This role will provide temporary professional accountancy cover for a fixed term of 12 months within the Veterans’ Foundation (VF) which, mainly supports veterans of UK armed forces and their dependants in need through its grants’ programme. Even though our Executive Team is small, the VF has achieved significant growth over the last five years largely due to the success of the Veterans’ Lottery. As a result, this has enabled the VF to award grants of over £7.1 million since we started in 2016.

The main responsibility of the Temporary Finance Manager (TFM) will be, mainly, to support the CFO in managing the finances of the VF. Currently, the VF has a team of four; therefore, it is important that you are comfortable working in such an environment. You must be a self-starter, with lots of initiative, energy and enthusiasm, willing to take on a wide range of tasks, but thoroughly reliable and consistent. The FM will be expected to liaise closely with our partners, including our accountants and our bankers. Our office is in Edinburgh and, therefore, it’s important that you should be within easy access of Edinburgh, even though a large amount of work can be done remotely.

For more details about us, please refer to veteransfoundation.org.uk

Tasks for the FM will include:-

• Providing relevant details to accountants ahead of monthly management accounts.
• Reviewing management accounts, with short reports ahead of Trustees meetings.
• Liaising with accountants to ensure the annual audit process is managed effectively
• Preparing and monitoring of the annual budget and updating this, when necessary
• Preparing and administering regulatory returns.
• Monitoring funds available for grants and outlining future grant instalments.
• Reviewing the financial performance of the lottery and other fundraising activities.
• Organizing invoice payments and administering bank accounts
• Administering Gift Aid Claims and their submission to HMRC
• As appropriate, to carry out other tasks, within competence and capacity, as determined by CEO and CFO, to spread workload.

The West of Scotland Deaf Children’s Society (WSDCS) is an affiliated charity of the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS). We are committed to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people. We are based in and work in the West of Scotland.

WSDCS is an established Scottish Charity committed to providing support to families with a deaf child in the West of Scotland. We have a long tradition of working in a positive way with families, keeping them at the centre of everything we do. We are an organisation led by a group of dedicated volunteers with direct experience of having a deaf child and committed to providing excellent support and services to families.

We are looking for an exceptional Finance & Administration Officer who can make a big difference to the lives of deaf children and their families in West Scotland. The focus of the role will be to ensure the smooth-running daily operations of the charity. The post holder will be tasked with supporting the organisation in a number of ways, such as internal and external communications, scheduling, bookkeeping, data entry/collation, funding applications and supporting the governance of the charity.

A key attribute of a great administrator is effective communication. Someone who will collaborate with colleagues, oversee the operations within the charity, communicate with committee members and support strategy and development. Any issues which arise around office resource or administrative points, they will more than likely take ownership of and deal with the situation.

They will also provide information and support to families and carers of deaf children and young people and support our wider programme of activities for local families with our dedicated team.

WSDCS works closely with NDCS and other professionals and organisations across sectors to provide the best possible support for families who have a deaf child. We work closely with NDCS to ensure a consistent and high-quality support and information is available and our family officers works to the same child centred principles and practice.

SACT is a social enterprise which was formed to help combat social isolation in all its forms. It launched in 2016 and has grown from a very small, localised operation based in Ayr, to a thriving and very active organisation which covers the whole of South Ayrshire. SACT now has a fleet of 12 minibuses and 3 electric cars undertaking a huge variety of work within the Third Sector as well as partnership working with bodies such as South Ayrshire Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Due to retirement, SACT is now looking for a new General Manager with the ability to lead and develop a professional SACT team ensuring the on-going development, implementation and monitoring of team plans and work programmes in order to meet performance targets and guarantee effective service delivery. The General Manager will report to the SACT Board of Trustees.

We are looking for:

• Education to Degree level and/or at least 5 years managerial experience, preferably in a Third Sector setting

• Experience in budget setting and control

• A confident negotiator and presenter in one-to-one and one-to-many settings

• An experienced user of business software packages such as MS Office and of social media for marketing and PR purposes

• Some knowledge of the community transport sector would be desirable, but a knowledge of the Third Sector is of more importance

• A full UK driver’s licence

Scottish Women's Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working towards ending domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women. We play a vital role in campaigning at national and international levels and lobbying for effective responses to domestic abuse, including ensuring that women and children with experience of domestic abuse get the services they need when they need them.

Scottish Women’s Aid is seeking new members to join its Board of Directors.

We are looking for feminist, creative and innovative women who can add to the skills mix of our current Trustees. We are particularly interested in applications from:

- Women with lived experience or professional experience of domestic abuse

- Women with expertise in finance, HR and/or governance

We are keen to improve the diversity of our board and particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic women, LGBT women and women with disabilities.

We are seeking a part-time (21 hours per week, flexibly, hybrid working) Finance Officer to join our friendly team. The primary responsibility of this job is to produce and maintain accurate financial records for CVS Inverclyde allow senior management to make effective financial control decisions. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a minimum of two years experience in a similar role.

Organisation profile:

CVS Inverclyde is Inverclyde’s Third Sector Interface. CVSI aims to support the third sector to deliver the best outcomes for Inverclyde by providing practical support and improving the strategic environment for the sector.

The organisation is committed to its people and is accredited with Disability Confident, Committed to Excellence, Flexible Working, Healthy Working Lives and the Living Wage.

Edinburgh Leisure is a Registered Scottish Charity (No: SC027450) which is entirely focussed on making a positive difference to individuals and communities through providing a range of physical activity and wellbeing services.

The organisation has a turnover of around £30m per annum, circa 900 employees and (in normal times) attracts just under 5 million customer visits per annum. More information about us can be found on our website at edinburghleisure.co.uk.

Our vision? To make a positive difference by creating opportunities to get active, stay active and achieve more.

We currently have 3 Board vacancies for people who share our passion and want to give something back to the city. We’re especially interested in candidates with significant knowledge/experience in one of the following professions: Finance, Risk Management, Marketing & Communications, Energy & Sustainability, Health & Wellbeing and Property Management. We will provide Governance training. You will demonstrate a commitment to the purpose, vision and values of Edinburgh Leisure.

The positions are voluntary and will require a minimum attendance at 6 Board meetings per year. We welcome applicants from a diverse cross-section of society.

EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to ensure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives.

We are pleased to announce the following post, which can be based in Edinburgh or Livingston and there can be flexibility around working arrangements. See job description for further details.

The Dean and Cauvin Trust is one of Edinburgh's oldest charities, established in 1733 to provide care for children. Our aim today is to provide a continuum of care for young people aged 13 to 26 years, and in some cases their children, as they make the transition from being accommodated in care services to living independently in the community. Currently, there are four services: two small residential units, one offering accommodation for young people aged 15 to 17 years, the other catering for young mothers and their babies; a teenage fostering service (Room4U) and an after care team, supporting ex-residents up until the age of 26.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual with a relevant social work and/ or management qualification (or equivalent). You will come with considerable experience of managing staff and finances and of making funding applications. The individual appointed will be strongly committed to improving the life chances of looked after children and young people. Candidates for the position will have a good knowledge of young people's services, outstanding leadership and strategy skills and the ability to motivate staff teams