We are recruiting a Trustee - Treasurer (Volunteer) to the Board of Hebridean Pursuits Outdoor Learning (HPOL)

Who we are

HPOL is an Oban based charity that provides real outdoor adventures for young people to help them grow and achieve more than they thought possible whatever their background. Established in 1991 (Roses Charitable Trust) we have a long and successful history of working with young people. HPOL is a registered SCIO - SC049755.

What do we do

We deliver residential courses, primarily in the West Coast of Scotland, for groups of young people from across the UK. We also deliver day and multi-day adventures for groups of young people primarily from our community in Argyll. We also provide Coasteering certification and technical training and guiding on a bespoke basis.

We have one full time Course Director that leads in all aspects of the design and delivery of our outdoor activities. In addition, we have a part-time (3/5s) Finance & Administration Lead that has overall responsibility for the operations supporting the delivery of our courses and the charity.

Our Board

We currently have 8 trustees which include a chair and a treasurer. Our trustees come from a variety of professional backgrounds and are based across the UK.

Our current treasurer has been a trustee and treasurer for 14 years and plans to retire from his post in September 2025 at our AGM.

Our organisation is small, and so our trustees are involved in the management of the charity bringing their expertise to bear as required.

Our Board meets 4 times a year - mostly in Oban.

The Role

We are seeking to appoint a new trustee treasurer - someone with financial management skills, a passion for the outdoors, and shared determination to improve the lives of young people regardless of their background. The role is on a volunteer basis with an expected time commitment of 1 to 2 days per month.

About us

Break The Silence make a profound and positive difference in the lives of those affected by childhood sexual trauma, their partners and family members. We support all genders, age 13+ across East and North Ayrshire. Operating since 2004, Break the Silence is a registered charity in Scotland (SCO36263), a company limited by guarantee (SC341157) and strives to be a centre of excellence for clients and stakeholders. We hold British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy service accreditation and won Ayrshire Chamber’s prestigious Business Excellence Award, 2004.

We offer a professional counselling service, working collaboratively at the client’s pace, facilitating positive change through healing to challenge the effects of sexual trauma and to assist post-traumatic growth; provide psychoeducational support for partners and family members; and explore opportunities to influence, promoting early intervention and prevention and representing the collective voice of those affected by sexual trauma to educate and inform, reducing inequalities by improving education and understanding of trauma in our communities.

Applicants

We celebrate diversity, recognising and valuing different perspectives, experiences, opinions and thoughts which a new board member can bring. We welcome applicants that reflect the community we serve.

The role may appeal to someone wishing to volunteer as a trustee for the first time, or to an experienced trustee seeking a new challenge. We are especially keen to hear from candidates with experience in marketing/communications, digital skills, human resources and general business knowledge.

The board meet quarterly on-line and a full induction will be provided including training in trauma, safeguarding and governance. As a third sector trustee appointment, the post is unremunerated.

A PVG is required for this post as it is considered a regulated role.

Angus Citizens Advice Bureau (SCIO) was formed in 1985 to provide a holistic advice service to the residents of Angus. We provide free, independent, impartial, confidential advice and information to ensure people understand their rights and responsibilities. We are a member of Citizens Advice Scotland. The bureau supports clients with a wide range of general enquiries whilst project staff provide specialist support around benefits, debt, energy and NHS concerns and complaints.

We’re looking to appoint a Finance Director to join our Board of Trustees. The Finance Director ensures that financial control systems, reports and decisions are robust, accurate and comply with legal and regulatory requirements. The Finance Director is an officer of the Board and cannot be a paid employee of the CAB. Responsibility for day-to-day financial management is delegated to the Chief Officer with designated responsibility for financial duties.

The duties and responsibilities of the Finance Director include:

1. Ensuring Board members are aware of their financial responsibilities with sufficient understanding of the CAB’s financial systems, policies and reports to enable effective Board decision-making
2. Presenting financial information and reports to Board meetings, General Meetings, strategic review and planning exercises or other meetings as needed
3. Guiding and advising the Board in their consideration of budgets, accounts, financial statements, financial procedures and other financial issues, including the financial implications of the strategic and project plans.
4. Chairing meetings of the financial subgroup and participating in finance-related meetings (e.g. with funders, financial institutions, auditors, etc.)
5. Having a good understanding of bureau financial systems, policies and controls, ensuring these are robust and appropriate for safeguarding CAB resources.
6. Liaising with the Chief Officer and Chair on tasks including drafting budgets, monitoring income and expenditure, reporting to the Board and other stakeholders and updating financial systems and policies.
7. Ensuring that accounts are prepared at year-end and participating actively in the annual audit or external examination of accounts process.
8. Ensuring adherence to SORP 2015 and other legal and regulatory requirements.
9. Making sure annual accounts are submitted to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Companies House and funders within required deadlines.
10. Recommending to the Board when external financial advice is required.

We ask our Trustees to commit to around 50 hours per year as a minimum, broken up into attending quarterly Board meetings, attending our AGM, participating in training/development and involvement in sub-committees and working groups. We are keen to continue a hybrid model of governance, combining face-to-face meetings with use of e-mail and Teams for collaboration and discussion. In return, you will be helping shape and govern a service that is committed to supporting the local community.

“A vital, unifying force for Scottish theatre, dance and opera.”

(A Review of the Federation of Scottish Theatre, 2023)

Federation of Scottish Theatre are looking for two new individuals to join our Board of Trustees. FST plays a vital role in advocating for, connecting across, and leading necessary change within Scotland’s performing arts sector. As an organisation, we are guided by a dedicated Board of Directors, made up of experienced professionals from across the performing arts sector in Scotland. In a bold step toward broadening our vision and impact, we’ve recently updated our governing documents to welcome Non-Executive Directors from outside our membership. This change opens the door to fresh ideas, diverse expertise, and valuable insights from beyond the arts—strengthening our leadership and enriching our work.

At FST, we believe diversity fuels creativity and strengthens leadership. We’re actively working to build a Board and staff team that reflects the richness and variety of the communities we serve. We’re looking for curious, and collaborative thinkers—people who bring different perspectives and challenge the status quo. We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, gender-diverse individuals, disabled people, and others whose voices have historically been underrepresented in our sector. This is a space where your voice matters—and will be heard.

Following a recent review of Board membership, we have identified the need for new Trustees and are looking for candidates with skills and experience in the following areas: Financial; HR/Legal; Public Policy & Research.

FST’s Board of Trustees work on a voluntary basis and meet four times a year. We welcome candidates from all over Scotland and can facilitate online attendance at meetings as required.

Seeking Board Members

ScotWays (The Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society) is an independent charity which has been upholding public access rights since 1845. We are seeking Directors with the time, commitment and passion to contribute actively to ScotWays’ work. If you would like to help defend and promote Scotland's outdoor access rights, this could be the ideal role for you!

We are the experts on Scottish outdoor access law and support others to uphold the public’s rights of access to land and inland water, providing information to the public, local and national government, and landowners. We developed and maintain the Catalogue of Rights of Way (CROW), a database of information on routes across Scotland. With assistance from our volunteers, we install and maintain over 3000 directional signs on tracks and paths.

Our publications include The Law of Access to Land in Scotland, the comprehensive guide to outdoor access law, and Scottish Hill Tracks, a unique resource for walkers, cyclists, riders and runners wishing to explore the network of paths, old roads and rights of way which criss-cross Scotland’s hill country.

We are a small charity with eight staff and an office in central Edinburgh. Our board of trustees is responsible for the strategic leadership and governance of the Society.

We are looking for skills and experience in the following areas:

• Strategic management
• Organisational change
• External communications and/or public relations
• Fundraising & financial management
• Law
• Digital
• Human Resources
• Land management
• On-the-ground access experience
• Working with government, both local and central.

Board meetings are held in Edinburgh five times a year. Attendance can be in person or remotely and we welcome directors from across Scotland. As well as attending Board meetings and our AGM, directors are expected to join and assist with the work of one or two sub-committees.

Previous experience of being on a board, love of the outdoors and a knowledge of Scotland's outdoor access rights is useful, but not essential.

We are looking for dynamic and committed candidates to join our Trustee board – in this role you will be a steward of the organisation, act as a critical and challenging friend to the senior leadership team, and be our ambassadors in the community. Our vision is of a Scotland where single parent families are celebrated in all their diversity, are treated fairly and live free from discrimination and poverty. Our mission is to amplify the voices of single parent families in their unique role as sole carers and providers and together challenge stigma, poverty and inequality to achieve change. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

OPFS is at an exciting time in its growth, with the recent completion of our bold new strategy and the upcoming appointment of a number of senior roles within the organisation. With a long and rich 80-year history of supporting lone-parent families in Scotland, and we hope that you may wish to be a part of that story going forward.

What your responsibilities would be

Trustees are ultimately responsible for the organisation legally, and oversee operations and strategy by scrutinising reports from the Senior Leadership Team. We have four board meetings a year, you may also be asked to join one of our committees which meet four times a year, and we have an annual staff conference which we ask Trustees to attend. You may also be asked to contribute your skills and experience on an ad-hoc basis, flexibly around your schedule.

As a Trustee and Director of the organisation you will be required to comply with Charity and Company law, including confirming that you haven’t been disqualified from acting in this role. Successful candidates will receive a comprehensive induction pack and support to grow into the role, previous governance experience is welcome but not necessary.

Who we’re looking for

We are recruiting multiple trustees, looking for a wide range of skills, knowledge and backgrounds, but we would particularly welcome candidates with experience of:

• Fundraising & Grant Funding
• Marketing & Trading Income
• Local & National Government
• Poverty & Inequality/Financial Inclusion
• Digital

If you would like to have an informal chat about becoming one of our Trustees please contact our Chief Executive Satwat Rehman at satwat.rehman@opfs.org.uk.

The Iona Community Trading CIC is seeking two Directors to join our Board. As the trading arm of the Iona Community, we are committed to justice, peace, and ethical retail. We run two separate businesses, a shop on the island of Iona and small Christian publishing company called Wild Goose Publications. All profits generated from these businesses are used to support the charitable works of the Iona Community.

Who are we?

The Iona Community Trading CIC is the trading arm of the Iona Community which is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for justice and peace, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship.

We are hoping to appoint 2 Directors who will help oversee the work of Iona Community Trading. Your role will include:

• oversight of Iona Community Trading
• Sharing insight into running a small publishing house with the Iona Community Trading
• CIC Board
• employing staff
• communicating with the Head of Community Resources

We are looking to help you unlock your potential and for you to help us unlock ours. Training and mentoring will be provided to support you in this important role as you help guide the future of Iona Community Trading CIC.

The Iona Community welcomes applications from everyone committed to its purposes regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. All appointments will be made on merit, following a fair and transparent process.

Blackwood is driven by its vision to help people to live life to the full through good quality landlord and care services.

As a registered Scottish charity and registered social landlord, we are a leading housing and care provider in Scotland, specialising in services for people with disabilities. Founded in 1972 by Dr Margaret Blackwood, the organisation is entirely focused on creating personalised and individual solutions to help people live fully and independently. We provide warm, safe, comfortable homes and care and support for adults with physical disabilities, long term conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.

We are seeking a new Chair of the Board to help us deliver our strategic objectives to deliver good outcomes for our customers.

Our Board meets 5 times a year and Board Members will also be required to attend additional Committee meetings, and two Strategy Days. Most meetings take place in the early evening, with a mix of in person and remote attendance. Our Head office is in Edinburgh. Full induction and on-going training and development support will be provided.

The Board has recently agreed a remuneration allowance for the Chair of the Board and all out-of-pocket expenses including travel will be reimbursed.

Blackwood is driven by its vision to help people to live life to the full through good quality landlord and care services.

As a registered Scottish charity and registered social landlord, we are a leading housing and care provider in Scotland, specialising in services for people with disabilities. Founded in 1972 by Dr Margaret Blackwood, the organisation is entirely focused on creating personalised and individual solutions to help people live fully and independently. We provide warm, safe, comfortable homes and care and support for adults with physical disabilities, long term conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.

We are seeking up to three other Board Members to help us deliver our strategic objectives to deliver good outcomes for our customers. Specifically, we are looking to further strengthen our board with new members with experience and skills in:

• Financial management

• Care services

• Housing and Asset Management

Our Board meets 5 times a year and Board Members will also be required to attend additional Committee meetings, and two Strategy Days. Most meetings take place in the early evening, with a mix of in person and remote attendance. Our Head office is in Edinburgh. Full induction and on-going training and development support will be provided.

All Board Members are reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses including travel.

Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire & East Renfrewshire (WASLER) is a charity that delivers domestic abuse services to women and children across South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire, whilst raising awareness of domestic abuse, and we are currently looking for women to join our Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the effective governance and strategic direction of WASLER.

We are looking to appoint a new treasurer to join our Board. The treasurer will be responsible for overseeing financial matters on behalf of our Board and will ensure that the organisation has robust financial processes to meet its legal and constitutional requirements. We are keen to hear from candidates that have experience of charity financial management and/or are chartered in a suitable accountancy field.