NWCAB’s Board of Directors are looking for four new Directors to work alongside other board members to oversee and support our Chief Executive and our dynamic team of staff and volunteers. Later this year, we will be moving premises and we are seeking to expand our Board to support this process and our onward development. At this important point in our journey, we are seeking Directors who can bring different perspectives to help the Bureau achieve its plans for the future and provide the most relevant and accessible advice services possible.

The Board is currently made up of seven Directors, each offering a different skill-set that can support the governance needs and development aims of the organisation. We welcome applications from anyone who feels passionate about our work, regardless of professional background.

The Board has identified an upcoming skills gap related to third sector fundraising and governance, and we hope to fill one of the four roles with someone who has experience of this kind. We would encourage applicants with this background to also consider joining our Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee (FRAC).

For the remaining three roles, we encourage candidates of all kinds, particularly those with strong knowledge of and connections to north west Glasgow. Most important to us is finding candidates who fit our values and our organisation. We are looking for people who are approachable, transparent, team players, positive influencers and who are willing to contribute to debate.

GNWCAB’s staff team, volunteers and clients come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and widening access and inclusion is central to our mission and our values. We want our Board to be representative of our local community and so would welcome approaches from people who live locally or have lived experience of issues facing our clients. We encourage applications from groups that are under-represented on charity boards, particularly people from Black, Asian, or other minority ethnic communities, as well as young and Disabled people.

We happily welcome applications from people who have not been senior volunteers or sat on a board before. GNWCAB is committed to the on-going development of our staff and volunteers and we provide opportunities for training and engagement across the organisation on a regular basis. As a new Director, you will be fully inducted and offered training tailored to your level of experience that would support your development in the role.

Project Ability is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Manager to drive our strategic vision, champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and ensure the continuing success of the organisation.

The Role

Project Ability creates opportunities and provides a professional, welcoming and safe environment for people of all ages with disabilities and lived experience of mental ill health to engage with visual art.

Working alongside the Executive Artistic Director and Board of Trustees, this is a busy, multi-faceted senior role and you will lead on business planning, financial management and governance, venue management, legislative compliance, health and safety and administrating staff, board, contractors and volunteer paperwork.

This is an opportunity to join a highly successful and motivated team of 8 professional staff, assisted by art practitioners and volunteers to deliver our core workshops, exhibitions, events and outreach sessions. Based in Trongate 103 in the centre of Glasgow, we operate over 6 days a week, 40 weeks a year.

Project Ability supports, celebrates and provides a platform for disability, diversity and inclusion in the arts.

We are keen to create a work force that reflects the backgrounds of our participating artists and would like to encourage applications from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities’

Key Information

• Job Title: Finance and Operations Manager
• Responsible to: Executive Artistic Director
• Salary:£40,000
• Hours:37.5
• Location: Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD
• Pension: a 3% pension contribution
• Annual Leave: 24 days annual and 10 public holidays
• Start Date: July 2025
• Application Deadline:Monday 12 May at 12 noon
• Interviews: Friday 23rd May
• Probationary period: 3 months

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.

Are you ready to make a real difference in people's lives by providing specialist debt, benefit, and money advice?

This is an exciting opportunity to join Poppyscotland/RBL, to help deliver a new Scotland wide service offering debt and money advice to Scotland’s Armed Forces community.

As a Senior Benefits, Debt, and Money Adviser, you'll provide expert advice on debt, money, and welfare benefits, managing complex referrals, supporting with debt issues, Mandatory Reconsiderations, Appeals, and Tribunal representation. You'll supervise and train new staff, conduct file reviews, and assist senior colleagues with technical matters.

What You’ll Do:

• Maximise income through debt management and benefit calculations, including complex cases like Student Finance and Armed Forces Pensions.
• Advise on Scottish debt options (Bankruptcy, Debt Arrangement Scheme, Trust Deeds) and assist with overpayments, late claims, and backdating.
• Challenge benefit decisions, liaise with benefit offices, and gather evidence for appeals and tribunal representation.
• Manage caseloads, ensuring timely support and maintaining detailed case records using IT systems.
• Build relationships with local agencies and charities, providing advice and training on benefit issues.
• Assist the Regional Lead with Quality Assurance, conducting case reviews, identifying trends, and providing support to advisers.
• Support recruitment, induction, and training of new staff, including managing performance where needed.
• Deputise for the Regional Lead during their absence, handling new referrals, urgent issues, and queries from colleagues.

Poppyscotland offers a holistic Benefits & Debt advice service, with the expectation that the successful candidate will develop knowledge, skills & experience in welfare benefits (full training and supervision provided) to be able to support clients in challenging social security benefit decisions via the appeals process.

The role is homebased with occasional travel required throughout Scotland. This includes travel to home visits and tribunal locations. In addition, travel to team meetings and training, usually in Edinburgh, is required. You may also be required to attend national BDMA Service annual events held across the UK. We do cover travel expenses.

Living within Scotland area is essential in being able to undertake this role.

This position is also subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced PVG check.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience providing advice on welfare benefits and debt, with knowledge of Scotland’s insolvency processes (Minimal Asset and Full Administration Bankruptcies, DAS, Trust Deeds).
• Strong understanding of welfare benefits, including rates, payments, and calculations.
• Skilled in complex benefit calculations and challenging decisions.
• Experience in case submissions and tribunal representation for DWP and Social Security Scotland benefits.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults, particularly those with mental health issues.
• Ability to manage a caseload and handle personal administration.

Why join us?

Our self-funded service operates without external constraints, ensuring long-term support. The service is not target driven and instead takes a holistic approach, working alongside other teams to address wider issues like homelessness and complex needs. We have access to grants to assist with priority debts and other essential items.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Employee benefits include -

• 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
• Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
• Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
• Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
• Opportunities to volunteer
• Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

Scottish Museum of Empire, Slavery, Colonialism and Migration recruiting up to 12 Trustees to our board.

After decades of campaigning for Scotland to attest to its role in empire, processes of colonialism, and the transatlantic slave trade, we are pleased to announce that work is now underway to establish the Scottish Museum of Empire, Slavery, Colonialism and Migration (SMESCM).

This will be a space dedicated to exploring, sharing, and attesting to the myriad of ways in which Scotland participated in, and benefitted from, networks of empire, slavery, colonialism, and migration.

To support and progress this work, SMESCM is looking to recruit up to 12 Trustees to our Board to lead, support, and provide guidance to staff in executing our vision:

“A Scotland committed to anti-racism that explores and addresses the legacies of empire, slavery, colonialism and migration. Through connecting people to our shared histories, we have a platform from which to imagine, name and resource a more equitable and collectively owned future.”

Please see the Trustee Recruitment Brief for further information.

We invite applicants from diverse backgrounds.

If you have any questions or would like to chat please email information@empiremuseum.scot.

The Trust

The Strathmartine Trust was founded in 1999 with a legacy provided by the late Ronald Cant. The aim of the Trust is to support the study, research and education of Scottish history, broadly defined. Based in its own premises in St Andrews, the Trust offers self-catering accommodation for visiting scholars, and has a large library and study space for researchers. The Trust also offers awards and grants, and supports scholarships for PhD study in the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews. It maintains a community profile, hosting seminars and other events, supporting local and national historians to share their research and ideas. In 2014, the Trust established the Strathmartine Press, which publishes a small number of books that focus on local history. On a day-to-day basis, the Trust is managed by a part-time Director, who is responsible to the Chair and the Board of Trustees.

The Opportunity

Following a review of the Trust’s governance, the Trust is embarking on a search for new Trustees. The period of appointment will be five years, with the possibility of an extension to seven years. Trustee posts are not renumerated, but reasonable travel and other related expenses will be reimbursed. Over time, by the end of 2026, the intention is to have a refreshed Board of Trustees that comprises a diverse range of knowledge, skills and expertise - some of these are listed below; it is not expected that applicants for Trustee appointments will have all of these. As the Trust reorganises its administrative structure, it hopes also to expand and refresh its portfolio of activities; and the role of Trustee thus offers an exciting opportunity to assist in shaping a dynamic future for this important contributor in the field of Scottish historical interest, research and education.

The Role

Trustees are expected to be active in the running of the Trust, beyond simply providing strategic direction at meetings. It is important that Trustees demonstrate an enthusiasm for Scottish history but they are not required to be academics. Specifically, we are looking for Trustees who might have knowledge, skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Finance
• Technology
• Publishing
• Marketing

The Time Commitment

Trustees are expected to attend, virtually or in person, a minimum of four Trustee Meetings each year; occasionally, additional meetings are organised to discuss grant applications or other significant matters. In addition to the time taken to prepare for and attend meetings, Trustees will need to allocate time to reading and evaluating applications during the annual grant award process. It is expected that Trustees will also remain engaged and interested in the day-to-day operation of the Strathmartine Centre and Press.

Are you interested in:

• people and making a real difference to their lives?
• fairness in housing?
• influencing change?
• supporting staff and tenants?
• promoting our Values?
• collaborating with others?
• providing insight and strategic direction?
• improving people’s lives?
• the well-being of local communities?

Then you might be what we are looking for, as a new voluntary Board Member of Manor Estates Housing Association. We are particularly interested to hear from people with skills, knowledge, or experience in:

• Accountancy (preferably a qualified accountant with experience of RSLs)
• Housing Management
• Asset Management
• Procurement
• ICT
• Community Engagement
• Third Sector experience
• Equality, diversity and inclusion

Our Board are voluntary but we pay reasonable out of pocket expenses including transport and childcare costs.

We are particularly interested in ensuring that our Board is diverse and representative of the communities that we serve.

Previous board experience is beneficial but not essential as we offer an induction and training programme. Our Chair carries out annual reviews with all Board members to ensure we are offering appropriate levels of support.

You will have opportunities to attend external conferences and events.

About us

We own and manage over 1,000 social and 95 mid-market rent properties, as well as providing factoring services to 1,700 owners operating throughout Edinburgh.

We also have a small number of properties in Fife.

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We are currently looking to recruit a well organised, conscientious and proactive individual to join our small and dedicated team – this role is for three days a week, however potential job share opportunities will be considered.

The Operations and Finance Manager is a key operational role within the organisation and involves both strategic and financial duties. We expect the successful candidate to spend a proportionate amount of time on both operations and finance, which may vary throughout the year depending on work commitments.

As a charity we are regulated by OSCR and ideally the successful candidate will have knowledge of, or experience working for, a third sector organisation.

Reachout with Arts in Mind provides services for members who are at various stages of managing their wellbeing. The position will involve interaction with members on a regular basis, and as we are a small staff team, the list of duties is not exhaustive.

The post holder will report to the Executive Artistic Director and work closely with the Senior Facilitator & Engagement Manager. The role will involve supporting the Executive Artistic Director in completing funding applications.

Essential Experience

• Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel
• Qualification to college/university level
• Mental health and wellbeing training

Desirable Experience

• Companies House returns
• Preparing Annual Accounts
• OSCR returns
• Knowledge of the arts and its use in wellbeing therapies
• Experience of using Sage Accounting
• Preparing of financial summaries for Board of Directors
• Experience of HR and employment legislation

Essential Criteria

• Attention to detail
• Respect for confidentiality and sensitive information
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to multi-task and work independently
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent team player
• Third sector experience

Our Resources and Development Group are responsible for many of our organisational services and policies, including finance, income, governance, legal, people and performance, as well as managing our Fund Management portfolio of investment to our sector. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers, Support Officers, Coordinators and professional advisors working together to build a high performing, effective organisation and a great place to work.

We are looking for an experienced colleague in finance and resource management, someone with an eye for detail to support the financial health and sustainability of our organisation. With a good understanding of financial management and reporting, along with great planning and administration skills, the successful candidate will coordinate all aspects of our income and payment processing, as well as overseeing essential people/HR processes with the support of our external advisors.

What You'll Do

• Support the development and oversight of the organisations budget.
• Accurately record and process all income and expenditure.
• Oversee banking transactions and bank reconciliation.
• Develop our finance system to support accurate planning, recording and reporting.
• Support the development of our annual reports.
• Coordinate staff recruitment and support design of induction programmes for new staff.
• Work with our external HR Advisor to develop our people policies and our electronic Staff Handbook.
• Using our HR system, ensure effective monitoring and reporting of absence, leave and employment records.
• Coordinate relationships with our employee support providers.

More about you

• You will be able to show experience and knowledge of budgets and financial management.
• You will be able to demonstrate experience of producing accurate and effective financial reporting.
• You will be able to show good knowledge of financial management systems.
• You will be able to share examples of effective application of key skills, including organisation and planning, problem solving and communications.
• You will bring an eye for detail, with effective proofing and data skills.
• You will bring a keen interest in building and sharing knowledge, particularly in relation to good practice and to new policy.
• You may have experience of managing third sector grant claims and financial reporting and/or of HR policy and administration