Are you passionate about helping children fulfil their potential and build a better Scotland? We are too!

This is a unique opportunity to lead Children’s Parliament, an internationally renowned and respected organisation promoting children’s human rights, as we look to recruit an inspirational and highly skilled Director.

We want someone who can lead and develop a passionate team of expert practitioners in raising awareness and understanding of children’s rights amongst children and adults. Together we need to help them understand how we can improve children’s lives, support the people and organisations who support our children, and help to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.

The Director will lead a Senior Leadership Team, consisting of the Head of Programmes, Head of Operations and Senior Programme Manager. The Director will inspire our talented and dedicated team, using their professional networks to advocate for children as the face and voice of Children’s Parliament, and realise the opportunities we have to change lives for the better. They will work with partners and stakeholders to drive culture change in the environments in which children live, learn and play and support a new chapter for Scotland’s human rights journey following the UNCRC incorporation for which we successfully campaigned this year.

We are seeking a dynamic and effective leader who will stand up and champion children’s rights. They will need to demonstrate their experience in senior leadership roles, including strategic planning, financial oversight, leadership, and risk management.

The ability to support and drive a diverse and skilled team is essential. Having experience of rights-based, creative practice will be important in being able to provide ongoing support, expertise and guidance across Children’s Parliament’s programmes. A comprehensive understanding of the political and policy landscape for children's and wider human rights in Scotland is vital as is the ability to effectively engage with a range of stakeholders.

The Director will need to demonstrate their belief that children are equal and valuable citizens. As a leader, their passion should shine through their words and actions, backed up with the expertise to navigate the challenges of ensuring Children’s Parliament continues as an internationally recognised beacon of good practice and inspiration.

Reports to: Chair of the Board and accountable to the Board of Trustees

Direct reports: Head of Programmes, Head of Operations and Business Development

To drive forward our No Life Half Lived strategy, we are seeking a Head of Communications and Marketing who is a strategic and influential leader with the vision and creativity to elevate CHSS's brand, reputation, and engagement among our key audiences.

In this pivotal role, you will play a crucial part in strengthening the CHSS brand, enhancing our reputation, and building meaningful connections with a wide range of stakeholders, from service users, volunteers, and supporters to healthcare professionals and the public. Through compelling storytelling, innovative campaigns, and evidence-based marketing strategies, you will enable our key stakeholders to connect and utilise our services when they need them most.

As an accomplished, hands-on marketeer with a proactive and impact-driven mindset, you will bring a strong track record in planning, executing, and managing integrated marketing and communications campaigns that elevate an organisation’s profile. With direct experience in crafting audience-centred propositions and campaigns grounded in both qualitative and quantitative insights the successful candidate will also have a background in leading multi-disciplinary communications teams to achieve measurable results. Building and nurturing effective relationships with a diverse array of internal and external stakeholders will be integral to your role.

Age Scotland is the Scottish charity for older people, working with and supporting thousands of older people across Scotland through our services, our membership network and communities of interest.

The charity has set out an ambitious income generation strategy, seeking to double its income by 2030. The opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Commercial Development to join the charity and explore opportunities to develop our commercial revenue stream, including through our established workforce training programmes and other, previously tested initiatives, such as energy provision and financial services products. We are very interested in exploring gaps in the market and new products and services with viable growth potential which extend our services to the benefits of older people.

As the Head of Commercial Development, you will report to the CEO and work directly with CFO and connect with senior colleagues across the organisation in the delivery of your role. You will lead a team to build on our existing income generation platforms, helping to deliver even greater impact for older people in Scotland in line with our values, seeking to offer high quality services and products to older people at good value.

Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so that together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.

The post will be Scotland-based, a blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working. In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

• Generous holiday allowance of 39 days (FTE)

• A range of learning and development opportunities

• Company sick pay

• Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health

• Discounted gym membership

• Cashback scheme from major retailers

• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%

• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme

• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary

• Cycle to work scheme

• Paid carers leave and dependents’ support

• The option to buy more holidays or sell them

• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

Join us to make sure nobody faces dementia alone

Our charity

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s leading charity for dementia and brain health. Our aims are to prevent, care and cure dementia, and to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.

We are a member-led charity with more than 8,000 members. We are supported by over 500 volunteers, and employ around 400 full and part-time staff, mainly in our direct service provision across Scotland. We are fully committed to Fair Work First and the support and development of our people.

The role

We are at a highly exciting stage in the reshaping of our services as we build sustainable, resilient, therapeutic, and inclusive registered day care and commissioned community supports of the highest quality that can maximise our resources and potential growth opportunities.

Based in either Edinburgh or Glasgow, the Head of Quality will work in close collaboration with the Executive Lead for Operations to ensure that our registered and commissioned services deliver high quality, safe and compassionate care. The role will be responsible for assuring and improving the quality of our registered and commissioned services by determining and undertaking appropriate scrutiny, assurance and improvement activities aligned with the Care Inspectorate Core Assurances and Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees and Continuous Quality Improvement Framework.

The role has the lead responsibility for continuous improvement in the quality of our services, the processes that underpin high quality, evidence based, person-centred therapeutic support and in ensuring better outcomes for the people we support.

Full details about the role are provided in the job description available through the link provided.

The person

You will have the right level of personal qualities, experience, knowledge and qualifications, demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and high levels of emotional intelligence, with experience of managing people, supporting staff development and promoting a positive culture. You will be an excellent communicator, highly organised with a collaborative approach to working with others to deliver shared objectives and drive continuous improvement in our practice. You will have a high-level knowledge and understanding of dementia and substantial experience in the management and delivery of services and hold a relevant practice qualification to meet the Scottish Social Services Council registered management requirements. Further details are provided in the person specification provided.