The Head of Fundraising is an exciting new role developed for the Society to increase fundraising and develop additional income streams to enhance the sustainability of the Society. They will help deliver the Transformation Plan, an exciting new project for Scotland’s oldest learned antiquarian Society to help deliver the Society’s vision: “Scotland’s past is for everyone to research, share, enjoy and protect, home and abroad”.
The Transformation Plan includes the acquisition and redevelopment of a B-listed building in central Edinburgh to co-create the most inclusive, low-carbon and heritage-rich space to work, visit and participate. This will become a heritage hub for Scotland’s past, helping to bring heritage alive for a wide range of public audiences. This role will provide the necessary vision, leadership, and fundraising skills which will enable the Society to achieve its fundraising targets and enhance its development program.
They will be an effective fundraiser and key contact for grant giving organisations, personal donations and legacies. They will report directly to the Director sharing collective responsibility to deliver the Society’s strategy and vision.
Initially on a 2.5-year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension subject to funding, the post will work as part of the senior management team and liaise directly with staff, Councillors (trustees), members (known as Fellows) and other organisations and individuals to ensure the successful delivery of their responsibilities.
The post will have the following immediate priorities:
Main Responsibilities
Strategy and planning
Fundraising
Senior Management
The Head of Fundraising is a member of the Society’s Senior Management Team (SMT) and as such the post-holder will be expected to play a proactive role in the management of the Society including:
Foundation Scotland puts people at the heart of its work. We rely on the expertise, trust and experience we’ve gained in the last 25 years working with communities, philanthropists and companies all over Scotland.
Our people are passionate experts in bringing lasting, positive change to Scotland’s communities. We take great pride in supporting local projects by taking a personal approach to every meeting and decision. We’re in a unique position to fully understand communities’ needs and fund solutions that will make a difference.
Our work is nationwide. We’re working with different industries, funding various projects from renewables to digital, through to arts and heritage. Our people are always challenged and have an opportunity to learn and grow. In short - no two days are the same. Ultimately, our work is highly rewarding, and the best part is seeing the real impact we can make within Scottish communities. If you share our passion for shaping Scotland’s communities' future, think about joining our team.
Background
Our Communities Team enables and empowers communities across Scotland to devise and implement their own strategies for local funds coming from a range of sources, notably renewables businesses. We provide fund governance, grant administration and related services for a range of commercial and community-sector clients, combined with a commitment to community-led approaches.
What We Are Looking For
We are seeking a Community Funds Manager to support the team delivering a portfolio of work in south and south-west Scotland.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated team player to strengthen and grow our community funds practice and impact. You will be an experienced people manager, have a demonstrable track record of working in a diverse range of community and funding contexts, excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills, the ability to learn and adapt quickly and a strong commitment to community-led approaches.
Reporting to the Head of Communities, this role will focus on managing a regional team and working alongside communities to design and implement a diverse range of community benefit arrangements of diverse values and scales.
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 undertaking a round of recruiting across their fundraising team, including the Head of Fundraising and Audience Development.
The Head of Fundraising and Audience Development will join Sight Scotland at an exciting stage, with a newly formed Cause and Engagement team, a new organisational strategy and direction, and a roadmap for fundraising planned - but plenty of opportunities to put your personal stamp on the role.
If you are an experienced leader, looking for a chance to make a huge impact on a fundraising function at a national charity, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a popular cause at a pivotal time.
At Thistle Foundation we believe in a world of inclusion, free of isolation and loneliness, where a health crisis doesn’t mean a life crisis. Our organisation supports people living with disabilities and long-term health conditions to lead good lives and achieve what matters most to them. Every year, our health and wellbeing team supports 1000s of people across Scotland, and our Supported Living teams work alongside just under 100 people in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. They promote citizenship and inclusion and support people to live in their own homes, in their local community.
This new post will form part of the management team and work closely with the Chief Executive and Director of Resources to plan and deliver the Thistle Strategy.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing leadership, strategic direction and overall accountability for person-centred activities and a strength-based approach, ensuring continuous improvement and delivery against quality standards.
- Ensuring managers are accountable for their own and their teams’ objectives
- Representing Thistle with a range of stakeholders internally and externally and key contact for contracting organisations.
- Overseeing operational management targets particularly in relation to statutory compliance
You should have both operational and strategic management experience within the health and/or social care sector and professionally qualified to SCQF level 10 or above in a relevant health/ social care qualification and hold appropriate leadership and management qualifications or demonstrate equivalent learning.
Are you passionate about helping children fulfil their potential and build a better Scotland? We are too!
This is a unique opportunity to lead Children’s Parliament, an internationally renowned and respected organisation promoting children’s human rights, as we look to recruit an inspirational and highly skilled Director.
We want someone who can lead and develop a passionate team of expert practitioners in raising awareness and understanding of children’s rights amongst children and adults. Together we need to help them understand how we can improve children’s lives, support the people and organisations who support our children, and help to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
The Director will lead a Senior Leadership Team, consisting of the Head of Programmes, Head of Operations and Senior Programme Manager. The Director will inspire our talented and dedicated team, using their professional networks to advocate for children as the face and voice of Children’s Parliament, and realise the opportunities we have to change lives for the better. They will work with partners and stakeholders to drive culture change in the environments in which children live, learn and play and support a new chapter for Scotland’s human rights journey following the UNCRC incorporation for which we successfully campaigned this year.
We are seeking a dynamic and effective leader who will stand up and champion children’s rights. They will need to demonstrate their experience in senior leadership roles, including strategic planning, financial oversight, leadership, and risk management.
The ability to support and drive a diverse and skilled team is essential. Having experience of rights-based, creative practice will be important in being able to provide ongoing support, expertise and guidance across Children’s Parliament’s programmes. A comprehensive understanding of the political and policy landscape for children's and wider human rights in Scotland is vital as is the ability to effectively engage with a range of stakeholders.
The Director will need to demonstrate their belief that children are equal and valuable citizens. As a leader, their passion should shine through their words and actions, backed up with the expertise to navigate the challenges of ensuring Children’s Parliament continues as an internationally recognised beacon of good practice and inspiration.
Reports to: Chair of the Board and accountable to the Board of Trustees
Direct reports: Head of Programmes, Head of Operations and Business Development
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the management and operation of a charity dedicated to Edinburgh’s historic environment and heritage, working with passionate staff, Trustees and partners.
We are looking for an experienced Head of Finance & Operations to lead on the delivery of finance, governance, HR and office objectives, enabling the organisation to run smoothly and efficiently.
Part of the Senior Management Team, the Head of Finance & Operations supports the Director and other senior managers in the leadership and direction of the charity, helping to formulate and execute the organisational strategy and ensuring that Edinburgh World Heritage meets the goals of the integrated business plan and organisational outcomes.
Edinburgh is a unique place – steeped in history, with iconic topography and stunning historic buildings and public spaces. In 1995, the ‘Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site’ was inscribed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Edinburgh World Heritage, an independent charity, co-ordinates the management of the Site with its partners, the City Council and Historic Environment Scotland. Our vision is to make Edinburgh an inspirational and empowering place to live, work, study or visit – no matter who you are. We believe that heritage and conservation are central to making this happen, connecting people to the city and the World Heritage Site. For more information on Edinburgh World Heritage, please visit our website at ewh.org.uk.
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on myeloma and its related conditions. We ensure people affected by myeloma get the support, information and treatments they need and fund essential research towards a cure. We are here for people affected by myeloma, for healthcare professionals and researchers – and anyone who wants to be part of the cure, to make sure no-one faces myeloma alone because together we are the cure.
It is an exciting time to be joining Myeloma UK having recently launched our new strategy. We have the ambition to double our income over the next five years, allowing us to significantly increase both our reach and impact so that those affected by myeloma can live longer and have better quality lives.
To support our vision for a world where myeloma doesn’t exist, and due to an impending retirement, we are looking to recruit into the business critical role of Director of Finance. With accountability for the financial stewardship of the charity, encompassing effective financial control and reporting, you will also play a major role in shaping the strategic development and future direction of Myeloma UK, working with colleagues at the cutting edge of myeloma research, advocacy, and support. As a member of an experienced Executive Leadership team, you will work collaboratively to develop Myeloma UK’s strategies, goals, priorities and outcomes and report progress to Board.
The role requires a qualified accountant who is an inspiring and solutions-focused leader, able to demonstrate relevant experience of having supported the ongoing development and strategic growth of an organisation, either within the voluntary or private sector. The successful candidate will also bring well-developed business/commercial skills and the ability to get “behind the numbers” and carry out complex numerical and financial calculations and analysis to allow well-informed commercial decisions.
Are you motivated by the opportunity to play a key role in delivering Clan Childlaw’s vision of a Scotland where all children and young people are empowered to use their rights? Are you a lawyer who wants to work differently, using a child-centred approach that ensures that children and young people are kept at the heart of the process?
We are looking for experienced lawyers to join our team and take a lead role in strategic litigation and in delivering and developing our unique child-centred legal services to increase access to justice for children and young people across Scotland.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented lawyer, who has a strong commitment to social justice and wants to develop as a manager and leader. You should have experience in leading legal service delivery and in delivering training as well as significant experience in client casework and representation. Ideally you will have worked as a lawyer within one of our within our areas of focus, (set out in the job description) but if you bring experience of and commitment to using your legal skills to improve lives then we want to hear from you.
Comprehensive training will be provided to support you in developing your knowledge and practice in our key areas, and you will be expected to obtain certification as a lawyer for children.
Part of child-centred working is allowing our solicitors the time they need to work with clients. You will maintain a reasonable caseload to ensure that is possible.
If you’re thinking of applying but would like to have a chat about it first please get in touch at clientrecruitment@worknest.com
Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?
SCVO is seeking a Head of Information and Support Services to lead the charge in building skills, confidence and capability across the sector. In this role you’ll manage our information, events and training services, focused around our core areas of expertise on governance, management, funding, digital and growing climate confidence.
We’re looking for a strategic thinker with strong leadership and people management skills who is driven to make a difference. If you have a deep understanding of the voluntary sector and extensive experience in managing information or capacity building services, we want to hear from you.
Join SCVO in supporting Scotland’s thriving voluntary sector and be part of a team committed to building a fairer, more inclusive society.
We offer a hybrid working environment, flexible hours, and an inclusive culture that values diversity and innovation. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot
SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
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.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as Head of Service Delivery (Triage, Clinical & Support Line Operations) you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
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, nurses, 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 transformative leader as the Head of Service Delivery (Triage, Clinical & Support Line Operations). In this pivotal role, the post holder will spearhead the operational execution of our clinical services across Scotland, shaping the future of clinical service provision for those we serve.
A critical mandate of this position will be 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.
Collaboration is essential in this role, and the post holder will work closely with the Head of Service Delivery (Prevention & Community Service Operations) to co-lead the development and implementation of a whole system approach to supported self-management. This includes the strategic expansion and dissemination of our NLHL model throughout Scotland, encompassing all clinical services. The post holder will strive for best practice in the delivery of care/support of people living with our conditions and will hold responsibly and accountability for rigorous clinical governance and quality assurance of our services fulfilling our obligations to both partner contractual regulations and national legislation.
The role will strategically and operationally support a culture that inspires service excellence, innovation and underpins the principles of supported self management across all service provision, ensuring that our contributions to the broader health and social care systems are both impactful and demonstrably beneficial.
CHSS is seeking an exceptional leader with in-depth knowledge of the health and social care landscape, who comprehends the evolving needs of service delivery and supported self-management for both individuals and our partners. Applicants should possess a current NMC or HCPC professional registration and bring substantial managerial and leadership experience from within the health, social care, or third sector arenas.
A foundational objective of this role will be to lead the implementation of a streamlined single point of access for our services across Scotland. Therefore, prior experience with triage services, systems design, and service redesign will be a distinct advantage. This is an opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of individuals living with our conditions and to elevate the standards of care provided by CHSS.
The line manager is happy to take enquiries if you have any questions prior to applying for the role. Please email joanne.graham@chss.org.uk if you wish to raise any questions.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.