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Engagement Manager – North Lanarkshire Befriending Project
- Part time
- £25,000 pro-rata
- Home based, with regular travel in and around North Lanarkshire.
- Closing 10th July 2023
- Advertised from 27th June 2023
- 17.5 hours per week. Fixed term until March 2024
Role
Overview
Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity and ensuring people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.
And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
Since April 2021, the charity ProjectScotland is now part of the Volunteering Matters family.
ProjectScotland support people to get on in life, using the power of volunteering. We support people, including those facing multiple barriers or disadvantage, to achieve positive outcomes for their future.
We provide people with personalised emotional and practical support, meaningful and supported volunteering opportunities through charity partners, and access to a reliable and positive Volunteer Mentor.
Role Purpose
We are looking for a talented, dynamic and professional Engagement Manager to join our North Lanarkshire Befriending project. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
The Engagement Manager will lead the day-to-day work of our North Lanarkshire Befriending Project where volunteer befrienders provide 1:1 support to children and young people aged 8-18 who are young carers. This project enables them to take time out, to be themselves and have fun with somebody they trust.
Your role will be
- To provide 15 young carers with a trained and highly skilled befriender, this person will act as role model and plan fun activities within their local community.
- All aspects of volunteer management such as attracting, recruiting, training, and supporting a variety of volunteer befrienders.
- Appropriately matching and supporting volunteer befrienders and young carers.
- Risks assess volunteer activity and carry out regular reviews.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication lines with colleagues,
- volunteers, young people, families, partners, and others.
- Promoting and representing Volunteering Matters and our work across the region.
- Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information and data is collected and that the project
- meets it’s agreed targets, reporting format and schedule. Assist the Delivery Leader by
- preparing reports to funders.
- Assisting with local business development opportunities including local research, liaising with
- potential partners, assisting with funding applications.
- Administration tasks including maintaining up to date, effective and accessible records, and the
- use of Microsoft Office and other software packages.
- Processing and monitoring project expenditure such as volunteer expenses costs.
- Contribute to the wider Volunteering Matters team and upholding our values at all times.
Other
The post will be home based, however regular travel in and around North Lanarkshire is required to engage with people and partners. Internet access to enable remote working is essential.
IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. Post COVID-19 and in accordance with any social distancing guidelines there will be an expectation to travel and spend time across the area, to engage with beneficiaries, volunteers and colleagues.
This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.
Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working:
In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:
We are Empowering
We are Inclusive
We are Compassionate
We are Positive
We are Straightforward
N.B. This job description is not an exhaustive list of tasks, but is a guide to the key duties of the post. The post-holder is expected to take on any other duties from time to time which are reasonably required by their manager.
Application notes
To apply, please sent a CV andcover letter to kim.maxwell@volunteeringmatters.org.uk.
Closing date is Monday 10th July.
Third Sector Development Officer (Governance and Funding)
- Full time
- £30,546 – £33,637
- Remote: Home Based, with opportunities to hot desk and undertake outreach work in Moray as required
- Closing 8th December 2025
Main Purpose of the Post
To support the development and implementation of tsiMORAY’s plans to empower a resilient, well governed and financially sustainable third sector in Moray. The post will encourage and support existing and emerging third sector organisations, including social enterprises, to strengthen their governance, secure sustainable funding, and play an active role in identifying and meeting the needs and aspirations of local people, contributing confidently to the local community.
Key aspects will focus on: building capacity; improving governance, strengthening funding and sustainability; fostering confidence and resilience; facilitating communication, cooperation and collaboration; engaging with key agencies.
Full details can be found in the job description below.
Trustee (Volunteer Role)
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Remote: Meetings held online
- Closing 8th December 2025
Hope for Rural People (HfRP) is a small, volunteer-led charitable organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable and marginalized communities in rural areas of Scotland and Bangladesh. Our work focuses on food aid, education, refugee support, sustainable agriculture, and women’s empowerment.
We are seeking dedicated and passionate Trustees to join our Board and help shape the future of HfRP. This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals who want to make a real difference by contributing their time, expertise, and strategic insight to a growing organization.
We particularly welcome applicants with experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, communications, finance, governance, or community development.
At present, this is a voluntary position, as the organization is in its early development stage. Trustees may receive remuneration or honorarium in the future as HfRP grows and secures funding.
Are you motivated by the power of strong financial systems to support meaningful social change? Do you take pride in accuracy, clarity and well-organised processes that help an organisation thrive? MCR Pathways is looking for a diligent and proactive Finance Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated Finance team in Glasgow.
About the Role:
This role sits at the heart of our financial operations, ensuring we can continue delivering life-changing mentoring support to young people across the UK. As Finance Assistant, you will play a key part in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting smooth transactional processes, and ensuring the integrity of the data we rely on to make informed decisions.
Working closely with our Finance Director and Finance Manager, you will help keep our systems running efficiently, supporting both day-to-day activity and the wider mission of the organisation.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensure all invoices and expenses submitted through Dext are accurate before publishing to Xero, resolving any discrepancies and confirming correct coding and tax treatment.
- Complete regular bank reconciliations in Xero, matching transactions and promptly investigating variances.
- Keep supplier and customer contact records in Xero accurate and up to date.
- Prepare and set up payment batches for approval, ensuring invoices are correctly coded, authorised and processed in line with internal procedures.
About you:
- Experience working with Dext and Xero and online expense management systems.
- Confident handling day-to-day financial processes.
- Organised, with an eye for detail and accuracy, you take pride in keeping data clean, reliable and easy to navigate.
- Comfortable following established processes but also able to improve or update them when needed.
- You enjoy solving problems and can work independently, managing your workload efficiently and proactively.
- You communicate clearly and professionally, and you work well with others across different teams.
About MCR Pathways:
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as South East and North East England. We are committed to helping young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our mentoring programme has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary.
tsiMORAY’s Board Members have played a vital role in guiding our organisation since we began in 2012. Their leadership and insight have helped us grow and evolve.
We now have vacancies for new Board members.
The Board is the legal and financial authority for tsiMORAY. As a member, you will act in a position of trust on behalf of the community, ensuring strong governance and a clear direction for our organisation. You’ll be part of shaping real change in Moray’s communities, tapping into the heart of local life.
About tsiMORAY
We are Moray’s Third Sector Interface. We support local charities, community groups, and social enterprises, helping them connect, grow and thrive. We do this by offering guidance, building capacity and linking them with the people, partners and resources they need. We also manage and distribute funds, support volunteering and help co-ordinate Moray’s Climate Action Network. In addition, we are the accountable body for the Moray Local Action Group, a group leading community-led local development in Moray.
Why join us?
The third sector plays a vital role in Scotland’s economy and communities. In Moray, it’s tackling complex challenges, from social issues to climate action. As a Board member, you’ll help ensure we remain strong and effective in supporting our local sector and making a difference where it matters most.
What we’re looking for
You don’t need to know everything; we value a mix of skills and perspectives. We seek people who can offer ethical judgment, constructive thinking and a strong commitment to teamwork and community. This year, we are particularly interested in candidates with one or more following skills and experience:
- Finance and audit in a charity setting
- Funding and sustainability
- Human Resources and people culture
- Legal and compliance
- Digital and data
- Understanding of the third sector and its values
tsiMORAY values equity and inclusion and is committed to ensuring our Board reflects the diversity of Moray’s communities. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups and invite applicants to share any relevant information in their application if they wish.
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