Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time or Part time
- £50,000
- Hybrid: Hamilton
- Closing 13th November 2026
- Advertised from 15th October 2026
- 35 hours per week (Applications for min 28 hours will be considered).
Role
The Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre Chief Executive Officer (CEO) plays a key role in delivering support, advocacy, and prevention across the whole of the Lanarkshire area and in ensuring that survivors‘ voices are heard by policy makers and partners.
Based at its Centre in Hamilton, the CEO is accountable for strategic leadership and operational management of the centre, within the authority delegated by the Board. The CEO leads delivery of LRCC’s strategy, its performance, fundraising, people leadership and external relationships.
The CEO is a confident leader with sound judgement, and a deep understanding of violence against women & girls and the third sector in Scotland. They play a pivotal role in building and maintaining strategic partnerships, including but not limited to the Scottish Rape Crisis Alliance.
Critically, the CEO is responsible for ensuring the charity is well governed and compliant with relevant financial, legal and regulatory requirements and standards of service delivery.
Application notes
Interested candidates who wish to apply for the role should send a copy of their CV and a covering letter, outlining their suitability and motivation for applying rosie@cruinnconsulting.org.uk.
Cruinn Consulting will hold an initial discussion with candidates before presenting them to LRCC.
Application deadline: 5pm on 13th November 2026
First stage panel interviews: week beg 23rd November 2026
Second stage panel interviews: week beginning 8th December 2026
Please note only female applicants need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
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Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) is Scotland’s leading organisation working to support survivors of sexual violence, transform attitudes, improve the justice response to sexual crime and, ultimately, to end sexual violence in all its forms.
The organisation is seeking a part-time Communications Worker to support the communication priorities of Rape Crisis Scotland and the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre.
The role will provide essential support to drive growth in our social media and digital platforms and to develop engaging and accessible content which informs survivors, engages supporters and stakeholders, and influences target audiences.
This is a busy and wide-ranging role, which will focus predominantly on the creation of compelling social media and digital content, as well as providing information and accessible resources for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.
Sitting in the External Affairs and Communications team, the role will also support the External Affairs and Communications Manager to respond to media requests and work alongside the Policy Worker to publicise our policy and public affairs work.
The role will also support Rape Crisis Scotland in its work with the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre, which supports survivors of gender-based violence in the civil justice process.
For further information about the role, please see the Application Pack.
At RCS, we offer:
- A warm, welcoming and feminist organisational culture
- Access to internal and external training and development opportunities
- A generous employment package, including 43 days of leave (pro-rata)
- Flexible/hybrid working
- A commitment to employee wellbeing
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.
Chief Executive Officer
- Part time
- £50,669 – £53,817 pro-rata
- On site: Ayrshire
- Closing 6th November 2026
The STAR Centre – Rape Crisis Ayrshire is seeking a Chief Executive Officer (28 hours per week) who will provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and high-quality management across the organisation. Her role will be to build capacity and resources for the STAR Centre and to have day to day responsibility for the organisational management of The STAR Centre.
Full details of the requirements for these posts are contained in the application pack.
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £49,992 – £54,853
- On site: This role can be based in either of our centres (Edinburgh or Glasgow) but will require travel to the other centre normally 2 days a week (travel will be paid by Venture Scotland).
- Closing 25th October 2026
Venture Scotland are looking to recruit a skilled and experienced, values led CEO to lead our organisation. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established charity, to work as part of an inclusive, supportive team culture and to make a real, often life-changing difference in the lives of our participants. Our work is meaningful, varied and challenging and in return, you will be able to lead on the delivery of our organisation’s strategy and direction, have opportunities for self-development and training and benefit from our comprehensive staff support package.
Venture Scotland offers a long-term, outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30 and adults in addiction recovery, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives, to create and sustain change. There are currently 9 employees and we have a turnover of just over £600,000.
We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our participants, working with them both in group settings and 1-2-1, to make lasting changes in their lives and help them play a positive role in their communities.
We are seeking a CEO, who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Belonging, Compassion and Empowering, to lead our team to deliver on our strategy. Volunteers are at the heart of our organisation and you will support our volunteer team and young ambassador programme. We welcome applications from diverse communities.
As the key leader within our organisation, the CEO evaluates, supports and develops volunteers and staff, manages logistics and ensures the highest standards of safety while building on our caring, open, collaborative and inclusive work culture.
As CEO within the organisation, you will also manage and work closely alongside the Senior Management Team comprising Programme Delivery manager, Finance and Administration Manager and Fundraising Manager to use your skills and experience to lead the organisation forward. You will report directly to the Chair and Board of trustees.
Do you want to lead a supportive team of people who really care about the people we are helping? Do you want to work in an organisation which listens, values everyone’s views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff? Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors? Are you passionate about #ChangingLivesOutdoors?
This role is considered ‘regulated work’ as it involves activities with both children and protected adults. Under our safeguarding policy, this role will require a PVG.
If you are applying for this role, you need to prove that you have the right to live and work in the UK. If you do not possess this right, then your application will not be considered.
**Please note - Unfortunately, we are not able to support sponsorship to work in the UK at this time**
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To provide effective administrative support to Monklands Women’s Aid, with particular responsibility for the administrative and operational requirements associated with the organisation's offices and refuge accommodation. The postholder will undertake a range of general administrative, accommodation, property, financial and record-keeping duties to support the effective management and operation of Monklands Women’s Aid. The role will involve maintaining accurate records and documentation, processing correspondence, assisting with accommodation and Housing Benefit administration, liaising with contractors, suppliers, landlords, utility providers and other relevant organisations, and undertaking other administrative duties appropriate to the role. The postholder will be required to work with a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality and professionalism and in accordance with Monklands Women’s Aid policies and procedures.
Due to the nature of this role, applications are accepted from women only. This is a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
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