Chair and Board Member
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- On site: EH49 Hub, Linlithgow
- Closing 27th August 2026
- Advertised from 16th July 2026
- reasonable agreed expenses covered
Role
Linlithgow Community Development Trust is a charity formed by residents to deliver changes that benefit our community. Our vision is “Empowered, thriving communities where people work together to nurture innovation” which we hope to achieve through our mission of “Fostering creative solutions to provide community benefit and encourage a sustainable and vibrant Linlithgow”.
Our main priorities are;
- Driving Environmental Initiatives - Encouraging waste reduction, resource reuse, and recycling within the community; promoting energy efficiency, encouraging sustainable transportation options, developing friendly green spaces, supporting local food production.
- Improving Community Health and Wellbeing - Building connections, reducing social isolation, improving mental and physical health and well-being, increasing learning and skill-building.
- Facilitating Community Engagement - Empowering residents to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to create community benefit and capacity-building.
Our staff and volunteers are all local people focusing on projects prioritised by local people. By coming together, we want to access the resources needed to help develop strong, inclusive and meaningful projects that give the community a sense of purpose and value and build confidence that they can take into all areas of their lives. Annually, we engage with over 3000 people through our activities, improving the environment, people’s health and wellbeing and strengthening our communities.
If you have a passion for Linlithgow, its people and the environment. We would really love to hear from you.
Role Focus:
As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the Trust and bring forward more passionate local people to help guide the trust’s development. We are looking to recruit the following board level positions
- Chair of the Board
- Charity Trustees.
As a trustee you will help provide leadership and strategic direction to the trust, ensuring that it continually focuses on the needs and aspirations of the residents of Linlithgow ward and operates in a way that is both transparent and transformational.
As a trustee you will be asked to attend board meetings (currently 9 per year, one of which is the AGM) along with contributing to relevant small subgroup pieces of work where appropriate.
Following the previous chair standing down in April 2026. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone that would be interested in utilizing their skills and experience to provide strong leadership and direction to the organisation by undertaking the position of Chair.
These are voluntary roles, but reasonable expenses will be covered when undertaking any actions agreed on behalf of the trust.
Application notes
For informal enquiries, please contact the Chief Executive Officer, Lee Dolby, by email manager@trust-linlithgow.org.uk or phone 07341 090170.
Interested candidates should, in the first instance, contact the trust at the above email address to arrange an informal conversation. If possible, including a CV or cover letter, outlining how their skill would benefit the Trust.
We would be looking to formally vote in new trustees and elect the new Chair at our AGM which is planned for October 26th 2026.
Linlithgow Community Development Trust (LCDT) is fully committed to the principles of equality of opportunity. Through our recruitment process we will endeavor to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment, on the grounds of age, race, disability, parental or marital status, religious belief, sex, gender, social status or sexual orientation, than any other.
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Top job! Head of Community Engagement
- Part time
- £40,331 pro-rata
- On site: Isle of Tiree
- Closing 4th August 2026
Tiree Community Development Trust (known as “Urras Thiriodh”) are seeking a Head of Community Engagement to take on a lead role in delivering our community-focused services and engagement work in the beautiful and vibrant Inner Hebridean island of Tiree.
The newly created role combines management and direct service development and fundraising work and would suit a candidate with relevant experience and a pro-active approach looking to take on a challenge in a unique, bustling and diverse community development environment. Current key members of your team would include our Youth Activities Co-ordinator, Community Support Officer (working in an established partnership with CAB) and our Ranger. You’d join a strong established staff team with a track record of delivering vital community services, with the goal of ensuring the sustainable development of a small island community, making Tiree the best possible place to live, work and grow. The role involves working across our company group to support communications with key stakeholders, which includes supporting the use of Gaelic across our work and ensuring ongoing efforts to retain Gaelic as a living community language.
The role will play a key part in the ongoing delivery of our Community Development Plan – tireetrust.org.uk/the-development-plan
You will form part of the senior leadership team supporting (and occasionally deputising for) the Chief Exec, ultimately accountable to the Trust volunteer board of directors.
Inclusive Ownership Partnership Coordinator
- Part time
- £33,067 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Anywhere in Scotland, but regular attendance at meetings and events in the Central Belt will be needed.
- Closing 28th July 2026
Introduction
Community Land Scotland is recruiting a Partnership Coordinator for the Inclusive Ownership project.
Inclusive Ownership is a new five-year UK-wide partnership funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. The project brings together Community Land Scotland, CLES (Centre for Local Economies), The Ubele Initiative, Shared Assets, Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Cwmpas to support more communities to take ownership of land and buildings.
The project focuses on urban and post-industrial communities and aims to make community ownership more accessible, particularly for communities facing higher levels of deprivation and Black and Minoritised communities. Through direct community support, policy development, learning and partnership working, the project will help communities develop sustainable, income-generating assets and contribute to community wealth building and local economic resilience.
About the role
The Partnership Coordinator will play a central role in the successful delivery of the Inclusive Ownership project, supporting collaboration between partners across Scotland, Wales and England.
Working closely with the Inclusive Ownership Manager, the postholder will help coordinate project activity, maintain strong communication between partners and ensure the project operates effectively. The role will support governance, learning, monitoring and evaluation, partnership communications and stakeholder engagement.
The Partnership Coordinator will help ensure learning is shared across the partnership, support the delivery of the Partnership Board and Advisory Board, and contribute to developing a collaborative and inclusive approach to project delivery.
This role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys bringing people together, building strong relationships and creating the systems and processes that enable partnerships to succeed.
As a key member of the Inclusive Ownership team, the Partnership Coordinator will support the project’s aim of making community ownership more accessible to communities that have traditionally faced barriers to ownership, including communities experiencing higher levels of deprivation and Black and Minoritised communities.
The main objectives of this post, and outcomes to be delivered are to:
- Coordinate partnership activity across Scotland, Wales and England to support the successful delivery of the Inclusive Ownership project.
- Build strong relationships with partners and support effective communication across the project.
- Support the Partnership Board and Advisory Board and help ensure effective project governance.
- Organise cross-nation learning activities, meetings and events that bring partners together.
- Support monitoring, evaluation and reporting across the partnership.
- Help create an inclusive and collaborative partnership culture that supports communities to take ownership of land and buildings.
Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is looking to appoint up to three new Trustees to join the Board.
Who are we?
Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO) set up to manage Grangemouth Stadium for community benefit. The Trust has just moved into its second year operating the Stadium and is aiming to complete a Community Asset Transfer of the facility.
Grangemouth Stadium is central Scotland’s premier athletics training and competition facility and hosts a large number of regional, national and international events, squad training days and coaching conferences. It has been the home of many Olympic and Commonwealth squad teams for training and boasts the relocated Hampden track from the 2014 Commonwealth Games. It is home to Falkirk Victoria Harriers and is of huge importance to the local community. The Trust seeks to widen and diversify the use of the facilities to secure its future and create a health and wellbeing hub for the local community.
Who are we looking for?
Previous board experience is not necessary but the ability to provide oversight, scrutiny and direction is.
We are seeking people with skills or experience in at least one of the following areas:
• Business Growth and Development
• Strategy
• Financial management
• Fundraising
This is a voluntary position with meetings conducted both in person and online.
With the retirement of one of our Energy Advisors, Community Links Scotland is looking for a proactive, enthusiastic individual to help deliver our West Dunbartonshire Energy Advice project. Funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme this programme supports local people who are in fuel crises by providing direct practical help and advocacy to vulnerable households.
We are looking for an individual who has experience in providing energy advice and advocacy to households.
CLS is a small organisation with a dedicated staff team of seven. We have an excellent reputation in developing and delivering projects within West Dunbartonshire and across the West of Scotland. While we are based in Clydebank, we operate very flexibly, with staff working across a number of venues – Community Hubs, Clients Offices, home and office – we anticipate that this post will work within all of these venues and will also undertake a number of home visits, as these are essential to the delivery of the project.
The West Dunbartonshire Energy Advice Project currently has three staff members: A part-time Project Lead (2 days/ week) and two Energy Advisors.
An overview of CLS and the project, together with the job description and person specification is included within our Application Pack.
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