Forth Valley Sensory Centre (FVSC) is a hub where people with a visual and/or hearing loss and their friends, families, carers and the wider community can access quality services and advice from our Charity and partner organisations.

We are looking for a new Development Manager who can identify and , develop new outreach opportunities and expand what we already offer across Forth Valley.

This will be a great position for someone with proven management experience, who is looking to develop themselves under the direct guidance of the CEO. The successful candidate will be a “people person” who communicates effectively internally and externally, with compassion, motivation and the ability to positively influence others.

We would love to hear from you if you are committed to our values, have the ability to promote FVSC to the wider community, help us achieve strategic goals and create positive, lasting impact across Forth Valley.

The Organisation

Forth Valley Sensory Centre is a hub for people with a visual or hearing loss where they and their friends, families, carers, and the wider community can access quality services and advice from partner organisations. The Centre was the first of its kind constructed in the UK and specifically developed for the sensory impaired community.

The Centre provides an array of bespoke services, moulded by end users and their requests of what is most important to them. From digital support to meeting spaces, a sensory garden, café as well as over 30 groups and classes and more- there are never two days the same in The Centre.

The Role

As the Development Manager, you will play a crucial role in identifying growth opportunities, building partnerships and showcasing the services that FVSC can provide on an outreach basis. You will be responsible for developing and executing strategies, creating awareness, and promoting the organisation to communities throughout Forth Valley.

This role requires a blend of internal and external relationship building, strong communication skills and management. To be considered for this role, you must demonstrate experience in leading a team and be able to prepare and present information in accessible formats to engage individuals who could benefit from FVSC services. Communication skills are a vital part of this role, in conjunction with being compassionate, collaborative and inclusive in your approach.

If you think you can thrive in this role and possess the desired qualities and capabilities, please do not hesitate to get in touch by following the below steps to either submit your application or chat to us to find out more.

Are you a strong communicator comfortable interacting with individuals at all levels and capable of writing compelling fundraising proposals and reports? Are you committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with funders, providing excellent stewardship? Are you skilled at creating and executing plans to secure funds from trusts and foundations? Are you adept at identifying potential funding sources and researching requirements to tailor applications accordingly?

If so, we would love to hear from you as we are currently recruiting a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager within our Partnerships & Philanthropy Team. Working closely with the existing Trust Fundraising Executive, your primary focus will be to sustain and grow income from existing and potential funders through compelling proposals, timely reporting and effective stewardship.

You will work collaboratively across CHAS to craft innovative and persuasive proposals, provide outstanding account management and stewardship to current donors, and identify, research, and engage new prospects.

You'll also develop strategies to cultivate relationships with both current and potential donors from trusts and foundations, and manage the stewardship program to attract, cultivate and retain strategic philanthropic income.

About You:

• Personal values align to CHAS’ values and motivated to help us to reach our ambition.
• Familiarity with trusts fundraising and expertise in creating strategic plans.
• An excellent verbal communicator, confident in dealing with people at all levels, externally and internally, with a view to building relationships and increasing income.
• An exceptional written communicator with the ability to write compelling and detailed fundraising proposals and reports.
• Experience of managing income and expenditure budgetseffectively
• Organised with the ability to plan and prioritise a diverse workload, manage your own time and meet multiple deadlines under pressure.

Why CHAS?

At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is expected to die young and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. The skill, determination and creative flair of our Fundraising Teams makes this possible and your contribution will be valued.

We offer:

• Flexible Working:our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid manner with time mostly split between working from home and our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, as well as occasional visits to our children’s hospices in Kinross and Balloch. We are happy to discuss working arrangements.
• Development Opportunities:exposure to a variety of fundraising activities as well as access to internal and external training opportunities
• Professional Growth:Work with industry leaders in a high-performing team where you will be encouraged and supported to excel and develop your skills.
• Comprehensive Benefits:Including generous annual leave policy (35 days inclusive of public holidays, rising to 40 days after 5yrs service) as well as pension, incremental annual salary progression, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is a charity set up to manage Grangemouth Stadium for community benefit.

Grangemouth Stadium is central Scotland’s premier athletics training and competition facility and hosts a large number of regional, national and international events, squad training days and coaching conferences. It has been the home of many Olympic and Commonwealth squad teams for training and boasts the relocated Hampden track from the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is home to Falkirk Victoria Harriers and Forth Valley Flyers and is of huge importance to the local community.

The Stadium Manager will have the unique opportunity to grow and diversify usage to create a community sport and health & wellbeing hub for Grangemouth and central Scotland.

Community Café Manager - Experienced Cook/Chef Wanted

Craigsfarm Community Development Project Ltd is a community hub serving the Craigshill and neighbouring communities. We deliver services and facilities that bring social benefit to the community. Central to our work is our pioneering Community Based Mental Wellbeing Programme supporting over 650 people experiencing mental distress.

Craigsfarm Community Café is central to our work. The cafe provides healthy eating options at low cost, as well as a range of other community benefits such as reduced social isolation, skills development and increased local spending.

Our café is central to the life of the community we serve, providing a social meeting point and can often be the conduit through which a range of services are accessed.

Any profits we generate enables us to enhance the services to the community we support.

Are you an experienced commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work? Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

We are currently recruiting a Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly team, to create delicious meals and snacks for our customers. In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who seek to provide care, warmth and kindness to all those who use our community cafe and hub. You will also be working and training our volunteers, some with special needs to assist you in your role.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A passion for contributing positively to the community
• A background in catering
• Food safety and hygiene certificate
• Knowledge and understanding of food allergies, safe food storage
• Proven ability to deliver high standards of food and presentation
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team
• An aptitude to working well under pressure
• An ability to organise and prioritise tasks and manage own workload
• Willingness to undergo PVG check

Are you passionate about supporting recovery from domestic abuse? Do you have experience in coordinating and delivering training opportunities? Fife Women’s Aid are looking for a part-time Team Manager to join our supportive management team.

The successful applicant will have at least SCQF Level 8 or equivalent level of qualification in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience and willingness to work towards a qualification.

You will be able to demonstrate experience of learning and development and a knowledge base of trauma-informed practice as well as an ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Please join us for an online session to find out more about Fife Women’s Aid services and the Team Manager role. This will be at 6.30pm on Tuesday 29th April 2025. Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.

Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.

Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.

If you would like further information about the post, please contact Kate McCormack, CEO at kate.mccormack@fifewomensaid.org.uk.

The Atlantic Salmon Trust is looking to appoint a Programme Coordinator for Project Laxford, one of its two pioneering Core Rivers programmes currently operating in Scotland.

Project Laxford is a partnership between the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate based around the River Laxford catchment in northwest Sutherland. By combining state-of-the-art environmental monitoring and on-the-ground habitat restoration, Project Laxford’s planned 10-year programme of work looks to create an exemplar for river catchment restoration, where solutions for wild Atlantic salmon and wider biodiversity recovery can be implemented at a catchment scale.

Working together with Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate staff, the local community and other project partners, the Programme Coordinator will organise, operate and maintain the salmon and sea trout monitoring and restoration programme for the River Laxford catchment. This includes overseeing and maintaining a world-leading sonar-imaging fish counter, managing an annual PIT (passive integrated transponder) tagging programme of juvenile salmon, managing the seasonal operation of a rotary screw trap to capture juvenile salmon, electrofishing surveys, invertebrate surveys and wider ecological surveying.

The role holder will also support and facilitate the delivery of research and restoration actions, both in the field and desk-based, working collaboratively with the Atlantic Salmon Trust’s wider research and restoration teams, as well as the team at Grosvenor’s Reay Forest Estate. This includes work in the river, its tributaries, lochs and surrounding landscape, as well as in the estuarine and near-coastal zones. Community engagement also lies at the heart of the project, and the Programme Coordinator will support and develop communication and outreach exercises to engage and inspire.

This exciting role gives an outstanding, driven and motivated individual the opportunity to live and work in one of the UK’s most beautiful, wild places on a project at the forefront of wild salmon restoration. Above all, this role is about being part of a visionary nature restoration project with the ambition to generate the knowledge and solutions required to support wild salmon recovery efforts across the North Atlantic.

Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol (DACA) is recruiting for our Steps to Recovery Project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.

The Steps to Recovery Project offers a programme of groups and events each week to provide members of the DACA recovery community with diversion, routine, stimulation, social connection and fun.

How would you like to spend your Mondays fishing on the beach, your Wednesdays hosting a slap-up social dining event and your Fridays getting your hands dirty in the garden? DACA offers these activities and much more through our Steps to Recovery project, and now we’re looking for the right person to lead up this workstream for the next five years. Unlike with our fishing group, there’s no catch. It’s a great job and you’ll be supporting a great bunch of people who are working on healing the harms that alcohol has brought to their lives.

So, if you’re a compassionate, motivated, hands-on group leader, then why not drop us a line.

The candidate should have previous experience of managing, monitoring and evaluating a project, and strong communication skills. An appropriate qualification in addictions or the health and social care sector is preferred. This post is funded for 5 years.

We are looking for applicants who are dynamic and flexible team workers, and who have experience of working with people with complex needs, preferably in a community-based alcohol service setting. Compassion, empathy and a non-judgemental attitude are essential.

Founded in 1923, we’ve been working to improve Scotland’s mental health for more than 100 years. From national services, like our confidential Infoline and online wellbeing support Time for You, to our 70 services based in communities across Scotland, we work every day to support better mental health and wellbeing.

We are a service provider and a campaigner. We’re proud of this.

We listen to what matters locally, and we campaign nationally – for the changes, big and small, that can make all the difference in life. Because now, more than ever, we need to make change happen. We take action for Scotland’s mental health.

About the Role

It is an exciting time to be joining SAMH as we launched our new four-year plan ‘Taking Action, Creating Change’. Our new plan, prioritising the needs of people, places and communities, reflects the urgent need for progress, as we know that mental health challenges are at an all-time high in Scotland.

For that reason, we launched our first ever major appeal. We are aiming to raise £10 million over the next three years to transform access to mental health support within communities across Scotland, putting our belief into action, that everyone with a mental health problem should be able to “ask once and get help fast”. This ambitious and bold solution will see SAMH opening a network of walk-in mental health hubs and outreach programmes across Scotland. The Nook

from SAMH - Your Place for Mental Health Support. The Nook

The Nook will deliver mental health and wellbeing support that offer choice and flexibility in a safe, stigma-free and non-clinical environment. By eliminating barriers and championing self referral, we will offer immediate access to tailored support, seven days a week, through our skilled and compassionate workforce. We will meet the diverse needs of people locally, whether reaching out for help for the first time or managing ongoing mental health problems.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced individual who is passionate about delivering change and transforming mental health support within Glasgow. As Service Manager you will play a leading role within our first ever ‘Nook’ opening in Glasgow in Autumn 2025. Being the first, we are looking for someone who is dynamic, with the ability to adapt quickly to the ever-changing demands of implementing a new service. We are looking for someone who thrives in an environment where no two days will look the same.

You will need experience of successfully implementing community-based services in a mental health and wellbeing setting. As a compassionate and inspiring leader, with excellent communication skills you will motivate your team to respond to the needs of The Nook, ensuring practice and delivery is always of the highest quality.

You will demonstrate a professional approach, whilst maintaining effective working relationships internally, and externally, with partners, local community organisations, groups and individuals.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and provided with comprehensive induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include.

• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses. online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions.
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service (pro-rata for part time).
• 4 public holidays (pro-rata for part time).
• Paid wellbeing days & team wellbeing budgets to use on what matters to you.
• Life Assurance policy and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Reimbursement of PVG & Disclosure Costs.

A transformational opportunity mixed with idyllic island life.

The Organisation

North Uist Development Company (NUDC) and UistWind are offering a rare opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to drive community-led development while overseeing the operation of the North Uist community-owned wind farm.

This is more than just a job—it’s a chance to be part of a thriving island community, surrounded by stunning landscapes, abundant wildlife, and a rich Gaelic culture. Whether it’s walking on pristine beaches, spotting sea eagles, or immersing yourself in local traditions, this role offers a unique lifestyle alongside meaningful work.

You will be at the heart of ensuring the long-term success of UistWind, maximising the generation and revenue from two 900kW wind turbines while supporting North Uist’s first Community Benefit Fund. At the same time, you’ll help shape the future of community development by building on existing successes, such as the award-winning public engagement that led to UistWind’s creation, and a strong foundation of collaboration between NUDC and UistWind.

The Role

The primary focus for the coming year will be the ensuring effective operational management of the UistWind wind farm, including implementing key processes as well as updating the North Uist Community Development Plan and UistWind Community Investment Plan, in conjunction with the board. This will involve establishing systems for the fair distribution of Community Benefit funds generated by the wind farm. As the role progresses, tasks and procedures will evolve, with most UistWind operational duties likely to remain standard practice.

Key Duties:

• Delivering community engagement and updating the Community Investment Plan, including developing funding materials and establishing community-based committees.
• Supporting the distribution of Community Benefit Fund and developing monitoring indicators.
• Managing operational communications, financial oversight, and ensuring governance and compliance.
• Representing NUDC on external forums and lobbying for sustainable development.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in community development/engagement and project management.
• Effective partnership-building skills and practical experience of partnership working.
• Financially literate with excellent communication and well-developed administration skills.
• Proactive, with the ability to take the initiative and excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Be based on Uist, with access to a vehicle and ability to work flexibly, with some evening and weekend work.

The role offers flexibility, including remote working options, a TOIL system, and a generous holiday allowance that accommodates local Uist holidays. With growth opportunities and the chance to make a lasting community impact, this is an exceptional opportunity for someone looking to bring their skills to a community-led, forward-thinking organisation.

Lochaber Environmental Group (LEG) is charity working on a local scale to benefit people and the environment, which has been in existence since 2000. We run a wide range of projects to help people to reduce their environmental impact and bring our communities together. We have delivered projects covering energy efficiency, active travel, local food, reducing waste/encouraging recycling, repair cafes and composting and have developed a community hydro electric scheme in Glenachulish. LEG works in partnership with many local, regional and national organisations to reduce duplication and increase our reach and effectiveness.

Due to the community hydro scheme, it has now become possible to employ a manager to lead the organisation and increase its effectiveness. The Manager will oversee the general day to day running of the organisation with oversight of staff and overall responsibility for promotion, networking and development. They will be expected to lead new projects.

LEG is currently in transition as a 3 year project on waste finishes. This leaves 4 part time members of staff and some very active volunteers. LEG occupies an open plan office at An Drochaid in Claggan and a cabin and container at Claggan Park. We are exploring the possibility of bringing the whole operation together under one roof and the successful candidate would be a key player in this development.

Specific responsibilities of the role

• Overall responsibility for organisation, while leaving lead staff to work on their own projects

• Liaison with the board in developing strategy and prioritising activity

• Staff management including reviews of lead staff and recruitment

• Fund raising and budgeting in conjunction with volunteer treasurer and book keeper

• Develop and lead new projects including supporting project officers with funding applications,monitoring and reporting as required.

• Represent LEG in the local communities and at appropriate regional networks.

• Oversee the organisation’s policies and procedures

General responsibilities

• Lead the organisation

• Work as part of the LEG team to promote and encourage understanding of environmental issues and opportunities in Lochaber.

• Promote the work of LEG within the local community and encourage membership.

• Engage with LEG members and the public in a positive and constructive way

• Communicate effectively with the team and board.

• Work constructively with project and organisational partners.

• Comply with the organisation’s ethos, policies and procedures and relevant legislation.

• Run team meetings as required.

• Undertake other duties in line with the job purpose.

Person Specification

Essential

• Good organisational skills, self motivated with good time management

• Able to make decisions when necessary

• A friendly, inclusive and welcoming manner

• The ability to lead a team

• Ability to motivate and encourage others both within and outwith LEG

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

• Flexibility and the ability to adapt according to the needs of the organisation

• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills including use of email, Microsoft Excel and Word

• A commitment to being environmentally friendly and a good background knowledge of environmental issues

Desirable

• Experience of a managerial role or some aspects of this job

• A personal interest in some of our projects; active travel, waste reduction, local food production or energy efficiency and renewables

• Ability to drive and possession of a driving licence

• Ability to commute using low carbon methods

• Knowledge of social media, newsletter and website editing