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Fostering Compassion

Top job! Deputy Chief Executive Officer

  • Fostering Compassion
  • Part time
  • £36,400 pro-rata
  • On site: Office based at our premises in Ormiston
  • Closing 30th June 2025

Fostering Compassion is a groundbreaking humane education project for vulnerable children who may be showing worrying behaviour towards animals or are struggling with compassion and empathy in general. Unique in our approach, our activities share the stories of rescued animals in a way that the children draw parallels between their circumstances and the animals, helping them see animals as sentient beings sharing similar emotions to them. Through sharing the animals’ stories, the children gain a greater understanding of their circumstances, providing a platform for them to open up about their own abuse and neglect, encouraging healing. We work to address the links between animal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse and interpersonal violence.

We are looking to recruit a Deputy Chief Executive Officer to assist and work alongside the CEO to provide strategic leadership for Fostering Compassion, ensuring that our services are delivered to the highest standards of quality and performance, fulfilling our mission and core values, leading by example.

You will support the CEO in acting as the ‘face’ of the organisation, maintaining relationships with stakeholders, donors and service users and providing direct management for the Volunteer Development Officer and the Fundraising Development Coordinator.

You will assist the CEO with the ongoing growth, development and expansion of Fostering Compassion to ensure longterm sustainability.

Responsibilities and Duties: Under guidance, the person in this role will

  • Provide support to and work alongside the CEO preparing strategic plans and budgets
  • Preparing and presenting (as required) Board papers and reports to enable the Board to effectively govern the Charity. To report and contribute to the Board of Trustees and CEO as appropriate.
  • In conjunction with the CEO, oversee and Support the Volunteer Development Officer and Fundraising Development Co-ordinator
  • Expand Supporter Base and assist with Development Plans
  • Assist with development and delivery of services to a high standard
  • Assist with Payroll and Staff assessments
  • Assist with support and needs of Service Users and Event planning and execution
  • Nurture and develop Community Relations and Partnerships
  • Assist with identifying funding bodies
  • Assist with Social Media and Website maintenance
  • Liaise with the CEO regarding the overall financial arrangements of the Charity, ensuring relevant budgets are adhered to
  • Contribute to strategic discussions
  • Ensure that the gathering of performance data from services is consolidated into collective reports as required
  • Ensure policies and procedures are up to date
  • Ensure that disputes and complaints are dealt with quickly and effectively.
  • Carry out other tasks and responsibilities of any nature as determined from time to time by the CEO, to ensure the effective management of the Charity.

Report to:The CEO. They are expected to work as part of a team but also be able to act on their own initiative

Work Hours: 70 hours per month. Work pattern flexible by agreement (some weekend work may be required. FTE £36,400)

Remuneration: £20 per hour (gross)

Location: Office based at our premises in Ormiston

Probationary period: 3 months

Requirements and skills

Essential:

  • Proven experience in a similar position at Management level
  • Sound knowledge of the not-for-profit sector and Charity Governance ideally including experience of Financial planning, Human Relations management, Organisational development and managing change
  • Ability to work closely with the CEO while also working on your own initiative
  • Have a demonstrable understanding of financial management, including budgeting and forecasting
  • Have the ability to lead by example and display the personal drive, energy and coordination skills required to motivate staff and volunteers while working with them as part of a successful and established team
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills able to effectively promote the charity, its values, mission and ethos to stakeholders, funders and service users
  • The ability to ensure that organisational change is managed in a restorative and positive manner, providing direction and leadership to staff and volunteers as appropriate while motivating and inspiring
  • To provide cover for the CEO during absence and leave.
  • Working knowledge of databases and MS Office (especially Excel)
  • Knowledge and understanding of data protection, disclosure and safeguarding procedures
  • Knowledge and experience of and with Social Media platforms
  • A pleasant, outgoing personality
  • Must love animals

Preferable:

  • Knowledge of the Link
  • Knowledge of the Human-Animal Bond
  • Event management skills
  • General Fundraising Skills
  • Creativity

We are open minded about getting the right person for the position so even if you don’t feel you meet all the essential criteria, you may still want to apply.

Note: As part of the interview process we will be asking candidates to deliver a 5 minute presentation outlining their ideas for the growth and expansion of the charity to ensure long term success and sistainability.

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Water of Leith Conservation Trust

Visitor Centre Officer

  • Water of Leith Conservation Trust
  • Part time
  • £25,000 – £30,500 pro-rata
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 27th May 2025

The Water of Leith Conservation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, friendly, and organised individual to join our small team as a Visitor Centre Officer. This part-time role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people of all ages — especially children and volunteers — and has a passion for community engagement and the natural environment.

Based at our popular Visitor Centre in Slateford, you’ll help run the Centre day-to-day, deliver fun and educational outdoor learning activities (including birthday parties), and support a fantastic team of volunteers. With over 20,000 visitors and 170 group bookings each year, no two days are the same!

Key responsibilities include:

· Managing the day-to-day operation of the Visitor Centre and café

· Delivering children’s activities and outdoor learning sessions

· Coordinating stock, shop sales, and room bookings

· Supporting and recruiting Centre-based volunteers

· Promoting the Trust's work through social media and visitor engagement

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Paws for Progress CIC

Board Members

  • Paws for Progress CIC
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Hybrid: Stirling
  • Closing 30th June 2025

Join Us at Paws for Progress! Do you love dogs? Want to help young people thrive? Believe in the power of human-animal interactions?

Paws for Progress is recruiting new volunteers to join our Board of Directors!

We’re a values-driven organisation working with people and dogs to create positive change across Central Scotland. We’re looking for passionate people who care about making a difference and can offer a few hours a month.

We particularly welcome applications from those with skills in:

  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Employability, fundraising, or business development

No previous board experience needed — just a passion to learn and contribute! This is a great opportunity to grow professionally and support a cause you care about; helping people and dogs improve and enrich each other’s lives.

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Our Seas

Campaign Manager

  • Our Seas
  • Full time
  • £36,100 – £40,000
  • Remote: Scotland flexible
  • Closing 21st May 2025

Are you passionate about ocean conservation and bringing people together to drive real change? We are looking for a dynamic and engaging Campaign Manager to harness the power of the Our Seas coalition and deliver lasting success for the organisation.

Job purpose

The Campaign Manager is the dynamo for the Our Seas coalition, organising and directing the campaign activity of its 150+ members - from coastal businesses, sustainable fishing associations, environmental organisations, many community groups volunteering to protect their local marine environment and recreational interests such as sea anglers – all working together to help recover our seas and secure sustainable inshore fisheries. (see background document). You will be responsible for leading the coalition’s campaign work to help secure healthier seas for all.

Job duties

Working across the whole coalition, from campaigns and communications to coalition development, this role is critical to the running of the coalition and achieving its aims. You will be employed by Open Seas (a member organisation of the coalition, sponsoring the role) working on behalf of the coalition and will engage directly with its Coordination and Campaign Steering Groups.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is available for download below.

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Scottish Wildlife Trust

Visitor Experience Manager, Falls of Clyde

  • Scottish Wildlife Trust
  • Part time
  • £25,744 – £27,744 pro-rata
  • On site: New Lanark
  • Closing 23rd May 2025

About us

For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas. The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual with excellent leadership qualities to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre.

You will be responsible for creating and improving memorable wildlife experiences for visitors and communities, encouraging them to take their own actions for nature. You will ensure that health and safety regulations are adhered to and that daily, administrative, financial and budgetary procedures are maintained. You will also be responsible for the marketing of the Visitor Centre, including developing and delivering an annual programme of events and activities.

The Candidate

If you have excellent communication and leadership skills, have worked in the engagement/tourism/not-for-profit sector, and have an aptitude to enthuse others about nature conservation we would like to hear from you.

What we offer:

  • Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work & Pension schemes.
  • We have always been hugely flexible in our approach to how you wish to work and continue to offer a flexible approach.
  • One Wellness Hour per week
  • Enhanced Pension rate upon completion of probation
  • Sick Pay Allowance
  • Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity Leave
  • Training and Development

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a proud equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of their background. We are committed to helping to make the world of nature conservation as inclusive as possible, as we believe there should be no barriers to being involved, and that champions and role models from every part of society will be vital in helping to reverse the loss of biodiversity.

If you would like more information, please emailrecruitment@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk

About us

For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.

The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

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The Edinburgh Cat Protection League

Trustees

  • The Edinburgh Cat Protection League
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Hybrid: Edinburgh
  • Closing 23rd May 2025

About Edinburgh Cat Protection League (ECPL)

The ECPL is a small independent registered Scottish charity established nearly 80 years ago. Our cat shelter premises and office are based in the Leith area of Edinburgh. The sole purpose of the charity is to provide care, comfort, shelter and veterinary attention to stray and unwanted cats and kittens and we undertake to re-home these cats to the most suitable owners. In providing a re-homing service, the charity undertakes, through its staff, to educate intended pet owners on the care and maintenance of cats. The ECPL is currently engaged in a comprehensive constitutional and governance review and is in the process of restructuring as a CLG (Company Limited by Guarantee) with charitable status.

Recruitment of new Trustees

Role

We are currently seeking to recruit at least 3 new trustees to help strengthen and inspire the existing board with new ideas and goals at this exciting time of change and restructuring for the ECPL. The new trustees will bring their individual expertise to help shape the charity going forward, setting overall policy, providing strategic guidance and financial oversight and ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Who are we looking for?

First and foremost we are looking for applicants with a love of cats, a genuine interest in their welfare and a commitment and enthusiasm to be part of the charity going forward.

In addition we would particularly value individuals with skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Veterinary medicine
  • Financial/accounting/budgeting
  • HR
  • Investment management
  • Property management

Commitment

You will be asked to commit to attending a minimum of 4 board meetings each year with at least 2 in person meetings in addition to the AGM. Initially it is intended the meetings will be in person with the option to join some meetings virtually once the new board is established and the new structure of the charity is complete. Meetings are arranged in advance to suit diaries. The roles are voluntary although reasonable public transport travel expenses will be reimbursed as necessary.

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Scottish Ornithologists Club

Treasurer

  • Scottish Ornithologists Club
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Hybrid: East Lothian
  • Closing 22nd May 2025

Established in 1936 and one of Scotland’s leading wildlife bodies, the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) with some 3500 members. Its purpose is to advance the study and appreciation of birds in Scotland by promoting their documentation, promoting interest in them, promoting their conservation, providing a focus for information about them and encouraging the appreciation of relevant creative arts.

The Club’s headquarters, which also feature a renowned ornithology library, wildlife art gallery and sales outlet, are in Aberlady, East Lothian. Fifteen nationwide Branches are led by members who organise events, outings and projects in their areas. Staff contribute a national series of events, conferences and training activities for members of all ages. Publications include the highly regarded quarterly journal Scottish Birds, mobile app (Where to Watch Birds in Scotland), regional bird reports, e-newsletters and other online media.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Treasurer is a key member of the SOC Council and serves as a trustee of the Charity, with all the associated duties and responsibilities. More details on these responsibilities can be found in the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) guidance for charity trustees: OSCR Guidance.

While professional qualifications are not required, the role requires an interest in the financial operations of the SOC and a broad understanding of financial requirements for charities in Scotland.Further details on the role can be found here.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Elected at the SOC AGM (usually in November) for an initial two-year term, with re-election every two years.
  • Provides financial advice and guidance to staff and branch officials as needed.
  • Attends Council and Management Committee meetings (each held four times per year) and presents a written financial update at each.
  • Convenes and chairs Finance Committee meetings (3–4 per year), reporting recommendations to Council.
  • Attends the Club’s AGM (usually in November) to present the End-of-Year Accounts.
  • Meets with Brewin Dolphin (SOC’s investment managers) at least annually to review investments and assess risk levels.
  • Works with Council to maintain and update SOC’s Investment Policy, including setting reserve levels.
  • Regularly liaises with the Finance Officer to ensure smooth financial operations.
  • May be consulted on HR issues and trustee induction.
  • Out-of-pocket expenses incurred on SOC business are reimbursed.
  • SOC FINANCIAL PROCESSES
  • The SOC Council has collective responsibility for the Club’s finances.
  • The Finance Committee oversees financial strategy and budgeting, meeting 3–4 times a year. It consists of the Treasurer, the Finance Officer, and two other members.
  • SOC’s financial year runs from April to March.
  • SOC uses Xero for bookkeeping, holds accounts with the Royal Bank of Scotland, and has investments managed by Brewin Dolphin.
  • Two staff members, the Treasurer, and a past President (from the Lothian branch) currently have signatory responsibility, with protocols ensuring that transactions over a specified amount require two signatures.
  • The Finance Officer manages day-to-day accounting and banking procedures.
  • The Treasurer provides financial updates and forecasts to the Council and the Management Committee at each meeting, working closely with the Finance Officer.
  • The Treasurer, Finance Officer, and Independent Financial Examiner (currently Whitelaw Wells) oversee the end-of-year financial process, culminating in the submission of the independently examined accounts to OSCR.
  • The Club’s core income sources include membership subscriptions, events, sales, commission from artwork sales, and legacies. Legacy income is highly variable, requiring careful financial planning.
  • SOC branches maintain some financial independence but provide annual financial summaries to SOC.

Our current Treasurer will remain in position until November 2025.

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