We are seeking a volunteer District Treasurer to join our Roxburghshire Team. The Treasurer is responsible for the collection of funds raised at garden openings in the Scottish Borders area and making sure that funds are paid to our charities and to Head Office. Treasurers enter information about openings into our database so must be numerate and comfortable with technology. You will also get to visit a wonderful range of gardens and meet the lovely people who are kind enough to open their gardens, as well as being part of a team of local volunteers. More information is available online with full details provide via expression of interest form.

If you get a kick out of seeing things happen, achieving success and making a positive impact to a wide audience then being a Deputy District Commissioner (DDC) definitely provides all of that. In this role you will get to see the difference that Scouts makes to so many young people’s lives across a large area, helping them developing skills for life, fostering friendships and providing so many incredible and unforgettable experiences. As our new DDC, leading and managing volunteers will provide you with so many opportunities and experiences. What you can gain by doing this really well can be a great asset for your professional life as well as in Scouts. The issues and challenges that you find ways to tackle will stretch you as an individual and as a leader and you’ll find yourself discovering new things that you are capable of achieving. As DDC you get to inspire, motivate, shape and develop the team, building friendships and establishing a sense of camaraderie focused around our mission for young people. Deputy District Commissioner role, in a nutshell: * Inspire and enthuse people * Apply strategic thinking to a challenge * Build and lead a team of key volunteers * Be resourceful and energetic * Believe passionately about developing young people and volunteers One key aim of the role will be to drive our District plan forward in reaching as many young people in East Lothian as possible and to help coordinate volunteer and youth recruitment in existing and new Groups in communities served by new housing developments. So, what’s in it for me you’re wondering? Whilst volunteering as a DDC can be challenging at times, it is also incredibly rewarding and here is why. Working with the District Commissioner (DC), as a DDC you will be able to really develop and hone your leadership skills by managing teams of remote volunteers across the breadth of East Lothian. Leading and managing volunteers provides so much more opportunity and experiences than with employees, what you can gain by doing this really well can be a great asset for your professional life as well as in Scouts. The issues and challenges that you find ways to tackle will stretch you as an individual and as a leader and you’ll find yourself discovering new things that you are capable of achieving. This role is all about people and one of the incredible benefits of volunteering in any role in Scouts, but even more so as DDC, is the teams of people you get to work with. You will inherit an incredible team of dedicated people leading Scouting in East Lothian, from the District Commissioner who manages Scouting on a local level, to the people delivering high quality training for our Scout Leaders. As DDC you get to inspire, motivate, shape, and develop this team, building friendships and establishing a sense of camaraderie focused on our mission for young people. If you get a kick out of seeing things happen, achieving success and making a positive impact to a wide audience then being a DDC provides all of that. In this role you will get to see the difference that Scouts makes to so many young people’s lives across a large area, helping them developing skills for life, fostering friendships, and providing so many incredible and unforgettable experiences. As DDC you have a significant role to lead the progress of our strategy with the District Commissioner and team. It is an exciting time to take up the reins and support this work to achieve our ambitious goals for new young people. And if you’re reading this thinking that it all sounds quite exciting and something you’d quite enjoy doing, but maybe you’re worried about the timing or you might think there is someone else who would be better for the role, ask yourself if not me, then who? If not now, then when?

Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service is a Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee. To be a Trustee in our organisation is an exciting and fulfilling role. We feel that our Board benefits from recruiting individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, experiences and skillsets. The role of our Trustees is to ensure that Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service fulfils its duty to its beneficiaries and delivers on our strategic objectives, mission statement and principles and standards. The duties of our Trustees are: to ensure the organisation complies with its governing document (Articles and Memorandums), to ensure that the organisation pursues its objectives as defined in its governing document, to contribute actively to the Board of Trustees' role in giving strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy and evaluating performance against agreed targets, to safeguard the good name and values of the organisation and to ensure the financial stability of the organisation.

Glamis & Area Community Trust is a registered Scottish charity. Its charitable purposes are, by using funds acquired or received by the Trust, to support local community projects and initiatives within the boundaries of Glamis Community Council, which advance: 1. citizenship and community benefit. 2. the arts, culture, heritage, or science. 3. the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended; and 4. environmental protection or improvement. The Trust has no separate membership – its Trustees are its only members. The Board comprises up to five Trustees. An Elected Trustee must live within ten miles of Glamis village (per Clause 8.2.2 of the constitution). Each Trustee serves for a fixed term of five years (although may resign earlier) and is eligible for re-election for one further five year term. No payment is made to Trustees, although by prior agreement by the Board out-of-pocket expenses can be reimbursed. Trustees have to be mindful of any potential or real conflict of interests. If any arise, or be likely to arise, they must declare them to the other Trustees and leave any part of a Board meeting or Members’ meeting at which their conflict would or could be a material factor. It is intended that Trustees will meet at least three times each year to decide on grant applications. Other Board meetings will be arranged as necessary. If you may be interested in applying for this position, contact Trust Secretary Bobby Nicholson for an application form. Tel 07710081868