Amma Birth Companions is a registered Scottish charity that supports birthing people experiencing significant adversity on their journey to parenthood. Our aim is to create a supportive space where all birthing people feel seen, informed, and empowered in all aspects of their birth experience.

We are currently seeking a volunteer Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees. This role requires a commitment of approximately 4-6 hours per month. The outgoing Treasurer will provide an extensive handover for the role.

Amma Birth Companions is funded by a range of funders and grant providers, including the Scottish Government and National Lottery, and is on course to record £200,000+ of income this year.

Key Duties of Treasurer

The overall role of the Treasurer is to maintain an overview of the organisation's financial affairs, ensure its financial viability and ensure that proper financial records and procedures are maintained.

Please download the Role Description below to find out more about the role.

Role

We are looking for a highly experienced Fundraiser with a minimum of three years’ experience of managing grant applications to Charitable Trusts and Foundations and demonstrable success in developing high quality, compelling Fundraising propositions and securing income from a robust pipeline of funders.

Our small Development Team is responsible for Communication, Marketing and Fundraising across the organisation. We are a team with big ambitions and a Strategic Plan that will transform our philanthropic and business development income streams over the next five years. Therefore, we require individuals of the highest calibre who can be innovative, creative, proactive and flexible, with the ability to turn your skills to unexpected challenges.

Organisation profile

Salvesen Mindroom Centre’s (SMC) mission is to create a world in which no mind is left behind. For over two decades we have worked with and campaigned for children and young people with what has historically been referred to as ‘learning difficulties’.

Through our outreach support services, our training and advocacy projects, and our research partnership with the University of Edinburgh, we are forging a new future for neurodivergent people, ensuring that the right policies and practices are put in place to enable them to flourish and fulfil their potential – wherever they are and whatever they are doing.

Location: Home-based with regular travel to our offices in Edinburgh and to external meetings with funders. We provide a nationwide service and, as such, welcome applications from across Scotland.

Website: mindroom.org

Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust (MBHT) was established in 2004 as a registered charity in North West Glasgow to save the Victorian Burgh Halls from demolition and bring the Halls back into community use. MBHT raised over £9 million to regenerate the building and it reopened in 2012 as a multipurpose space including an event venue, office spaces to let and local heritage site including a museum and exhibition space and collection of artefacts. Heritage has been at the heart of the Trust's aims and activities from the beginning of the Burgh Halls’ regeneration project. MBHT continues to look for ways to engage and involve the local community to promote local culture, arts and heritage and highlight the excellent community facility of the historic Burgh Halls. 2022 will be an exciting year for the Trust with a 10 year anniversary celebration programme, community consultations and the reopening of our café along with our programme of exhibitions, collaboration, workshops, talks and tours as well as our participation in a number of festivals.

Purpose of Post:

The Communications Coordinator role purpose will be to raise the profile and awareness of the Trust and our community through its positive representation in the full range of media, establishing and protecting a prominent media profile for the organisation. The role will include working with the management team to help to create an annual communications strategy which the postholder will implement. This will dovetail with our new digital strategy and the postholder will be integral in its development. MBHT are interested in expanding their presence through the use of different communication channels including; social media, email, website and press. The post will be responsible for the creation of a communications and digital content calendar, and content and copy for each channel. This will include review and interpretation of campaigns and investigating new sources and channels for the Trust’s use.

The post holder will work with Trust volunteers, interns and work placements, develop partnerships with the local community, and network with other industry organisations.

The key elements of the role are:

• Implement and contribute to overall communications and digital strategy
• Run the Trust’s social media accounts including content creation, communications calendar and planning, scheduling and responding to engagement
• Copywriting for email, web and social media
• Newsletter production and use of email campaigns / platforms e.g. mailchimp including campaign creation and automation
• Liaising with press and media including writing press releases and generating press and media interest
• Create video content e.g. concept creation, directing, filming, interviewing and editing
• Graphic design to include the use of photoshop or similar

We are looking for an experienced communications professional to join our small team. You will lead on implanting a new communications strategy to strengthen the resilience of the Trust and enhance our visitor experience. To be successful in this role you’ll have the passion and drive to think creatively, inspire others and implement new ideas. Guidance and support will be given in the role and the successful candidate will be encouraged to grow and develop their skills in order to fulfil the full range of duties.