The current Director of Live Music Now Scotland (LMNS) was appointed at the date of its founding in 1984 and has led LMN’s activities in Scotland ever since. In March 2025, she will step back from that position and the Board is now looking to appoint a Chief Executive.
The Chief Executive, reporting to the Chair and Board of Trustees, will provide strategic leadership and operational management to deliver the overall vision of LMNS.
Please send a CV and covering letter to the Amanda Forsyth, Chair, Live Music Now Scotland on recruitment@livemusicnow.scot
For further information please contact recruitment@livemusicnow.scot
The deadline for applications is 31st July at 23:55
Chief Executive
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Scottish Women’s Aid has an exciting opportunity to Head up their policy team. This is an influential and dynamic position, where the role holder will be responsible for leading on a diverse range of policy areas and levers for change to end domestic abuse and violence against women and girls in Scotland. They will be a key member of the Senior leadership team and will support and manage a team of policy officers, identify, shape an develop policy priorities, and SWA’s campaigning an advocacy work in line with our strategic objectives. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Head of Policy shares responsibility for the leadership of the organisation and the management of people, services and resources. They will also work closely with the Membership, Training and Communications teams.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working to end domestic abuse. We are both a children's rights and a women's rights organisation.
What you’ll do
Working with the Chief Executive, Policy and other teams within SWA, you will develop and implement strategies to achieve key objectives on policy social change. You will provide leadership and line management to the Policy Team to ensure that SWA achieves its strategic objectives. You will collaborate on and direct work including but not limited to; analysis and challenge of government and public policy reports, development of consultation responses, parliamentary briefings, and policy and advocacy materials for a range of audiences. You will build strong relationships and work collaboratively with government officials, other organisations and charities to influence and promote SWA policy and objectives, representing SWA well to target audiences, including government and Parliamentary liaison where you will speak at public events, committees and give evidence.
What We Need
We’re looking for someone who has:
Location
Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh. There will be a requirement to attend in-person events and meeting, based predominantly in Edinburgh. Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Positive Action
SWA are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve.
We are taking positive action to address an under-representation of minoritised and marginalised women within our workforce. We offer Disabled and racially minoritised women the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered when you complete our application form.
Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, all women, including women with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, may apply for women-only roles.
If you would like to discuss the job or any adjustments, whether due to disability or any other reason, please contact us on recruitment@womensaid.scot or on the phone on 0131 226 6606.
Why apply for this role?
Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) is undergoing an exciting period of reform designed to make a step change in improving the outcomes for infants, children and young people who need us most. As our Corporate Governance Manager, you will work closely with our Board and Senior Leadership team to support key functions within CHS which enable us to deliver on those improvements.
This is a key strategic role contributing to CHS’s vision to drive transformation and deliver operational excellence. The postholder is responsible for establishing and maintaining the highest levels of corporate governance across the organisation. They will work with the Senior Leadership Team, board members and colleagues across directorates bringing a strategic approach to corporate governance, establishing and managing procedures for effective and impactful corporate governance and pro- actively seek opportunities to build resilience into processes and protocols. The postholder will have in their portfolio, responsibility for strategic risk management, including business continuity, business planning and performance management, information governance and management information and overall responsibility for the secretariat functions.
You will be based at our office in Haymarket, Edinburgh, ensuring our executive and senior leadership teams are supported to the highest standards. Most importantly, as an invaluable enabler of corporate governance, you will help our leaders to deliver on our strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities
• Strategic corporate governance; understanding, and helping others to understand, the critical role it plays in helping CHS to achieve its corporate plan and strategic outlook.
• Support continuous improvement in our Corporate Governance system, driving forward best practice in governance
• Ensure the statutory annual returns, including the annual report and accounts are prepared in accordance with prescribed timescales.
• Lead the organisational approach to information governance and data protection, setting out expectations and ensuring these are delivered to the highest standard
• Oversight of secretariat function, the governance and business operations function
• Provide independent advice and support to the Director of Business and Finance and the Chief Executive on all matters relating to statutory and legislative compliance and interpretation
• Provide the senior leadership team and the Board with the information, resources, governance, communications and secretariat it needs to run the organisation.
• Responsible for risk management and business continuity
Life at CHS
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. Our values are at the very heart of what we do every day. By working with us, you’ll be joining a diverse community of colleagues and volunteers. At CHS we are proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience and backgrounds and we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture where you can be yourself. We offer an excellent benefits package, from health and wellness to finances and family. including: generous annual leave, flexible working and other leave policies, fantastic pension, Employee Assistance Programme, development opportunities and wider employee wellbeing initiatives.
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 commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application and assessment process, and upon joining CHS.
Are you passionate about leading a community organisation with an experienced, committed team delivering vital health services to local people facing entrenched multiple deprivation?
The Health Agency (THA) is a leading community-based organisation providing services within the integrated Health and Social Care Healthy Living Centre in Wester Hailes. Set up in 1999, it aims to make a positive and meaningful impact on the physical and mental health and wellbeing of those who live within the local community.
THA does this in partnership with the local community through a rich provision of services covering;
We are seeking an inspiring and dynamic Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead our organisation. As the CEO you will be overall accountable for the vision and delivery of exceptional standards of critical services to the local community in Wester Hailes as well as the best possible employee experience for all working at The Health Agency.
Key Responsibilities
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
What We Offer
We’re seeking a new leader for the Scottish Seabird Centre
After 6 years leading the Scottish Seabird Centre the Chief Executive Officer – Susan Davies FRSB - is moving on. This presents an opportunity for someone with a passion for inspiring people to act for Scotland’s marine environment to shape the future of our Charity and visitor attraction as we move into the next 25 years of our journey.
Chair, Stuart Housden said, “We are very grateful for the leadership that Susan has provided to the Scottish Seabird Centre on its path to playing a more prominent role in marine nature conservation in Scotland and to promoting our visitor attraction and activities to educate and inspire more people to act for Scotland’s seas and amazing wildlife found there. Despite this having been a challenging period, not least with the pandemic and rising business costs, we have established much stronger links with our local and science communities and continue to increase our reach and impact through new partnerships.
With a new 5-year strategy and business plan to develop in the coming year this is a great opportunity for someone to build on the progress made as we enter the next 25 years in our Charity’s journey”.
Susan Davies said “The Scottish Seabird Centre will always hold a place in my heart; especially our dedicated team and the conservation, education and community partnerships we have developed. The time is now right, with the recent support we have secured to grow our membership base, in developing partnerships and being more sustainable and inclusive in our approach, to pass on the reins to a new leader as we approach our 25th year”.