PMH Borders is a much valued perinatal mental health charity established for over 16 years with a proven track record and evidence of growing demand. We provide psychological therapies and counselling to parents and families across the Scottish Borders from our base in Galashiels.

As we develop our service, we are looking to recruit four new Trustee Board Members with experience in business management, change management, social media or HR.

This is an exciting time to join our Team. We are at the start of a new chapter, with ambitious plans to redevelop our service and drive meaningful growth to become a sustainable and socially responsible charity.

Richmond’s Hope provides support for children and young people aged 4-18 years who have been bereaved. The charity provides a safe space for children to work through their grief both verbally and non verbally, to preserve memories of the person who has died, to explore their feelings, to develop coping strategies and to understand the impact the bereavement has had on their lives.

As Chair of Richmond’s Hope, you will help govern the charity, ensuring we remain legally compliant, financially sound, and true to our mission. Trustees are not involved in day-to-day operations but provide strategic oversight and support to the leadership team. The Chair supports the CEO.

The term of office is three years with an option to serve a further three year term.

All trustees must have or be prepared to gain an understanding of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities inherent in the role and be eligible to act as a Charity Trustee.

Role description:

Leadership

• Leading the Board effectively
• Setting Board culture
• Managing trustee performance and development
• Ensuring effective decision making

Governance

• Monitoring risk
• Board succession planning
• Governance review
• Compliance oversight

CEO relationship

• Supporting and challenging the CEO
• Performance review
• Acting as a sounding board

Delegation and accountability

• External profile
• Representing the charity
• Supporting fundraising introductions
• Stakeholder engagement

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience serving as a trustee or non-executive director
• Experience chairing meetings and facilitating discussion
• Strong strategic thinking skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Commitment to the mission and values of Richmond's Hope
• Understanding of good governance

Desirable

• Previous Chair experience
• Fundraising or income generation expertise
• Finance experience
• Public sector, NHS or social care knowledge
• Legal or HR expertise

The One World Shop was established over 40 years ago and has played a lead role in the Fair Trade movement in Scotland, including helping Edinburgh and Glasgow become Fairtrade cities and Scotland to become a Fair Trade Nation.

As well as running a thriving city centre shop, we have an online shop and we support schools, faith groups and local businesses to learn about and sell fair trade products. We currently employ 7 paid staff and over 20 volunteers. Our aim is to reduce poverty in deprived areas of the world through trading fairly and we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and promoting low-carbon living.

We are seeking to appoint several new voluntary Management Committee members; we are particularly looking at people with skills and experience in any of the following:

• Human Resources
• Property, leases, surveying
• Retail sales and management
• Business management
• Finance, funding, ethical investment

Board meetings are held every two months by Zoom or occasionally in the shop.

Do you want to make a positive difference to people across Perth and Kinross?

Churches Action for the Homeless are now recruiting for up to three new Trustees to join their Board.

Our Vision

A thriving, connected community, where people have fulfilling and independent lives with a sense of purpose, belonging and hope for the future.

Our Mission

To build inclusive, safe and supportive environments that empower people facing exclusion to participate, help them realise their potential and achieve their goals.

This role is an important voluntary role. It offers individuals a chance to contribute to society and further deveop their own skills.

Trustees are there to lead, control and supervise the organisation's activities. It's the part of the organisation with formal power and responsibility, which are detailed in the governing document, and backed up by law.

Previous experience on a Charity Board is not required and a Trustee induction and training will be provided. The Board of Trustees is supported by a highly skilled Senior Management Team including a Chief Executive that is accountable to the Board.

Who We Are Looking For

We are particularly interested in recruiting Trustees with professional skills and experience in digital, data, fundraising, finance and marketing.

We would welcome applicants who do not have these listed skills but have experience in the health and social care, housing, advice services or welfare rights.

We recognise and value lived experience at Board level including people who may have experience of addictions, homelessness, poverty and crisis.