Are you looking for an opportunity to use your events and organisational skills to enable Scotland's charities and voluntary organisations to learn new skills, share challenges, connect with each other and celebrate successes?

The SCVO events and learning programme welcomes more than 5,000 individuals each year and this is your chance to be at the heart of making it happen.

About the role

We’re recruiting to bolster our customer service team and ensure Scotland’s charities and other voluntary organisations are supported to thrive.

Our new Officer will contribute to the smooth running of the programme by using their organisational and communication skills to:

• Support our online and in-person events - from small webinars to The Gathering
• Respond to enquiries from charities of all shapes, sizes and purposes
• Engage with venues, speakers and other event contributors
• Upload our web listings and ensure our content is accurate
• Process and report on our customer and event data

About you

Your combination of engaging communication skills, slick organisation skills and understanding of what makes an excellent event will enable you to thrive in this role. If you’re a to-do list pro, enjoy a busy, varied workload, and love it when a plan comes together, then this could be the job for you!

How we’ll support you

You’ll be joining a knowledgeable, experienced team who are skilled in events and customer service, and generous in sharing their knowledge and helping you learn on the job. You’ll be supported directly by the Service Development Manager and Events & Learning Manager in finding your feet and prioritising your workload.

SCVO is a supportive employer, with many wellbeing support policies and a values-driven approach.

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, please contact us at HR@scvo.scot

Love Glasgow’s heritage? Help steer Glasgow Building Preservation Trust’s strategic direction

We are seeking new voluntary board members to join our board of trustees.

Glasgow Building Preservation Trust is a charity which rescues and re-purposes historic buildings across Glasgow.

We have a legacy of over 40 years of working throughout the city, returning buildings at risk back to their communities from The Briggait, to Castlemilk Stables, Glasgow’s blue police boxes and amazing places like Kelvingrove Bandstand.

We introduced Doors Open Days to the UK and still run the much-loved Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival every September, providing free access to historic buildings and exclusive talks, walks, tours and other experiences.

We believe deeply that heritage and history are for everyone and work hard to help Glaswegians remember and celebrate their city’s stories.

No previous trustee experience is required. Please see our role description, and Reach Volunteering’s guide to Becoming a Trustee for more information.

Successful candidates will be offered attendance to Culture & Business Scotland’s Introduction to Being a Board Member training to ensure you have the tools to help us.

We believe that our board should reflect Glasgow’s diversity and particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds.

We encourage applications from people with experience in finance, law or fundraising/philanthropy at this time, but we are also interested in good people from all professional backgrounds.

The board meets four times a year, and trustees might also attend interim and sub-committee meetings and Trust events in addition to this.

Selkirk Regeneration (SR) is a community charitable organisation with a broad remit to support the social, economic and environmental prosperity of Selkirk and its environs (TD7 postcode area). We have several well-established projects including developing a Local Place Plan with the community, delivery of the

Sustainable Borders energy advice service and managing a community pop-up shop in Selkirk High Street. We have investigated options for various community-owned renewable energy projects, including wind, solar and hydro, and most recently have led a feasibility study into a Local Energy Club as the most viable project in current circumstances. Selkirk Local Energy Club

The Selkirk Local Energy Club is a proposed community-led pilot that aims to help Selkirk make better use of renewable electricity generated locally. The club will use both domestic and business rooftop solar electricity generation to supply electricity to local households and businesses and community buildings on a local electricity tariff.

In simple terms, the model links local renewable generators with local households, businesses and community buildings that use electricity. The electricity still flows through the national energy grid, so members do not need a new physical connection to the generator. Instead, the Local Energy Club uses a commercial and billing arrangement to match local generation with local demand. When local renewable electricity is generated and used by participating members, members benefit from lower energy bills, while generators can receive a fairer return than standard export arrangements.

With external independent technical support, we have examined the feasibility of the project and developed a business plan; both demonstrate that this can be a realisable and viable scheme. Our next step is to establish a pilot scheme to convert this exciting vision into reality. We believe this will be the first distributed rooftop solar energy scheme in the Scottish Borders and will create a model that can be widely replicated by other communities.

The pilot will focus on moving from feasibility into live operation. This will involve commencing supply to participating members and monitoring the model over an initial 6-12 month period. The pilot will capture data on local electricity matching rates, bill savings, generator revenues, export performance, administrative costs and operational learning.

This evidence will be used to confirm that the Local Energy Club is technically, commercially and administratively viable, and whether it could be scaled up to include more members, more generators and wider community benefit activity in future.

Help secure the future of one of Scotland’s most important maritime heritage assets.

The Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS) is seeking new Trustees to join our Board at an exciting and significant time in the organisation’s history.

HMS Unicorn is one of the world’s oldest surviving warships and a unique part of Scotland’s maritime heritage. The Society is responsible for safeguarding this extraordinary vessel and ensuring that it can continue to inspire, educate and engage visitors for generations to come.

We are currently overseeing a period of significant development, including:

• A multi-million-pound capital conservation project to secure the long-term future of HMS Unicorn.

• Work to address the organisation’s long-term financial sustainability, developing new partnerships, income streams and opportunities.

We are looking for Trustees who can bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to support this next chapter. These may have been acquired during employment, volunteering and/or home life.

We are particularly interested in hearing from people with experience in:

• Finance, accounting or audit

• Managing major capital projects, construction or infrastructure

• Human resources and organisational development

• Fundraising, philanthropy or income generation

• Heritage management, museums or conservation

However, we welcome applications from anyone who can bring relevant skills, experience, networks, curiosity and a commitment to our mission. Previous trustee or board experience is not required — we value people who can offer fresh perspectives and sound judgement, and we provide support and induction to help new Trustees succeed.

Future Chair Opportunity

We are also seeking one individual who has the interest and potential to become Chair of the Board in the future.

The successful candidate will initially join as a Trustee, gaining a full understanding of the Society and its priorities before taking on the Chair role at an appropriate point. Previous Chair experience is welcome but not essential; we are looking for someone with strong leadership skills, strategic insight and the ability to build effective relationships.

About the Role

As a Trustee, you will help to:

• Shape the future strategy of the Unicorn Preservation Society.

• Support the delivery of a once-in-a-generation conservation project.

• Ensure effective governance and long-term sustainability.

• Act as an ambassador for HMS Unicorn and the Society.

• Contribute your expertise and perspective to Board discussions.

The role is voluntary and not remunerated. The current time commitment is approximately 10 hours per month, including Board meetings, preparation, strategic discussions and occasional support for Society activities.

Appointments are for four-year terms, with the potential for reappointment. No trustee may serve over 12 years (whether over a single or fragmented period).

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking people who:

• Care about protecting Scotland’s heritage.

• Can think strategically and contribute constructively.

• Bring professional expertise, networks or lived experience that can strengthen the Board.

• Are committed to collaborative working and good governance.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive Board and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but unsure whether you meet every requirement, we encourage you to get in touch.

Strathleven Foundation is a registered charity, established in 2023 by Strathleven Regeneration CIC (SRCIC) to inherit funds generated from the sale of SRCIC’s land assets in the Lomondgate area of Dumbarton. The Foundation re-invests the proceeds of land sales into the community through funding and grant programs.

The trustees are looking for an experienced Administrative Program Coordinator, preferably with a background in the voluntary/charity sector, who can manage existing grant giving in addition to providing full administrative and financial support to the trustees.

There may also be an opportunity to play a co-ordinating role with key stakeholders in upcoming regeneration opportunities in the area.

This role will be home-based with occasional off-site meetings. Priority will be given to candidates who are enthusiastic and committed to making sure the Strathleven Foundation makes a difference to the people and communities within Dumbarton and the Vale of Leven.

For more information about Strathleven Foundation, please contact Cathrine Hope cathrine.hope@strathlevenfoundation.org.uk, or visit the Strathleven Foundation website

Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?

We’re launching a brand-new Bookkeeping Support Service, and we’re looking for a skilled and motivated Bookkeeper to help us build it from the ground up.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a service that will support voluntary organisations across Scotland with their financial management and compliance.

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including hybrid working, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot

SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland, and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.

Are you:

Organised, enthusiastic and good with people?

Confident working with different age groups?

Able to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends?

Interested in making a difference to our community?

A team player who can also work on their own initiative?

If you have answered yes, then this could be the ideal job for you. RDT is looking for a Community Activities Coordinator to help develop and deliver a varied programme of activities, events and workshops for people of all ages in our community.

Would you love to support community organisations to become stronger and more sustainable? Do you have experience of working with communities, able to provide information and encouragement?

Working as part of the member support team, this role will provide advice and support to our members (primarily in the North-East of Scotland) build relationships and contribute to the growth of the development trust movement.

This role will involve hybrid working from home and office, with travel throughout the country.

The Communications Officer is a delivery-focused position responsible for implementing agreed external and internal communications activity for Plan Vivo. The role supports visibility, clarity, and consistency across channels, both internal and external, without owning organisational strategy, advocacy, or public affairs. This role incorporates elements of internal communications as related to material coordination and delivery across the Plan Vivo programme areas, the extended management team (EMT) and the senior management team (SMT).

This role is explicitly not responsible for setting communications strategy, leading advocacy, or representing Plan Vivo in policy or political contexts. These are the responsibility of the senior management team (SMT).