Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £53,000 – £55,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 3rd June 2026
- Advertised from 1st May 2026
- 35 hours per week, permanent role.
Role
Because every child deserves a fair start in life.
At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe in the power of early intervention and the life-changing potential of strong, nurturing relationships. We're here for families with young children in Edinburgh facing challenging circumstances—whether it’s isolation, mental health struggles, or financial insecurity. Our skilled volunteers work alongside these families, empowering them to thrive. Now, we’re looking for a Chief Executive Officer to join our dedicated team and help us continue delivering this vital mission.
About the Role
The CEO is responsible for implementing our strategic plan, which enables support to over 400 families a year through 1:1 and group work support. You will manage a team of staff and work collaboratively with partners to ensure families in Edinburgh get the right support at the right time. You will also work alongside Home-Start Edinburgh’s trustees to ensure the organisation is well governed, and participate in the Home-Start network both within Scotland and the UK.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a supportive yet purposeful team of staff and volunteers, which enables them to perform at their best
- Develop relationships within the sector to enable Home-Start to be part of an ecosystem of support for families
- Ensure the charity is operationally well managed
- Work with the Board of Directors to support strategic governance
- Collaborate with Home-Start network, following systems and processes to ensure Home-Start Edinburgh performs at its best
What You Bring
We’re looking for someone with:
- Knowledge and experience of charity leadership
- Knowledge and experience of the early years sector
- A flexible and adaptable personality that can respond to business needs as they arise
- A consistent and reliable work ethic
Why Join Home-Start Edinburgh?
At Home-Start Edinburgh, we believe:
- Early childhood matters. Healthy development – from conception to infancy and beyond - provides the foundation for future learning, behaviour and health. It is the launchpad for a child to become a happy and well-functioning adult.
- Empowerment and enjoyment are key. Families thrive when parents feel confident, have nurturing relationships with their children, and the whole family can experience the joy of life together.
- Needs-based and responsive support. We listen to families and provide flexible support based on their needs and challenges. No two families are the same and we work to address individual needs and support families as long as they need us.
- We believe in the power of relationships. Our volunteers support nurturing relationships in the families they support, and we work in partnership with others who share our values and our vision.
You’ll be part of a small, mission-driven team with the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution. We’re proud of the impact we make together and we want someone who shares our belief that childhood can’t wait.
Application notes
Ready to Apply?
To apply, please complete the online application form. Should you need the application in another format, please email admin@homestartedinburgh.org.uk.
Applications close: Wednesday 3rd June at midday
Proposed interview date: Tuesday 16th June
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Eliza Waye, CEO, via elizaw@homestartedinburgh.org.uk.
Home-Start Edinburgh is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, particularly those who reflect the diversity of the families we support.
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Lead a trusted local charity supporting families when they need it most.
Home-Start Perth and Kinross is seeking an inspiring and values-led Chief Executive to lead our charity into its next chapter.
For over 40 years, we have supported families across Perth and Kinross through compassionate, practical and non-judgemental support. Working alongside trained volunteers and skilled staff, we help parents with young children build confidence, resilience and stronger family relationships — because childhood can’t wait.
We are now looking for an experienced and collaborative leader who can provide strategic direction, strengthen our organisation and build on our reputation as a trusted community partner.
Based in Perth, this is an exciting opportunity to lead a respected local charity that makes a genuine difference to families with children under five. You will work closely with our Board of Trustees, staff team, volunteers, partners and funders to ensure Home-Start Perth and Kinross continues to deliver safe, high-quality and family-centred support across the region.
About the role
As Chief Executive, you will provide both strategic and operational leadership across the organisation. You will guide the charity through a period of positive development and improvement, helping to strengthen systems, support the team, enhance partnerships and secure long-term sustainability.
You will:
- Provide inspirational leadership to staff and volunteers
- Work closely with the Board of Trustees to deliver strategy and strong governance
- Ensure excellent safeguarding and high-quality support for families
- Build strong relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders
- Oversee finance, fundraising, operations and organisational performance
- Champion the charity across Perth and Kinross and within the wider Home-Start network
This role requires a leader who combines strategic thinking with warmth, emotional intelligence and a hands-on approach.
About you
We are looking for someone who brings:
- Senior leadership or management experience within the charity, public, community, family support, health, education or social care sectors
- Experience of leading teams through change and improvement
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, governance and accountability
- Financial and organisational management experience
- The ability to build trusted relationships with funders, partners and stakeholders
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- A collaborative, calm and values-driven leadership style
- A genuine commitment to supporting children, parents and families
Experience in family support, volunteer-led services or the Scottish voluntary sector would be an advantage.
Why join Home-Start Perth and Kinross?
Home-Start Perth and Kinross is a small, dedicated and welcoming organisation with deep roots in the local community. Our trained volunteers provide practical and emotional support to families in their homes and communities, helping parents navigate challenges including isolation, mental health pressures, financial difficulties and parenting stress.
We believe in the power of relationships, kindness and early intervention to change children’s lives for the better.
This is an opportunity to:
- Lead a respected and impactful local charity
- Work with an experienced and committed team
- Support and develop an incredible network of volunteers
- Shape the future of family support across Perth and Kinross
- Make a lasting difference to children and families in your community
Location
Perth, with travel across Perth and Kinross, and Dundee, as required.
Home-Start Edinburgh is looking for a relationship-driven, proactive and commercially minded Corporate Partnerships Manager to help grow income and impact through businesses across Edinburgh.
This is an exciting opportunity to build and shape a corporate partnerships function with real scope to influence how the role develops. We are looking for someone who can identify opportunities, open doors, build trust and convert conversations into meaningful support for families with young children.
The role will focus strongly on new business: building a robust pipeline, developing compelling propositions, securing new supporters and leading the rollout of our Friends of Edinburgh scheme as an accessible route for local businesses to get involved. Over time, as new partners come on board, the role will also grow into a broader account management and partnership growth portfolio.
About Home-Start Edinburgh
Home-Start Edinburgh supports families with young children through challenging times. Through compassionate, non-judgemental support, we help parents build confidence, strengthen relationships and create more stable foundations for family life.
We want more businesses in Edinburgh to feel connected to that mission - not simply as donors, but as local partners helping families in their own city. This role will be central to making that happen.
What you will do
- Develop and deliver a practical corporate partnerships plan focused on new income growth.
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospects across Edinburgh’s business community.
- Create and pitch compelling partnership opportunities for businesses of different sizes and types.
- Lead the development and rollout of Friends of Edinburgh as part of our wider new business approach.
- Secure new support through partnerships, sponsorship, employee fundraising, volunteering, events, gifts in kind and other relevant routes.
- Build excellent relationships with supporters and, over time, help grow and deepen those partnerships.
Who we are looking for
- Someone with experience in corporate fundraising, business development, sales, account management, sponsorship or partnerships.
- Someone who is confident building relationships externally and can combine warmth, credibility and persistence.
- Someone who enjoys creating opportunities from scratch and is comfortable working strategically as well as hands-on.
- Someone who can write and speak persuasively, tailor approaches to different audiences and keep momentum in a varied pipeline.
- Someone who is motivated by purpose and excited by the chance to help shape a growing area of work.
You do not need to come from the charity sector to apply.
We know excellent partnership-builders can come from a range of backgrounds. If you have experience winning business, managing clients, developing sponsorship or building commercial relationships - and you are motivated by the chance to use those skills for a strong local cause - we would love to hear from you.
Why join us
- A genuine opportunity to build and shape this area of work.
- Flexible working of 20 hours per week.
- A values-led organisation making a visible difference to families in Edinburgh.
- A role that combines autonomy, creativity, relationship-building and social impact.
- The chance to create something sustainable and locally rooted.
Terms
- Salary: £38,000 FTE, pro rata for 20 hours per week.
- Location: Edinburgh / hybrid, with local travel for meetings and events.
- This post is subject to Home-Start Edinburgh’s safer recruitment processes.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Part time
- up to £60,000 pro-rata
- On site: Aberdeen
- Closing 15th June 2026
Avenue provides a safe and supportive space for children and families across Aberdeen and North East Scotland who are experiencing separation, family conflict and relationship breakdown. When times get tough, we offer inclusive and holistic support to help them find a way forward which is right for them.
For over 70 years Avenue has been providing mental health and relationship support across the Northeast. We are an independent charity but also proud to be part of the wider Relationship Scotland network, a 21 strong membership organisation, which facilitates a national presence throughout the country and provides a platform from which to influence government, policy makers and the wider sector.
As Chief Executive, you will provide strategic leadership to a committed and talented team, working closely with our Trustees and supporters. You will help Avenue continue to be here for people right across Grampian.
If you are an inspiring leader, who is passionate about making a meaningful difference to people’s lives, we would be delighted to hear from you. Together we can continue to make a positive difference to people living in the region that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
Top job! Head of Communications
- Full time
- £52,000 – £57,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 15th June 2026
About The Yard:
The Yard is an award-winning charity delivering place-based family support across Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow and Fife to more than 3,700 disabled children and young people and their families.
About the role:
We are seeking a Head of Communications to lead our communications, public affairs and profile work to make the organisation the unmistakable voice on place-based, whole-family support.
You will be part of our executive team and responsible for making decisions that impact the whole organisation and shape how family support models are understood and adopted across Scotland.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Developing a 12–18-month communications and public affairs strategy that positions The Yard as a sector leader
- Leading with a media-first approach to secure high-value national and regional media coverage
- Building relationships with policy teams, sector bodies and strategic partners
- Overseeing content strategy for our website, socials and newsletters to ensure consistent, evidence-led messaging and audience growth
About you:
Our culture is central to our success, and the successful applicant will need to lead and manage in line with our values.
This job is for you if you have:
- Senior communications experience with a strong track record in media relations, campaign delivery and public affairs
- Proven success securing national media coverage and managing broadcast interviews
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong strategic thinking, project management and stakeholder management skills
- Experience of leading and developing a small team
If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.
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