This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and experienced senior management team operating in a creative and caring, sector-leading organisation.

We are seeking someone with substantial human resources management and organisation development experience, an accredited HR professional, with substantial knowledge and experience of supporting practitioners working in a registered social care setting, preferably supporting adults with learning difficulties.

Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care – working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

Who Cares? Scotland is looking for an experienced and committed Head of People & Culture to lead and deliver our People & Culture function.

This is a hands-on, generalist HR leadership role with responsibility for the full employee lifecycle and the continuous improvement of people practices across the organisation. Reporting to the Chief Executive and managing the People & Culture Officer, you will provide practical advice and support to managers and colleagues while ensuring our people policies, processes and systems are effective, consistent, inclusive and legally compliant.

You will be the first point of contact for managers on a wide range of people matters and will play a key role in building management capability across the organisation. The role covers recruitment and onboarding, employee relations, performance and absence management, learning and development, wellbeing, equality and inclusion, payroll coordination, people data and reporting, and day-to-day HR operations.

You will also identify opportunities to improve how we work, enhance employee engagement and ensure our approach to People & Culture continues to reflect the values, purpose and ambitions of Who Cares? Scotland.

About you

You will be an experienced HR professional with substantial generalist experience and a practical understanding of the full range of people issues that arise within an organisation.

You will have a confident understanding of UK employment legislation and experience advising managers on employee relations matters, performance management, recruitment, policy development and workplace wellbeing. You will be comfortable managing sensitive and sometimes challenging situations, providing clear, balanced and pragmatic advice.

You will be highly organised, solutions-focused and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, professionalism and confidentiality. Most importantly, you will be approachable and capable of building trusted relationships with colleagues at every level of the organisation.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to lead a People & Culture function within an organisation with a clear social purpose. You will have the opportunity to make a tangible difference to the working lives of colleagues across Who Cares? Scotland, while ensuring managers have the advice and support they need to lead their teams effectively.

The role offers variety, responsibility, autonomy and the opportunity to shape and continuously improve how we support our people.

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. 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.

About this role:

We are seeking an exceptional leader to establish and lead a new partnership through its first year, building the foundation of a sustainable multi-year programme. Reporting to the Deputy CEO, you will lead a parity of esteem partnership across four organisations called the Weave Partnership. The Weave Partnership will offer single parent families, and other priority family groups, a single, strengths based plan built around one trusted relationship, on the principle of ‘no wrong door’.

Working as part of our Senior Leadership Team, you will help embed our service delivery framework, My Life and Me, in areas where OPFS will be developing full service hubs, and the areas the Weave Partnership moves into. You will also be responsible for overseeing and developing our established national advice and debt services. This is a pivotal, values led role at the heart of our mission to strengthen the wellbeing of single parent families.

OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status.

GSC Auldhouse is seeking an ambitious and enterprising General Manager to lead the next stage of our development.

Based at the home of Giffnock Soccer Centre — Scotland’s largest grassroots football club, with more than 1,400 players and 200 volunteer coaches — GSC Auldhouse is a charity with a clear purpose: to harness the power of football and our outstanding facilities to create opportunities for people and communities across Glasgow and the west of Scotland.

With £1.3 million invested in the development of our GSC Auldhouse base, and successful community programmes already supporting children, families, women and people who are new to Scotland, the foundations are firmly in place. We now need an inspiring, commercially minded leader who can turn that potential into sustainable growth.

Working closely with our Board, the General Manager will shape and deliver our social-outreach strategy, develop new funding and commercial partnerships, maximise income from our facilities and oversee the continued development of the Giffnock Soccer Centre Academy.

This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery — helping to establish GSC Auldhouse as grassroots football’s leading provider of sport, health, inclusion and employability programmes.

Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire & East Renfrewshire (WASLER) is a voluntary organisation providing refuge accommodation, support, information and advice to women, children and young people across South Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire who are currently experiencing, or have experienced, domestic abuse.

We are looking for a Senior Operations Manager to play a key leadership role in the safe, effective and consistent delivery of WASLER’s frontline services. Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team, this role will provide strategic and operational oversight across all core service areas.

This is an important, new, senior role for someone who can support managers, strengthen accountability, monitor quality and risk, and contribute to continuous service improvement while keeping women, children and young people at the centre of service delivery.

About the role

• Provide strategic and operational oversight across WASLER’s frontline service areas.
• Support the CEO and senior leadership team to deliver agreed priorities, policies and service developments.
• Lead, coach and support Team Managers through supervision, appraisal, performance management and workforce planning.
• Monitor service performance, outcomes, quality standards and operational risks.
• Support compliance with safeguarding, trauma-informed practice, Care Inspectorate, SSSC, health and safety, data protection and organisational requirements.
• Build effective relationships with partners, funders and stakeholders, and provide clear reporting to the CEO, Board and others as required.

About you

You will bring experience of managing or supervising staff within a support, care, social welfare or related service, together with the ability to coordinate safe and consistent service delivery. Experience of managing managers, leading across more than one service area, supporting change, quality assurance, audit activity, partnership working or budget monitoring would be particularly valuable.

You will have strong communication, organisational and decision-making skills, and a clear commitment to woman-centred, trauma-informed, inclusive and reflective practice. A good understanding of domestic abuse, safeguarding and the needs of women, children and young people is essential.

About Us:

The Scottish Food Commission was established as a new independent statutory body within the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022. The Commission’s purpose: to provide stewardship and oversight of Scotland’s Good Food Nation ambition, and to support progress towards a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system for all.

The Commission are now recruiting our first senior staff team. These initial roles will shape how the Commission operates, how it scrutinises evidence and policy, how it engages with relevant authorities and communities, and how it communicates its work with clarity, independence and impact.

We should at the outset make you aware that there is a Programme for Government (PfG) commitment for the Commission to be integrated into Food Standards Scotland, and with this planned integration is the possibility that organisational structures, policies and processes, as well as aspects of the roles may change over time. Whilst we do not expect these changes to be forthcoming imminently, if there are any changes before the appointment start date, these will be communicated with the successful candidate. We do not however expect there to be any changes to the role itself.

Equalities:

The Scottish Food Commission is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class.

We want this recruitment process to be inclusive. Candidates will be invited to tell us about any reasonable adjustments needed in relation to the application process, assessment exercise or interview.

The Role:

The Head of Policy and Research is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the Commission’s policy scrutiny, research, evidence, data, analysis, expert advice and formal recommendations in relation to Scotland’s Good Food Nation, meaning that you’ll have the opportunity to lead in shaping how the Commission provides independent, evidence-led advice from the outset and as the organisation develops.

As the Head of Policy and Research, you will lead the Commission’s policy and research approach to scrutinising the national Good Food Nation Plan and relevant authority plans, ensuring that advice and recommendations are credible, independent, evidence-informed and practical. This means that you’ll be trusted to use your policy insight and judgement to influence work that is ambitious, practical and focused on real progress for people and communities across Scotland.

You will develop and maintain the Commission’s evidence and analytical frameworks, commission or support research where appropriate, and translate evidence into constructive policy advice for Scottish Ministers and relevant authorities, meaning that you will build strong foundations for the Commission’s evidence base, bringing research and analysis together in ways that support fair, constructive and informed decision-making at a national level.

You will work closely with the Head of Engagement and Communications to ensure policy and research are informed by diverse perspectives and communicated clearly, accessibly and impactfully, and with Corporate Services to ensure programmes are planned, governed and resourced effectively, giving you the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues in ensuring that policy work is inclusive, well communicated and supported by effective planning and resources.

The role requires strategic judgement, political awareness, strong analytical capability, an understanding of public policy, legislation and research methods, and the ability to translate complexity into practical, actionable advice. This means that you’ll bring your skills and sound judgement to a role where complex issues need to be translated clearly and constructively to decision-makers.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will also have an organisational leadership role, working closely with the Chief Executive and other Heads of Function to ensure the Commission is effective, independent, collaborative and influential. This gives you the opportunity to be in a visible leadership role in a new organisation, working with supportive senior colleagues to help shape a collaborative, independent and influential Commission.

So, if you are keen to be our Head of Policy and Research and you can display the skills and experience listed here, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Further information regarding the role can be found in the recruitment pack and job description.

Scottish Food Commission Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Flexible working
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:
• member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
• tax relief on your contributions
• generous employer contributions
• a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
• the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement
• potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work
• life assurance cover
• benefits for loved ones and dependants
• keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere

About You:

Some of the skills you will need to be considered as our Head of Policy and Research (please refer to job description for full list of criteria):

• A relevant degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience of working in a public policy, legislative, scrutiny, regulatory, research, evidence, data or analytical environment
• Strong awareness of food systems policy context
• Ability to lead policy review and influence and inform public policy
• Understanding of how policy, evidence, legislation, delivery and accountability interact
• Exemplary communication skills
• Proven ability to design, lead or commission research and evidence programmes
• Experience of managing research projects, external suppliers or expert input
• Proven ability to manage sensitive relationships and communicate complex messages clearly
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in a politically aware but independent manner
• Strong management skills and the ability to lead and empower staff
• Ability to provide organisational leadership
• Experience of business planning and budget management
• Current UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel
• Permission to work in the UK

A national role with the opportunity to shape health and safety across Cornerstone.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced health and safety professional to influence practice at a national level.

Working with colleagues across our organisation you'll strengthen governance, improve consistency and develop practical approaches to managing risk.

Based at our Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen office, this role offers hybrid working alongside regular travel across our services and locations. You'll work closely with teams across Cornerstone, building relationships and providing visible, practical health and safety leadership.

About the role

At Cornerstone, our purpose is to enable the people we support to live valued lives in their communities.

As our Health and Safety Lead, you'll play a key role in ensuring our approach to health and safety supports this purpose while meeting our legal and regulatory responsibilities.

You'll be Cornerstone’s competent person for health and safety, helping colleagues understand legal requirements, manage risk effectively and embed a positive, proportionate safety culture.

This is a broad and influential role, combining strategic oversight with practical support. You'll help shape and continuously improve Cornerstone’s health and safety framework, providing assurance that our policies, systems and practices are effective, proportionate and compliant.

You'll help translate legislation and good practice into approaches that work in the context of our services and play an important role in using data, audit findings and incident learning to identify risks and drive meaningful improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Cornerstone’s competent person for health and safety, providing expert advice and guidance across the organisation.
• Maintain and continuously improve health and safety policies, systems, procedures and guidance.
• Develop and deliver audit, inspection and assurance programmes, identifying areas for improvement.
• Provide practical advice on risk assessments, safe systems of work and legal compliance.
• Analyse health and safety performance data and produce clear reports, trends and recommendations.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis and organisational learning.
• Work with managers to implement effective, proportionate and sustainable health and safety practices.
• Support engagement with regulators, inspectors, insurers and professional advisers.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of health and safety training and capability-building programmes.

What we're looking for

You'llbe an experienced health and safety professional with the knowledge and confidence to balance legal compliance, effective risk management and operational requirements.

We'll need you to be comfortable working at both a strategic and practical level, providing clear advice and building effective relationships with colleagues across a large, multi-site organisation.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Relevant occupational health and safety qualification, such as a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (SCQF Level 10).
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in a health and safety advisory, assurance, compliance or risk management role.
• Experience of audits, inspections, investigations and risk assessments.
• Ability to interpret legislation and translate complex requirements into clear, practical guidance.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to identify trends, risks and areas for improvement.
• Experience working across a dispersed, multi-site organisation.
• Experience within social care, health, housing, the third sector or another regulated environment.

Desirable

• Certified or Chartered membership of IOSH or an equivalent professional body.
• Experience working with regulators, inspectors, auditors, insurers or external advisers.

Why Cornerstone

Our values, Caring, Person-Centred, Professional and Pioneering underpin how we work and the services we provide.

This role provides you with an opportunity to influence health and safety practice across a national organisation, strengthen our approach to risk and assurance, and support the delivery of safe, high-quality services across Scotland.

So, if you are an experienced health and safety professional looking for a role where you can use your expertise to influence practice across a large organisation, we would like to hear from you. Apply now!

The Head of Corporate Services is a senior strategic leadership role responsible for the effective management and development of the organisation’s corporate functions, with a primary professional lead for finance, accounting and financial governance.

The postholder will ensure strong financial stewardship, robust governance, and high‑quality corporate support that enables safe, effective and sustainable delivery of care and support services. The role plays a critical part in organisational resilience, assurance to the Board, and delivery of the Workforce Excellence and financial sustainability strategies.

Care Support Scotland

We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult Homelessness and Older People services. Guided by our values of Respect and Compassion, we empower both the people we support and our colleagues to Thrive every day

Why Work With Us?

At Care Support Scotland caring isn’t just a job — it’s who we are. Join our dedicated team and help transform lives while growing your own career.

• Pension contributions matched up to 6%
• Financial Flexibility – Access your wages as you earn them with our Earned Wage Access benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme through HSF
• Contribution to HSF Health Plan – supporting your everyday health needs
• Generous annual leave – 33 days including public holidays, increasing with service
• Supportive absence policies to help when you need time off
• Death in Benefit Cover – 2x annual salary
• Support with funded qualifications
• Career development and progression opportunities

We are looking forward to interviewing for the position of Head of Asset Management and Compliance.

This is a key role for an experienced professional with a background in property, technical services and/or asset management, who can combine strong technical knowledge with effective leadership, sound judgement and a commitment to delivering safe, high-quality homes and services for our mixed tenure communities.

You will lead and develop the Technical Team, ensuring that our property services meet the required technical, regulatory, compliance and customer standards. You will procure and drive forward significant multi-tenure works programmes on time and within budget, including external fabric and common repairs, component replacement, and cyclical maintenance.

You will play an important role in identifying property risks, driving service improvement, and supporting evidence-based investment and asset management decisions. You will bring with you strategic and technical leadership, demonstrate excellent customer care skills, and be an effective team player who works collaboratively across teams and builds strong relationships with stakeholders.

Please refer to the Person Specification for a full list of the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Key tasks include:

1. Leading the Technical Team through a range of planned and ad-hoc works across common, cyclical and component replacement projects; to optimise compliance with regulatory standards and to meet GWHA business objectives.
2. Developing and implementing effective Asset Management strategies / initiatives / KPI’s / policies / procedures / mitigating risk and demonstrating compliance with governance, legislative and regulatory requirements.
3. Leading the preparation of procurement business cases in compliance with procurement strategy, ensuring timely preparation of work specifications and tenders / evaluations, to meet project planning and governance objectives.
4. Leading the cross-service appointment of relevant consultants and contractors, development of service agreements / contract documentation and supporting ongoing performance management.
5. Leading risk assessment, performance and compliance reporting and preparation of MC / governance reports.
6. Leading organisational Health & Safety and Compliance (including routine PPM): Common Inspections (SCS), Roof and Gutter cleaning, AGS, Fall Arrest Systems, Lift Maintenance, Water, Electrical, Fire, and Office Safety.
7. As Responsible Person for Asbestos and Legionella management ensure day to day alignment of technical and repairs services with the relevant management systems.

In return, GWHA offer generous EVH Terms and Conditions including:

• 25 days annual leave and 15 public holidays
• defined contribution pension scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Flexible working practices including flexi time, enhanced occupational maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Specific GWHA benefits including; annual service commitment award, long service award and additional festive leave
• Professional development & training opportunities

GWHA are accredited by Flexibility Works as a Flexible Workplace.

About includem…

Founded in 2000, Includem is a Scottish charity working alongside children, young people and families to help transform lives. We provide relationship-based, flexible support that is available when it is needed most, helping young people build on their strengths, make positive choices and move towards the future they want.

We work with children and young people in care, families facing challenges, and those navigating education, mental health, justice or transitions into adulthood.

This is where you come in. Working for Includem means using your skills, experience and leadership to make a meaningful difference in an organisation where relationships, creativity and impact matter.

With a focus on external engagement, the Head of Development is responsible for identifying, developing and securing sustainable growth opportunities that enable Includem to extend its impact across Scotland.

As part of the Executive Team, the postholder will lead the organisation’s business development, strategic partnerships, fundraising, communications, policy and influencing activity, ensuring Includem remains at the forefront of supporting children, young people and families. Working closely with service delivery teams, the executive team and board, they will identify emerging opportunities, shape innovative service responses, strengthen external relationships and use evidence and impact data to influence policy and secure future investment.

This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring Includem has a strong external profile, diversified income streams, a robust evidence base on Includem’s model and impact and an influential voice in shaping services and public policy.

Benefits

Includem offers the following benefits:

28 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days with 5 years’ service.

9 public holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Family friendly leave

SSSC Registration

Blue Light Card

Company pension

Medicash

Charity Worker Discounts

Personal Assurance