Top job! Operations Manager
- Full time
- £42,000 – £44,000
- On site: Honeypot Dalleagles, New Cumnock
- Closing 11th September 2026
- Advertised from 18th August 2026
- 37.5 hours a week
Role
The Operations Manager is responsible for the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of Honeypot Scotland services. This includes operational leadership, safeguarding accountability, workforce management, and oversight of the site, systems, and resources.
The role leads a flexible, predominantly zero-hours workforce and ensures consistent service delivery through clear communication, defined expectations, and robust operational processes.
Working closely with the fundraising team, the postholder ensures services are deliverable, sustainable, and aligned with organisational growth, contributing operational insight to support funding decisions and future planning.
Application notes
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 11 September 2026
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Volunteer Board Directors - Unpaid
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- On site: Glasgow
- Closing 5th September 2026
Glasgow North East Carers Centre has been providing practical and emotional support to unpaid family carers for over 30 years, including Young Carers and their families. Our work helps carers feel supported, connected and empowered, enabling them to continue their vital role within our communities.
We are currently seeking new members to join our Board of Directors and help guide the future direction of the organisation. We are particularly keen to strengthen the Board with individuals who can contribute expertise in fundraising, financial management and income generation
As a Board Director, you will play an important role in setting our strategic priorities, ensuring good governance, and providing oversight and guidance on organisational policies and performance. Working alongside fellow Board members, you will help ensure the Centre remains sustainable, effective and responsive to the needs of unpaid carers.
Our current Board brings together a diverse range of skills, perspectives and experience from across the public, private, third sectors and those with direct experience of caring.
While previous Board experience is welcome, it is not essential. We are looking for people who share our commitment to supporting unpaid carers and who can bring enthusiasm, insight and professional experience to our work.
This is a voluntary but highly rewarding role, offering the opportunity to:
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of unpaid carers and their families
- Contribute to the strategic development of a respected local charity
- Develop valuable governance, leadership and decision-making skills
- Work alongside a dedicated and supportive Board and staff team
- Help strengthen the organisation's long-term sustainability and impact
Board Meetings are every in person every 6 weeks at our premises in North East Glasgow. A full induction and ongoing support will be provided.
If you would like to support a well-established organisation making a real difference in local communities, we would be particularly pleased to hear from you. Join us in ensuring unpaid carers across Glasgow North East continue to receive the support, recognition and opportunities they deserve.
Terms of appointment: Initial 3-year term, with potential for second 3-year term.
Time commitment:
- 3 Scotland Advisory Board meetings per year (online)
- 1 in-person planning session annually in Scotland
- Optional additional engagement as appropriate (events, consultations)
Renumeration: Reasonable expenses reimbursed, including travel and replacement care costs
Location: Hybrid
This role will play a key part in advancing Carers Trust Scotland's work to improve the lives of unpaid carers across Scotland. Working as part of the Scotland team, the postholder will support communications, engagement and influencing activity, helping to raise awareness of carers' experiences and the support available to them.
Through collaboration with colleagues, member organisations and external partners, the role will contribute to the delivery of campaigns, programmes and communications that amplify carers' voices, promote good practice and support positive change. By helping to strengthen relationships across the sector and increase understanding of carers' needs, the postholder will contribute to better outcomes for unpaid carers and the organisations that support them.
As the postholder you will:
- Share knowledge of Scotland’s social, political and economic landscape.
- Help identify opportunities for collaboration and influence.
- Contribute to discussions in a constructive, supportive and challenging way.
- Support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
Top job! Finance Manager
- Full time or Part time
- up to £60,907
- Hybrid: Thistle House, Edinburgh
- Closing 28th August 2026
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is recruiting an experienced and motivated Finance Manager to lead our finance function and play a key role in supporting our mission to protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions.
As an independent statutory body, we ensure that care, treatment and support across Scotland are lawful, ethical and person centred. This is an exciting opportunity to join a values driven organisation with a strong public service ethos.
About the Role
The Finance Manager is the most senior finance professional within the Commission, responsible for delivering robust financial management, statutory compliance, payroll oversight, and strategic financial advice. You will oversee an annual budget of approximately £7m and act as the organisation’s subject matter expert for all financial matters.
Working closely with the Head of Culture & Corporate Services, you will lead on:
• Financial reporting, analysis and advice to the CEO, executive leadership team and the Board
• Annual budget setting and multi-year forecasting
• Year-end accounts and external/internal audit
• Payroll and the annual pay award process in line with Scottish Government Pay Policy
• Financial controls, policies, procedures and risk management
• Procurement compliance and value for money
• Managing the shared services arrangement with Scottish Government (Oracle)
This role offers significant autonomy, influence and the opportunity to shape financial stewardship across the organisation.
About You
We are looking for someone who brings:
• A professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ICAS or equivalent)
• Significant experience in public sector financial management
• Strong knowledge of the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and Scottish Government Pay Policy
• Experience managing payroll and related processes
• Excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills
• The ability to work independently across a wide remit
• A commitment to public sector values, integrity and continuous improvement
• People management experience and familiarity with Scottish Government shared services (Oracle) is desirable.
What We Offer
• Flexibility on contracted hours, subject to a minimum commitment of 21 hours/3 days per week (0.6 FTE).
• Hybrid working
• Modern open plan office and facilities in the centre of Edinburgh
• Generous annual leave and NHS pension
• Supportive, inclusive organisational culture
• Opportunities for professional development
• A meaningful role contributing to human rights and public service in Scotland
• An organisation which is keen to continue to adapt and transform to meet the needs of the people it serves
Top job! Executive Director (Legal & Policy)
- Full time
- £83,661 – £92,957
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 26th August 2026
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (the Commission) is recruiting an Executive Director (Legal & Policy) — a brand new senior leadership role at the heart of mental health, incapacity and human rights law in Scotland.
About us
The Commission is an independent statutory body established to protect and promote the human rights, welfare, and dignity of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia, and related conditions. We ensure that care, treatment, and support are lawful, ethical, and aligned with the principles of human rights and equality. We operate independently of government, enabling us to speak with authority and impartiality on matters affecting some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people.
The role
The Executive Director (Legal & Policy) is a new senior leadership role responsible for shaping the Commission’s legal and policy direction. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the postholder plays a central role in organisational strategy, external engagement, and the delivery of the full range of our statutory responsibilities.
It is a unique opportunity to influence national thinking on mental health and incapacity law, contribute to the protection of human rights in Scotland, and provide authoritative legal and policy leadership within a respected national body. The post comes at an exciting time as the reform of Scotland’s mental health and incapacity legislation begins to pick up pace.
About you
• Undergraduate degree in law with significant legal experience and expertise in mental health, incapacity, human rights, or public/administrative law in Scotland.
• Senior leadership experience in a legal, regulatory, public sector or charity environment.
• Strategic insight, sound judgement, and the ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and persuasively.
If you are motivated by improving outcomes for some of Scotland’s most vulnerable people, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Benefits
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to professional development
• Supportive, values driven organisational culture
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