- Advertised from 4th November 2021
Role
Early Years Scotland (EYS) is the national leading organisation that invests in our youngest children prebirth to 5. We deliver and support high quality Early Learning and Childcare for children and families across Scotland and are committed to providing the very best start in life for each and every child in Scotland.
Our services aim to narrow the poverty-related attainment gap by strengthening and improving confidence, attachment, interactions, transitions, shared learning through play, and the quality of the home learning environment.
To help develop our strategic, business and fundraising plans, we are seeking to extend and diversify our Board. Therefore, we encourage applications from experienced and interested members of all communities to join our Board who share our vision, aims and objectives.
Through our commitment to improve representation in all that we do, we particularly welcome applications from all ages, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, non-British nationals, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), and intersex (LGBTQI+) and people with disabilities. EYS aims to support ethnically diverse families and help to build confidence in our practitioners in developing culturally responsive practices and ensuring that all families have a sense of belonging.
Our 2020 Board Skills’ Audit demonstrated we have a well-rounded Board with skills across a range of areas. Early
Years Scotland therefore welcomes all interested applicants, and we are particularly keen to welcome new Trustees who can share skills and experience in one or more areas, including:
- Experience of anti-racist practice in early years and beyond
- Those in a Practitioner role
- Those who have direct experience of poverty related issues that affect children
- Third Sector/voluntary sector experience
- Perinatal and infant health
- Digital marketing skills
- Human Resources
- Fundraising/Income Generation
- Parents of early years aged children
- Risk management
The EYS Board has a clear, agreed and effective approach to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the organisation and in its own practice. This approach supports good governance and the delivery of the organisation’s charitable purposes.
The role of the EYS Board of Directors is:
- To ensure the effective governance of the organisation
- To set the framework within which the organisation will operate
- To determine strategic policy and directions
- To generally control and supervise the activities of the organisation.
Board Responsibilities
- Ensuring that the work of the organisation:
- Provides vision and leadership
- Is consistent with the aims and objects
- Is compliant with Charity and Company Law
- Is accountable to members, funders and the general public
- Ensures adequate levels of resources
- Employs staff
- Oversees policy direction
- Sets standards
- Maintains confidentiality
- Maintains the organisation’s standing and reputation
- Represents the organisation as appropriate
- Ensures effective communication systems are in place
- Oversees financial matters.
Board Commitment
The Board meet on average four times per year. The meetings are convened on a date, venue and time convenient to a majority of Directors. At present meetings have been held online, and this model may continue to be utilised for future meetings, as well as scheduled meetings in person. Directors may also be invited to serve on, or act as an office-bearer to, the charity’s subsidiary company’s Board of Directors, other standing committees or working groups.
Application notes
To find out more, please download the Recruitment Pack below.
If you are interested in applying to become a Board of Director with Early Years Scotland, please send a short covering letter and brief CV to Gail Squires, HR Co-ordinator, at recruitment@earlyyearsscotland.org
Please note the covering letter should briefly summarise what you feel you could bring to the role, and your relevant skills and experience in line with the current skills’ gaps detailed in the pack. This could focus on paid, voluntary or community-based work experience.
We look forward to hearing from you, and feel free to contact our Depute Chief Executive, Gillian Middleton, in this first instance, or if you have any questions about the role at Gillian.Middleton@earlyyearsscotland.org and Gillian, or Jane Brumpton, CEO, would be happy to arrange to have a chat with you.
Closing date for applications: Midday on Monday 29 November 2021.
Downloads
University of Strathclyde Student Association (‘Strath Union’) has been the beating heart of activity for students on the Strathclyde campus since 1964 and exists to connect all students to ensure everyone can thrive whilst studying at the University of Strathclyde.
Consistently ranked as the number one Student Union in Scotland, according to What Uni’s Student Choice Awards (WUSCA), we are currently one of ten Student Unions, across the UK, shortlisted for WUSCA’s 2024 Student Association of the Year and recently won both UK and Scottish NUS awards for overall employee satisfaction, liberation & equality and community and solidarity. As an organisation, we are bold, ambitious, and innovative much like the University and the 25,000+ students it supports.
The Strath Union Trustee Board is the ultimate legal decision-making body for the organisation, directing all the charity does, ensuring that it is financially sustainable and delivers against its core purpose of connecting students so everyone can thrive. The University has recently launched its 2030 strategy and working with our new Chief Executive you will directly support the development of Strath Union’s new strategic plan that will look to the next 5 years of growth and development.
Previous board experience is not a pre-requisite for this role, and we are focused on identifying new board members who are committed to our mission and organisational values. However, to complement the existing skills of our board members we want candidates who bring experience in one or more of the following areas of expertise:
· Governance, Risk or Compliance
· Public Affairs, Policy, or Public Relations
· IT and Digital Transformation
· Higher Education or the Voluntary sector
We want our Board to reflect the community we support and to enhance the diversity of our Board we would particularly like to hear from women and those identifying as women, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and those with diverse sexualities or marginalised gender identities.
If you are excited by the opportunity to join an ambitious and award-winning organisation and share our passion to support and empower all Strathclyde students to unleash their potential and therefore thrive at university and beyond, we would welcome your application.
Treasurer and Trustees Wanted
Ricefield Arts & Cultural Centre is a registered charity and social enterprise for the exploration and promotion of Chinese culture and has an excellent reputation for delivering original and inspiring creative experiences, cultural events and workshops to community groups, public institutions and arts audiences around Scotland.
We are currently looking to appoint a Treasurer to join our small Board. The Treasurer will be responsible for managing all financial matters on behalf of our organisation and will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has robust financial processes to ensure it meets its legal and constitutional requirements. It will also be the responsibility of the Treasurer to report the financial position at the board meetings. While we encourage and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, we are keen to hear from candidates that have experience of charity financial management or are chartered in a suitable accountancy field.
All Trustees are required to attend monthly board meetings, either at our office located in the heart of Glasgow city centre or via Zoom. In addition, we ask Trustees to attend our annual board development day, important meetings with stakeholders and some events and projects, where possible. As Ricefield Arts is a social enterprise, the role also involves serving as our Board of Directors.
Please note that this is a voluntary role. Neither the Trustees nor Board of Directors receive any remuneration, however, travel expenses incurred in carrying out board duties will be fully reimbursed.
Other than the Treasurer, we also wish to appoint additional Trustee(s) with community engagement or cultural events management experience to serve our Board. Please check our website for more information.
About Us
Apex Scotland is a national charity and supports people who have experienced the justice system or are at risk of doing so, is recruiting a number of trustees who understand the role and importance of governance in the Third Sector. We are looking for people who act with integrity, compassion, honesty, and who are passionate about our work and the role of the Third Sector.
Apex Scotland supports individuals to develop skills, resilience and confidence that enables them to make positive choices to improve their personal outcomes. We understand our participants require support that is person-centred, recognising their own individual, unique needs and circumstances.
Our work is delivered by specialist, dedicated staff in various locations across Scotland who adopt a trauma informed approach putting participants at the heart of their decision making. We are proud of the impact we have and believe our work makes a meaningful, genuine and positive difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society.
The Role
Following the appointment of a new CEO in July 2023 and the restructuring of the Senior Leadership Team at the start of 2024 Apex Scotland is embarking on a period of positive change to support the development of the charity, reposition the organisation and focus on strategic priorities.
As a Trustee you will have a key role in leading these developments and overseeing the implementation of our strategic plan.
Ideally you will have a deep understanding of the issues impacting those who have experienced the justice service and the stigma they face. You will also have an understanding of the current challenges being faced by the Third Sector. It is useful, but not necessary, to have experience of being a Trustee as training and support will be offered.
We are looking for people with the following skills and experience from throughout Scotland.
- Justice services
- Community engagement
- Fundraising
- Human Resources and staff development
- Compliance and mitigating risk
- Marketing and communications
- Lived experience of the justice system
Chair of Integral Human Development Committee
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 24th April 2024
SCIAF is seeking to appoint the Chair of our Integral Human Development Committee who will also serve as a Trustee on our Board of Directors.
About SCIAF
SCIAF is the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund - the official relief and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland. We work in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities across the world to bring about lasting change. We are inspired by the Gospel to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.
The position
The Integral Human Development Committee’s purpose is to support, oversee and advise on SCIAF’s international development and emergency work, in a way that contributes to the quality and effectiveness of what SCIAF does and its accountability to its partners, the communities it serves, supporters, donors and other stakeholders. The Chair of the Integral Human Development Committee will spearhead this purpose and will also serve as a Trustee on SCIAF’s Board of Directors.
As a member of the Board of Directors you will be responsible for directing the affairs of SCIAF through efficient, effective and accountable governance, ensuring that the organisation is solvent, well run and most importantly that its activities are in the interests of its beneficiaries – the people who need it most.
The term of office for the Committee Chair position is three years which is renewable, normally only on one occasion.
Both the Integral Human Development Committee and Board of Directors meet four times per year. There will also be an opportunity to visit SCIAF’s work overseas, at least once within each three-year period.
Safeguarding/Code of Conduct
The position holder may travel overseas and will therefore come into contact with children and vulnerable adults. SCIAF undertakes to ensure that all staff, volunteers and relevant others, whose work might involve contact with children and vulnerable adults, will have completed additional recruitment procedures and in addition have obtained a satisfactory PVG Check from Disclosure Scotland.
All staff and volunteers are required to adhere to SCIAF’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct which specifies the attitudes and behaviours that all staff and volunteers are expected to maintain.
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