The Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland’s role is to promote and support the rights and interests of victims and witnesses in Scotland. This includes raising awareness of victims and witnesses and promoting best practice and a trauma-informed approach by criminal justice bodies and those who provide support services to victims.

This is a new high-profile appointment. We are looking for a talented individual who has drive, integrity, credibility, resilience and excellent communication skills to be the inaugural Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland.

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.

Are you a compassionate, strategic leader with a strong head for finance, a steady hand for organisational management, and a genuine commitment to improving mental health in our communities? We are seeking a part time CEO to guide our charity into its next chapter.

For over 40 years, our organisation has supported people across our community with high quality mental health services. With around 50 dedicated staff, we are small enough to be personal and values driven, yet large enough to deliver meaningful, life changing impact every day.

We are now looking for a CEO who can bring clarity, confidence, and care to the role.

About the Role

Working 21 hours over 3 days per week, the CEO will provide strategic leadership, ensure financial sustainability, and support a positive, inclusive culture where staff and volunteers can thrive. You will work closely with the Board of Trustees and senior team to ensure our services remain safe, effective, and aligned with our mission.

This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, financially astute, and passionate about people.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the charity’s strategic direction and organisational development
• Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and reporting
• Ensure strong governance, compliance, and risk management
• Support and develop the senior leadership team
• Maintain a positive, values driven culture across the organisation
• Build strong relationships with partners, funders, and commissioners
• Represent the charity with credibility and compassion

Who We’re Looking For

• Experienced charity or health sector leader with a track record of delivering results
• Financially confident—able to interpret accounts, manage budgets, and ensure sustainability
• Organised and strategic—able to prioritise effectively within a part time role
• People centred—skilled at building trust, supporting teams, and fostering wellbeing
• Values driven with a commitment to mental health inclusion and dignity

Terms

• Hours: 21 hours over 3 days
• Salary: Competitive, aligned with experience
• Contract : Fixed term 6 months – with possibility of extension
• Location: Hybrid, with presence across services
• Reports to: Board of Trustees

About us

We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. That means we look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. We are responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high-quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.

Our values

1. Person-centred: we put people, empathy, compassion, and kindness at the heart of everything we do
2. Respect: we value everyone's dignity and are respectful in everything we do
3. Equity: we embrace diversity and nurture an inclusive environment where everyone is supported to achieve equal outcomes
4. Integrity: we act impartially, fairly, and consistently, upholding transparency and accountability in all our actions
5. Impact: we focus on making a positive impact for everyone experiencing care in Scotland whilst ensuring our work delivers the best value to the public

Work-life balance

Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, which enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a four-week period.

About the role

We are seeking an exceptional and inspiring leader to join the Care Inspectorate as our executive director of assurance and improvement. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of care quality across Scotland, leading the strategic direction and development of inspection, scrutiny and regulation activities. The successful candidate will ensure the Care Inspectorate continues to deliver its statutory responsibilities under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 and other relevant legislation, while driving improvement through a collaborative, person-centred approach.

Working closely with the chief executive and executive team, you will play a pivotal role in leading organisational transformation, embedding a culture of excellence, innovation and continuous improvement. You will champion investment in our people, fostering a confident, capable and collaborative workforce that is committed to improving outcomes for people experiencing care across Scotland.

This is a rare opportunity to influence the future of care services in Scotland and make a lasting difference to the lives of people who experience care. We are looking for a visionary leader with the strategic insight, credibility and passion to drive assurance, improvement and cultural transformation at a national level.

We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader who can provide direction to a diverse, multidisciplinary team and drive excellence in the inspection, regulation, scrutiny, and improvement of care services.

The successful candidate will be an influential communicator with strong negotiation skills, political awareness, and the ability to translate strategic plans into meaningful action. They will bring extensive knowledge of the social care sector, including current trends and emerging challenges, while championing equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Comfortable challenging established ways of working, they will use innovative and collaborative approaches to deliver positive outcomes and continuous improvement. Strong IT skills and the ability to use digital tools effectively to communicate, analyse information, and support decision-making are essential.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the development and delivery of the Care Inspectorate's scrutiny, regulation, assurance and improvement strategy across all regulated care services.
• Provide professional leadership for regulatory practice across, children and early years, and criminal justice services, ensuring consistency and high standards.
• Lead the development and delivery for strategic inspections, scrutiny activity and service improvement programmes using a proportionate, intelligence-led and risk-based approach.
• Contribute corporate leadership to organisational and cultural change programmes, working closely with fellow Executive Directors.
• Ensure appropriate social work advice is provided to the Board and Chief Executive.
• Promote the Care Inspectorate's profile and influence with government, media, stakeholders and partners.

Operational Leadership

• Provide leadership and direction for the Scrutiny and Assurance Directorate.
• Lead the effective delivery, monitoring and reporting of scrutiny, assurance and improvement activity.
• Manage and oversee significant budgets, ensuring best value and effective resource utilisation.
• Drive continuous improvement, quality assurance and systems development across the organisation.
• Prepare and present reports to the Board and relevant committees.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety responsibilities across areas of accountability.

People Leadership

• Lead multiple professional functions, creating a cohesive, high-performing and collaborative directorate.
• Inspire, coach and develop senior leaders and professional teams through effective performance management and development planning.
• Promote consistent, high-quality professional practice and a culture of continuous learning.
• Take responsibility for recruitment, workforce development and the implementation of HR policies across the directorate.
• Foster a positive, inclusive working environment that promotes wellbeing, diversity and equality of opportunity.

Stakeholder and Partnership Leadership

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Board Members, Executive Directors, Ministers, Scottish Government, regulatory bodies and partner agencies.
• Lead collaborative approaches to scrutiny, assurance and improvement across the social care sector.
• Ensure meaningful engagement with people who use services, carers and wider stakeholders, embedding participation and user focus in all aspects of the Care Inspectorate's work.
• Act as an ambassador for the organisation, raising awareness of its role and impact while helping shape the future of health and social care scrutiny and improvement in Scotland.

About you

We are looking for a candidate educated to degree level (or equivalent) with a Professional qualification in social work, health, education or public protection. You will demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining and enhancing your professional expertise through ongoing CPD.

Ideally, you may hold relevant management/leadership qualification, such as an MBA or Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) accreditation.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

We are seeking an experienced strategic leader with significant experience in the inspection, regulation and improvement of care services. You will bring strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills, political awareness, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, challenge established thinking, and turn strategic plans into meaningful outcomes. A strong understanding of social care trends, equality and diversity, and the effective use of digital technologies is essential.

You will be an inspirational and credible leader with a proven track record of leading complex services, delivering strategic change and improving organisational performance.

You will bring:

• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and develop professional teams.
• Strong experience of strategic planning, performance management and delivering organisational objectives.
• Excellent financial and resource management capabilities.
• The ability to build influential relationships and work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Resilience, sound judgement and confidence in leading change and making complex decisions.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality, efficient and effective services that improve outcomes for people who experience care.

Kids Operating Room is an ambitious and growing international organisation working to transform access to life-changing surgical care for children in countries where specialist treatment is often out of reach. By partnering with local healthcare systems and supporting the delivery of essential paediatric surgery, the organisation helps children receive the care they need, while contributing to stronger and more sustainable surgical capacity. With a strong track record of impact, an entrepreneurial approach and ambitious plans for the future, Kids Operating Room is now entering an exciting phase of growth and development, creating an opportunity to significantly extend its reach and long-term impact.

The organisation is now seeking a new Director of Fundraising to lead the next phase of income growth and development. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for developing and delivering a diversified fundraising strategy across major donors, philanthropy, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, and legacy giving.

Working closely with the CEO and Founders as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director will personally contribute to income generation, building relationships, making asks, opening networks and identifying new opportunities, while leading and developing a high-performing fundraising team. A key priority will be maximising transformational support from philanthropists, high-net-worth individuals and corporate partners, while developing new and sustainable income streams, including a strong legacy programme.

The Director will play an important role in creating an organisation-wide culture of fundraising, ensuring opportunities are maximised regardless of where relationships originate. They will work collaboratively with the CEO and Founders on key donor relationships and fundraising opportunities, while providing clear leadership, direction and support to the fundraising team. The role will also involve working closely with the Communications team to strengthen Kids Operating Room’s brand, profile and supporter engagement. The Director will help develop compelling fundraising propositions, identify opportunities to raise awareness of the organisation’s work and explore new approaches to ambassador and supporter engagement.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced senior fundraiser with a strong track record of generating significant income and building meaningful relationships with donors, partners and supporters. You will combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and be confident personally developing relationships, making asks, opening doors and pursuing new opportunities.

You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader, with the credibility to engage high-net-worth individuals, corporate leaders and senior stakeholders. Experience across multiple fundraising disciplines will be important, ideally including legacy giving, alongside a proven ability to develop teams and work effectively with founders and senior leaders. An entrepreneurial, resilient and opportunity-focused approach will be essential.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious fundraising leader to play a central role in the next stage of Kids Operating Room’s growth. Working alongside the CEO and Founders, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build new networks, secure transformational support, develop sustainable income and help maximise the impact of Kids Operating Room’s work for children around the world.

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

Dundee Heritage Trust (DHT) is a highly regarded heritage charity responsible for some of Dundee's most significant and internationally recognised attractions, including RRS Discovery, Discovery Point and Verdant Works. Through its heritage, collections, learning and visitor experiences, the Trust connects people with Dundee's rich industrial and maritime history and creates opportunities for learning, inspiration and engagement.

The Trust is now seeking a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organisation into an exciting new phase of transformation, growth and development. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for shaping and delivering the Trust's strategic direction, strengthening financial sustainability, growing audiences and income, and maximising the impact of its world-class heritage assets.

Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, the CEO will provide strong, visible and collaborative leadership across DHT, working closely with the Chair, Trustees, Executive Management Team and wider staff team. They will ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable, operationally effective and focused on delivering its charitable objectives, while creating a positive and high-performing culture where people are valued, empowered and accountable.

A major priority for the incoming CEO will be leading the Trust through a significant period of transformation, including the Discovery Point Transformed project, representing an investment of approximately £11 million. This ambitious project provides an opportunity to transform the visitor experience at Discovery Point, strengthen the Trust's commercial and learning offer, attract new audiences and help secure the long-term future of RRS Discovery. The CEO will play a key role in ensuring this investment delivers lasting heritage, visitor, community and financial benefits for the organisation.

Financial sustainability and growth will also be central to the role. The CEO will work closely with the Finance, Commercial and Development teams to strengthen and diversify income streams across admissions, commercial activity, grants, donations and high-net-worth fundraising. They will provide strategic oversight of financial performance, cash, reserves and investment, while identifying new opportunities for sustainable growth and ensuring that commercial activity remains aligned with the Trust's charitable purpose.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced senior leader with a strong track record of strategic and organisational leadership, financial management, income generation and people development. You will bring the ability to balance commercial opportunities with charitable purpose and will be comfortable operating at Board level and working across a diverse range of stakeholders.

You will be a strategic and creative thinker who can translate ambition into practical delivery, combined with strong communication, influencing and decision-making skills. Experience within the arts, culture, heritage, museum, visitor attraction, charity or wider not-for-profit sector will be highly relevant, alongside experience of leading change, major projects, fundraising and developing sustainable income.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and values-led leader to shape the future of one of Scotland's most distinctive heritage organisations. With significant heritage assets, a committed team and a major capital investment programme underway, the incoming CEO will have a unique opportunity to protect the past, transform the present and build a sustainable future for Dundee Heritage Trust.

Help shape the future of support for unpaid carers in Angus

Every day, unpaid carers across Angus provide vital care and support to family members, friends and neighbours. Their contribution is invaluable, yet caring can often impact health, wellbeing, employment, finances and opportunities.

At Angus Carers Centre, we work with and for unpaid carers to ensure they are recognised, valued and supported. Through information, advocacy, wellbeing support and opportunities for connection, we help carers navigate challenges, access support and achieve their own aspirations alongside their caring role.

Established in 1996, Angus Carers Centre has grown to support almost 2,000 adult and young carers across Angus each year. Our dedicated team of 25 staff and over 20 volunteers are passionate about improving lives and ensuring carers' voices are heard at both a local and national level.

Our vision is that all unpaid carers in Angus receive the information, support and recognition they need to feel valued, confident and able to fulfil their own potential.

As we enter an exciting new chapter, there has never been a better time to join Angus Carers Centre. We are about to embark on a new strategic planning process that will shape our vision, priorities and direction for the next five years. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence that journey and help shape the future of support for unpaid carers across Angus.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal leadership role within Angus Carers Centre.

Reporting directly to the Board of Directors and working closely with the Chief Financial Officer, you will be responsible for translating strategic ambition into operational delivery while ensuring unpaid carers remain at the heart of everything we do.

You will lead and develop our services, support and inspire our people, strengthen partnerships across Angus and beyond, and ensure our organisation is well-positioned to respond to the opportunities and challenges facing carers and the wider third sector.

We are looking for a confident, collaborative and values-led leader with a strong understanding of Scotland's third sector and health and social care landscape.

You will be equally comfortable contributing to strategic discussions, leading and developing teams, influencing partners and stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that improve outcomes for unpaid carers.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking someone who understands that the best outcomes for unpaid carers are achieved when organisations work together.

You will have experience developing partnerships across the third sector, health and social care and public sector organisations, with the ability to build trusted relationships that create positive change.

You may already be leading services within a charity, health and social care organisation or community-based service. Equally, you may bring transferable leadership experience combined with a strong understanding of partnership working and the challenges facing carers and communities.

Knowledge of Angus and its key stakeholder networks would be advantageous, but most importantly, you will have the skills, experience and commitment to build meaningful relationships that strengthen support for unpaid carers.

About the Role

As Head of Services and Operations, you will provide leadership across all aspects of service delivery and operational performance.

You will ensure our services are safe, effective, person-centred and responsive to carers' changing needs. You will support and develop staff and volunteers, strengthen organisational performance and sustainability, and work collaboratively with partners to influence positive outcomes for carers.

The role requires a balance of strategic thinking and practical leadership, ensuring the organisation remains focused on both long-term ambitions and day-to-day excellence.

The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland are recruiting for a Director of Partnerships and Communications who shares our values and ambitions to strengthen NYOS’ profile and celebrate its distinctive role in Scotland’s cultural life.

The Director of Partnerships and Communications is a new role within our dynamic and forward-thinking team. As an integral part of the Senior Management Team, the successful candidate will help ensure that the value and impact of NYOS’ work is understood across Scotland and beyond.