also require experience in producing financial reports, processing invoices and assisting with audit processes along with good general administrative skills.

For more information, please download the job description and person specification below.

Borders Community Action (BCA) is seeking a creative and proactive Communications & Impact Officer to strengthen engagement with the third sector across the Scottish Borders and raise awareness of the organisation’s work, services and impact.

This role will lead on communications activity across a range of channels, developing compelling content, managing digital platforms, promoting volunteering and community initiatives, and ensuring members and stakeholders remain informed, connected and engaged.

The postholder will work collaboratively with colleagues, members and partners to deliver BCA’s communications strategy, capture and showcase the impact of the third sector, and help amplify the voice of communities and organisations locally and nationally.

For more information, visit the Borders Community Action website.

About Us

Cernach Housing Association is a successful and well performing community-based registered social landlord (RSL) operating in Drumchapel, North west Glasgow since 1991. We own 877 homes, and we provide a management service to 16 sharing owners and 141 homeowners. We act as community anchor organisation for Drumchapel. Our turnover is £4.8 million, a major part of which comes from rental income.

At Cernach, our people are at the forefront of what we do. We encourage a positive working culture where our employees feel a sense of belonging. Our people are passionate about what we do and so it is important to us that we continue building that culture as we recruit. Benefits of working with us at Cernach:

· 25 days’ annual leave and 15 days’ public holiday per annum, as well as additional days leave awarded on long service (pro-rata for part-time roles)

· SHAPS Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

· Salary sacrifice scheme

· EVH salary, (Grade 7 – PA22 to PA25), pro-rata for part-time roles

Flexible working practices including flexi time system and hybrid working model

· Continuous personal development and training

· Community based Housing Association

· A well-being-focused office featuring free fruit for all staff, flu vaccination programme, a comfortable lunch lounge, and a small fitness room with gym equipment.

About the Role

We are looking a new post of ICT Officer to join our Finance and Corporate Services Team. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Services, you will lead and support key areas of our digital transformation programme, including the migration to SharePoint and a cloud-based server environment. You will work closely with our external ICT managed service provider to plan and deliver improvements while minimising disruption to staff and services.

This is an opportunity to play a leading role in the next stage of Cernach Housing Association’s digital development. We have a range of software currently in place, and have continuously held Cyber Essentials Plus certification for the past three years. You will combine hands-on technical support with project delivery, cyber-security awareness, staff training and effective management of external ICT suppliers.

This is a part-time post of 14 hours per week, normally worked across two days between Monday and Friday. Working pattern will be agreed with the successful applicant when the post is offered. At least 50% of the postholder’s weekly hours must be worked in our Drumchapel office, with regular travel to and from the office required. Occasional work outside normal working hours may also be necessary.

Fixed-term status

This post is offered on a fixed-term basis until 30 November 2028. It has been established for a defined period to support the Association’s ICT requirements and digital transformation programme and to gauge the ongoing ICT requirements of the business.

The successful applicant’s employment under this contract will end on the stated date. Applicants should therefore apply on the understanding that there is no guarantee or expectation that the post will be extended or made permanent. Any extension would depend on the Association’s requirements at that time and would be confirmed separately in writing.

The successful applicant will have the statutory employment rights and contractual benefits applicable to fixed-term employees throughout their employment. The ending of the fixed-term contract will be managed in accordance with applicable employment law and a fair process.

About you

You will be an experienced ICT professional who enjoys solving problems, improving systems and helping colleagues get the best from technology. You will be confident providing day-to-day ICT support while also taking responsibility for projects and system improvements.

You will have experience of Microsoft 365 and working with external ICT providers and suppliers, together with a good understanding of cyber security and information security. You will also be comfortable explaining technical matters in plain language, providing staff training and producing straightforward user guidance.

Experience of SharePoint, cloud-based systems, Cyber Essentials Plus or working within housing, the public sector or another regulated environment would be welcome, although these are desirable rather than essential requirements.

Above all, you will be organised, approachable and customer-focused, able to work collaboratively within a small team and keen to contribute to change, innovation and continuous improvement.

Inclusive Employer

Cernach Housing Association is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential requirements and choose to participate in the Disability Confident interview scheme will be offered an interview. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Application information can be provided in alternative formats on request.

About Us:

Crossroads Community Hub is a charity, seeking a Development Officer to support its charitable activities based at our purpose-built community facility, Ayrshire Community Hub. The Hub, at Crossroads in East Ayrshire, also houses a café, farm shop, event space, gardening and growing areas. Our charitable activities include working with supermarkets, community partners and volunteers to support our local community in any way we can. The post is funded by Funding Scotland through the Development Trust Association Recovery and Resilience Fund. We are passionate about our work, and our community.

Our Aims:

We aim to develop the full potential of the hub as a community asset by developing our community activities, building new partnerships with hub users and seeking opportunities for new streams of funding working with the Board Trustees on governance and financial stability.

Job Role:

You will be based at Ayrshire Food Hub working to deliver a range of activities and services for people in the towns and villages in the 6 rural parishes surrounding Crossroads. You will be responsible for coordinating funding streams and establishing operational and financial systems, linking them into a Management Accounting System. You will manage our established food poverty programme seeking grants to continue and develop the programme with the support of our Trustees.

The Person:

You will be a practical people person with excellent networking skills, driven to help support the vision of the organisation by bringing creative and innovative ideas on delivering our charitable community objectives. You will also have sound financial and administrative skills to set up systems and work towards financial sustainability for the Hub. You will be both competent and confident in involving the Trustees, the members and the public through all channels of communication.

A full job description can be downloaded below.

Purpose of the Role

The Community Operations Assistant is the welcoming face of the Town Hall, providing excellent customer service to visitors, residents, community groups, hirers, and partners. The postholder will support the smooth day-to-day operation of the building by managing reception duties, coordinating bookings, providing administrative support, assisting with events and room hires, and helping promote the Town Hall and wider Development Trust activities.

This is a varied role requiring strong organisational skills, a positive and friendly approach, and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people.

Would you love to support community organisations to thrive? Do you have experience of working with communities, helping to strengthen their business planning and take an enterprising approach to their work?

Development Trusts Association Scotland is looking for maternity cover for our Strengthening Communities Programme Advisor to support our members in receipt of Strengthening Communities Programme grant funding. Working with the member support team, this role will help groups to become more resilient and sustainable community anchor organisations.

This post will involve hybrid working from home and office, with travel throughout the country.