Over the past 15 years Water Witness has established itself as a leading advocate for water justice, holding governments, business, and investors to account for sustainable water management. We are now seeking an international development practitioner, with a strong technical background in water and environmental management, to support our growing portfolio of work to secure lasting water security and justice for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with a solid technical grounding and proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships with international partners, fostering genuine joint ownership. You will play a central role in ensuring our portfolio of international grants is strategically aligned, delivered to a high standard, and achieves meaningful, lasting impact. Responding to the evolving needs of our partners, you will ensure that evidence generated through their work is effectively leveraged to drive system change at scale. The role involves regular extended international travel to support programme delivery, learning and documentation across our high-quality, complex programmes. You will support planning, problem solving, monitoring and reporting, ensuring delivery is not only on track but results in positive change for those most affected by the water crisis.

You will also work closely with colleagues and partners to develop compelling, evidence-based narratives that engage media, targeted groups, wider networks and new audiences. A key aspect of this role will be sharing learning, strengthening partner capacity and identifying resource gaps. With strong critical thinking skills, you will be able to influence others effectively and work flexibly in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. If you want to play your part in the fight for water justice and have the experience and skills we are looking for.

We are seeking to appoint a well-organised, self-motivated, and flexible professional, with strong administrative and organisational skills, to assist and support the Director of Corporate Services with a broad range of administrative and operational duties and to support colleagues across the wider organisation, including our offices in Africa.

The Business Support Officer will be responsible for ensuring transparent and efficient office administration and operational activities contributing to the achievement of Water Witness’s overall objectives.

They will be responsible for general administrative and operational duties including, support to the Senior Leadership Team and other staff, facilities and asset maintenance, supporting meetings including correspondence, convening, and preparing material and documentation, as well as taking minutes and tracking and chasing actions as required. The post holder will also support the setting up and management of contact databases and filing systems and management of our media and photo library. They will also assist the CEO and SLT with diary management.

The Business Support Officer will be based in our Edinburgh headquarters. Some hybrid working and international travel may be required. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to use your experience and skills to support positive change in the world, then we urge you to apply.

Are you an experienced Facilities Coordinator? We are looking for an experienced individual who understands our goals, to join our dynamic team of professionals.

At CHAS, we provide unwavering care across homes, hospices, and hospitals for children who may die young. We create moments of joy and support families at every step on this hardest of journeys.

The role

Children's Hospices Across Scotland is seeking a dedicated and experienced Facilities Coordinator to support the smooth functioning of our properties and facilities across the organisation. In this critical role, you will work with a dedicated internal team and external contractors, supporting compliance with statutory, legislative and Health and Safety requirements. Working with the Commercial Property and Project Manager and Estates and Facilities Manager, you will be an integral part of the facilities team, helping coordinate Hard FM services, day to day property management, support planned and preventative maintenance strategies and maintain high industry standards for CHAS facilities.

You will support on a variety of projects, working across the estate and closely with our internal teams, including clinical and non-clinical staff in our hospices to meet the ongoing needs of children, families, staff, volunteers and visitors.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the Facilities Managers to review procurement, contracts and performance management of service level agreements across the CHAS Estate.

• Ensure effective contractor and supplier management as part of CHAS Quality Management procedures.

• Support accurate reporting of facilities and estate management activities internally and externally.

• Work with the Facilities Managers to support legislative and statutory compliance monitoring across the Estate through the CHAS Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system.

• Act as the CHAS coordinator for internal and external audits.

• Manage and review CHAS DSE assessments and associated equipment.

• Work collaboratively with the other Facilities Co-ordinator to ensure organised and effective delivery of Facilities Management services across all CHAS sites.

• Support the effective operation of hospice reception services, including coordination of reception staff, rotas and volunteer involvement.

• Support the planning and execution capital works projects

• Help to deliver a robust planned and preventative maintenance programme to ensure the safety, operation and compliance of the CHAS estate.

Requirements

Essential

• Educated to Diploma-Level or relevant experience in Facilities, Estates or Property Management, demonstrating capability.

• Vocational training or on‑the‑job learning in facilities operations, building compliance or a related discipline.

• Working knowledge of statutory compliance and legislative requirements in property and facilities management.

• Good communication skills, across multi-disciplinary teams.

• Good knowledge and experience of working with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

• Drivers Licence

Desirable

• Relevant H&S qualifications/training e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH

• Project Management qualification or IWFM Level 3

• Working knowledge or training in procurement or financial management.

• Experience of working across multiple sites

• Experienced in the use of building management systems and project management.

Why CHAS?

At CHAS, we care for dying children and their families. However, we also care about you. Some of the benefits of a career at CHAS include:

• A robust induction programme.

• Development opportunities for your career and leadership progression, and the time to prioritise your personal development.

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

• Opportunity to make a real impact on the community by delivering best-in-class services.

• Working across different parts of Scotland with diverse stakeholders.

• Flexible and hybrid working available.

• The opportunity to continue paying into existing NHS pension schemes (subject to eligibility), or membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Further Information

CHAS support families across the whole of Scotland. Our Head Office is based in Edinburgh, and we have two hospices: Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch. We also have our fundraising office in Glasgow, dedicated bases in Aberdeen and Inverness, and Shops in Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline and Kinross.

As this role will closely support our hospices, we would like to speak to candidates who could base themselves from either Edinburgh or Kinross and we do expect regular travel across these sites as required.

If Kinross would be your preferred base location, please note that while this post can normally be based at Rachel House, Kinross, it will temporarily relocate to Mina House, Kinglassie, for approximately 12–18 months from spring/summer 2026 whilst we rebuild Rachel House. Mina House is a 10-12 minute drive from Rachel House. Our facilities team have access to a hot desk within Mina House.

As a team we work flexibly and are happy to discuss how we can meet business needs while accommodating individual working patterns and requirements.

We are open to hearing from applicants who feel they could excel in the role but may not have all the skills listed above. If you have a strong core skillset within facilities management and are eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

This post is subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check

We expect interviews to take place on w/c 16th June 2026.

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