Established in 1978, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) provides a support, information and advocacy service to all survivors aged 12 and over in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian who have experienced recent and / or historic sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. We also work in schools and with young people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, and strategically with multi-agency partners, towards preventing sexual violence.

This new phase of ERCC’s work needs a new and passionate leader leading this new period of survivor-led, values-driven work

As we enter this new phase of ERCC’s work, we are seeking a principled and experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead ERCC’s skilled and dynamic team and work collaboratively with our Board of Directors to deliver the organisation’s strategic plan and objectives. This next chapter requires a passionate leader who can champion our survivor-led, values-driven approach and guide ERCC through this important period of growth and renewal.

You will be an experienced senior manager with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have a track record in strategic planning, people management, fundraising and charity finance management, and successful multi-agency partnership work.

You will have a clear understanding of and commitment to trauma-informed, feminist management and leadership.

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Garvald West Linton is a long established Scottish charity offering residential care, holistic support, and meaningful work opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. Our community has deep cultural roots and strong values founded on the principles of Rudolf Steiner, creating a nurturing environment built on rhythm, creativity, connection, and respect.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an inspirational Chief Executive to provide strategic, operational, and cultural leadership, ensuring the organisation remains true to its ethos while delivering high quality care and maintaining financial sustainability.

Reporting to the Council of Management, you will work collaboratively across the organisation, leading with integrity, insight, and clarity.

This role is ideal for a values-driven leader who is passionate about social care, thrives in a community setting, and can balance strategic vision with hands-on operational leadership.

Why apply for this role?

This is a unique opportunity to lead Children’s Hearings Scotland tribunal delivery, enabling CHS tribunal panel members to make decisions that support 10,000 infants, children and young people across Scotland every year. Ensuring that the young person is at the heart of every decision taken – because every decision, no matter how big or small, has an impact.

You will help deliver excellence within Children’s Hearings Scotland and to effect real change across the largest Tribunal in Scotland.

You will lead and inspire multi disciplinary teams, enabling them to provide high quality, effective and continually improving support to our tribunal Panel Members and Panel Practice Advisers to realise our aim to be a “forward looking and evolving children’s hearings system, working as a community to ensure infants, children and young people are cared for, protected and their views are heard, respected and valued”.

Impact - CHS is undergoing an exciting period of reform designed to make a step change in improving the outcomes for infants, children and young people who need us most. You will play a pivotal leadership role, working internally across CHS volunteer and staff teams and with national external partners to lead and influence implementation of legislative and non legislative reforms, supporting our mission to uphold and protect children’s rights and deliver the Promise by 2030.

If you are an inspiring leader, passionate about children’s rights and making a real impact, this role offers the platform to do just that.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the National Convener/CEO you will contribute to a respected, sustainable and outcomes focused Children’s Hearings System.

As a member of the Children’s Hearings Scotland Senior Leadership Team, you will contribute to the effective strategic and operational leadership of Children’s Hearings as we enter an exciting period of reform.

You will provide strategic and accountable leadership, management and support to our nine regional Tribunal Delivery teams across Scotland and our central Resource Allocation Team, ensuring high quality, effective and continually improving support and wellbeing to our tribunal community to enable the effective delivery of the National Conveners statutory duties around the provision of Children’s Hearings across Scotland.

You will have a critical role in ensuring that relationships with key stakeholders at a national level are developed and maintained and that excellent relationships are established that enable successful delivery of CHS’ commitments to meeting The Promise by 2030. This will specifically include key stakeholders in Scottish Government, Local Authorities and The Scottish Children’s Reporters Administration (SCRA) and require close collaboration with the CHS Chief Executive.

About You

You will be courageous and ambitious, a strategic and visionary thinker who is able to bring people together across the organisation. Above all you will be inspired by the work of CHS in improving the outcomes for infants, children and young people.

You will be able to lead from the front; You will be able to build collaborative relationships quickly; and you will be relentless in your pursuit of making a difference as part of the Senior Leadership Team. You will be a role model to the organisation, demonstrating through actions, decisions and behaviours the values of CHS. Critical to this will be listening to and valuing the voice of children and young people, and the expertise of our volunteers.

You are outcome focussed, with a proven track record of leading high performing teams and consistent high quality delivery across multiple regions or teams. You have proven experience of leading change in complex stakeholder contexts; with the ability to communicate, engage and motivate diverse teams including volunteers.

You are an excellent communicator, building links and networks with internal and external stakeholders, effectively initiating dialogue across and between organisations recognising that we have a shared responsibility to provide the best experience for infants, children and young people, our volunteers and colleagues and wider stakeholders.

Life at CHS

As an organisation that works within the children’s hearings system, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people. Our values are at the very heart of what we do every day. By working with us, you’ll be joining a diverse community of colleagues and volunteers. At CHS we are proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience and backgrounds and we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture where you can be yourself. We offer an excellent benefits package, from health and wellness to finances and family. including: generous annual leave, flexible working and other leave policies, fantastic pension, Employee Assistance Programme, development opportunities and wider employee wellbeing initiatives.

You can read more about our core values as well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working, flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme - you can check out our full benefits summary

About Youth Scotland

Youth Scotland is the national charity for community‑based youth work. Our purpose is to grow and develop community‑based youth work so that young people can achieve their full potential. We deliver through four pillars: Membership, Programmes, Training and Youth Awards (Hi5, Dynamic Youth and Youth Achievement Awards).

The opportunity

We are seeking a visible, values‑led Chief Executive to lead the organisation into its next phase—strengthening our network, championing youth work nationally, and working with partners and funders to secure sustainable impact.

You will bring

• Strategic leadership and relationship‑building across government, funders and the youth work sector.
• A strong understanding of Scotland’s youth work policy landscape and voluntary sector governance.
• Finance and fundraising acumen, with experience of complex budgets and diversified income.