Are you looking to broaden your experience, learn new skills and share your abilities with a wider community?

ACE IT Scotland is a successful and growing Edinburgh-based charity. We provide free coaching and support to people over 50 to help them access everything the digital world can offer.

Working out of our city centre office, we have a small team of employees and a larger bank of volunteers who provide most of our services. These include community services, such as one-to-one coaching, group sessions, information services, and activity groups within local care homes. Demand for our services continues to grow. The recent events have reinforced just how important digital technology is for the health, wellbeing and connectivity of older people.

We have plans and resources in place to move ahead with our strategy of delivering our core services, seeking to help more people in more areas, and exploring more transformational opportunities longer-term.

We're now looking for new trustees to join our Board. The current Board of six trustees meets four to five times a year, normally in person. In between the formal Board meetings, trustees will serve on one or more of six sub-committees which take a more detailed view of the operation. Extensive use is made of remote meetings and online collaboration tools.

We would be particularly keen to hear from potential trustees who have experience of working with older people, the third sector or health and social services. As an organisation we value diversity and we warmly welcome applications from people with protected characteristics.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• embrace our vision for all older people to be connected and reach their full digital potential
• help us to ensure that ACE IT Scotland complies with its Constitution, OSCR regulations and any other relevant legislation
• assist ACE IT Scotland to pursue its goals as laid out in our Strategy 2026
• support the development of ACE IT Scotland future operating models and future strategic plan revisions
• offer guidance, constructive challenge and insight to staff and trustees in relation to change proposals
• be aware of current issues that may impact the organisation

We are currently recruiting for a new member of the Edinburgh Remakery Board of Trustees who specialises in marketing and communications.

The Edinburgh Remakery is an award-winning environmental social enterprise committed to diverting waste from landfill, building a stronger community, and promoting a culture of repair and reuse. Since 2012, we repair, refurbish and recycle what others send to landfill, and we pass these repair skills onto others within the Edinburgh community through our community inclusion and events programme.

We are at the forefront of championing the circular economy in Edinburgh, and beyond, through our IT refurbishment programme. This scheme diverts e-waste from landfill, while providing free or more affordable devices to the community and supporting organisations, universities and local authorities to reach their sustainability goals.

It is an exciting time to join Edinburgh Remakery, we are a small team with big ambitions comprised of a CEO, staff, Board and volunteers. We are passionate about creating positive change and this is reflected in the awards we regularly receive for excellence in sustainable development, leadership and business at a local and national level.

Our Vision is to create a culture of sustainable, waste-free living, and protect our planet for future generations.

Our Mission is to reduce waste by providing repair and reuse services and training to communities and businesses.

More information about our values can be viewed here.

What are we looking for?

Are you an enthusiastic storyteller who can weave the threads of our sustainability journey into engaging stories that encourage people to take action? We are looking for someone who can bring to life the characters involved in our work to stop e-waste from going to landfill, reduce digital poverty, help the movement to Net Zero targets and unite the community.

The Edinburgh Remakery is seeking a Board member who can help us thrive by raising our profile and enhancing our funding, partnership and community engagement opportunities. We are looking for a person with an eagerness for supporting the circular economy and sustainable business, that is underpinned with experience and knowledge of marketing and communications.

We normally meet once every two months for a Board meeting, these can be online via Teams or in-person at our office in Edinburgh, 13A Newkirkgate, EH6 6AD. There may be special projects and activities to contribute your skills to, as well as normal issues for discussion at board meetings. Initially, there will be some additional time required to feed into the development of a strategic marketing plan. We then anticipate a commitment of around 4 hours a month including meeting commitments, and an annual fun away day for Board and staff.

The Edinburgh Remakery always welcomes applications from people with a wide range of experiences, skills and zest for sustainability. We are also committed to being flexible to accommodate the best applicants from all walks of life.

Why should you consider this?

You would be joining a strong and effective Board of a resilient organisation that makes a difference to the circular economy and community in a real and tangible way. Our Board provides direction and leadership, and you can make a real impact on helping people reduce their waste and help with the climate emergency.

As well as serving the Edinburgh Remakery, you would also gain valuable experience and networks in the wider sustainability sector, with opportunities to add new skills to your personal and professional development.

As normal for charities, this is a voluntary (i.e. unpaid) position, but we can reimburse reasonable expenses and provide training and fun away-days for all Board members.

About the role

The Head of Policy and Communications leads the full range of SIDA’s policy work: engaging with members and external stakeholders, recognising and acting on opportunities for influence, and leading influencing and communications with key audiences. The jobholder will also be responsible for the organisation’s communications strategy with a focus on encouraging greater interaction with members and raising awareness of global citizenship with the wider public.

The jobholder works with the Chief Executive on policy development, political engagement and organisational strategy development.

They also share with the Chief Executive the role of representing the organisation in the public domain - to the media and in key forums and networks - with a particular focus on driving progress on the UN SDGs, building cross-sectoral partnerships and collaborations, and enhancing policy coherence for sustainable development, including in the context of the climate crisis and delivering a wellbeing economy.

About Scotland's International Development Alliance

Scotland’s International Development Alliance is the membership body for everyone committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats.

Our work facilitates connections in global development to improve impact and effectiveness for a range of actors including public sector bodies, third sector and international NGOs, private companies, universities and charitable trusts.

Our network has a global reach, with members working in more than 100 countries with a wide range of specialisms. We exist to improve the capacity, influence and effectiveness of those working on global development connected to Scotland through providing opportunities for networking, debate, training and promotion of good practice. We help members share their skills and learn from each other’s best practice to boost effectiveness of our members and their partners

SIDA has excellent working terms including a 4 day week agreement currently in place.

The Ripple Project is seeking a chair and board members to help the community of Restalrig, Lochend and Craigentinny to flourish.

We are a company limited by guarantee and charity that both serves and works with its local community to tackle poverty and inequality by responding to local priorities, circumstances and needs in a sustainable way.

The Ripple is looking forward over the next 5 years to build our capacity to respond to the increasing needs within our community. This is an exciting opportunity for board members and an experienced chair to help make a genuine difference in a community that is struggling but strong.

We are seeking both an experienced chair and board members.

We are particularly interested in people who have knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Role of Chair

• Role of Vice Chair

• Funding and Investment

• HR

• Communications

If you share our ambition and vision for better lives for local people and their communities we would love to hear from you.