The Royal College of General Practitioners is the largest membership organisation solely for GPs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1952, it has over 55,000 members who are committed to improving patient care, developing their own skills and promoting general practice as a discipline. General practice is the largest branch of the medical profession. It provides some 1 million consultations for patients in the UK every working day and deals with 86% of the health problems experienced by the UK population.

As the Governance Officer, you will manage the governance function of RCGP Scotland, providing high quality support, ensuring that the relevant committees and groups operate efficiently and effectively, following all governance procedures.

To be successful in this role you will have exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and a can-do attitude. You will have previous experience of providing full administrative and governance support to committees. A confident and effective communicator, you will have demonstrable experience in drafting and presenting written material, communicating effectively to ensure committee members are kept informed.

This role will involve hybrid working with a minimum of two working days in the Edinburgh office in the city centre. We offer flexible working hours Monday to Friday.

If you’re enthusiastic, driven, and want a role where you can really make a difference to the organisation and your own career, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions and great working environment.

Charity Leadership Scotland is the membership organisation for Scotland’s voluntary sector leaders. We support leaders to be influential, resilient and trusted, ensuring the sector can make its full contribution to Scotland’s future.

Our work focuses on three core aims:

• Voice – advocate with, and for, voluntary sector leaders
• Challenge – equip leaders to have the difficult conversations that drive change
• Change – support innovation for a fair, inclusive, diverse and sustainable Scotland

We are a values-driven team. Our people are courageous, authentic, open to challenge, collaborative, and inclusive.

The Role

We are seeking a Finance Executive to ensure the smooth running of Charity Leadership Scotland’s financial operations. You will work closely with the Head of Operations, maintaining accurate financial records, supporting reporting and compliance, and contributing to improvements in our systems and processes.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on finance work combined with process improvement in a collaborative environment.

About You

We are looking for someone who is accurate, proactive, and solutions-focused with experience in financial administration or finance roles. Please see the job description for the essential criteria for the role.

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a supportive, values-driven team making a real difference across Scotland’s voluntary sector. This is an opportunity to combine financial expertise with organisational impact, working on processes that improve efficiency and strengthen governance.

The Royal College of General Practitioners (Scotland) is seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to take on the role of Chair of the Scottish Patient Forum.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead an established online advisory group made up of patient members from across Scotland. The Forum ensures that lived experience and the patient voice continue to inform RCGP Scotland’s work, policy development and strategic direction.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and facilitate three online Patient Forum meetings per year.
• Represent the forum at:
  • RCGP Scottish Council meetings (three online meetings and one hybrid meeting per year)
  • The College’s UK-wide Patient and Carers Participation Group (PCPG) meetings each year (four online meetings per year)
• Work with the RCGP Scotland team to guide agenda setting and Forum priorities.
• Contribute to RCGP policy work, consultation responses, and communications including press and social media where appropriate.
• Represent patient perspectives at relevant internal and external groups, workshops and events when required.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from individuals who:

• Understand or are interested in current health and social care issues in Scotland and have an awareness of key current matters relating to general practice.
• Have an interest in the work and aims of RCGP Scotland.
• Ideally bring experience in chairing meetings, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to contributing positively to the Forum’s work.

Why Apply?

This role offers the chance to champion the patient voice nationally, influence key policy and strategic decisions in general practice, build valuable leadership skills within a respected organisation, and make a meaningful contribution to improving primary care across Scotland.

RCGP Scotland

The Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland (RCGP Scotland) is the professional membership organisation for general practitioners in Scotland. We represent approximately 5,000 members in Scotland and our purpose is to encourage, foster and maintain the highest possible standards in general medical practice.

Could you help grow the reach, voice and impact of a community-led charity at the heart of Wester Hailes?

THE HEALTH AGENCY is a charity based in Wester Hailes dedicated to supporting over 2,000 people in South-West Edinburgh each year to live longer, healthier, more fulfilling lives. As a community-led organisation, our services aim to tackle health inequalities and improve the health and wellbeing of people experiencing social isolation, cancer, long-term conditions, food insecurity and mental and emotional health challenges. We strive to enable local people to take action that makes a positive impact on their own and their community’s physical, mental and emotional wellbeing

WE’RE SEEKING A DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and creative individual to support the growth, sustainability and impact of our work. You will play a central role in building relationships with our community, engaging members, volunteers, donors and supporters so that everyone who connects with The Health Agency feels welcomed, valued and inspired to be involved. From strengthening our volunteer programme and growing membership, to developing compelling communications and supporting fundraising activity, this is a varied and rewarding role where your contribution will directly support our ability to make a difference.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, you will also help develop funding opportunities, strengthen our profile and ensure the voices of local people continue to shape our services.

DUTIES INCLUDE

• Leading the recruitment, induction and support of volunteers and members
• Building strong relationships with supporters, donors and community partners
• Coordinating and supporting community fundraising and income generation activity
• Maintaining accurate records of donations, supporters and engagement using CRM systems
• Developing engaging content across social media, newsletters and promotional materials
• Managing and updating website content and supporting digital communications
• Representing The Health Agency at community events and external meetings
• Supporting trust and foundation fundraising, including research and applications
• Working with service teams to gather stories, outcomes and impact data
• Supporting the smooth running of the organisation, including occasional reception cover

ABOUT YOU

• Experience in marketing, fundraising or community engagement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create engaging content
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a wide range of people
• A proactive and organised approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Confident using digital tools, social media and Microsoft Office
• Experience using CRM systems or databases
• A creative mindset and willingness to learn and adapt
• Committed to the values of dignity, inclusion and reducing health inequalities
• An understanding of the impact of poverty and inequality on health and wellbeing

WHAT WE OFFER

• £29,000 pro-rata based on 37.5 hours FTE (£23,200 pa for 30 hours)
• 24 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• 3% employer pension contribution (NEST)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A supportive and collaborative team environment
• A unique opportunity to make a real difference within a respected community organisation