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Top job! Strategic Lead for Branches and Volunteering
- Full time
- £44,000
- Remote: but with access to London/Glasgow/Belfast offices and occasional travel
- Closing 24th November 2025
- Advertised from 3rd November 2025
Role
About The Role
This is an exciting new role at National Autistic Society central to our Vision to Reality strategy. The Strategic Lead will play a crucial role in developing and implementing our Volunteering Strategy as well as improving our offer to our network of volunteer led Branches which provide vital support to autistic people and families within communities across the UK.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in overseeing volunteers at a strategic level across areas such as recruitment, retention, training, safeguarding and compliance.
We have more than 900 volunteers who are absolutely central to our work. They provide support within their communities through our branch network, they support our projects and programmes, our services, schools and at fundraising activities.
Leading a highly committed team this is an excellent opportunity to further improve and shape our offer as we aim to become one of the best charities to volunteer for.
This is a full time remote based role but with access to London/Glasgow/Belfast offices and occasional travel.
Application notes
To apply, and to view the job description please visit our website.
Closing Date: 24th November 2025
Interview date (w/c): 1st December 2025
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Top job! Head of Research
- Full time
- £52,166 – £58,687
- Hybrid: Glasgow OR London
- Closing 30th November 2025
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Head of Research to lead our UK Research team.
This is an exciting new role with the UK’s leading public mental health charity. The Head of Research role is a fantastic opportunity to lead our UK research team to achieve social change. We are looking for research and management expertise, strategic thinking, operational delivery, and the ability to collaborate and communicate with a range of stakeholders including media, academics, policymakers and communities. You will be part of an outstanding leadership team committed to delivering change across the UK. The role will deliver our UK-wide research, reporting to the Director of Research & Lived Experience.
What does the role involve?
- Support the Director of Research & Lived Experience to develop and deliver a 5-year research strategy
- Lead our UK research team to deliver and commission studies and reviews to a high standard at pace
- Present research clearly and persuasively to media, governments, academics, funders and communities
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Excellent research skills, experience and credibility in health or social research
- Strategic thinker who can also effectively manage teams and projects
- Proven communication skills to different audiences
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Top job! Head of Business Services
- Full time
- Circa £50,000
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 19th November 2025
This is an exciting moment to join the Fringe Society as we enter a bold new chapter in our story. As we prepare to move into our new permanent home, Fringe Central, in 2026, we are growing in scale, ambition and impact; transforming the way we support artists, engage communities and deliver our mission year-round. The renovation of our new space is only the beginning; it marks the start of a long-term evolution in how we work, connect and create.
We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Business Services to help lead that transformation. As a key member of our Senior Management Team, you’ll ensure the organisation has the structure, resources and confidence to deliver on its vision. It’s a role that blends strategy with action; from driving financial resilience and operational excellence to shaping an inclusive, forward-looking culture. For someone who relishes building strong systems, empowering teams and making things happen, this is a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference at a defining moment in our journey.
PF Counselling Service provides affordable counselling in Edinburgh for people facing mild to moderate mental health difficulties in their everyday life. Our vision is to enable people to embrace life more fully through the growth, change and healing that can take place through the counselling process. Our volunteer counsellors offer a professional service to individuals over the age of 18. PF Counselling relies on donations to keep our service accessible and affordable for all. We suggest a minimum donation of £20 to contribute towards the cost of client’s weekly sessions.
The Operations Manager works closely with the CEO and is an active member of the management team, developing and implementing the organisation's strategy and business plan.
The Operations Manager reports to the Board of trustees ensuring they have accurate information to make decisions that are in the best interests of the charity. You will maintain organisational compliance as required by a company limited by guarantee and a Scottish charity
Leading on the internal operational management of the organisation, you will be responsible for financial management, controls and reporting, as well as having oversight of IT and HR. You will have a keen focus on improving systems and processes.
The Operations Manager contribute to the recruitment and management of paid staff, office volunteers and outsourced contractors in the management of the service. You will oversee premises and facilities management, including health and safety, office and general administration.
We are on an exciting journey. We have positioned ourselves as the leading HIV charity in Scotland and our aim is to effectively influence the policy and service landscape to ensure that Scotland reaches zero HIV transmission by 2030.
To help support this, we are looking for an experienced, skilled and insightful East of Scotland Manager to provide day to day management and leadership of our staff and services across the East of Scotland. You will ensure that all our services are high quality, highly effective and are developed to meet the changing needs of the communities we serve. You will take responsibility for delivering a range of initiatives such as those related to living well with HIV (including peer support) and PrEP education programmes, along with colleagues from your team and across the organisation.
As we progress towards 2030, you will have a leading role in shaping future services for people living with or at risk of HIV:
- ensuring equitable access to testing and PrEP for all who need it
- providing services that support people to live well with HIV
- to develop services that enable people to stay engaged or to be re-engaged in care
- to develop equitable and accessible services for all communities affected by HIV
You will provide effective support and guidance to the staff team to ensure that they feel supported and can grow and develop in their practice roles. In this role, you will have operational responsibility for an exciting range of services including NHS commissioned services and local authority funded services, focusing on the East of Scotland’s diverse communities. These include HIV prevention and testing, sexual health services for gay and bisexual men and all men who have sex with men, a trans and nonbinary sexual health clinic, PrEP awareness and education and support services including supporting treatment access to enable people to living well with HIV.
As an experienced health and social care manager, you will ensure our services meet our key strategic priorities, as well as meeting all our funding and contractual priorities. You will work with our National Operations Manager to identify unmet needs and new opportunities to ensure our services are developed to meet our strategic priorities and Scotland’s ambition to end new HIV transmission by 2030.
In this role, you will directly line manage a range of Health Improvement staff in our East team ensuring that they all have effective supervision, learning and development plans and you will nurture and facilitate a healthy and collaborative team environment. You will be responsible for a range of key relationships with NHS, local authority and third sector colleagues and will represent the organisation at a range of local and on occasions national meetings. You will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the work your team delivers and will be confident and skilled at preparing written reports to funders and other stakeholders.
About You
You will be a skilled, experienced and respected health and social care professional with a real passion and enthusiasm for improving the lives of people affected by and living with blood borne viruses.
You will be an experienced people manager and a respected leader who can motivate, encourage and lead a staff team to deliver highly effective services. You will be driven to provide high-quality person-centred support to you team to enable them all to grow and reach their potential.
You will have a commitment to providing good front line services and will be determined to keep improving, working with your own team and Waverley Care’s other teams (within Health Improvement but also Communications/Policy, Fundraising and Corporate Services) so that we reach our strategic priorities and meet the ever-changing needs of the communities we serve.
You will be an effective project manager who can also see the bigger picture, and will be able to demonstrate you can deliver projects in accordance with all contractual requirements and to deadline.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to develop positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including clinical colleagues, NHS commissioners, third sector colleagues and people who use our services.
You will have exemplary written and verbal communication skills appropriate for a wide range of audiences and purposes.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a progressive organisation at a pivotal moment in Scotland’s public health journey. You’ll have the chance to influence real change, working alongside passionate colleagues committed to making a lasting impact on people’s lives.
We offer a supportive working environment with hybrid working options, professional development opportunities and a generous annual leave entitlement.
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