Braeburn Home is looking to appoint a Chair to its Board of Trustees.

This is a Self-Employed Role.

It is a key role, providing leadership and oversight to ensure the Home delivers its Strategic Aims & Ambitions, remains financially sustainable and in collaboration with the Home Manager, continues to meet the needs of the residents. The Chair leads the Board and provides challenge, support and clear strategic direction.

Job Description

Strategy, Vision & Purpose

• Shape how Braeburn Home develops and implements its vision and objectives in a way that meets the diverse needs of its residents, staff, community, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain a well-informed view of Braeburn Home and the wider landscape to support forward-looking decision-making.

Relationship with the Home Manager

• Develop a strong, constructive partnership with the Home Manager, providing challenge and support while maintaining governance and operational boundaries.
• Support the Home Manager in delivering the Operational Plan and leading the organisation effectively.
• Lead Board involvement in the appointment, appraisal, and where necessary, succession planning of the Home Manager.

Leading the Board

• Chair Board meetings effectively, ensuring focused, well-informed and timely decision-making.
• Ensure the Board has the right balance of skills, experience and independence.
• Lead Board development, evaluation and succession planning to maintain high standards of governance and performance.

Good Governance and Financial Management

• Ensure Braeburn Home meets all statutory, regulatory and reporting requirements and operations in line with best practice of OSCR, Care Inspectorate, SSSC and Company Limited by Guarantee.
• Oversee robust financial management, ensuring the organisation remains financially sustainable and resilient.
• Lead the Board’s approach to risk management, ensuring risks to the delivery of the Aims and Objectives are identified, monitored and mitigated.

Relationship Building and Advocacy

• Act as an ambassador or Braeburn Home, promoting its mission, vision, aims and objectives.
• Lead relationships at board level with key partners.
• Enhance the Home’s profile and influence across the sector and local community.

Role Specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Has held a senior or influential position, such as Chairperson or Chief Executive
• Deep Understanding of Charity Governance and Trustee Responsibilities
• Experience in overseeing risk, audit, finance, and performance frameworks
• A sound understanding of Care Homes & Adult Care Services
• Experienced in maintaining productive relationships

Skills

• Can confidently lead and manage meetings, building consensus and taking key and difficult decisions when required.
• A willingness to challenge constructively.
• Ability to set and monitor long-term direction and strategy.
• Comfortable with interpreting budgets, risk registers, and performance reports to make sound judgments.
• Strong communication, influencing and diplomacy skills
• Capacity to represent the Home publicly.

Remuneration

£25 per hour. Approx 5 hours per week. For a 12-month period from September 2026.

Board meetings are currently held at Braeburn Home on a monthly basis, of around 3 hours per meeting. With the remaining hours worked either at your own base or at the Home, depending on business needs.

You will be required to enter into a Service Agreement and provide a breakdown of the services and work delivered on your invoice.

This is not an employment contract, and you are responsible for your tax.

Use your financial expertise to support Scotland’s trees and native woodlands

Future Woodlands Scotland is looking for a Finance Trustee to join our Board and help guide the organisation through its next phase of growth.

This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in tackling the climate crisis and restoring Scotland’s landscapes, supporting work that spans from urban forestry to the recovery of native woodlands.

About the role

Maintaining robust finances and the astute management of our funding is an essential part of our charitable impact in the field. As Finance Trustee, you’ll help ensure the charity remains financially strong, well-governed and sustainable, bringing your expertise to support strategic decision-making and long-term impact.

What you’ll bring

• Professional experience in finance (e.g. accountancy, audit, financial management)
• A strategic mindset and sound judgement
• The ability to contribute effectively at Board level

You don’t need previous Trustee experience, and an environmental background is welcome but not essential.

What you’ll gain

• The chance to shape a growing, ambitious environmental charity
• Experience of operating at Board level
• The opportunity to make a tangible difference for nature and communities across Scotland

Time commitment

• Two online meetings per year (approx. two hours)
• Two in-person meetings per year
• Finance and Audit Committee (approx. two hours four times a year)

Lead the governance of one of Scotland's most respected nursing charities.

The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is an independent charity dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of people, families and communities across Scotland. Through leadership, innovation and support for community nursing and midwifery, QNIS plays a significant role in shaping person-centred care and strengthening Scotland's health and social care system.

We are now seeking an exceptional individual to become our next Chair of Council, providing strategic leadership to our Board of Trustees and supporting the organisation through the next stage of its development.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Chair or senior Board member who is passionate about improving lives through effective governance, collaborative leadership and strategic influence.

The Role

As Chair of Council, you will lead the Board in ensuring the highest standards of governance while working in close partnership with the Chief Executive & Nurse Director. You will help shape organisational strategy, foster an inclusive and high-performing Board culture, and ensure QNIS continues to deliver against its charitable purpose.

You will:

• Provide strategic leadership to the Council of Trustees.
• Chair Board meetings and oversee effective governance and decision-making.
• Support, challenge and advise the Chief Executive & Nurse Director.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Champion the values, vision and long-term sustainability of QNIS.
• Ensure the Board has the appropriate skills, diversity and effectiveness to meet future opportunities and challenges.

About You

We are looking for an accomplished leader with significant Board-level experience and a strong understanding of good governance.

You will bring:

• Experience operating at Board or executive level within a complex organisation.
• Outstanding strategic thinking and the ability to see the bigger picture.
• Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to provide constructive support and appropriate challenge.
• Sound judgement, integrity and emotional intelligence.
• A commitment to equality, inclusion and collaborative leadership.
• An understanding of the health and social care landscape in Scotland.

Previous experience chairing a Board or committee would be advantageous, as would knowledge of community nursing, midwifery or the wider charitable sector, although these are not essential.

Why Join QNIS?

This is an opportunity to lead the governance of an organisation with a proud history and an ambitious future. QNIS is recognised for championing innovation in community nursing and supporting practitioners who make a real difference across Scotland every day.

As Chair, you will help guide the organisation through its next chapter, ensuring it remains influential, impactful and true to its mission.

Further Information

The appointment is for an initial four-year term, with the possibility of a second four-year term by mutual agreement.

The role is voluntary, with reasonable expenses reimbursed. Board meetings are held on a hybrid basis, with meetings primarily taking place in Edinburgh.