The Manager is responsible for the overall operational and strategic management of Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau (CBMCAB) within guidelines set by the Board of Trustees and membership of Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux.

The Manager works closely with the Board to develop and implement strategic and operational plans and manage a staff and volunteer team to effectively implement these plans. He or she will help create a positive and efficient working culture, support and empower the team whilst also building and maintaining strong effective partnerships with stakeholders.

The Manager needs to be comfortable managing finances at a senior management level including assisting the Treasurer on budget preparation, income and expenditure monitoring and forecasting. He or she will be responsible for helping secure sufficient additional funding to support business continuity and project development.

Stakeholder management is key to this position and the Manager will be responsible for working closely with Scottish Borders Council, the Consortium of Scottish Borders Bureaux, colleagues in the other Borders Bureaux and sister agencies to achieve the aims of the Bureau and develop new services and opportunities for collaboration

Would you like to be part of a professional Finance Team helping to improve lives?

Can you be a great team member, supportive, creative, and excellent at what you do?

Then why not join our fantastic organisation and be part of a first-class team.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the finance team to achieve the monthly financial input schedule.
• Preparation and co-ordination of the annual audit file and financial accounts and liaise with the Auditor as required.
• Preparation and delivery of the annual budget, subsequent revisions and forecasts as required, including those for timescales longer than one year.
• Collaborating in the preparation of papers for Board of Trustees and relevant Committees, ensuring end users are equipped to make informed business decisions.
• Partnering with ET/SMT, providing key financial analysis and advice.
• Supporting the Finance Director to develop and improve the accounting IT systems and policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and effectiveness and compliance with legislation. Ensure Financial policies are produced reviewed and complied with.
• Production of monthly Management Accounts identifying positive or negative trends in income and expenditure to reduce the organisation's financial risk.
• Ensuring The Mungo Foundation’s working capital is maximised and cash in bank well managed.
• Responsible for leading a team of staff with responsibility for line management support and processes.
• Delivery of the all payroll activities ensuring legislative and HMRC compliance.
• Line management of Finance Business Partners, Senior Finance Officer and Payroll Team.

You must have:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role
• Qualified CA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA
• Minimum of 4 years’ post qualification experience
• Third sector / charitable experience or ability to demonstrate translation of knowledge and skills from another sector to the charity/ not for profit environment.
• Demonstrable experience of people management and staff development
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and preferably Sage.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbally

If you are looking for a new challenge, this may be the position for you.

We value our staff very highly. Alongside competitive terms and conditions we also offer membership of an employee benefits scheme, credit union and workplace pension plus numerous training and development opportunities.

Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland. You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again.

We provide a positive flexible working environment where you will be given the opportunity for personal development and to make a significant difference through our Advice Line. This facility provides a nationwide service offering information, advice and support to people affected by our conditions via a free phone telephone help line.

The Advice Line Clinical Lead will manage a team of health care professionals and be responsible for developing and expanding the Hospital to Home Service which provides a 1:1 telephone support service for up to 12 weeks to support people to adjust to living with a recently diagnosed chest, heart, stroke or long covid condition or who has spent some time in hospital with an exacerbation of their condition.

You will have a current 1st level nursing or Allied Health Professional registration, and ideally have experience working with people affected by chest, heart and / or stroke conditions. We are seeking strong leadership experience with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will be confident in IT and able to work to a high professional standard using your own initiative.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Are you an experienced and talented fundraising professional who is looking to develop their career and play a key leadership role in the continued growth and impact of our organisation?

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in Scotland dedicated exclusively to the care and support of families whose lives are impacted by Huntington’s disease, an incurable hereditary condition with severe physical, cognitive and mental symptoms. Our expertise is recognised at national and international levels and we work with funders including NHS, Scottish Government and health and social care partnerships across the country.

We seek a Head of Income Generation and Administration with a track record of leading and inspiring teams to maximise organisational income.

You will have experience of leading a Fundraising or Income Generation Team, including coaching, mentoring and support to enable colleagues to achieve individual and team targets.

With a strong knowledge of the charity sector, ideally working within health and social care, you will have the skills to secure and increase funding income from individual giving, community fundraising, corporate giving, trusts and grants, and statutory funding through service level agreements and tenders is a must.

Additionally you will bring strong financial understanding, a good eye for detail and the confidence to play a key role within our leadership team to drive forward change and improvement throughout the organisation and the sector.

It’s an exciting time to join Scottish Huntington’s Association as we prepare to launch Standing Tall: A Strategy for Growth 2023 – 2028 to transform the care of Huntington’s families, expand specialist services and deepen involvement in clinical research and trials.

This follows two years of significant expansion in our specialist teams, growth in funding, a rise in media engagement, majority parliamentary support for our work, and the success of our ground-breaking Dance 100 fundraising event in Glasgow.

Funding for this post is provided by Scottish Huntington’s Association, an ambitious and hard-working organisation with staff who are passionate about the work we do.

Achievement Bute is a SCIO working on the Isle of Bute which aims to

• support and encourage all children, regardless of background and ability, to enjoy themselves whilst achieving things they may not have otherwise done;
• provide support to children and young people with disabilities and their families living on the Isle of Bute;
• provide activities that are accessible to ALL children and young people on the island.

Achievement Bute provides a wide range of inclusive arts and play activities for children and young people on Bute. This includes out-of-school clubs, youth groups, themed play weeks; multi-media performance based projects and outdoor activities. We also provide a dedicated Family Support Service, registered with the Care Inspectorate, a Youth volunteering Programme and a Confidential Counselling Service.

Due to the retirement of Achievement Bute’s longstanding Director, we are seeking to appoint a new Director to provide leadership of the organisation, and to be responsible for the charity’s impact, development, management and sustainability.