- Advertised from 13th August 2025
Role
Spinal Injuries Scotland are looking for an accomplished and highly organised Operations Manager to oversee all aspects of its day-to-day operations. This pivotal role sits within the Senior Leadership Team and is key to ensuring services, systems, and processes run efficiently, enabling maximum impact for members across Scotland.
About Spinal Injuries Scotland
Spinal Injuries Scotland is the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with a spinal cord injury, their families, and friends. From its base in Cambuslang, the charity provides advocacy, peer support, and information services, alongside delivering a wide range of projects across Scotland. The organisation’s mission is to empower people to live fulfilling, independent lives after injury, ensuring they have access to the right support at the right time. Working closely with hospitals, healthcare professionals, and community partners, the team includes staff and volunteers with lived experience who bring empathy, insight, and expertise to all aspects of the work.
What will you do as an Operations Manager?
The Operations Manager will oversee the organisation’s operational performance and ensure it meets its strategic aims. Working closely with the CEO and Board, the postholder will create and deliver operational plans, manage budgets, and support staff and volunteers in delivering high-quality services. The remit will be varied and hands-on, covering leadership, project management, compliance, communications, and governance.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership: Lead, manage, and support staff and volunteers, ensuring they have the tools and guidance to excel.
Operational Planning: Develop and deliver operational plans that align with the organisation’s strategy and objectives.
Financial Oversight: Manage budgets for allocated projects, monitor expenditure, and ensure resources are used effectively.
Compliance & Policies: Ensure all organisational policies, procedures, and records are accurate, up to date, and compliant.
Safeguarding Responsibility: Ensure safeguarding policies are followed and support staff, volunteers, and members with any safeguarding concerns in line with organisational procedures.
Systems & Processes: Maintain and improve operational systems, processes, and best practice approaches.
Performance Monitoring: Develop KPIs, track progress, and ensure targets are met across the organisation.
Governance Support: Prepare reports, chair meetings, and represent the charity at events and presentations.
What does Spinal Injuries Scotland need from you?
Experience:
- Proven experience in operations management (5 years minimum), ideally in the charity sector.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and manage a team, including through periods of change.
- Knowledge of fundraising and grant management.
- Strategic planning and project management experience.
- Financial management and budget oversight skills.
- A background in improving systems, processes, and compliance.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Highly organised with strong time management skills.
- An excellent communicator, able to work collaboratively with staff, volunteers, and external partners.
- Confident decision-maker with the ability to problem-solve and adapt.
- Understanding and commitment to the values of Spinal Injuries Scotland.
- Willingness to travel regularly across Scotland (must have access to a car).
What is in it for you?
You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of the benefits include;
- 20 days annual leave plus Scottish Public Holidays (with increases for long service)
- Pension auto-enrolment
- Institute of Fundraising membership
- Flexible working arrangements
- Free parking at Head Office
Application notes
For further information and to apply, please visit our website.
This search is being conducted for Spinal Injuries Scotland by BTA. Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.
Milton Community Garden Manager
- Part time
- £30,102 pro-rata
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 19th January 2026
The Milton Community Garden Manager will lead the development and delivery of a thriving, community-led garden that improves local health and wellbeing, strengthens community relationships, and increases access to nature. The role will oversee staff, community-led programmes and the garden’s facilities and grounds to ensure the garden supports key outcomes of the National Lottery Community Action Fund.
The postholder will support the garden’s therapeutic, educational and environmental programmes; increase community participation; deliver community meals and activities in collaboration with the Milton Food Hub; and develop the garden as a sustainable asset, including preparing the site for future venue hire and income generation. This is a hands-on role with significant responsibility for operational management, partnership development, and community-led working.
Total of 18 hours per week, at salary £30102 (pro rata £15481) + 25 days Annual Leave & 12 Public Holidays pro rata + 7% pension contribution. Funding is in place until 31 July 2028, subject to annual funding review and required reports.
You will have access to free personal development opportunities and training, casual dress, a supportive team, access to Turadh holiday scheme and flexible working.
Children’s Services Manager (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Full time
- £32,287
- Hybrid: Edinburgh, office (60% min) and from home base.
- Closing 22nd December 2025
Positive Help is a well-established, third sector service provider – a registered charity – based in central Edinburgh. We have almost 40 years’ experience of supporting adults, children and families living with /affected by HIV and or Hepatitis C.
With the support of a cohort of trained and supervised volunteers, we provide a range of services to help people who have complex needs live fulfilling, healthy lives in the community.
We are now looking for a Temporary Children’s Services Manager with proven experience of working in a leadership role to join our dedicated team to provide maternity cover for the existing postholder as we further develop the organisation. We work from our centrally situated office in Edinburgh, although there is the option to work from home depending on business need.
The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience we need to help us deliver our children’s services – specifically Befriending, and Study Buddies Services - and the wider organisation effectively and efficiently and have a genuine interest in this very rewarding work.
As a member of our leadership team, you will play a key role in ensuring that children and their parents receive the right support from us and others timeously, and that volunteers are appropriately matched and well supported / supervised to maintain a high standard of practice and satisfaction.
You will be outcome focussed and have a keen interest in demonstrating the impact of services as well as working across boundaries and developing and sustaining positive relationships with internal colleagues, volunteers, partner agencies, referrers and a wide range of stakeholders.
You will have experience of managing or coordinating projects inspiring people to work together towards shared goals. You will be a problem-solver with an empathic approach, and excellent communication skills.
Our work can be challenging though highly rewarding. Therefore, you will need to be motivated, ambitious and self-organised, and be prepared to play a part in our on-going organisational development.
In return, we offer you a supportive working environment, 25 days annual leave and 10 public holidays (both pro rata if you work less than full time), plus an employer contributory pension scheme.
Our operational hours are 9am to 5pm. However, occasional work on Monday to Thursday (up to 6:30 pm) and Saturday (up to 3:00 pm) is required on a rotational basis as part of our telephone on-call rota to support volunteers. There are also occasional volunteer training sessions in the evenings and on Saturdays. All such out-of-hours working is planned and shared across the team.
It’s a great time to join Positive Help and be part of our journey toward an even brighter future. If you are excited by what you have read so far and think you have what it takes to be an outstanding member of our team, albeit on a temporary basis, then please read our job specification for more information, and look at our website.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for children with disabilities and/or additional support needs and their families across Scotland.
We are seeking an experienced HR Manager who is passionate about driving positive change at The Yard. You will bring the expertise and gravitas to influence and support senior leadership on HR and cultural initiatives.
About the role:
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
• Ensuring The Yard maintains the roles, skills and experience to deliver on its strategic priorities
• Measure employee engagement and agree action plans to develop and improve organisational culture
• Ensuring our recruitment policies and processes embody our values and enable us to recruit people with the skills and qualities to meet our goals
• Developing and managing our renumeration policy
About you:
This job is for you if you have:
• Proven experience of HR management
• Can lead by example, fostering a culture of trust and respect
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Ability to develop HR strategies aligning with our strategic plan
If our ethos inspires you and you are eager to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is deeply committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.
If you would like to discuss the role with our Director of Resources, please let us know and we can arrange a call.
Technical Support Engineer
- Full time
- £33,098 – £36,775
- Hybrid: Glasgow or Edinburgh, with the option to work from home for some of the working week.
- Closing 23rd December 2025
Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?
We’re looking for an experienced Technical Support Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. This is a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of systems and applications, providing expert support across networks, servers, cloud services, desktops, and more. You’ll also play a vital part in delivering our Managed IT service for the voluntary sector, offering remote and on-site support to our partners.
Your expertise and strong communication skills will be crucial in delivering technical assistance while maintaining a customer-focused approach that aligns with our values and service standards.
Join us and be part of a team committed to making a difference in the IT landscape of the voluntary sector.
Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot
SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
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