Shape the Future of Home Care in Rural Perthshire
About the Role:
Lead a forward-thinking social enterprise delivering vital care services in rural communities
We are excited to announce an opportunity to establish and lead Heartland Cares Ltd, a start-up social enterprise, providing home care in rural Perthshire. We are seeking a dynamic Chief Executive Officer / Home Care Manager to shape and drive this innovative initiative. Working with an ambitious Board of Directors, and initially in the Rannoch and Dunkeld and Birnam areas, his role offers the chance to build a new and tranformative model of community-led care, enhancing services in remote rural areas.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the development of a high-quality home care service tailored to rural areas.
• Build, motivate, and manage staff and volunteers, ensuring excellence in care and service delivery.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations and service delivery
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with local trusts, councils, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies.
• Ensure compliance with Care Inspectorate standards and lead the registration process.
• Manage financial operations, including budgeting.
• Act as the spokesperson for the organisation, promoting its services to local communities.
• Report directly to the Board, ensuring alignment with the charity’s mission and governance requirements.
Why Join Us?
• Make a Real Impact: Shape a service that directly improves lives.
• Innovative Approach: Be at the forefront of community-led care solutions.
• Supportive Team: Work with a committed and passionate group of professionals.
• Career Growth: Lead a growing organisation with long-term potential.
• Beautiful Location: Enjoy working in the heart of rural Scotland.
Are you the right fit?
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with a passion for making a positive impact in rural, remote communities. The ideal candidate will hold a Level 7 practitioner qualification (meeting SSSC criteria) and have proven leadership experience in care services within community settings. Financial management and exceptional communication skills are essential, along with a good understanding of the unique challenges rural communities face in accessing health and social care services.
If you are committed to building an organisation that ensures people can receive care within their own communities, we would love to hear from you!
The North East Scotland Climate Action Network (NESCAN) Hub is a regional community climate action hub, and charity registered in Scotland, covering Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Our vision is to contribute to the creation of a flourishing, connected and sustainable North East Scotland through the provision of dedicated support for community led climate action.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fundraiser & Business Development Lead, who will play a pivotal role in supporting the operation, development and financial security of the charity. This role will be responsible for securing funding, fostering strategic partnerships, driving business development initiatives, and working with the senior management team to provide strategic support to the organisation and board with planning and managing resources.
As part of a dynamic, values-driven network and organisation, focused on tackling climate change in North East Scotland, this is an excellent opportunity for someone with proven fundraising and business development experience and the right skillset and characteristics to develop and strengthen strategic relationships and find and secure diversified funding for NESCAN Hub.
For further information on NESCAN Hub please visit our website nescan.org
Candidates must have a right to and be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
The Development Manager post is a new role within The Haven and offers the potential for a highly motivated individual to join The Haven’s senior leadership team. Aligning with the Haven’s 5 sustainability approaches; Involvement, Innovation, Impact, Improvement, Income; this post will be instrumental in ensuring the immediate and longer term achievement of organisational outcomes and sustainability.
The Development Manager will lead the implementation of the business development and income diversification plan for The Haven centre in Forth, South Lanarkshire. Working collaboratively with the CEO and Business Support Manager, the post holder will have a high degree of delegated responsibility within the parameters of their role. They will attend Board meetings with the CEO to report on the progress of work within their remit and contribute to strategic planning/review sessions. In line with The Haven’s succession planning strategies, success in the role also has the potential to open up opportunities for future progression within the organisation.
We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Do you want to help make this a reality?
We are looking for a talented and values-driven Head of Adult Learning to join our highly skilled, motivated and supportive team in a maternity cover position.
This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation with a global footprint and a deeply local purpose — helping individuals unlock their potential and drive change in their communities. As Head of Adult Learning, you will take on a senior leadership role in shaping how we deliver transformational learning to thousands of social entrepreneurs, community leaders and changemakers.
At the Academy, we believe learning should do more than transfer knowledge — it should change how people see themselves. Our approach is built on practitioner-led, peer- learning, where skilled facilitators — who are themselves social change practitioners — create the conditions for real, human-centred transformation. We support people develop their leadership practice. Please read our manisfesto – if it chimes with you, please get in touch. This is learning that removes barriers, unlocks confidence, and helps people step fully into their purpose.
We’ve seen how powerful this can be — not just in individual growth, but in the collective impact that ripples out when people see their own potential clearly and feel equipped to act on it. Since 2004, we’ve supported over 28,000 adult learners in more than 30 countries, and our ambition is to reach 10 million social entrepreneurs by 2030.
If you have a strong grounding in adult learning and facilitation and share our belief in the power of learning to create lasting social change, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Purpose:
The role plays a pivotal role in championing, embedding, and promoting transformational learning principles, ethos, and skills internally and across the sector, positioning the Academy as a leading provider of transformational learning.
It will lead the sales and delivery team responsible for adult learning programmes, including large-scale contracts and projects and manage key client, funder, and sector stakeholder relationships. The role will ensure the continuous innovation and impact of the adult learning offer, ensuring impactful learning and building the organisation’s reputation for learning excellence and long-term sector influence.
The role will provide leadership, mentorship, and performance management to the Strategic Partnerships and Delivery Leads. It will play an active role in driving and supporting sales, proposals, and funding bids in collaboration with the Sustainability Lead, Strategic Partnership and Delivery Leads and CEO, including attending key sales meetings and pitches.
The post-holder will work at a senior specialist level across the organisation, contributing to the long-term business sustainability, strengthening the organisation’s reputation, and ensuring excellence and innovation in the design and delivery of experiential learning interventions.
Main Responsibilities:
For a full set of criteria please download the recruitment pack below.
Organisation profile:
At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.
We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact.
Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced Facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.
Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.
The Community Alliance Trust (CAT) is an independent registered Scottish Charity and the Development Trust for Greater Craigmillar. It was established in 2011 in response to the stalled regeneration programme in Craigmillar. It currently runs the White House, a beautiful art deco building which is a community hub that includes a café (White House Kitchen) and an educational organisation (IntoUniversity) as well as being the head office for the Trust. It also has several social enterprises, including some community growing projects. CAT has a small staff currently funded through grant awards e.g. Scottish Government or the Local Authority.
Our vision is that Greater Craigmillar is a good place to live; has a quality of life that can be enjoyed by everyone, with a thriving community and opportunities for all. Our mission is to support the community by providing necessary funded projects that also contribute to community life, with good quality affordable facilities providing space for community participation.
All CAT staff and volunteers are PVG checked.
The successful applicant will have a 3 month probation period.
Are you passionate about gender equality and supporting survivors of sexual violence? Do you have the skills necessary to oversee all of RASASH’s engagement programmes including:
to ensure they are delivered to the highest standards of quality through a community-led and strengths-based approach?
RASASH is expanding its senior management team and is looking for an Engagement Services Manager to join our team!
You will play a strategic role in linking the different strands of RASASH’s community engagement, ensuring a coherent approach and maximising impact. Your aim would be to ensure promotion of greater awareness of RASASH, ensure accessible and inclusive services, oversee the development of training to a range of stakeholders, including public and private sector professionals and work towards the prevention and elimination of sexual violence in Highland. The role is also responsible for effective management of the engagement services delivery team consisting of Fundraising & Comms Worker, Training Officer and 2 Prevention Workers.
About Us
The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is a global multi-disciplinary network for professional community development practitioners and others with an interest in community development practice. As an organisation, and collectively as members we are committed to promoting participative democracy, sustainable development, human rights, economic opportunity, equality, and social justice, through the organisation, education, and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity, or interest, in urban and rural settings.
About the Role
The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is seeking a passionate, experienced, and visionary leader to join us as Strategic Director. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver on IACD’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, ensuring our values and voice are represented on the global stage.
As Strategic Director, you will be responsible for delivering the organisation’s mission, managing operations, guiding international advocacy efforts, and fostering member engagement across diverse communities worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
About You
The successful candidate will be a seasoned community development professional with:
Eligibility:
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be equipped to work remotely.
Are you a finance professional who thrives on purpose as much as performance? Do you want your financial expertise to make a real difference in people’s lives, not just the bottom line? Join us as our Head of Finance and help steer a unique organisation that blends the heart of a charity with the ambition of social enterprise.
Established since 2010, the Grassmarket Community Project (GCP) in Edinburgh City is a medium sized charity, incorporating income generating social enterprises. We are a vibrant, inclusive community of more than 600 people working together to overcome wide-ranging societal challenges and support positive changes in one another’s lives.
We’re looking for a committed and skilled Head of Finance to lead our finance function with integrity, clarity, and vision. This is a unique opportunity to apply your financial expertise to an organisation that genuinely changes lives — every single day.
The Head of Finance will oversee, manage and maintain the finances across our social enterprises and charitable activities. You will ensure robust financial controls and reporting, support strategic decisions with sound financial insight, and champion best practices in governance and financial administration. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Senior Management Team (SMT) and Board of Trustees, you’ll be a key player in ensuring our ongoing sustainability, impact, and growth.
Key Responsibilities:
The role of Head of Finance is critical to our success. Your skills and experience will enable us to ensure ongoing good financial management and admin systems, governance, due diligence, and strategic planning to support our work and future sustainability. Above all, your work will support the charity to continue to transform the lives of many of our city’s most vulnerable.
At Baby Bank Scotland we support families living in poverty by appealing to the local community to donate items they no longer use or need. Since the organisation was established in 2017 we have been volunteer led, supporting thousands of families through providing essential items. We are now in a position to recruit a member of staff to develop our organisation, and we are looking for an experienced Manager.
Main purpose of the job:
We are seeking a compassionate, organised, and motivated Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of our Baby Bank, based in Hamilton. This is a hands-on and varied role that requires strong interpersonal skills, administrative capability, and a genuine passion for helping others. You will provide a high level of administrative support to establish standard operating procedures and to prepare the organisation for further growth.
We are looking for someone with experience in:
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
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:
Preferable:
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.