Work for Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) and join a vibrant, values-led organisation founded by families for families impacted by Huntington’s disease (HD).

We are looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join our small but busy team based at our National Office in Paisley. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to share and develop your skills while contributing to our mission to ensure that every person in Scotland who is impacted by Huntington’s disease has access to the specialist care and support they need when they need it, regardless of where they live.

Your duties will include a range of finance-related processing tasks, such as income, expenditure and expenses.

With at least two years’ experience in a similar role, you will have a good working knowledge of SAGE Accounts or similar financial software packages. Although no formal qualifications are required, the candidate must have a clear understanding of accountancy principles including journal entries and the prepayments/accruals system. An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Excel, Outlook, Word and Teams is also essential.

Training and a full induction programme will be provided, and you will be supplied with a laptop to support hybrid working.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer, the Finance Officer is accountable for delivering an accurate trail of company income and expenditure and is responsible for a variety of activities.

The Finance Officer is a key team member in the operation of our Finance department, based at our National Office in Paisley. After induction and training is completed, the successful candidate must be competent working with minimal supervision in either office or working from home environments.

Key attributes for this position are excellent attention to detail, ability to follow SHA processes/procedures and skills to effectively prioritise workload whist working both methodically and accurately to meet tight deadlines.

About Scottish Huntington’s Association

It is an exciting time to join Scottish Huntington’s Association, now in the second year of Standing Tall:

A Strategy For Growth 2023 - 2028 to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families, expand specialist services and deepen involvement in research and clinical trials.

People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, the impact on families and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public.

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.

Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families.

We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our expertise with front line staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease. Scottish Huntington’s Association plays a full and active role in attracting the global research community to Scotland to work in partnership with us to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease. At Scottish Huntington’s Association you will find a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support. Our services are delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors and Financial Wellbeing Officers. We offer a flexible working environment, contributory pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and annual incremental pay increases to top of designated salary scale.

If you wish to apply to join a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors and Financial Wellbeing Officers, please follow the application notes below.

Join us in a pivotal role that blends money and energy guidance with compassionate support, right at the heart of our mission to assist kidney patients across the South West. We're introducing a vital position within our Patient Support Services Team, focusing on providing targeted money and energy advice to those navigating the financial challenges of living with kidney disease.

In this home-based, full-time position, you'll be a member of a team dedicated to making a tangible difference. The role involves delivering bespoke money and energy guidance—via phone, video calls, and occasionally in-person—to address the unique financial obstacles faced by kidney patients. Your role will encompass everything from offering practical advice and assessing financial needs to connecting patients with broader specialist support networks.

This role demands at least 2 years of experience in advocacy, social work, or a related field within the health and social care sector, with a particular focus on financial and energy support. For those yet to achieve a Level 3 qualification in Money and Energy Advice, we're here to support your professional development in this area. Applications from those with experience of living with CKD in a personal or professional capacity are particularly welcome. The role is a two-year contract initially. We can consider applications for a split role or job share, please indicate the hours you are seeking.

Full Job Description is attached for further details.

Water Witness works at the frontline of the global water crisis to shine a light on its impacts, to understand its root causes and to activate an effective and lasting response. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy sets out five imperatives for a water secure future: accountable governance, progressive financing, redefining corporate responsibility, confronting climate change and activating people power.

We are seeking an outstanding international development practitioner, with a technical background in water and environmental management, to support our growing portfolio of work to secure lasting water security and justice for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.

From our headquarters in Edinburgh, the postholder will respond to the evolving support needs of our partners globally and ensure that the evidence emerging from their work drives positive change locally, and systemic change at scale. The successful candidate will support the design, launch and operation of the SDG6 Accountability Facility – a long-term initiative to channel financial, technical and legal support to those working for water justice on the front line of the global water crisis. We are looking for an exceptional individual who has a solid technical understanding of the issues and experience in forming effective relationships with international partners, ensuring joint ownership and positive impact. The post holder will support sub-granting to partners, coordinate monitoring, evaluation and learning, programme planning, oversight, problem solving and reporting, as well as external liaison and programme communications.

The post will be based in Water Witness’s Edinburgh offices, with flexibility for home working. The role will involve some travel within the UK and travel overseas.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to use your experience and skills to support positive change in the world, then come join our team!

Greenock Medical Aid Society are a non profit charity and a National Award-Winning Care Home team.

We are the RCN winners in the Older Peoples category 2021- for our Meaningful visits work.

We are quite a small charity but our work is getting national notice and we pride ourselves as an organisation that puts the needs of our residents first and foremost.

We also take great pride in our staff and fully value the contribution they bring to their roles. Our staff are our greatest asset.

If you are someone who is compassionate and caring then we would love to hear from you. If you want to become part of a professional team providing a full service to our Residents, giving support to their relatives and to our Care Team then please come and join us.

Benefits:

• Additional leave

• Bereavement leave

• Free parking

• Health & wellbeing programme

• On-site parking

• Private dental insurance

• Private medical insurance

• Sick pay

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• NMC (required)

Full Job Description available on request.