Borders Community Action is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join our team. This is an exciting role in a fresh dynamic organisation that is looking to maximise the capability of the vital third sector across the Scottish Borders.

The Community Development Lead role includes direct support to local charities, voluntary organisations, and social enterprises by providing guidance on governance, capacity building, and partnership development. A key aspect of the role involves assisting groups with funding applications and pre-assessment of funds distributed by Borders Community Action. The Community Development Lead will also be responsible for promoting volunteering and work with partners to foster collaboration and help drive sustainable social impact.

Strong communication, networking, project management skills and good understanding of grant processes are essential for success in this role. It is expected that a significant proportion of this work will be dedicated to Eastern Borders.

Our Partnerships and Communities Group are responsible for our work with the third sector, partners and communities across Dumfries and Galloway. The group leads on community insights and involvement, Locality Hubs, sector advice, training & development, building sector capacity, encouraging community involvement and representing the third sector. Key partnerships are with Dumfries & Galloway Council, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, Community Planning, Scottish Government and national sector bodies. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers, Support Officers, Coordinators and professional advisors.

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about the best start for all our children, the importance of community-led support around families and who recognises the essential role the third sector plays in achieving positive outcomes for people across Dumfries and Galloway. You will lead our new partnership project focused on the delivery of a community-led model of support for neurodivergent children, young people and their families. Working closely with families, third sector and statutory partners, you will lead this exciting project from concept through to implementation, sharing and embedding the learning across our cross-sector partnership.

What You'll Do

• Work alongside a diverse range of families, children and young people, with a focus on listening to their neurodevelopmental needs.
• Work closely with cross-sector partners to build a community-led pathway to advice and support that is accessible, inclusive and easy to navigate.
• Identify third sector training needs; working closely with all partners to co-design, deliver and evaluate a programme of accredited training to meet the identified community need.
• Plan, implement and evaluate community engagement activities, workshops, and meetings in a variety of informal settings.
• Work in a way that facilitates the delivery of safe, effective, rights-based and person-centred practices.
• Work within community engagement competencies and local and national guidelines.
• Collaborate with staff across all agencies, developing and maintaining good relationships and clear lines of communication.
• Effectively prioritise workload, recognising the requirement to be flexible whilst working alongside community members.
• Be involved in the delivery and collection of outcome measures related to the programme of work.
• Contribute to partnership working using knowledge, data and insights from across the sector to better inform decision making.
• Represent the third sector/TSDG at partnership meetings.

More about you

• You will be able to demonstrate your experience of leading programmes in the third sector and/or cross sector
• You will be able to show your understanding of family engagement or community work and be able to evidence best practice in participatory working
• You will be able to show your approach to effective and compassionate leadership, achieving outcomes and demonstrating impact.
• You will bring a keen interest in building and sharing knowledge, particularly in relation to good practice and to new policy.
• You will be able to show examples of effective application of key skills, including organisation and planning, problem solving and communications.
• You will have had experience of building effective professional relationships inside and outside of your organisation.
• You may have had experience, knowledge or lived experience of neurodivergence

Given the nature of this role in community and family engagement, PVG registration is required.

Our Resources and Development Group are responsible for many of our organisational services and policies, including finance, income, governance, legal, people and performance, as well as managing our Fund Management portfolio of investment to our sector. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers, Support Officers, Coordinators and professional advisors working together to build a high performing, effective organisation and a great place to work.

We are looking for an experienced colleague in finance and resource management, someone with an eye for detail to support the financial health and sustainability of our organisation. With a good understanding of financial management and reporting, along with great planning and administration skills, the successful candidate will coordinate all aspects of our income and payment processing, as well as overseeing essential people/HR processes with the support of our external advisors.

What You'll Do

• Support the development and oversight of the organisations budget.
• Accurately record and process all income and expenditure.
• Oversee banking transactions and bank reconciliation.
• Develop our finance system to support accurate planning, recording and reporting.
• Support the development of our annual reports.
• Coordinate staff recruitment and support design of induction programmes for new staff.
• Work with our external HR Advisor to develop our people policies and our electronic Staff Handbook.
• Using our HR system, ensure effective monitoring and reporting of absence, leave and employment records.
• Coordinate relationships with our employee support providers.

More about you

• You will be able to show experience and knowledge of budgets and financial management.
• You will be able to demonstrate experience of producing accurate and effective financial reporting.
• You will be able to show good knowledge of financial management systems.
• You will be able to share examples of effective application of key skills, including organisation and planning, problem solving and communications.
• You will bring an eye for detail, with effective proofing and data skills.
• You will bring a keen interest in building and sharing knowledge, particularly in relation to good practice and to new policy.
• You may have experience of managing third sector grant claims and financial reporting and/or of HR policy and administration

The role of Treasurer is voluntary, and one that will be rewarding, interesting and varied for anyone keen to support the wider third sector in the local community and benefit the Scottish Borders and its residents.

Currently, the Board of Trustees meet six times a year, normally for no more than two hours, during working hours. There is also an AGM once a year.

The Treasurer is not responsible for the accounts administration - the role is one of review and reporting on the accounts, working with the CEO and others to provide advice and a thorough understanding of the financial position of the organisation to the Board of Trustees and ensuring the security of the charity long term.

The Board is seeking a professional in the area of finance, business or accounting who would have the skills to help report on the financial position of the charity and provide valuable advice in terms of risk, business planning and enterprise developments going forward.