CHAS is seeking a forward-thinking Head of Finance to join our leadership team. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in advancing CHAS’ strategic objectives during a period of significant transformation by shaping and delivering efficient and effective financial services.

As Head of Finance, you will oversee all aspects of financial management, ensuring robust controls, insightful analysis, and optimisation of our financial strategy to support long term sustainability.

You will act as a trusted and valued advisor, delivering expert financial guidance to the Executive Team, Board, and CHAS Committees.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with senior leadership to influence and shape business strategies.

• Driving the development and execution of the Finance Strategic Improvement Programme.

• Leading, mentoring, and inspiring our finance team to achieve excellence.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have skill and experience in the following areas:

• A breadth of experience as a finance leader with a track record of driving transformational change across financial management in a complex organisation.

• Outstanding communication and inter-personal skills and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Significant experience in long term financial planning and in supporting improved organisational efficiency and productivity.

• Passionate about strong financial governance and best value and will be highly skilled at providing advice and support to Leadership and Board Committees

• This role may be ideal for someone currently in, or approaching, a Head of Finance position within the NHS, a Health and Social Care Partnership, or the Third Sector. However, we also encourage applications from individuals with diverse professional backgrounds.

Why CHAS?

At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. The skill, dedication and efficiency of our Finance team helps makes this possible.

We offer

• Flexible Working: our team works flexibly and in a hybrid manner. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you! This role can be based in Edinburgh, Stepps, Rachel House in Kinross or Robin House in Balloch.

• Development Opportunities: Visibility at SLT and board level, opportunity to implement change that will develop and deliver an efficient and effective Finance Department.

• Professional Growth: Exposure to excellent Learning and Development opportunities suited to your needs and interests and to enhance your skills

• Supportive peers with opportunities to collaborate with the wider executive leadership team through annual programme of learning and networking events.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, life assurance, employee assistance programme, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of women and children? Do you hold a recognised qualification SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF Level 9 as we are a SSSC regulated service. If so, this is your chance to take a rewarding step in your career!

MDWA is a dedicated provider of support services for women, children, and young people who have experienced domestic abuse. The ideal candidate will bring substantial experience as a Chief Executive or through a similar role, preferably within a similar organisation. You will combine financial acumen and governance expertise with the proven ability to foster partnerships and deliver results. Your strong communication and influencing skills, paired with the ability to motivate and lead high-performing teams, will be crucial.

Your Impact:

As CEO, your primary mission will be to lead the organisation through a range of engaging and supportive activities, including:

• To lead the Team in delivering all aspects of MDWA’s work including the delivery of our Domestic Abuse Services, finance, fundraising, business and partnership development, administration, facilities management, human resources, health and safety, ICT and internal and external communications.
• To support a positive women-centred culture in all aspects of the Charity's operations, placing person-centred care and recovery at the heart of our services and ensuring the service delivers to the Care Inspectorate Housing Support Framework and SSSC requirements.
• To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and delivery of good practice in all aspects of the Charity’s work, including accounting to funders for our work and meeting all funding conditions including reporting requirements.
• To work to raise the profile of the Charity with external stakeholders, representing MDWA on Groups like MARAC, MATAC and VAWG and to a high professional standard including in print, social media and broadcast media.
• To support MDWA’s activities as it seeks to grow and develop its resources and develop itself as a provider in excellent services for women, designing and championing new opportunities and partnership development.
• To influence and represent the Charity externally at a high level, including within the national Scottish Women’s Aid network, with Scottish Government and at a regional level. Build effective partnerships with others who align to our values and philosophy.

Who We Are:

We are a Registered Charity SC022169. Operating as a Scottish Charity for 20 years we have been delivering vital services for women and children across Motherwell district. MDWA’s vision is of a society, in which women, children and young people are full and equal participants, free from the threat of abuse, violence or injustice.

Our posts are open to women only applicants as we are a woman only service, covered by the occupational requirement exemption under the Equality Act 2010.

What You Bring:

We’re looking for individuals with:

1. Significant senior experience in a related role
2. Significant experience of operating in a senior leadership position
3. Knowledge of the impact of domestic abuse and associated trauma and its origins
4. Ability to lead change and improvement programmes in a way that secures buy in
5. A person-centred approach and an awareness of the health and well-being at the core of every decision
6. Significant experience and a demonstrable track record in developing and successfully delivering service plans and new service business planning
7. Experience of working closely with a Board or equivalent, advising and guiding robust decision making and strategic planning
8. Experience of financial management including forecasting, cashflow, budget setting, business planning and monitoring income and expenditure
9. Experience of risk strategy and management
10. Experience of fundraising & income generation

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about the opportunity to join our passionate team and contribute to meaningful change in women and children’s lives, we want to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic leader to guide the Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN) through a pivotal stage of development. As CEO, you will maintain and expand the organisation’s 30+ year reputation as a sector-leading charity supporting school age childcare in Scotland.

We are seeking a skilled professional with a strong track record in business development, finance and fundraising, national policy work, research, staff management, and partnership development. You will be an effective communicator, confident in public speaking, stakeholder engagement, and policy representation at the national level. Your leadership will ensure SOSCN’s continued success in delivering training, resources, and advocacy for the sector.

Educated to at least degree level, you will have a minimum of five years’ experience in relevant areas, alongside a commitment to inclusion, equality, Fair Work practices, and the UNCRC.

Following the retiral of our Depute Chief Executive, we are advertising a new and exciting role within Health in Mind.

People tell us what we do is special and unique – it’s the Health in Mind way. We’re looking for someone oversees the delivery of high-quality and efficient services in the areas of human resources, business support, IT, information governance, risk management and quality assurance.

We are looking for a range of experience, skills and knowledge. You can find out more about us and the team in the role profile.

If you feel a connection with our approach and values and have drive and ongoing commitment to fostering and nurturing organisational growth and success through leading your team, building strong organisational culture, implementing strategies that support growth and innovation, and being a role model to all stakeholders, we'd love to hear from you.