To monitor the financial administration of the Charity in consultation with the and report to the Board of Directors at regular intervals on its financial health and in line with best practice and legal requirements. This is a fulfilling and exciting Voluntary role with a forward thinking Charity, with a chance to influence and make decisions that will take the Charity forward. It is an opportunity to work with a small dedicated team of staff and Board Members who all work closely together in helping and supporting the most vulnerable people in our community. The main responsibilities and duties of the Treasurer include:- • Attending Board Meetings and take an active role in making decisions that will contribute to the running of the Charity. • Leading in the Board’s duty to ensure that proper accounting records are kept and financial resources are properly controlled, invested and economically spent in line with the Articles of Association. • In consultation with Encompass’ Financial Team, to monitor and advise the Board on the Financial stability of the Charity. • Presentation of annual budgets, as agreed with Encompass Financial Administrator, for Board approval. • To liaise with the Charity’s bookkeeper and General Manager. • Review the Annual Accounts in consultation with the Financial Administrator and Bookkeeper and present them to the Independent Examiner • Liaise with the Independent Accounts Examiner to prepare timely Financial Statements for presentation to the Board of Directors and then to members at the AGM for approval. • Liaise and support the General Manager in dealing with the Scottish Borders Council for renewal of contract or the level of funding, as and when required. • As Company Secretary, ensure that all Companies House matters are dealt with in a timely manner, including the changes in Directors and submission of forms and accounts within the set timescales. • Ensure that the accounts are submitted to OSCR within the set timescales. Skills and Experience Required:- • A good working knowledge of Excel, Word and email is required. • Experience of working on Boards is desirable and a willingness to be able to contribute and add value to the decisions made by the Board in the running of the Charity. • Experience in working in the third sector/Social Work/Caring sector would be beneficial but not essential, as training can be given. • An accounting background would be advantageous as this role requires a good level of understanding of accounts and budgets. • A knowledge of the legal and accounting requirements required to run a Charity and dealing with the Independent Examiner, HMRC, Companies House and OSCR. • Experience in payroll is desirable but not essential. • Willingness to work as part of a small team and get involved with other aspects of running the Charity. Days and times to be confirmed. The Treasurer is required to:- • Attend 4 Board Meetings and a AGM each year (2 – 3 hours each) • Meet the Independent Examiner and submission to various regulatory bodies (annually) • Involvement in ad hoc activities eg visiting the office, attending other meetings in house or externally, updating bank signatories etc, (as and when desired/required) As the Treasurer is one of the main Officers of the Charity, there is a requirement that the Treasurer must also be appointed as a Director of Encompass (a Limited Company by Guarantee).

At Narture you will have the opportunity to be involved in many aspects of the day to day running of the bakery/store including: - Serving customers - Stock replenishment - Till work - Serving hot drinks - Helping with keeping the store tidy and clean We look forward to hearing from you if you can spare a few hours each week to work with us.

Narture CIC is an artist collective, working to fund arts projects in Ayr. BREAD is our experimental kitchen and bakery where we bake real sourdough bread to ‘earn the dough’ to fund arts projects. So if you love art and food then this is the right place for you! We are a friendly little team in need of some help to make sure that everything is running smoothly. As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to learn about sourdough baking and always have access to some freshly baked sourdough bread; that’s the least we can do to thank our volunteers. Working with us you can also meet new people in your local area make new connections. We are currently looking for a volunteer bookkeeper/treasurer to report to our Finance Director. Main duties will include: - Recording financial transactions - Handling accounts payable and receivable - Managing profit and loss statements and balance sheets - Paying regular bills for the company - Maintaining company ledgers Please contact us if you have relevant accounting experience and would like to join our team.

ARCHIE Child Bereavement Service (part of the ARCHIE Foundation charity) provide direct support to bereaved children and young people throughout Grampian. Due to an increased demand in our service we are seeking volunteers in a variety of areas including: responders to visit bereaved families, fundraisers, event and admin helpers and a treasurer. Key objectives of our Volunteers are: To support the work of GCBN through contributing to the range of services provided. To make a positive difference to the lives of the children, young people and their families who have been affected by bereavement Our responder service entails people visiting bereaved families and undertaking direct support work with children and young people and their families. We also run event days for children staffed up by our volunteers. We are particularly keen to recruit a volunteer with a financial or accounts background to take on our treasurer role. Excellent support and training is provided to all volunteers e.g.: induction includes self awareness, policy and procedures of charity. Training in child protection and bereavement support. Support from coordinator and board of trustees. All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated. For more details please contact: Malcolm Stewart, Coordinator at email: malcolm.stewart@archie.org or tel.: 01224 554152.

Pushing Out the Boat magazine (North-east Scotland’s Biennial Magazine of New Writing and the Visual Arts) is looking for a new treasurer to join our team of (unpaid) volunteers. We are a registered charity (SCIO No SC044919) with annual income and spending in the low thousands. Our main income derives from magazine sales and events. Apart from administrative expenses, our main cost is printing the magazine. We will provide interested candidates with a summary of our accounts for the last three years. You will: 1. manage our receipts/payments accounting system to include monies received and paid during each financial year via our bank and PayPal accounts and in cash, along with a statement of balances at year end 2. take overall responsibility for operating our bank and PayPal accounts 3. prepare annual accounts, for our Annual General Meeting, obtaining our external auditor’s approval and lodging them with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) 4. advise the management committee on future financial issues, e.g. potential fundraising and upgrading of our technology to accept payments for magazines and events 5. become a charity trustee, a member of our managing committee (to which you will make a regular treasurer’s report), and one of five office-bearers, including our chair, editor, co-ordinator, and secretary. 6. you must be able to demonstrate experience and competence in the technical aspects of the role, and provide us with a referee who can confirm that. While not essential, you may get more out of the opportunity if you have a general interest in the arts. We are a friendly group of volunteers whose meetings and occasional events are held in or near Aberdeen. You can find OSCR’s detailed guidance on operating charity accounts at https://www.oscr.org.uk/media/3532/a-guide-to-charity-accounting.pdf Please also browse our website at https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/ to get a feel for what we do. Contact us at info@pushingouttheboat.co.uk to discuss this opportunity or lodge your interest in it. We recruit new team members through a discussion between any interested and qualified candidate and a small group of trustees to confirm that we’re suited for each other (in current circumstances by Zoom or face-to-face).

Altens and Cove Community Association Centre is a local independent charity, run by volunteer Trustees and a small staff team from Altens Community Centre. Serving Altens and Cove, the centre offers a wide range of community activities, along with private hires of our meeting rooms, sports hall and community rooms, and a café. Our highly recommended Fishies Playgroup operates within Altens Community Centre on weekday mornings during term time. As we emerge from pandemic restrictions, we are looking for new trustees to join our friendly group of staff and trustees. In particular, we are seeking a treasurer to manage the association’s accounts in conjunction with the centre manager and other members of the board of trustees. The Centre provides a vibrant atmosphere and essential support for the community of Cove and Altens, and we would be pleased to welcome additional volunteers to our team. For further information please contact Rob Sim, Chair of Board of Trustees at E Mail: altensccchair@gmail.com or tel.: 07801683011. Details about activities and volunteering at the Centre is also available at our Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/altencc/

Aonach Architectural Energy Services is the trading name of AMC (Aberdeen Multicultural Centre) Charity and Social Enterprise. We are setting up a home energy services company covering a wide range of home energy service upgrades. We need help to get the business up and running, selecting staff and getting quality management systems in place and supporting the team we take on to become self sufficient in running the business. Anyone with experience in any and all aspects of business start-up and running is sought. However, one skill especially sought is an electrician who may be retired or close to retirement who is still in certificates to act as mentor for an apprentice electrician A full business plan and CFF is available and assistance in refining this will be very helpful. For further details please contact Dave McGrath, Technical Advisor/Trustee Aberdeen Multicultural Centre at email djm@grampianenergy.com or tel.: 07768 230451.

Aonach Architectural Energy Services is the trading name of AMC (Aberdeen Multicultural Centre) Charity and Social Enterprise. We are currently setting up a home energy services company covering a wide range of home energy service upgrades across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, particularly for granite buildings. As a start-up we need assistance to get the business up and running particularly in regard to setting up an account with Xero, the accounting software. This would be a great volunteering role for an accounting student or someone with previous experience of setting up their own business who has an interest in environmental and social issues. For further details please contact : Katie Mackenzie, Administrator at E Mail: admin@aonach.org.uk or tel.: 01224 977424.

Turas are an enthusiastic group of Gaelic singers, mostly learners, based in the central Borders, usually St Boswell’s or Melrose. We offer workshops in Gaelic singing and perform occasionally at ceilidhs and concerts. Lately we have been learning on Zoom. We have a local tutor and invite well-known guest tutors from outwith the area. We need a Bookkeeper and/or Treasurer to join our small hard-working committee. Role description: • Collect fees • Pay tutors and guest artistes • Banking • Keeping the books. Attending committee meetings (presently on Zoom) presenting regular reports at meetings and annual reports at the AGM. Attendance at singing workshops negotiable. Dates and times - as and when required. Minimum hours - 1-2 hours weekly, October - December, January - March. Occasionally at other times.

Agape Wellbeing is a community-based Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) in East Kilbride, operating under a Christian ethos and offering services to promote positive wellbeing within the town. Focussing on mental health, social prescribing, and young families, we also have a small retail outlet next door to our community hub, providing volunteering and work experience opportunities . Agape Wellbeing is seeking to recruit suitably experienced and qualified accountant onto our Board of Trustees. In an increasing challenging financial environment, we are seeking to increase our working partnerships, improve our effectiveness, continue to develop creative approaches to meet need and increase our unrestricted income. To help achieve this, we are seeking new volunteer Board Trustee with an appropriate level of knowledge or experience in accounting: This role will play an important part in supporting and overseeing the development of Agape Wellbeing and will share responsibility for its success, including financial viability and compliance with all relevant regulations. You will help us shape the future of our innovative charity. This important role involves sharing responsibility for Agape Wellbeing’s governance and strategy and ensuring the charity and social enterprise is administered effectively and in accordance with law. For more information visit: oscr.org.uk/guidance-and-forms/guidance-and-good-practice-for-charity-trustees To apply for this role, please upload a covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) and CV to susan@agapewellbeing.com Interviews will take place will be arranged and conducted via video conference and will be conducted by a small panel of current Board Trustees.