Finance Volunteer We’re the MS Society – a community of people living with MS, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers. Our volunteers are a key part of achieving our goals and their support is vital. Join us. About this opportunity We are looking to recruit a Finance Volunteer for our Moray Group. As a Finance Volunteer, you would be joining a coordinating team of volunteers to plan and deliver services and activities to support people locally. You will maintain and approve income and expenditure records and explain financial information clearly to other group members. You would ensure our financial requirements and policies are followed, and that money is spent in a cost effective manner. This is a great opportunity to gain experience with a large charity, develop your existing skills and learn new ones. We need you to get involved and help make positive changes to the lives of people affected by MS. About you You’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers. You’ll be comfortable with figures, preferably with an accounting or business background. Apply Read through the role description carefully Please apply online The MS Society is committed to promoting diversity. We can only offer roles to over 18s.

Finance Volunteer We’re the MS Society – a community of people living with MS, scientists, campaigners, listeners, organisers, ambassadors and fundraisers. Our volunteers are a key part of achieving our goals and their support is vital. Join us. About this opportunity We are looking to recruit a Finance Volunteer for our Clackmannanshire and Stirling Group. As a Finance Volunteer, you would be joining a coordinating team of volunteers to plan and deliver services and activities to support people locally. You will maintain and approve income and expenditure records and explain financial information clearly to other group members. You would ensure our financial requirements and policies are followed, and that money is spent in a cost effective manner. This is a great opportunity to gain experience with a large charity, develop your existing skills and learn new ones. We need you to get involved and help make positive changes to the lives of people affected by MS. About you You’ll have an interest in the MS Society and the work that we do, as well as the enthusiasm to represent both us and our values locally. You will understand the needs of people affected by MS in your area and be sympathetic to the needs and motivations of volunteers. You’ll be comfortable with figures, preferably with an accounting or business background. You will live in the immediate area of the Group, allowing you to meet with other volunteers from the Group. Apply Read through the role description carefully Please apply online The MS Society is committed to promoting diversity. We can only offer roles to over 18s.

Tayside Cancer Support offers the opportunity for anyone affected by cancer in Tayside to receive emotional, social and practical support, either on an individual basis or in a group setting. The charity has been in existence since July 1994, and is made up of an Executive Committee of voluntary Trustees, one part-time paid employee and approximately twenty volunteer befrienders plus other people who support our events. We work with cancer patients, their families, carers and friends. We do this alongside healthcare professionals and other charities and support groups to provide vital support and information. We are funded through donations and fundraising events, and we spend the majority of our income on complementary therapies for our clients in the form of counselling or other therapies. We pay subsidised rent in our offices, one part time salary and lastly refreshments for our drop in cafes and to keep our volunteers going! Anyone can utilise our services who, either has cancer or is supporting someone on their cancer journey, e.g family or friends. They don’t need a specific referral, they can just get in touch. There are no costs associated with our services. Our annual numbers in a story: ● Roughly 20 befrienders working with clients for around 30-40 hours a month. ● We spend around £1,000 a month on counselling and therapies for our clients, this is roughly 20 clients who are benefiting ● The Drop-in Café has had visits from around 50 people over the year. We have big ambitions to grow our support to help more clients throughout Tayside and the surrounding area and therefore we need to raise our profile and in turn raise more funds. We are looking for anyone with relevant financial qualifications or experience who is interested in becoming our Treasurer. We are open to how many hours a week but we just require regular commitment and consistency to ensure that specific tasks get completed regularly. The role will ideally encompass the following but we are very open to any conversations if your skill set is similar to this and you feel passionate about what we do: Be passionate and advocate on behalf of Tayside Cancer Support Be a self-starter who is highly organised and happy to take the initiative to get stuff done! Guide and advise the board on the key assumptions and financial implications of Tayside Cancer Support budgets, operational and strategic plans Ensure that the organisation has an appropriate reserves policy and a realistic budget that meets the services’ needs Ensure that annual accounts are prepared in compliance with regulations and submitted by the deadline to the Charity Commission and/or Registrar of Companies, and make arrangements for them to be audited or independently examined as required Have financial qualifications or experience in a financial role Some overall knowledge or experience of charity finances, fundraising, financial consequences and pension schemes Effective communication skills and willingness to participate actively in discussions! Ability to understand and accept the responsibility and liability of being a member of the board To find out more please contact Lucy-Rose Walker at: office@taysidecancersupport.org or phone 07904 292766.

Helping with raising funds for the Bureau. -Researching potential opportunities for raising funds for the Bureau -Developing fundraising strategies and plans -Working with Board Members/Treasurer and Management to meet fundraising objectives -Organising events to raise money for the Bureau -Drafting and delivering presentations to potential and existing funders