Digital Transformation Project Lead
- Full time
- £33,954
- Hybrid: Dumfries office – predominantly office-based, with a minimum of 4 days a week in the office. Our flexi-working policies apply.
- Closing 18th October 2026
- Advertised from 24th September 2026
- 35 hours per week, 18-month fixed term
Role
Where the role fits in our organisation
Our Communications and Impact team leads on communications, media, engagement with the third sector and partners across Dumfries and Galloway, systems, data and insights, evaluation and impact, storytelling, regional and national sector promotion, and internal communications. This role reports to our Head of Communications and Impact and is peer-supported by the other members of the Communications and Impact team.
What You'll Do
We are looking for a colleague to lead our digital transformation, change management and innovation agenda, both within TSDG and across the wider third sector in Dumfries and Galloway. Internally, you will develop and deliver a digital roadmap for TSDG, championing effective use of our core platforms and building staff confidence and capability. Externally, you will strengthen digital inclusion in Dumfries and Galloway, lead our digital collaboration tool, and help other third sector organisations optimise their digital use and collaborate more effectively.
• Develop and lead delivery of a digital transformation roadmap for TSDG, covering systems, data, process improvement and digital capability.
• Deliver effective, joined-up use of internal digital platforms, reducing duplication, improving data flow between systems and strengthening reporting.
• Lead change management activity through communication and training, supporting staff to adopt new tools and ways of working.
• Identify and pilot digital approaches, including emerging AI tools, that could improve our efficiency or service delivery.
• Lead, develop and monitor our digital collaboration tool, including the digital collaboration of the Whole Family Support project alongside Borders and Midlothian TSIs.
• Work with third sector organisations across Dumfries and Galloway to deliver measurable improvements in the sector’s digital maturity, promoting shared digital tools and good practice and leading peer learning and knowledge-sharing.
• Lead TSDG’s participation in the TSI/DIA Local to National learning pilot, and develop and chair a Local Digital Steering Group to embed and evidence digital inclusion in local strategies and plans.
• Produce clear, accessible evidence and recommendations to inform partners, funders and decision-makers.
• Represent digital transformation interests in relevant local partnerships, strategy groups and funding conversations.
• Support colleagues across TSDG and contribute to effective team working, in line with our values.
More about you
• You will have knowledge of partnership working across sectors.
• You will have a strong understanding of rural digital inclusion and digital exclusion.
• You will be able to show experience of leading digital transformation, change management or system/transformational working.
• You will be confident using and championing core digital platforms and collaboration tools.
• You will have strong analytical skills and be able to translate evidence into clear, actionable insights.
• You may have experience of supporting multiple external organisations to improve shared digital practice or collaboration.
Application notes
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Closing date 18th October 2026
Dumfries and Galloway Programme Manager
- Full time
- £35,020
- Remote: Working from home with travel across Dumfries and Galloway
- Closing 5th October 2026
We are delighted to be launching our mentoring programme in Dumfries and Galloway and are looking for a Programme Manager. This is a unique opportunity to be involved right from the beginning – launching and implementing MCR Pathways’ Mentoring Programme across secondary schools and college campuses.
About the role
You must be based in Dumfries and Galloway and will manage all aspects of the MCR Pathways programme delivery, actively engaging with participating schools, colleges, the local authority and key partners including Skills Development Scotland and Developing the Young Workforce.
In this role, you will empower your regional team to drive substantive, positive change for young people by supporting and challenging appointed delivery leads to build a vibrant, impactful mentoring programme. Additionally, you will lead mentor recruitment, training, and support initiatives to guarantee every young person has access to a dedicated mentor, while managing your local Mentor Services Coordinator to align the mentor pipeline perfectly with the local need.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead on and manage all aspects of programme delivery
- Provide support, development, training, management and motivation to MCR staff and delivery leads
- Support integration of the programme and a consistently high quality standard of programme delivery across all settings
- Develop and support partnerships with the Local Councils, further and higher education institutions, local business and all MCR stakeholders
- Provide analysis of programme performance, impact and development
About you
- Experience of developing and effectively managing teams and programmes
- Self-motivated and skilled at motivating others
- Experience of or strong interest in working or volunteering in the third sector
- Experience of working within or in collaboration with secondary schools and or further education
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritise
About us
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the country’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential.
Our mission: To connect every young person with a trusted adult mentor, someone who sparks confidence, fuels ambition, and walks beside them as they find their way.
Our vision: MCR Pathways will work until every young person has someone to help them find their way.
You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 30 days annual leave in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, additional day off for your birthday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.
The Business Support Intern will provide administrative and reception support to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the organisation, while assisting staff with project administration, communications and events.
The role is intended as a developmental opportunity, providing experience across office administration, community engagement and project support.
About our organisation
Midlothian Community Action (MCA) supports communities across Midlothian by helping local people, groups and organisations make positive change in their communities. We work across a range of programmes and projects, supporting volunteering, community development, climate action and local partnerships.
This internship offers an opportunity to gain practical workplace experience in administration, customer service and community project support within a busy and friendly charity environment.
Borders Community Action is seeking to appoint an additional trustee/director who will join the Board immediately and become Chair Designate, with the intention of assuming the role of Chair of the organisation in 2027.
Role Profile
As Chair Designate, the successful candidate will first serve as a full trustee/director of the organisation. Trustees are collectively responsible for ensuring the charity is well run, financially responsible and acting in line with its purposes, while safeguarding its assets, values and reputation.
This is an opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to help lead a growing and ambitious organisation through its next stage of development. The successful candidate will work alongside fellow trustees/directors, the current Chair and the Chief Executive to ensure a well-supported and effective transition into the
Chair role.
In addition to the general duties of a trustee, the Chair Designate should be willing and able to:
- Provide strategic leadership at Board level and help guide the long-term direction of the organisation.
- Build effective working relationships with trustees, staff and key partners.
- Support good governance, sound decision-making and collective responsibility within the Board.
- Work closely with the current Chair and Chief Executive during the transition period ahead of 2027.
- Act as an ambassador for Borders Community Action and the wider third sector in the Scottish Borders
Top job! Executive Director of Assurance and Improvement
- Full time
- £111,117
- On site: Flexible, any Care Inspectorate office across Scotland
- Closing 5th October 2026
About us
We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. That means we look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. We are responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high-quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.
Our values
- Person-centred: we put people, empathy, compassion, and kindness at the heart of everything we do
- Respect: we value everyone's dignity and are respectful in everything we do
- Equity: we embrace diversity and nurture an inclusive environment where everyone is supported to achieve equal outcomes
- Integrity: we act impartially, fairly, and consistently, upholding transparency and accountability in all our actions
- Impact: we focus on making a positive impact for everyone experiencing care in Scotland whilst ensuring our work delivers the best value to the public
Work-life balance
Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, which enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a four-week period.
About the role
We are seeking an exceptional and inspiring leader to join the Care Inspectorate as our executive director of assurance and improvement. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of care quality across Scotland, leading the strategic direction and development of inspection, scrutiny and regulation activities. The successful candidate will ensure the Care Inspectorate continues to deliver its statutory responsibilities under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 and other relevant legislation, while driving improvement through a collaborative, person-centred approach.
Working closely with the chief executive and executive team, you will play a pivotal role in leading organisational transformation, embedding a culture of excellence, innovation and continuous improvement. You will champion investment in our people, fostering a confident, capable and collaborative workforce that is committed to improving outcomes for people experiencing care across Scotland.
This is a rare opportunity to influence the future of care services in Scotland and make a lasting difference to the lives of people who experience care. We are looking for a visionary leader with the strategic insight, credibility and passion to drive assurance, improvement and cultural transformation at a national level.
We are seeking an experienced and strategic leader who can provide direction to a diverse, multidisciplinary team and drive excellence in the inspection, regulation, scrutiny, and improvement of care services.
The successful candidate will be an influential communicator with strong negotiation skills, political awareness, and the ability to translate strategic plans into meaningful action. They will bring extensive knowledge of the social care sector, including current trends and emerging challenges, while championing equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Comfortable challenging established ways of working, they will use innovative and collaborative approaches to deliver positive outcomes and continuous improvement. Strong IT skills and the ability to use digital tools effectively to communicate, analyse information, and support decision-making are essential.
Key responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Lead the development and delivery of the Care Inspectorate's scrutiny, regulation, assurance and improvement strategy across all regulated care services.
- Provide professional leadership for regulatory practice across, children and early years, and criminal justice services, ensuring consistency and high standards.
- Lead the development and delivery for strategic inspections, scrutiny activity and service improvement programmes using a proportionate, intelligence-led and risk-based approach.
- Contribute corporate leadership to organisational and cultural change programmes, working closely with fellow Executive Directors.
- Ensure appropriate social work advice is provided to the Board and Chief Executive.
- Promote the Care Inspectorate's profile and influence with government, media, stakeholders and partners.
Operational Leadership
- Provide leadership and direction for the Scrutiny and Assurance Directorate.
- Lead the effective delivery, monitoring and reporting of scrutiny, assurance and improvement activity.
- Manage and oversee significant budgets, ensuring best value and effective resource utilisation.
- Drive continuous improvement, quality assurance and systems development across the organisation.
- Prepare and present reports to the Board and relevant committees.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety responsibilities across areas of accountability.
People Leadership
- Lead multiple professional functions, creating a cohesive, high-performing and collaborative directorate.
- Inspire, coach and develop senior leaders and professional teams through effective performance management and development planning.
- Promote consistent, high-quality professional practice and a culture of continuous learning.
- Take responsibility for recruitment, workforce development and the implementation of HR policies across the directorate.
- Foster a positive, inclusive working environment that promotes wellbeing, diversity and equality of opportunity.
Stakeholder and Partnership Leadership
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Board Members, Executive Directors, Ministers, Scottish Government, regulatory bodies and partner agencies.
- Lead collaborative approaches to scrutiny, assurance and improvement across the social care sector.
- Ensure meaningful engagement with people who use services, carers and wider stakeholders, embedding participation and user focus in all aspects of the Care Inspectorate's work.
- Act as an ambassador for the organisation, raising awareness of its role and impact while helping shape the future of health and social care scrutiny and improvement in Scotland.
About you
We are looking for a candidate educated to degree level (or equivalent) with a Professional qualification in social work, health, education or public protection. You will demonstrate a strong commitment to maintaining and enhancing your professional expertise through ongoing CPD.
Ideally, you may hold relevant management/leadership qualification, such as an MBA or Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) accreditation.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
We are seeking an experienced strategic leader with significant experience in the inspection, regulation and improvement of care services. You will bring strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills, political awareness, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, challenge established thinking, and turn strategic plans into meaningful outcomes. A strong understanding of social care trends, equality and diversity, and the effective use of digital technologies is essential.
You will be an inspirational and credible leader with a proven track record of leading complex services, delivering strategic change and improving organisational performance.
You will bring:
- Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and develop professional teams.
- Strong experience of strategic planning, performance management and delivering organisational objectives.
- Excellent financial and resource management capabilities.
- The ability to build influential relationships and work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders.
- Resilience, sound judgement and confidence in leading change and making complex decisions.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality, efficient and effective services that improve outcomes for people who experience care.
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