About HSTAR Scotland SCIO

You will be joining a small, but very dynamic team!

At HSTAR Scotland we are deeply rooted in lived experience, which shapes everything we do. Since August 2020, we have proudly followed our mission to create a welcoming and inclusive healing environment for women in Scotland, primarily focusing on the Forth Valley. We help all women rebuild their lives after experiencing trauma and abuse. We take pride in placing the individual at the centre of their own therapeutic journey, offering a person-centred and trauma-informed approach to care.

Our holistic approach provides a wide range of trauma-informed services, including 1-2-1 therapy sessions, coaching, group sessions, advocacy services, befriending, mental health and wellbeing sessions, safety planning, and meaningful activities.

The Role

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join us as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is a unique hybrid executive position designed for an accomplished professional who thrives on combining strategic vision with robust operational governance.

Working 28 hours per week, you will serve as the central anchor of integration for the charity. While day-to-day task execution is successfully delegated to our specialized team leads, you will hold ultimate organizational accountability for safeguarding, regulatory compliance, financial sustainability, and strategic stakeholder relations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Alignment: Maintain continuous oversight of the charity’s functions, coordinating the workflows of the Service Manager and Financial Consultant to ensure absolute alignment with board-approved goals.
• Governance & Regulatory Compliance: Act as the primary champion for statutory frameworks, ensuring full, audit-ready compliance with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), data protection (GDPR), and internal policy frameworks.
• Ultimate Safeguarding Ownership:Hold accountability for safeguarding systems, crisis protocols, and service quality benchmarks across all clinical and support operations.
• Financial Oversight & Funding Strategy:Oversee the organization’s complete financial health, budget validation, and risk mitigation. Optimize the deployment of restricted funds (e.g., Fairer Lives, Corra Foundation) and unrestricted revenue streams.
• Board Partnership:Author and present structured, evidence-based monthly performance reports, financial matrices, and risk registries to the Board of Trustees.
• External Relations:Act as the primary ambassador for HSTAR Scotland, building robust relationships with cross-sector partners, public commissioners, and grant funders to secure long-term funding pipelines.

What We Are Looking For

Essential Criteria:

• Proven leadership experience working directly with or reporting to a Board of Trustees within a regulated charity governance model.
• Strong financial oversight capabilities, including budget tracking, resource optimization, and multi-stream funding management.
• A clear track record in risk management, with the ability to identify, mitigate, and escalate operational and compliance risks.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership skills, capable of driving synergy between operational delivery and financial administration.
• An understanding of, and deep commitment to, trauma-informed practices and ethical service environments.

Desirable Criteria:

• A successful track record in third-sector funding development, grant writing, or public sector commissioning in Scotland.
• Knowledge of the mental health, trauma provision, or violence against women sectors.
• Experience navigating organizations through structural changes.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: An advanced qualification or degree in Business Administration, Economics, Non-Profit Leadership, Education, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Competence in Safeguarding protocols and GDPR/data protection compliance.
• Full compliance with safeguarding standards, including Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection requirements.

What we offer

• Statutory annual leave entitlement, plus additional discretionary leave during the Christmas period
• NEST Pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Access to trauma-informed professional supervision
• Professional development opportunities in trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, governance and other areas
• Unlimited access to internal training resources and an external learning platform
• Opportunity to work alongside and support from an experienced and skilled Board of Trustees

Why Join Us

• This is an opportunity to lead a respected and mission-driven charity entering its next stage of organisational
• development and sustainability
• You will work alongside a dedicated Board, skilled therapists and committed staff team while helping shape the future of trauma-informed support for women across Scotland

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.