Top job! Executive Director – People
- Full time
- £111,522 – £115,958
- Hybrid: Stirling
- Closing 1st June 2025
- Advertised from 15th May 2025
- Permanent. 35 hours per week.
Role
An exciting opportunity reporting directly to our Chief Executive, the remit of this role provides an excellent chance to make a real difference to the lives of those who work and live in Stirling. This is an interesting role which encompasses our People and Communities, Customer Service and Performance, and Housing services. As well as overseeing the delivery of these services, the role holder will be a corporate leader, demonstrating strong leadership to the Council's Senior Team.
To be successful in this role, you will balance strategic thinking with operational delivery, and will have a demonstrable track record of having delivered against local or national objectives in a senior role. Putting communities at the heart of everything you do will be important to you, and you'll drive our organisational culture to innovate and to modernise Council services with people in mind, whilst leading high performance teams to achieve these goals.
Application notes
If this sounds like a role you could exceed in, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply via our website with your CV cover letter.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Lisa Dunlop at dunlopli@stirling.gov.uk
Please note that this role will require membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups scheme in working with both Children and Adults.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.
The Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
- Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements where the role allows. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
- Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps
- Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
- Carers Leave
- Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
- Access to Health & Wellbeing support
- Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Lift share Scheme
- Car Lease Scheme
- Technology Benefit Scheme
About Us
The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is a global multi-disciplinary network for professional community development practitioners and others with an interest in community development practice. As an organisation, and collectively as members we are committed to promoting participative democracy, sustainable development, human rights, economic opportunity, equality, and social justice, through the organisation, education, and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity, or interest, in urban and rural settings.
About the Role
The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is seeking a passionate, experienced, and visionary leader to join us as Strategic Director. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver on IACD’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, ensuring our values and voice are represented on the global stage.
As Strategic Director, you will be responsible for delivering the organisation’s mission, managing operations, guiding international advocacy efforts, and fostering member engagement across diverse communities worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation and ongoing evaluation of IACD’s strategic goals and global initiatives.
- Champion community development values and amplify practitioner voices—especially those from minority and marginalised groups.
- Strengthen IACD’s role in global policy arenas, including the UN and other multilateral forums.
- Develop sustainable funding strategies and manage budgets and resources effectively.
- Represent the organisation publicly and support IACD’s international network of members and partners through events, forums, and knowledge exchange.
- Provide strategic support to the Board of Trustees and ensure strong organisational governance.
About You
The successful candidate will be a seasoned community development professional with:
- A third-level qualification in community development/community work.
- Significant practical experience in community development and at national policy level.
- Proven leadership experience in strategy, international engagement, and stakeholder management.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and report writing skills.
- Experience working with funders and delivering large-scale programmes.
- The ability to work flexibly across time zones and travel nationally and internationally when required.
- Strong commitment to IACD’s values of inclusion, participation, and global solidarity.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be equipped to work remotely.
About Us
The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is a global multi-disciplinary network for professional community development practitioners and others with an interest in community development practice. As an organisation, and collectively as members we are committed to promoting participative democracy, sustainable development, human rights, economic opportunity, equality, and social justice, through the organisation, education, and empowerment of people within their communities, whether these be of locality, identity, or interest, in urban and rural settings.
About the Role
The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is seeking a passionate, experienced, and visionary leader to join us as Strategic Director. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver on IACD’s 2024–2029 Strategic Plan, ensuring our values and voice are represented on the global stage.
As Strategic Director, you will be responsible for delivering the organisation’s mission, managing operations, guiding international advocacy efforts, and fostering member engagement across diverse communities worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation and ongoing evaluation of IACD’s strategic goals and global initiatives.
- Champion community development values and amplify practitioner voices—especially those from minority and marginalised groups.
- Strengthen IACD’s role in global policy arenas, including the UN and other multilateral forums.
- Develop sustainable funding strategies and manage budgets and resources effectively.
- Represent the organisation publicly and support IACD’s international network of members and partners through events, forums, and knowledge exchange.
- Provide strategic support to the Board of Trustees and ensure strong organisational governance.
About You
The successful candidate will be a seasoned community development professional with:
- A third-level qualification in community development/community work.
- Significant practical experience in community development and at national policy level.
- Proven leadership experience in strategy, international engagement, and stakeholder management.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and report writing skills.
- Experience working with funders and delivering large-scale programmes.
- The ability to work flexibly across time zones and travel nationally and internationally when required.
- Strong commitment to IACD’s values of inclusion, participation, and global solidarity.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be equipped to work remotely.
SCOREscotland is based in South West Edinburgh. Our mission and purpose for existence is to work in partnership with others to address the causes and effects of racism and to promote race equality and break down barriers to the full participation of local minority ethnic communities in all aspects of civic life. As a small organisation we offer the benefits of working in a team that is committed to making a difference to the people that we work with.
We are currently looking to recruit a part time (21 hours per week) Finance Administrator.
The purpose of the job is to provide effective financial and office administration support for the organisation. The Finance Administrator will often be the first point of contact for public enquiries and will play a key role in ensuring the efficient management of the organisation’s finances. This includes preparing financial reports for the Manager, Board of Directors, auditors, and funders. The post holder will provide high-quality administrative and financial services across all SCOREscotland projects.
Volunteer Coordinator
- Part time
- £30,958 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Home Based with regular Falkirk District site visits
- Closing 30th June 2025
About FOSS: Friends of Scottish Settlers (FOSS) envisions a Falkirk District that is multicultural, multilingual, and welcoming, where local people, organisations, and services are equipped, supported, and willing to cultivate wellbeing, solidarity, community, curiosity, and respect among newcomers and longtime residents. Through befriending and other voluntary activities, FOSS enables newcomers to Falkirk District to build links and bridges with other locals, shaping and making use of the knowledge, networks and services we all need to live full, self-determined lives.
FOSS builds fruitful relationships through a culture of integrity, respect, solidarity, empowerment, and welcome. We began as an informal befriending project for resettled Syrian families in 2016, and, primarily through a befriending model, now engage a range of newcomers to Falkirk District including Sudanese, Syrian and Ukrainian refugees and people in the asylum system. With partnership working, targeted activities and programmes, fundraising, advocacy, and good information, FOSS enables local volunteers and newcomers to strengthen and proliferate support networks within our communities. This also helps us to act constructively together in response to rapidly changing world events and policy that impact our lives.
About the role:
Purpose of the post: Experienced Volunteer Coordinator to train, support and grow FOSS’s Volunteer base (currently around 30 Volunteers), as well as coordinate and help produce procedures and resources necessary for Volunteer and Client safety and care. The Volunteer Coordinator will work closely with the FOSS Outreach Officer (Client-care role) to establish and monitor Befriending relationships, oversee non-Befriending Volunteer roles like Material Needs delivery, as well as coordinate and maintain oversight over Volunteer-led activities and Volunteer support of asylum-seeking Clients accommodated in Falkirk’s asylum contingency accommodation. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
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