Purpose:Responsibility for the financial function, and providing financial management support to the Chief Executive, Treasurer and Finance Committee. This is a varied and hands-on role where you will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, including monthly reconciliation and producing regular management accounts. The role will also be responsible for monitoring cashflow and producing financial reports relating to project funding.

The Finance Manager will work alongside the Chief Executive in creating the financial strategy and annual budgets. The role will also be the day to day contact for the Auditors, Payroll providers, Bank Managers etc.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Accounting

• Support the Chief Executive with preparing the annual budget and Five-Year financial strategy
• Produce monthly management accounts to track income and expenditure against the budget
• Produce regular financial reports for designated and restricted funds, including for project funding
• Monitor cash-flow and financial sustainability of the charity
• Preparation of Annual Accounts and facilitation of independent Annual Audit
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintain accurate records of payment receipts and issue invoices
• Initiate all online payments
• Process Gift Aid submissions for donations
• Complete quarterly partial exemption VAT return
• Liaise with the Investment Manager in respect to day to day management of the investment portfolio
• Manage the administration of legacies received

Payroll & HR

• Liaise with Payroll provider on a monthly basis, including checking and approving salary payments
• Maintain staff salary records
• Liaise with the pension provider to ensure contribution schedules are correct and timely

BB Supplies

• Oversee the relationship with the fulfilment service provider
• Maintain records of sales / stock and other financial information
• Provide statements and other financial information

Governance

• Assist the Chief Executive by compiling returns and updating records for the Charity Commission and other Regulatory Bodies
• Service the Finance Committee by producing necessary papers and taking the minutes
• Maintain and review financial polices and procedures

Person Specification

Essential

• Accounting qualification or equivalent professional experience
• Significant experience in bookkeeping, and the management of restricted funds
• Knowledge of statutory requirements of financial management in relation to SORP
• Experience in budget planning and financial reporting
• Advanced IT skills, including use of Microsoft Excel
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders (staff, volunteers, trustees, suppliers, partners)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to the Vision, Mission, and Values of The Boys’ Brigade

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Charity Sector and financial reporting requirements
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Experience of the Uniformed Youth Sector

At Walking Scotland, we believe in the power of everyday walking and wheeling to transform lives and communities. We’re looking for a proactive and innovative Communications and Policy Manager who will play a key role in shaping the national walking conversation, influencing policy, amplifying our voice and inspiring action across Scotland.

About Walking Scotland

It’s an exciting time to join us. We’ve just unveiled our new name and brand, and as we approach our 30th anniversary, we’re stepping confidently into a bold new chapter.

Walking Scotland is a charity that helps make walking and wheeling a part of everyday life. We promote the benefits of walking and wheeling on our physical, social and mental health. Our programmes connect communities and inspire positive behaviour change. We also improve places and spaces to walk and wheel.

We’re an advocate for making walking and wheeling inclusive. We work with partners and local communities to reduce barriers. This ensures everyone has the chance to walk and wheel everywhere they go. By focusing on walking and wheeling, we’re helping to solve some of Scotland’s biggest challenges, from health inequalities to the climate-nature emergency.

About the role

As our Communications and Policy Manager, you’ll lead our communications and policy work. You’ll develop strategies, manage campaigns and build relationships that help us reach more people and bring about real change. You’ll work closely with a passionate team and collaborate with partners, policymakers and the public to make walking and wheeling part of everyday life across Scotland.

Do you believe in the power of storytelling to inspire change? We do, and we believe that every step tells a story.

At Walking Scotland, we know that people’s stories can touch hearts, shift perspectives and spark action. We’re looking for a talented and driven Stories and Media Officer to help us share the power of walking and wheeling across Scotland.

About Walking Scotland

It’s an exciting time to join us. We’ve just unveiled our new name and brand, and as we approach our 30th anniversary, we’re stepping confidently into a bold new chapter.

Walking Scotland is a charity that helps make walking and wheeling a part of everyday life. We promote the benefits of walking and wheeling on our physical, social and mental health. Our programmes connect communities and inspire positive behaviour change. We also improve places and spaces to walk and wheel.

We’re an advocate for making walking and wheeling inclusive. We work with partners and local communities to reduce barriers. This ensures everyone has the chance to walk and wheel everywhere they go. By focusing on walking and wheeling, we’re helping to solve some of Scotland’s biggest challenges, from health inequalities to the climate-nature emergency.

About the role

As our Stories and Media Officer you’ll gather and share powerful stories that show how walking and wheeling transforms lives and communities. You’ll craft compelling content that informs, inspires and connects across a range of platforms, from social media and press releases to campaigns and sector reports. You’ll also be the first point of contact for media and press enquiries and will raise the profile of Walking Scotland through local and national PR.

Do you believe in the power of walking? Do you believe that walking is the most accessible form of transport? Do you believe that walking is good for our physical health, our mental health and for our communities? We do, we believe that Walking is for everyone, everywhere, everyday. We believe walking and wheeling should be accessible for all and we believe that more people walking and wheeling is key to Scotland becoming a greener and healthier place to live and work.

At Walking Scotland, we know how powerful walking is and what it can do. We are looking a passionate and engaging manager for our National Health Walk network who can help us target those that need most support to make those first steps to moving more and can help us to grow the network so that as many people as possible can get out and feel the power of walking.

About Walking Scotland

It’s an exciting time to join us. We’ve just unveiled our new name and brand, and as we approach our 30th anniversary, we’re stepping confidently into a bold new chapter.

Walking Scotland is a charity that helps make walking and wheeling a part of everyday life. We promote the benefits of walking and wheeling on our physical, social and mental health. Our programmes connect communities and inspire positive behaviour change. We also improve places and spaces to walk and wheel.

We’re an advocate for making walking and wheeling inclusive. We work with partners and local communities to reduce barriers. This ensures everyone has the chance to walk and wheel everywhere they go. By focusing on walking and wheeling, we’re helping to solve some of Scotland’s biggest challenges, from health inequalities to the climate-nature emergency.

About the role

As our Walking Networks manager you will manage a team of Development Officers who in turn support and enable the network to accredit and support Health Walk providers across Scotland. You will help us grow the network so as many people as possible can move more and feel the power of walking through the multitude of benefits walking can bring. You will be passionate about the benefits of walking and will help us spread the word.

Interested in greenspace and what they offer to people, places and our planet? Enjoy working with other professionals and can deliver collaborative projects? Then you might be who we are looking for.

We have a new role to help us deliver a National Lottery Heritage Fund project Urban Green Links. Building on current work of greenspace scotland and our Park Managers Forum this project will innovate, develop, celebrate and advance peer-to-peer collaboration, knowledge and profile.

At greenspace scotland we believe greenspaces are at the heart of healthy, happy, thriving and sustainable communities and places. This project aims to ensure that people and organisations build the knowledge and capability to create, improve and maintain high quality, nature-rich, climate-friendly urban greenspaces in Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference for greenspace professionals and others across Scotland.

Do you want to join an organisation that has been named recently as a Top 100 company to work with by The Sunday Times?

I lost my kids a few times they went to foster care and I would have gone to a place like this if I had the chance. This is badly needed. I hid my drug use and people only found out about it when I had my baby and she was in withdrawal. I loved my daughter and would have welcomed something like this. A mother who has been supported by Aberlour

About Our Mother and Child Recovery House

Aberlour is proud to be working in partnership with the Scottish Government and we are excited to have opened a new dedicated Mother and Child Recovery House based in central Falkirk. Building on the success of our house in Dundee, also funded by the Scottish Government, which opened just over 2 years ago, our service is designed to enable children of women with problem alcohol or other drug use to stay with their mothers during recovery. Our approach to rehabilitation aims to deliver positive outcomes for women and their children. The house will accommodate up to 4 women with their children under 5.

We will be using the Parents Under Pressure (PuP) programme which combines psychological principles relating to parenting, child behaviour and parental emotion regulation within a case management model. The programme is highly individualised to suit each family. Mothers are given their own Workbook and for many of them this becomes a personal journal of their treatment experience. The overarching aim of the PuP programme is to help parents facing adversity to develop positive and secure relationships with their children. Within this strength-based approach, the family environment becomes more nurturing and less conflictual. Full training on the PuP Programme will be provided to the whole team.

Too many women with problem drug and alcohol issues are having their young children taken into care and many other women won't engage with support agencies for fear of their children being removed. The new houses will improve outcomes for these women and children; reduce deaths of mothers with problem drug use; avoid family breakdown and

increase the likelihood of children being cared for by their parents. Aberlour Chief Executive SallyAnn Kelly

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit a Family Support Worker to be part of a trauma responsive team delivering and implementing residential recovery support for women and their children (0-5 years) to help them reach their aspirations. If you share our vision and values and have the passion and ability to work as part of this new therapeutic team, we would love to hear from you.

You will work 37.5 hours on a 2-week rolling rota, covering 10-12 hour shifts, including weekends, occasional night shift when required and public holidays. One sleepover shift is required per week. We also operate a weekend on and weekend off rota.

Ideally, you will have experience of direct work with mothers/parents in recovery, enhancing their skills and capacity for them and their babies. Experience working with complex needs and vulnerabilities including domestic abuse and mental health, as well as having experience of working collaboratively with other professional agencies and a working knowledge of drug/alcohol use and its effects on women and children.

Applicants should hold a relevant professional qualification at least SCQF level 7 or equivalent knowledge acquired by other means with a willingness to obtain the required qualifications for SSSC Registration.

We strongly encourage people to apply who have lived experience of alcohol or drug use, with a minimum of 2 years living in recovery, free from all drug use and problem drinking. People with lived experience will provide crucial insight into the issues being faced by these small, new families.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. At Aberlour we have strong values -

Respect, Integrity, Innovation and Challenging - which influence our everyday work. If you choose to apply for this role please tell us about your values in your supporting statement.

To have a look at our values to understand more about what we are looking for from our employees click here.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers. Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity.

We also follow Data Protection Guidelines - Here is our privacy policy.

This is an exciting time to join Venture Trust as we continue to develop, embed and grow our teams, and apply our developmental approach in communities, in greenspaces and across Scotland’s wilder places.

Venture Trust supports people facing challenging life circumstances to overcome barriers and realise their potential. We work alongside people who have been impacted by trauma, and together we build the programme they need to move forwards in their journey, utilising in communities, greenspaces and wild places across Scotland.

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Outreach and Support Worker to join our team supporting individuals in Glasgow and West Central Scotland. In this role, you will be the first person our participants meet, so knowledge of services within this area would be beneficial.

You’ll be a caring, dynamic and driven person, dedicated to levelling the playing field and equipping people with the tools they need to thrive. You’ll be comfortable and confident working autonomously, working alongside people with complex lives.

Working across your area and in the Scottish wilderness, you’ll provide bespoke and holistic 1:1 support for participants, spending time to get to know them, their strengths and where they want to go. You’ll help to shape their journeys, navigating 1:1, community and wilderness journey support, always harnessing the benefits of the outdoors and nature spaces to provide therapeutic benefit. You will prepare participants for wilderness journeys and support them to develop employability skills.

We need you to work closely with referrers and partners to provide joined up support for participants, managing the differing needs of your case load, including working with young people and adults.

As an Outreach and Support Worker, you will:

• Have knowledge of services in the area that you will deliver (i.e. Glasgow and West Central Scotland)
• Deliver group activities outdoors in community greenspaces
• Provide one-to-one support for participants, identifying and removing barriers to participation and supporting towards their individual goals
• Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders, generating referrals for all programmes
• Promote Venture Trust within local communities
• Support the delivery of wilderness journey opportunities in Scotland’s wilder places
• Work closely with referral partners and any other stakeholders to provide joined up support for participants
• Work within a team structure with hybrid working arrangements

Working at Venture Trust

We offer a range of generous benefits including:

• a generous annual leave entitlement (28 days annual leave plus public holidays and 3 Christmas holidays)
• an employee benefits package
• flexible and hybrid working
• a joint contributory pension scheme

Are you a creative communications professional looking to work with an organisation helping people and building sustainable communities?

If so, the exciting and rewarding role of Communications Officer (External) with Link is the ideal opportunity to let your skills shine!

We’re offering a salary of between £34,606.00 to £43,123.00 (depending on experience), an excellent benefits package (good pension and healthcare benefits) and flexible working.

The ideal candidate will have outstanding communications skills and experience in delivering impactful campaigns and projects for a range of audiences.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established team where your passion, ideas and experience will contribute meaningfully to how we communicate with our customers.

If this sounds like something you would be a good match we’d be delighted to hear from you.

The role

The jobholder will lead on aspects of and contribute to the delivery of a high-quality external communications service, ensuring key organisational messages and “good news” stories are delivered effectively. This job will have key responsibility to make best use of digital and social media platforms.

At Link, people are at the heart of everything we do. Our people have made our award-winning social enterprise the success it is today and as it continues to grow, we want them to be the best they can be and to reach their potential.

About you

You will have experience of working in a communications or marketing role and of developing positive news stories across a range of media. You will have demonstratable knowledge of social media and experience of maintaining social media accounts for business use.

The successful candidate will have led on producing newsletters and other publicity material and involvement in arranging events along with experience of producing photography and video materials

You will have strong numeracy and literacy skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely for a range of audiences combined with being computer literate with demonstrable experience of Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel.

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop effective relationships with colleagues and external organisations, excellent organisational and time management skills combined with having a customer focused approach to service delivery and being self-motivated and able to work on own initiative are also essential.

In return you will be offered the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge through employee training and development. You can expect to work in a supportive, trusting and transparent working environment, with the autonomy to offer creative and innovative solutions whilst maintaining Link’ s values; Responsibility, Empathy, Social Impact, Participate, Equality, Challenge and Transparency.

For further information on the main position accountabilities and a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the Job Specification in the Job information Pack above.

What’s in it for you?

As an Investor in People, we strive for continuous improvement through the management and growth of our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities.

As a Link employee, you'll likely benefit from the following:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, and opportunity for annual performance related salary increases and discretionary non-consolidated pay awards subject to terms of the scheme
• 35 days’ holiday per year (inclusive of public holidays) pro rata plus an additional 1 day’s pro rata holiday per year after 1 years’ service up to a maximum of 40 days per year
• Opportunity to buy and sell holiday days
• Enhanced company sick and family friendly pay
• Access to paid qualifications and a wide range of learning and development opportunities and funded professional membership
• Defined contribution pension with matched generous employer pension contributions plus salary exchange and additional voluntary contribution options
• Access to an Electric vehicle leasing scheme, subject to the terms of the scheme
• Life assurance scheme providing death in service benefits to named beneficiaries
• Healthcare cash plan for employees (and dependents) to support health and wellbeing plus discounts on shopping, restaurants and other services
• Employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate household dependants to support health, mental and financial well-being
• Annual flu vaccination
• Access to a savings and borrowing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel season/travel ticket loan and much more!

For a full list of benefits available to employees, please see the following link - linkhousing.org.uk/what-we-do/work-for-us

You will work with colleagues who offer support to ensure our customers' expectations are met. In return, we are looking for applications from people who will contribute to our aims and work to the highest professional standards.

This post is subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme registration.

Are you ready to make the next positive move in your career, are you looking for a new challenge? With funding secured and a new structure in place we are recruiting an experienced Mental Health & Wellbeing Team Lead to provide both mental health and line management support across our services.

The principal purpose of this post is to assist the Head of Services with the day-to-day operation of the service delivery areas and line management of designated staff.

As a Team Lead you will be a skilled, knowledgeable and experienced individual. You must have substantive experience of mental health, managing staff and excellent communication skills.

If you are able to demonstrate your ability to deliver high quality services with a sound knowledge and understanding of Child Protection and Adult Support and Protection, are positive, supportive, able to work in a collaborative way, and have excellent interpersonal skills then this could be the role for you.