Join RHASS as our new Chief Executive – Lead, Innovate, and Inspire
RHASS (Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland) are thrilled to announce the search for an accomplished leader to step into the role of new Chief Executive. Since 1784, RHASS has remained steadfast in our mission to advance Scottish Agriculture and support Scotland’s rural and agricultural communities.
Today, RHASS serves as a vital platform for the rural industry and communities that live and work in Scotland’s countryside. A cornerstone of this work is the Royal Highland Show, hosted annually at the Royal Highland Centre, and is the primary fundraising event for the charity. In addition, the Royal Highland Centre plays a crucial role in supporting the work that RHASS does, while standing as of the most sought-after venues within Scotland’s vibrant event sector.
About the Role
As Chief Executive, you will guide RHASS into its next chapter, helping to shape its strategic direction and delivering growth, all while ensuring strong financial stability and governance. In this pivotal role, you will work collaboratively with the Board of Trustees and staff to achieve the charity’s mission and long-term objectives. You will oversee the charity’s operations, finances, stakeholder relationships, and program development to ensure impactful and sustainable results.
What You’ll Do
• Leadership: Manage, develop, and oversee the Strategic Leadership Team, ensuring each area meets its KPIs. Foster a collaborative environment to drive continuous improvement and achieve organisational goals.
• Commercial Development: Oversee the continued development and commercial success of Highland Centre Ltd, working closely with the Director of Venue to maximise the use of assets to generate income for RHASS.
• Team Direction: Lead, mentor, and support the staff team, fostering a collaborative, high-performance organisational culture.
• Financial Stewardship: Ensure RHASS meets its budget and financial targets, providing regular financial reporting to the Board.
• Shape and Implement Strategic Direction and Growth: Drive forward RHASS’s strategic plan, delivering management objectives and maintaining a strong, successful team.
• Royal Highland Show Management: Deliver a successful Royal Highland Show each year, measured in terms of charitable impact, attendance, fundraising, financial performance and customer and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensure the organisation complies with all legal, regulatory, and financial requirements.
• Commercial and Property Strategy: Create and execute a medium-term commercial and property plan, leveraging income from RHASS’s assets effectively.
• Stakeholder Representation: Act as the charity’s representative to external stakeholders, including government officials, donors, partner organisations, and the media.
• Transparency and Reporting: Provide clear, transparent, and timely reports on the charity’s performance, finances, and impact to the Board and stakeholders.
What You’ll Bring
The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience in a Chief Executive or similar role, preferably within a multi-faceted organisation. You will combine financial acumen and governance expertise with the proven ability to foster partnerships and deliver results. Your strong communication and influencing skills, paired with the ability to motivate and lead high-performing teams, will be crucial.
This role is more than just a leadership position – it is an opportunity to leave a legacy and drive innovation in a charity with a proud history and an exciting future.
What We Offer
• Generous Annual Leave: Starting at 34 days per annum, increasing with length of service, including 10 public holidays and 4 fixed Director Days (taken between Christmas and New Year).
• Contributory Pension Scheme: The Society contributes 10% of your basic salary, with a 6% personal contribution.
• Life Assurance Benefit.
• Group Income Protection Benefit.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave.
• Personal Development Opportunities.
Changeworks, a leading social enterprise and charity in Scotland, is looking for a talented individual to join as Head of People. This new role is a great opportunity to lead the Human Resources (HR) and Business Support teams to support delivery against Changeworks’ aim, which is to decarbonise Scotland’s homes and drive a just transition to net zero. This post will be a member of the Leadership Group and will contribute to the strategic development of the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values-led organisation dedicated to equity, diversity and inclusion, and to supporting and developing colleagues to help achieve Changeworks’ mission to tackle the climate emergency.
Please note, this role is expected to attract a large number of applications and may close early.
As Head of People, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of an established and experienced HR Team, the main focus of your role. You will lead the HR team in providing proactive support across the organisation and within the Changeworks group. You will manage and oversee a range of HR functions and activities including employee relations cases, disciplinaries and performance management issues. Responsibilities will also include leading and managing the Changeworks payroll in partnership with the Finance Team.
The Head of People also oversees the Business Support team, which is managed by the Business Support Manager.
About you
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR manager looking to move to the next level in their career or a Head of HR looking for a new challenge. You will have a passion for human resources and have a CIPD qualification with strong leadership experience. Great communication skills and being used to dealing with sensitive and confidential information are essential.
About us
Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.
The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.
We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.
At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone
Watch Us Grow is a charity based in Palacerigg Country Park on the outskirts of Cumbernauld. We work with adults who have Additional Support Needs. Our aim is to help people become more independent both at home and within the communities they live. We do this by creating purposeful, educational and work style roles that build skills, knowledge and self confidence in our students. We work both outside in our public garden growing and selling plants and inside our house where we learn the skills to live more independently.
Job Description
The job will involve you driving a 9-seater minibus and a van. So clean driving license is required.
We are looking for someone to join our team as a project worker on our home skills and hospitality project. You will be supporting our students to learn how to live more independently in their own home or taking a more active role in a shared home. This will include cooking, cleaning, laundry, organizing home spaces, shopping and identifying any other needs each student may have and working on it with them. You will work with students to create a clear 8-week personalized schedule of learning; you will support students with positivity, patience and clarity and at a pace that works for each student individually.
You will also be part of a team developing a new opportunity which will see students working directly with the public serving refreshments.
Watch us Grow is looking for a person who enjoys keeping a house tidy and in order. Someone who has experience in housekeeping, catering or hospitality but most importantly someone who can guide and support our students to thrive. You will be guiding students, documenting all their achievements and activities, working towards personal goals for each individual, inspiring students to learn more and providing them with a purposeful role.
You will also be part of our weekly social activity evenings which include arts and crafts projects, movie clubs, games night and sports activities.
This job will involve you being creative, organized, good at planning, able to engage imaginations and keep things evolving. We are an organization that embrace and try out creative ideas.
Watch Us Grow is known primarily for its work outdoors in the garden, we teach about horticulture, wildlife and nature, we grow fruit, vegetables and flowers. You will be required to work outside at times, we are a small team and work together on everything.
You will report to the General Manager and work within an existing and established staff team to develop Watch Us Grow in new and exciting directions.
You will need to be enthusiastic and patient, showing an understanding of people with additional support needs. You will have experience in either Housekeeping, Catering or Hospitality in a commercial, You will need to be creative, friendly and engaging.
Duties and responsibilities
The Scottish Policy & Research Exchange (SPRE) is seeking new trustees to help shape the organisation as it moves into the next phase of its growth. SPRE exists to support more equitable public governance and positive outcomes for people and the environment in Scotland. We do this through a range of capacity strengthening activities aimed at supporting meaningful connections and learning between researchers, knowledge mobilisers, policymakers and practitioners.
SPRE is a values-led organisation seeking to live these values through our intersectional praxis. We are particularly keen to appoint new Trustees who align with these values and have strengths in any of the following skills and experience:
We aim to recruit 5-7 Trustees, including a new Treasurer. We would welcome applicants with experience in setting up financial systems and good governance in a new, small, organisation.
The KPT Development Trust (KPTDT) is a charitable company, established in 2018 to work with local people, community councils, the regional council and others, to tackle:
Since its establishment, the Trust has:
The Trust keeps local residents aware of all of these developments, and more, through a weekly bulletin that is emailed to local households, posted on Facebook and circulated as hard copies to local community sharing boxes.
However, the Trust now requires an experienced, efficient and preferably qualified Finance and Administration Officer to help us manage the range and complexity of our current activities.
This is a rare opportunity to work in a beautiful part of rural Dumfriesshire, Scotland, supporting the development of local communities. The right person will be an organised self-starter, experienced in, and proficient with, financial and administrative systems who will help the Trust to consolidate its many achievements to date in tandem with the Project Development Officer, a freelance Finance Manager, directors, volunteers and other members of the local community.
Do you have the passion and drive to make a positive difference to tenants and communities, and lead the largest West Lothian based Housing Association on its journey from good to great?
Almond Housing Association is based in Livingston and has an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join its Board of Management. We also have positions available on the Board of our subsidiary company, Almond Enterprises Limited. These are voluntary roles with no financial remuneration however travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Almond Housing Association
Almond HA owns over 2,500 properties, 655 garages, and delivers a factoring service for 176 properties. With a rental income in excess of £13m and over 45 employees, Almond HA is a values-driven organisation with a mission to deliver ‘homes, people and communities to be proud of’. We are looking for enthusiastic, community-minded and suitably skilled individuals to join our Board of Management, which is responsible for overall governance and financial management, business development and growth, investment in housing, related services and its people.
Commitment and relevant experience are valued as much as knowledge and qualifications. The successful applicant will be required to work with fellow Board members and the senior team and have an ability to grasp complex issues quickly, make considered and informed decisions and have the ability to challenge constructively in a Board environment.
Applicants will be required to demonstrate ability and a proven track record in their chosen profession or other relevant experience. To complement the existing range of expertise on the Board and to fill a recent vacancy, we would be particularly keen to hear from applicants that have professional or personal experience in the following area which also supports our new 5-year Business Plan which will launch in April 2025:
• Development and regeneration
Additional skills and experience in the following areas would also be welcomed:
• Tenant perspective/customer focus
• Digital – technical aspects and cyber security
Almond HA Board members are expected to attend evening meetings five times during the year, and two strategy meetings at our Livingston office. Additionally, Board members are expected to undertake relevant training from time to time. An Induction programme, training and Board ‘buddy’ will be provided. The successful applicant will join the Board to fill a recent casual vacancy.
Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.
Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.
Our community training kitchen, The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen is a place for people to come together to cook, eat and learn. It offers training, volunteer and work experience opportunities, community cooking classes and a wide range of events, courses and workshops on all aspects of food and drink.
We run a regular community meal, a community fridge and range of activities for different groups, interests and demographics. This includes projects teaching people skills to cook on a budget, workshops promoting climate-friendly food, employability programmes, kids clubs and income-generating social enterprise classes. We also have a small kitchen garden, growing fresh ingredients.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Kitchen Assistant to support the running of a vibrant and busy community kitchen.
This is a great opportunity to gain experience working in a busy kitchen environment and assisting with the delivery of a varied programme of community events and activities. We will provide training and you will be supported by a great team.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy
We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes are staff and volunteers.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.
Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy
Diversity and inclusion
We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.
To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.
If you need additional support to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact our Office Manager Dianne Girvan. Email dianne@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.
Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.
Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.
Our community training kitchen, The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen is a place for people to come together to cook, eat and learn. It offers training, volunteer and work experience opportunities, community cooking classes and a wide range of events, courses and workshops on all aspects of food and drink.
We run a regular community meal, a community fridge and range of activities for different groups, interests and demographics. This includes projects teaching people skills to cook on a budget, workshops promoting climate-friendly food, employability programmes, kids clubs and income-generating social enterprise classes. We also have a small kitchen garden, growing fresh ingredients.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join our Community Food Team and play a key role in running a vibrant and busy community kitchen and delivering a varied programme of community events and activities.
You will develop and deliver community classes, events and training and support a small team of volunteers to gain skills and experience delivering community food activities. You will share your knowledge and skills both with a range of audiences, including community groups, beginners and more experienced cooks wanting to improve their knowledge. You will also contribute to the development of new and enterprising ideas to grow our vision of a place for people to come together to grow, cook, eat and learn.
You don't need to be an expert in climate change or a qualified chef. We will provide training and you will be supported by a great team.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy
We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes our staff and volunteers.
Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.
Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy
Diversity and inclusion
We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.
To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.
If you need additional support to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact our Office Manager Dianne Girvan. Email dianne@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.
We’re experts in helping communities live more sustainably – making social and environmental change happen, project by project, so people and our planet can thrive.
We believe powerful change can be simple to make: small steps everyone can take to make their own lives better can help our world towards a healthier, more sustainable future too.
As our Energy Advice Officer, you’ll work with FEL colleagues to help community organisations, volunteers and householders to take part in a range of energy saving activities; to help improve energy efficiency and thermal comfort; and adapt to the climate emergency and take local action to mitigate its effects. You’ll be responsible for improving energy expertise among current and future community leaders, and for helping them build local engagement around the issue, particularly in areas where it’s currently low. You’ll help communities create energy saver plans and then gather the evidence and build the networks they need to attract investment and resources to deliver those plans. You will help householders improve energy efficiency through home visits, phone, and in-person advice.
You’ll work closely with the FEL Communications team to raise awareness and understanding of the climate and nature emergency, in particular related to energy themes and to grow our FEL membership. You’ll then help our members advocate effectively for climate action and amplify the voices of their communities in pushing for change specifically relating to energy themes. You’ll also be involved in recruiting, retaining and supporting volunteers, and will manage up to 15 of them directly.
Your base will be at our main Stirling offices, but we support hybrid and home working too. This role involves travelling to community centres and private residences across the Forth Valley. You’ll also need to be able to work evenings and weekends from time to time. Please note that this role includes providing householder advice in their homes.
This role requires full PVG checks.
We’re experts in helping communities live more sustainably – making social and environmental change happen, project by project, so people and our planet can thrive.
We believe powerful change can be simple to make: small steps everyone can take to make their own lives better can help our world towards a healthier, more sustainable future too.
As our Renewable Energy Advice Officer, you’ll work with FEL colleagues to help community organisations, volunteers and householders to take part in energy saving activities. Your role will specifically be about advising on renewable energy solutions to help improve energy efficiency and thermal comfort, and adapt to the climate emergency and take local action to mitigate its effects.
You’ll be responsible for improving energy expertise among current and future community leaders, and for helping them build local engagement around the issue, particularly in areas where it’s currently low. You’ll help them communities create energy saver plans, advise on renewable energy as part of the plans and then gather the evidence and build the networks they need to attract investment and resources to deliver them. You will help householders improve energy efficiency through home visits, phone, and in-person advice.
You’ll work closely with the FEL Communications team to raise awareness and understanding of the climate and nature emergency, in particular related to renewable energy themes and to grow our FEL membership. You’ll then help our members advocate effectively for climate action and amplify the voices of their communities in pushing for change specifically relating to energy themes. You’ll also be involved in recruiting, retaining and supporting volunteers, and will manage up to 15 of them directly.