Bield is seeking a dynamic and visionary Chief Executive Officer to lead one of Scotland’s foremost organisations dedicated to supporting independent living for older people. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of housing and support services, ensuring that older adults across Scotland can choose to live with independently within their own homes and communities.

With over 50 years of experience, Bield is positioning itself at the forefront of providing innovative housing and support services tailored to empower older people to live independently. Our commitment to delivering high-quality, adaptable homes and exceptional care services has earned us prestigious accolades, including the TIS Housing Association of the Year award. Managing over 4,600 homes and supporting over 6,000 tenants, we aim to create inclusive communities where wellbeing and independence thrive.

As CEO, you will lead Bield through an exciting phase of growth and transformation. Collaborating closely with the Board of Management, you will bring our ambitious strategy to life, ensuring financial sustainability and driving innovation through tenant-led housing solutions. Your role will be pivotal in championing our "Aging in Place" agenda, fostering strong partnerships, and influencing national policy to position Bield as a leader in housing for older people and social care sectors.

We are looking for a seasoned leader with substantial senior management experience, ideally within the not-for-profit or social housing sector. Your ability to develop and implement strategy, coupled with expertise in financial management, governance, and stakeholder collaboration, will be critical. A passion for diversity, inclusion, and tenant-centred services is essential, as is your drive to inspire and empower a talented workforce of over 700 dedicated employees.

This role is based in Edinburgh, with a hybrid working model offering flexibility. The remuneration package includes a competitive salary of £126,000, a car allowance, an attractive pension scheme, and 35 days of annual leave.

If you share our vision of creating vibrant diverse communities where people of all ages are respected and empowered to lead fulfilling lives, we encourage you to apply. Join Bield and play a vital role in shaping a brighter future for Scotland's older population.

Edinburgh Food Project, established in 2012, is a registered charity dedicated to alleviating food poverty in Edinburgh. Their work is built on three important principles - relief, support and change.

Operating seven foodbanks across the city, Edinburgh Food Project provides immediate relief from hunger and worry for people who simply don’t have enough money to live on. They also run a money advice service and are able to directly support people who need help with debt, budgeting and benefits.

The change element of their work is another vital part of what they do. For Edinburgh Food Project, it’s important to advocate and argue for long term change. They want nothing less than to find ways to create an Edinburgh without poverty, where everyone what they need to thrive

The role

Edinburgh Food Project is seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation into its next chapter of growth and impact. Over the past decade, EFP has flourished, providing essential services such as a network of foodbanks and a highly regarded money advice service. These efforts have delivered immediate and ongoing relief to thousands across Edinburgh while addressing deep-rooted issues of poverty and inequality.

The incoming CEO will have the opportunity to build on EFP’s strong foundation, driving strategic development, enhancing visibility, and fostering inclusive and collaborative partnerships with donors, stakeholders, and local authorities. With a commitment to innovation and growth, the CEO will lead the implementation of EFP’s business strategy, ensuring the organisation continues to thrive and adapt to the needs of the community.

Key responsibilities include overseeing governance and compliance, ensuring financial sustainability, and driving operational excellence. The role also encompasses inspiring and managing a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, fostering a culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and values-driven leadership.

The person

The ideal candidate will be an experienced senior leader, preferably from the charity or community support sector, with a strong track record in strategic and operational management, including finance, governance, and HR oversight. They will excel in financial planning, income generation, and implementing sustainable growth strategies to enhance organisational resilience.

Strong communication and networking skills are essential, enabling effective collaboration at all levels of government and with key stakeholders. A compassionate leader, they will foster a supportive and empowering team environment while working effectively with a Board of Trustees.

Knowledge of safeguarding policies and a commitment to protecting vulnerable individuals are vital. Desirable experience includes developing social enterprises, working with volunteers, and contributing within the anti-poverty sector.

This is your chance to help disabled people feel unstoppable.

As Head of Fundraising and Communications at Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland you will be leading our work to generate the £1.4 million needed to deliver our lifeline groups and one-to-one support services each year.

You will be developing and delivering strategies to bring out the joy in doing good with our supporters, inspire people to join our cause and access our services.

This is an exciting time to be joining the charity with a new five-year strategy to be launched in April, setting out ambitious plans to invest in growing the charity’s impact and income.

We are looking for a creative thinker, with a proven track record in developing and delivering successful fundraising and supporter engagement strategies. You will have a passion for leading by example, pitching in where necessary and getting the best out of your team and supporting them to develop.

At SBH Scotland we believe in rewarding success and encouraging staff to fulfil their potential. You’ll be leading a team of high-performance communications and fundraising professionals including staff nominated for Fundraiser of the Year at this year’s Institute of Fundraising Scotland Awards. You will have access to mentoring opportunities and be working directly with a CEO who has also won awards for campaigning and fundraising activities.

What SBH Scotland can offer you

Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.

Motivated and supportive colleagues – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 9 out of 10 for motivation and a supportive work environment.

An opportunity to express yourself – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.

We also offer: Workplace pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, death in service benefit, toil system, childcare voucher scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 4 statutory holidays.

Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway are a charitable organisation dedicated to nurturing and strengthening the third sector, championing social enterprise, and promoting volunteering. Their mission is to empower organisations and initiatives that work tirelessly to enhance the quality of life for individuals and communities across Dumfries and Galloway. By fostering collaboration and supporting development, they continue to strive in creating a resilient and impactful sector that drives positive social change.

The organisation also acts as a vital link between the third sector and community planning, ensuring the voices of organisations and the people they serve are heard and represented. Their work underpins the efforts of those committed to addressing challenges, promoting equality, and creating opportunities for all in our region.

What does Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway need from you?

The role seeks an experienced, compassionate and enabling leader to join the team as embarking on the delivery of a new Prospectus to 2027. The successful person is likely to bring strong understanding of the third sector, along with excellent strategic planning, performance and relationship building skills across internal and external stakeholders. As well as leading the largest range of portfolios with skilled and experienced colleagues, this role also deputises for their Chief Executive and holds several specific representative roles in that capacity, so experience of contributing to strategic decision making, applying knowledge of wider contexts and collaborative working will all be of benefit to the successful post holder.

What You'll Do

• Develop the organisations capacity building role for the sector across Dumfries and Galloway and further develop their model of sector collaboration.
• Provide strategic leadership across a range of portfolios, supporting and enabling their Lead Officers to design, develop and deliver on their ambitions.
• Enable the development of the organisation’s community involvement, volunteering and local partnership activity and be an advocate for community-led design and investment.
• Represent TSDG and the sector on leadership groups across community planning and regional priorities, including Chairing some relevant groups.
• Build effective partnership and co-working relationships within a range of local, regional partnerships, including NHSDG, Dumfries and Galloway Council, South of Scotland Enterprise, the Third Sector Interface Network and Scottish Government.
• Be accountable, transparent, inclusive and fair to play your part in leading the organisation.
• As a member of the Senior Leadership Group, contribute to the further development and delivery of our Prospectus and help build confidence in the organisation and sector to lead.

More about you

• You will be able to demonstrate experience of leading strategic organisational development across multiple priorities, ideally in the third sector.
• You will be able to demonstrate your application of supportive, enabling and compassionate leadership of people.
• You will be able to show examples of building effective external partnerships and relationships and/or building models of effective collaboration.
• You will be able to show examples of effective application of key core skills for the role, including strategic and/or business planning, problem solving and effective communications.
• You will be able to show ability for topic or thematic research, and effective and confident presentation skills.
• You may bring experience and/or understanding of community engagement and community planning policy or practice.
• You may identify other related skills that would contribute to the effectiveness of this role, which are encouraged to share amongst the team.

Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart, stroke and Long Covid conditions, to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service model forms a nationwide network of local support groups, health care professionals, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition, long covid or after a stroke.

To support the delivery of our ambitious NLHL strategy, CHSS is seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Service Delivery (Triage, Clinical & Support Line Operations). In this role, the post holder will support the Head of Service Delivery in the operational execution of our clinical services across Scotland and to implement a unified single point of access to CHSS services. This will ensure that routes into our service provision for partners, referrers and those with our conditions, is effective, meets their needs and will enhance the overall value of our offerings.

The post holder will work in collaboration with the Deputy Head of Community Support Services to facilitate a whole system approach to supported self management and will be responsible for leading a team of clinical and operational services staff and volunteers to oversee the operational delivery of the Services Plan with a specific focus on Stroke Nurse and Advice Line service delivery, in line with our No Life Half Lived Strategy.

CHSS is seeking a strong leader who has knowledge of the health and social care landscape and who understands the evolving needs of service delivery and supported self management. Applicants should possess a current NMC or HCPC professional registration and bring strong leadership experience with excellent communication and organizational skills. Confidence in IT skills and experience working to a high professional standard using own initiative is essential.

The Line Manager is happy to take enquiries if you have any questions prior to applying for this role. Please contact: lynsey.duncan@chss.org.uk

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “happy to talk flexible working”.

Following a restructure of our senior management team, we are advertising a new and exciting role within Health in Mind.

People tell us what we do is special and unique – it’s the Health in Mind way. We’re looking for someone to lead strategic growth of Health in Mind through securing new business and developing new income streams.

We are looking for a range of experience, skills and knowledge. You can find out more about us and the team in the role profile.

If you feel a connection with our approach and values and have drive and ongoing commitment to leading organisational growth and success, we'd love to hear from you.

Following the retiral of our Depute Chief Executive, we are advertising a new and exciting role within Health in Mind.

People tell us what we do is special and unique – it’s the Health in Mind way. We’re looking for someone oversees the delivery of high-quality and efficient services in the areas of human resources, business support, IT, information governance, risk management and quality assurance.

We are looking for a range of experience, skills and knowledge. You can find out more about us and the team in the role profile.

If you feel a connection with our approach and values and have drive and ongoing commitment to fostering and nurturing organisational growth and success through leading your team, building strong organisational culture, implementing strategies that support growth and innovation, and being a role model to all stakeholders, we'd love to hear from you.

Sight Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity providing specialist care, education and research for people with vision impairment. The charity has been in existence for over 230 years, and offer a variety of services in the community as well as education, transcription into alternative formats and residential care for adults and children. Their vision is of an inclusive Scotland where people of all visual abilities have the opportunity to thrive. To achieve their mission they are looking for a Fundraising Manager focused on trusts and grants who will cultivate a pipeline of opportunities and ensure an excellent funder experience, to provide Sight Scotland with sustainable income.

The Fundraising Manager – Trusts is responsible for developing trust income, based initially on a robust pipeline the previous postholder established. There is huge scope to look beyond the pipeline and also work with the service delivery teams to identify new funding opportunities. The role supports the organisation’s purpose to make a significant impact on the lives of people living with visual impairment in Scotland by maximising fundraising income to deliver brilliant services and create a positive impact on our ability to deliver for the long term.

This specialist manager role would suit someone who is already operating at a senior trust fundraiser level, or someone who can demonstrate experience of developing a trust and grants pipeline, creating compelling applications and directly delivering income success.

Who we are

Clackmannanshire Economic Regeneration Trust (CERT) is a charitable organisation established to support the economic and social wellbeing of those who live and work in Clackmannanshire, Scotland’s smallest local authority area. CERT was formed in July 2020 by a board of trustees committed to supporting the Wee County’s development. We have a small staff team who currently deliver a range of projects to help Clacks, including Positive Moves and Multiply.

We’re looking for our Chief Executive Officer

Our new CEO will lead the CERT team to deliver our vision and mission by focussing on our strategic priorities and role modelling our approach. They will lead CERT into its next phase of growth and development.

The CEO will be responsible for providing visionary leadership, managing operations and driving our strategic objectives. They will work closely with the Board of Trustees to ensure our mission is effectively communicated and implemented while engaging with the community, stakeholders and partners to promote our initiatives and values.

Join Hillcrest Homes as our New Chief Executive – Lead, Innovate, Inspire

More information can be found at aspenpeople.co.uk/hillcrest

Hillcrest Homes is excited to seek a visionary and accomplished individual to take the helm as our new Chief Executive. A distinguished leader in social housing across Scotland, Hillcrest has a rich history of providing high-quality, affordable homes, building and maintaining vibrant, sustainable communities and delivering high quality social care services.

This is your opportunity to guide an organisation committed to helping people live better lives, fostering inclusivity, innovation, and excellence in everything we do.

About the Role:

As Chief Executive, you will steer Hillcrest into its next chapter, shaping strategic direction and delivering growth while ensuring robust financial stability and governance. You will report directly to the Governing Body and be supported by a talented Executive Leadership Team.

You will oversee the organisation’s operations, from developing new and maintaining existing homes, expanding services to championing environmental sustainability through our ambitious Net Zero Strategy and enhancing the quality of lives of the people we support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and implement strategic direction and growth.
• Provide strong leadership to your team and the wider business
• Ensure financial stability and robust governance.
• Cultivate a positive organisational culture valuing collaboration, diversity, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and align comprehensive business plans with our mission.
• Engage with stakeholders, including tenants, government officials, and regulatory bodies.
• Advocate for Hillcrest’s vision and build impactful partnerships.

About You:

The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience operating at a senior level within complex organisations. Your financial acumen and governance expertise will be complemented by a proven ability to foster partnerships, deliver results, and establish a customer-focused performance culture. Adept at communication, with strong influencing skills and the ability to lead and motivate high-performing teams. You will be a champion of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Familiarity with Scotland’s housing and support sector and its regulatory framework will be advantageous.

This is more than a leadership role, it is a chance to leave a legacy, driving innovation and sustainability in social housing while empowering communities to thrive. If you are ready to lead an organisation with a proud history and an exciting future, we want to hear from you.

What We Offer:

• 42 days annual leave per year inclusive of Public Holidays
• Choice of pensions schemes - auto enrolment with NOW Pensions employee contributes 5%, employer contributes 3% or The Pension Trust Pensions scheme where both employee and employer contributions are 8.5%
• Hybrid working opportunity
• 35.25 hours per week
• Free health plan scheme with the ability to upgrade
• Death in Service benefit - 3 x salary
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tech Scheme