Why apply for this role?

As the Finance Manager, you will be taking a lead role across a diverse range of financial services and supporting the delivery of our business plan.

This is an exciting time to join the CHS finance team as the organisation continues to evolve in line with the delivery of ‘The Promise’ and wider transformation. Your insight will be crucial in development of our financial systems and procedures within the context of a growth organisation.

Please find instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Strategy, Development and Depute Chief Executive in leading on financial strategy, budget-setting, budget management.

• Work with the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) Finance Manager to ensure finance shared services are used efficiently and effectively to derive best value for both organisations.

• Review the effectiveness of the Administration’s financial policies, systems and procedures to ensure continuous improvement and fitness for purpose in a growing organisation.

• Manage capital/asset accounting including appraisal, post appraisal and asset register maintenance, verification, depreciation and disposal of fixed assets

• Liaise with Internal/External Auditors to provide relevant information and access to records.

• Support the payroll function and liaise with Lothian Pension Fund and HM Revenue and Customs as appropriate.

Our Finance Team

Our finance team will comprise of you as the finance manager, finance officer and finance and support assistant. The role of the team together, with our shared service finance team SCRA, is to support our National Team consisting of just under 50 colleagues. The team is passionate about delivering a high quality financial service to support CHS’ wider strategy. You will lead this small and dynamic team while collaborating with other departments and teams across the wider organisation.

Life at CHS

Our 2,500 volunteer Panel Members take part in children’s hearings in their local areas, making decisions with and for infants, children and young people. Our organisation also supports a network of 22 Area Support Teams made up of 400 volunteers who support Panel Members in their local communities.

As an organisation that works within the children’s hearings system, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people.

You can read more about our core values HERE as well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working, flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme - you check out our full benefits summary HERE.

Diversity and Inclusion

CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application and assessment process, and upon joining us.

Why apply for this role?

As the Finance Officer, you will have the opportunity to be involved and have an impact on a variety of financial functions such as procurement, payroll and contract management. You will provide finance administration support to ensure that CHS provides a high quality and efficient service to its staff, volunteers and other stakeholders.

This is an exciting time to join the CHS finance team as the organisation continues to evolve in line with the delivery of ‘The Promise’ and wider transformation. Your support will be crucial in development of our financial systems and procedures within the context of a growth organisation.

Please find instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Panel and AST Member expense and devolved funding reimbursements from Local Authorities and liaise with Local Authority Clerks for the timely submission of claims and resolve any queries.

• Manage CHS’ invoicing process using manual, electronic processes and multiple e- mailboxes ensuring system controls, error detection and resolution in line with Shared Services Provider’s timetable.

• Manage and report on the performance of supplier payments in line with key performance indicators.

• Ensure the efficient and accurate management of Government Procurement Cards and, petty cash systems (recording of transactions and imprest and controls management), and third party payroll payments.

• Support the Senior Management Team, CHS Leads and Finance Manager by providing regular budget monitoring, performance information, analysis and forecasting to assist in budgetary control.

• Ensuring that appropriate financial records are maintained for auditing purposes and answer queries from the external and internal auditors

• Supporting the coordination of the collation of monthly internal CHS’s payroll documentation for staff and Board members in line with Shared Services Provider’s timetable and record-keeping requirements

• Monitor finance/payroll mailboxes, respond to enquiries where possible, and escalate to appropriate National team colleague when required.

Our Finance Team

Our finance team will comprise of you as the finance officer, finance manager and finance and support assistant. The role of the team together, with our shared service finance team Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) , is to support our National Team consisting of just under 50 colleagues. The team is passionate about delivering a high quality financial service to support CHS’ wider strategy. You will support this small and dynamic team while collaborating with other departments and teams across the wider organisation.

Life at CHS

Our 2,500 volunteer Panel Members take part in children’s hearings in their local areas, making decisions with and for infants, children and young people. Our organisation also supports a network of 22 Area Support Teams made up of 400 volunteers who support Panel Members in their local communities.

As an organisation that works within the children’s hearings system, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people.

You can read more about our core values HEREas well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working, flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme - you check out our full benefits summary HERE.

Diversity and Inclusion

CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application and assessment process, and upon joining us.

Aim of the post:

To be responsible for developing and delivering a high-quality service for over 60s within West Dunbartonshire.

Ben View Resource Centre is a well-established charity offering vital services to the local community. One aspect of our service is the Lunch Club where we work with our dedicated volunteers to provide a service to the over 60s in our community to support them in living happy and healthy lives.

This service aims to help people stay connected with their communities, giving them a sense of belonging, easing loneliness and improving health and wellbeing.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual who can inspire others and will bring new ideas and lots of energy to this great service. You will be fun, compassionate and able to work on your on whilst fitting in with a small but very busy team of committed individuals

We are looking for someone who can build strong relationships, is understanding and patient and who looks to bring fun and laughter into their role.

Ben View is not just a service, it’s an “Experience”, our aim is for staff, volunteers, members and visitors to experience the sense of community and belonging we aim to achieve throughout all our services.

The Opportunity

At the Social Mobility Foundation we believe in a world where every young person can achieve their potential, regardless of the background they come from. Our practical contribution to this change is our Aspiring Professionals Programme – our flagship programme that serves thousands of students to gain the confidence and skills to access top universities and competitive graduate jobs.

“I have had an overwhelmingly good experience with SMF. I have felt supported and it has opened up many opportunities for me. I am incredibly thankful for the programme.” – 2020 student

The role of the Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator is central to the work of the Social Mobility Foundation as you work directly with our young people. You’re on the frontline of change. You’re responsible for diverse and varied projects, which range from running residentials to speaking in schools to shaping the programme for future years. The role is high paced and would suit someone who is truly motivated by our vision for social mobility, working with young people and who can take ownership of key delivery projects. We’re looking for a strong communicator, time manager and enthusiastic team member to join us.

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours) 9am-5.30pm. This role will require some evening and weekend work outside of your usual office hours for which you would accrue time off in lieu (TOIL). This is more common during our delivery period which typically falls between March and August each year but is not limited to that time.

SMF staff are currently working with a mix of home and office working for staff across all cities and so it is expected that you would travel to the relevant office and into the city to support with student delivery.

We are seeking a part-time (21-25 hours per week) experienced finance administrator to join our friendly team. The Senior Finance Administration Officer will take ownership of the processing and accurate recording of a wide range of financial transactions across the organisation ensuring high standards of service are achieved and maintained.

Our ideal candidate should be familiar with audits, invoices, and budget preparations. They should demonstrate an interest in accounting activities, including bank reconciliations, accounts payable and accounts receivable and should also have excellent organisational skills.

The role will include working in close collaboration with senior management team members and project managers. The Senior Finance Administration Officer will have a proactive, flexible, and ‘can-do’ attitude to work and will have proven work experience as a finance officer with solid knowledge and experience of financial and accounting procedures.

Working in Saltcoats since 2014, Saltcoats Link Up has developed a unique asset-based community development approach to tackle inequality and disadvantage. It does this by enabling local people to help themselves, each other and their community.

Building on the strengths of our existing partnership on Link Up , The Ayrshire Community Trust (TACT) and Inspiring Scotland have secured an additional three-year investment to continue to develop our place-based work. This development maintains the original Link Up approach at its core but aims to establish new ways of working in which local people and organisations (public, social and commercial) collaborate to identify and develop sustainable opportunities and solutions to local issues; setting in place long-term changes that contribute to material reductions in poverty and disadvantage in Saltcoats. We seek to make these changes the ‘norm’ rather than part of a cycle of time-limited pilots and projects.

Employed by The Ayrshire Community Trust and reporting to the TACT Executive Director, we are looking for an individual who shares our passion to make a difference and to lead our Link Up team. You will believe in the need for social change and understand and be committed to the role that grassroots community development coupled with strong local collaboration can play in delivering this.

Note: TACT and Inspiring Scotland will also be launching a second recruitment process for a Community Development Worker (reporting to the Manager) to join our Saltcoats Link Up team. This will be advertised in the next week or so.

The Practice Supervisor will manage and coordinate a high quality Practice Supervision service within GCA, ensuring all volunteers, students and alcohol counsellors receive appropriate practice supervision, support and guidance.

In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:

• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.

• 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.

• Death in service policy of 2 times salary.

• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.

• Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.

Organisation Profile:

Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.

Creating a positive experience for all our volunteers is important to us at CHAS and with our ambition to reach more families across Scotland, we are passionate about inspiring more people to join our growing volunteer movement.

To help us grow and diversify our volunteering programme, we are recruiting a Volunteering Development Manager to lead the development of volunteering strategy within Robin House in Balloch and with the CHAS Outreach Teams. As a senior member of the Volunteering team, you will champion a quality volunteer experience and lead innovation by inspiring, educating and motivating staff in all aspects of volunteering development.

As the Volunteering Development Manager, you will work closely with teams in Robin House and Outreach to deliver the very best volunteer offer and experience, introducing new ideas and approaches to volunteering to ensure our volunteers continue to play a major role in the success of CHAS reaching more families across Scotland.

You will partner staff to manage volunteers effectively, promoting the volunteer voice and the delivery of a positive volunteer experience. Working with senior leaders, you will support them to involve volunteers in their teams in order to provide CHAS services for children and families.

You will have experience of developing a positive culture of volunteer involvement, innovation, and continuous improvement as well as experience of shaping volunteering within third or public sector organisations. You can also comfortably demonstrate experience of working across teams and have the ability to forge productive collaborative relationships.

This role will be based at Robin House with the opportunity to work from other CHAS sites or from home as needed.

About CHAS

At CHAS, staff and volunteers work together as one team, focused on the common goal of reaching every family in Scotland who needs our support. We have a 3:1 ratio of volunteers to staff members in CHAS. All CHAS staff will at some point work with or alongside volunteers and will be expected to support volunteers.

Our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Volunteering Development Manager, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Befriending Networks is the growing network of organisations for the befriending sector with over 370 members across the UK. We are looking for an experienced Communications Officer to join our team.

We need someone proactive, flexible, creative, and who has a ‘can do’ mindset. You will be a team player, willing to get stuck in, and in return you will be joining an organisation which values its people and offers a supportive working environment.

The Communications Officer is responsible for leading on a range of communications functions supporting the work of Befriending Networks.

Focus areas for this post are:

• Developing and delivery of all aspects of our Communications Strategy
• Production of engaging and accurate digital content for our sector, building an online community to be achieved using social media, newsletters, and our website.
• Coordination of National Befriending Week - a UK wide campaign which raises the profile and understanding of befriending.
• Project managing digital and communications upgrades, which will include replacing our website and the development of brand guidance.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about social change and creating impact in communities. You should believe in the power of befriending and the importance of social connection. Delivering our work contributes to the reduction in inequalities, advancing positive outcomes for individuals and community, and increased connection and confidence. You will be motivated by creating and supporting a connected membership community.