- Advertised from 27th March 2026
Role
Forgan Arts Centre is looking for a Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees, to help guide the organisation through its next phase of development. This is a rewarding opportunity to support a respected, creative community hub at a time of significant growth.
Forgan Arts Centre is a vibrant hub for artistic creation, experimentation, and learning, located in Newport-on-Tay. Community led and rooted in collaboration, we offer a wide range of creative opportunities for people across Fife and beyond.
About the Role
As Treasurer, you’ll provide financial oversight, guidance and governance at board level. You’ll work closely with the Centre Director and Finance Officer to ensure the organisation remains financially healthy, compliant, and able to plan sustainably.
This is not a bookkeeping role — day-to-day accounting is already managed inhouse. Instead, we are seeking someone who can offer strategic insight, clarity and assurance around finances and risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the organisation’s financial governance and ensure compliance with OSCR (Scottish Charity Regulator) requirements.
- Review management accounts, budgets, and financial reports before board meetings.
- Support the Director in preparing the annual trustees’ report and liaising with independent examiners/auditors.
- Advise on financial risks, sustainability, reserves, and long term financial planning.
- Contribute to strategic decisions at Board level, including capital planning and funding strategy.
- Champion best practice in charity finance and support the development of internal financial processes.
We welcome applicants with a range of financial backgrounds, including but not limited to:
- Accountants (qualified or part qualified)
- Finance managers
- Bookkeepers with strong financial governance experience
- Individuals with charity finance knowledge
- People with a passion for community arts who bring confidence working with numbers
Essential Attributes
- Confidence reading financial statements and budgets
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non financial board members
- An interest in charity governance and organisational sustainability
- Integrity, judgement, and commitment to the organisation’s values
Desirable (but not essential)
- Experience with charity finance or SCIO structures
- Understanding of capital projects or long term organisational planning
- Interest in circular economy, sustainability, or community development (aligned with our values)
Time Commitment
- Quarterly board meetings (evenings or hybrid, with some flexibility)
- Occasional sub meetings with Director/finance team
- Approximately 4–6 hours per month
- Minimum one year commitment preferred
This is a voluntary role, but extremely rewarding and impactful.
What You’ll Gain
- Experience in charity governance and arts sector leadership
- The chance to shape a growing, well loved community organisation
- Opportunities for training and development
- Being part of a supportive, friendly and creative board team
- The ability to make a meaningful difference in your local community.
Application notes
To express interest, please send:
- A short note outlining your experience
- Why you wish to join the Board
- Any questions you might have
to director@forganartscentre.co.uk
If you’d like an informal conversation first, please get in touch — we’d love to hear from you.
Join the Board of Borders Music Festival, formerly Melrose Music Festival.
The Borders Music Festival (BMF) celebrates creativity, collaboration and community. Each September, we bring world-class artists and locals together, inspiring audiences and young people with music of the highest quality.
We are building a dynamic Board of Trustees to help us realise our vision to bring world-class music to the Borders while creating meaningful impact for local people, especially young people.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from people who are passionate about culture, music, and the Borders community. Previous board experience is not essential — we value energy, commitment, and the ability to bring new perspectives.
All trustees should be:
- Supportive of BMF’s vision and values
- Strategic thinkers, willing to contribute to planning and decision-making
- Advocates for the festival, helping raise our profile and connections
- Collaborative and community-minded
Priority Skills for 2026 Recruitment
We are particularly seeking trustees with expertise in:
- Fundraising & Development – experience with sponsorship, philanthropy, and the development of progressive funding streams
- Marketing & Communications – skills in PR, audience development, and digital media
- Finance & Governance – financial oversight, charity governance and business management
We also welcome interest from those with experience in:
- Community & Local Partnerships – strong connections to the Borders region
- Artistic and Cultural Sector Experience – insight into music, festivals and the arts sector
Why Join Us?
- Shape the future of an emerging festival with national ambitions
- Strengthen culture and community life in the Borders
- Build new networks and contribute your expertise to a growing organisation
- Be part of a supportive and collaborative Board team
- Support our growth as we change to become the Borders Music Festival in 2026
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking candidates for a new role within the Fundraising Team.
The Individual Giving Officer will help our teams across our visited sites optimise donated income from visitors and supporters. If you love Scotland’s history and want to ensure that it is protected, understood and enjoyed by everyone, this role will give you a chance to make that possible for generations to come.
By using your skills with people, fundraising and marketing, you will help us understand our audiences and increases our philanthropic income from across Scotland. This is a new role that will build on our work to enable donations across our visited sites, via our website and to become ready for fundraising appeals to a wide audience.
You will be engaging with knowledgeable and passionate colleagues, visitors and supporters to help keep Scotland’s story going.
About the role
The primary focus of the role is to advance fundraising from individuals through a number of channels including donations at our properties in care, website driven donations, future appeals and campaigns. In addition to building on existing income streams, the Officer will help identify new audiences and channels with the small fundraising team.
Over the last 3 years the Fundraising Team has trialled several options to enable donations at our historic sites across Scotland (from world famous castles to remote archaeological sites). It is now time to scale up our operations and ensure that our service to colleagues and donors is all that it can be.
With the launch of new websites and a new CRM system, this is a great time to join the team to maximise our reach to potential supporters and see results. You will work alongside Operations, Finance and Marketing teams to ensure excellent service to colleagues and an inspiring donor journey.
About you
You will be passionate about the power of philanthropy and have experience in fundraising or marketing for income generation. You will take pride in working constructively with colleagues in other areas to find the right pathway to enabling donations. Your experience of working with relevant data to help identify and monitor fundraising opportunities will contribute not only to Individual Giving activities but the wider areas of major donations and appeals. This will require excellent communications skills for face-to-face conversations and fundraising messages on digital platforms. You will be an organised team worker committed to delivering excellent service and someone who can scan the horizon to see the next opportunity. You will be happy to travel across Scotland. The details of essential and desirable criteria can be found in the job description.
Interested?
Visit our website to view the full job description and for information about applying online for this interesting and exciting opportunity.
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Citizens Advice & Rights Fife (CARF) is seeking an exceptional leader to become Chair of the Board of Directors. This is a pivotal voluntary role providing strategic leadership, strong governance, and support to the Chief Executive as CARF continues to deliver vital advice services across Fife.
Full details — including responsibilities, skills and experience required, time commitment, and the application process — are contained in our Recruitment Brochure below.
About Intercultural Youth Scotland
Intercultural Youth Scotland (IYS) was founded in 2019 in response to the need for safe spaces where young people could connect, share experiences, and drive meaningful change. Every programme and service we offer has been shaped directly by the voices of the young people we support. What began with a focus on Youth Work has grown to include Education, Advocacy, Employability, and a pioneering Mental Health Service, each designed with the lived experiences of Scotland’s young Black people and young People of Colour at its core.
We are dedicated to amplifying youth voices, challenging systemic racism, and creating spaces where young people feel safe, heard, and empowered.
Our approach is not about ticking boxes - it’s about real change. We don’t do surface-level diversity initiatives. We work directly with young people to dismantle barriers in education, employment, policy, and youth work.
Our work is driven by lived experience, ensuring that the voices of young people not just included but are leading the conversation.
The Role
We are seeking dedicated individuals to join our Board of Trustees to provide strategic oversight and ensure the voices of BPOC young people remain at the heart of everything we do.
We are particularly interested in people with experience in:
• Financial Oversight/Accountancy: Supporting our long-term sustainability.
• Public Policy & Advocacy: Helping us navigate the Scottish political landscape.
• Lived Experience: We strongly encourage young BPOC leaders and those with lived experience of the barriers our community faces to apply.
However, we welcome interest from people of all backgrounds. Different perspectives strengthen our governance, and your experience may be exactly what we need.
Your Commitment
• Quarterly Board meetings (held in Edinburgh/Hybrid).
• Occasional participation in sub-committees or strategic planning days.
• A commitment to the principles of anti-racism and youth empowerment.
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