We are looking for Trustees to join our Board

Our Association oversees and promotes a diverse range of activities within the Southside Community Centre. Situated in central Edinburgh, the Centre serves the diverse local community. Its activities also attract individuals from across the city and South-East Scotland. Supported by major grant-funding from a broad range of organisations, including sizable financial support from the National Lottery, the Association is currently extending the use of the Centre’s facilities to more community activities. A major opportunity has emerged to develop the Centre as part of the recently issued Community Centre Strategy issued by the City of Edinburgh Council. We now wish to take advantage of this Council initiative to support a greater range of ways with which to enhance the well-being of the community.

The Association is led by a Board of Trustees. We are seeking to recruit a small number of motivated individuals to help govern our growing charity. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from those with specialist knowledge, skills and experience in:

• Community learning, development and stakeholder engagement
• Business or legal background
• Governance and leadership
• Strategic planning
• Finance

This is an exciting time to join our charity as we have celebrated various successes over the past two years including: recruiting our first Chief Executive, extending our community centre opening hours to include weekends, expanding the range of services we deliver, and significantly increasing the amount of external grant funding we receive. We look forward to continuing to achieve further success as we continue to develop our services, including re-launching our new in-house community café and developing a long-term strategic plan.

We are keen that our Board reflects our diverse local community and we therefore welcome individuals from all minority and disadvantaged groups.

This is therefore a challenging and rewarding time to join our charity as we look towards the future. Over coming months, we need to: agree a new lease arrangements with our landlord, City of Edinburgh Council, explore and decide upon the long-term future of how our building is managed, while continuing to sustain and grow the range of services we currently provide.

Shakti is a feminist Black Minority Ethnic voluntary organisation which offers information, emotional/practical support and refuge/temporary accommodation to all Black Minority Ethnic (BME) women and their children, who are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.

• Salary: £26,810 per annum (£16,086 pro-rata) + 10% pension
• Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week; occasional evenings/weekends
• Location: Falkirk
• Closing date: Sunday, 15th March at 12:00 pm.

Key Requirements: The post holder must be a bilingual speaker in a BME community language, preferably Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali or Arabic. The post holder will support Black and Minority Ethnic women, their children and young people experiencing and/or fleeing domestic abuse or forced marriage. Applicants ideally have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Black and Minority Ethnic Communities; an understanding of the legislative and cultural issues surrounding domestic abuse/forced marriage. All applicants must have a minimum of SVQ Level III in Social Care or relevant qualification such as degree in Social Work or Community Education.

Purpose of the Role

The Social Enterprise Co-ordinator will grow income by improving how we use the building, developing events, building corporate links and supporting new commercial ideas. The role will work with the CEO to turn ideas into action, strengthen sustainability and support wider community work.

Main Duties

Income Generation and Social Enterprise Development

• Develop and manage plans to grow income across events, building hire, sponsorship and corporate support.
• Work with the CEO to create, test and deliver new commercial ideas.
• Track income and costs and prepare simple monthly updates.
• Look for ways to link income activity with other programmes, including digital and e-sports.

Events (including parties)

• Plan and co-ordinate a calendar of events such as themed sessions, cinema nights, family activities and other opportunities.
• Manage bookings, enquiries and customer information.
• Support sessional staff, keeping clear rotas and communication.
• Ensure all events run safely and follow organisational standards.

Building Use and Room Hire

• Promote the building for meetings, training sessions, conferences and community activities.
• Respond to enquiries and keep an organised booking system.
• Develop simple hire packages, pricing and clear information for users.
• Balance external bookings with internal programme needs.

Corporate Support and Partnerships

• Build relationships with businesses to increase sponsorship, donations and in-kind support.
• Develop partnership offers that align with corporate social responsibility aims.
• Attend networking opportunities to promote the organisation.
• Work with the CEO on sponsorship packages linked to programmes such as e-sports and youth work.

Marketing and Promotion (working with the Marketing Lead)

• Provide information, ideas and content to support marketing activity.
• Work closely with the marketing lead to ensure accurate and timely promotion.
• Share customer insights to help improve communication.

Operational Support

• Help develop systems and processes for events and building activity.
• Ensure work follows health and safety, safeguarding and organisational standards.
• Act as a keyholder when required.

Required Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Experience in events, hospitality, income generation or similar roles.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Confident communicator able to build good relationships.
• Ability to work evenings or weekends.
• Basic budgeting and reporting skills.
• Able to work independently.

Desirable:

• Experience in social enterprise or community work.
• Experience with booking systems or rotas.
• Experience engaging with businesses or sponsorship.
• Understanding of event operations or licensing.
• Basic understanding of marketing.

Working in Line with Our Values

Staff are expected to work in line with SHINE values:

• Creating a supported and welcoming space.
• Acting with honesty and responsibility.
• Removing barriers to inclusion.
• Being non-judgemental.
• Adapting to changing needs.

Staff Benefits

The role includes:

• Death in service cover
• A choice of employee benefits, which may include:
• NHS health cash plan (top-up scheme)
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Christmas voucher
• Other wellbeing options

Additional Information

• Evening and weekend work will be required.
• May involve room set-up or moving equipment.
• Training and development will be supported.

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has been a lifeline for children, young people and families across Lanarkshire since 1992. We provide 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring and family support services tailored to those who need it most. Our mission is to help children, young people and families become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their full potential.

We are now recruiting a Financial Wellbeing Adviser to strengthen the financial stability and long-term resilience of the families we support. This new role will embed expert, relationship-based money, energy and debt advice within COVEY’s family support model, ensuring families receive holistic support at the earliest opportunity.

As Financial Wellbeing Adviser, you will lead the development and delivery of COVEY’s financial wellbeing offer providing welfare benefits support, income maximisation, budgeting guidance, energy advice and debt triage/advocacy. You will work closely with Service Managers, Family Support Workers and external partners to ensure advice is accurate, trauma-informed and fully integrated into wider support plans. You will also maintain clear referral pathways for specialist or regulated debt advice, ensuring compliance with FCA boundaries and best practice.

What We’re Looking For

• Significant experience delivering money, energy or debt advice to individuals or families, ideally within community, youth or family support settings
• Strong knowledge of welfare benefits, income maximisation, budgeting support, energy efficiency measures and debt solutions
• Understanding of the causes and impact of poverty on children, young people and families and the stigma around financial hardship
• Experience working with vulnerable individuals using trauma‑informed, person‑centred approaches with the ability to convey complex information sensitively
• Confidence using data and CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce, AdvicePro) to monitor performance, maintain accurate case records and report on outcomes
• Experience collaborating with multi‑agency partners and advocating on behalf of families to achieve positive outcomes

What we offer

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment with the following benefits:

• 6% employer pension contribution
• 22 days A/L (rising to up to 27 days) and 10 public holidays.
• One special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• Flexible working
• HSF Health plan (including dental, optical, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, and discounts for gym, cinema, and shopping)
• Quarterly staff wellbeing activities
• Access to ScotWest Credit Union (loans, mortgages, and savings accounts)
• Access to learning and development opportunities