One Parent Families Scotland - Treasurer
One Parent Families Scotland is a national charity offering specialist information services for lone parents and agencies working with parents and locally based family support, employability and flexible childcare for lone parents and other families with similar needs. We are looking for a Treasurer to join our Board and to take part in our Finance Sub group. Finance meetings are held early evening in Edinburgh approximately quarterly and Board meetings are held 6 times a year on Thursday afternoons. If you would be interested in helping us, please contact Rachael Gibbins, Finance and Personnel Manager on 0131 557 7896 or rachael.gibbins@opfs.org.uk. Please note that the Treasurer is not expected to attend all Board meetings.

Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd seeking  Voluntary Board Members    
Viewpoint Housing Association is a specialist provider of housing, support and care home services with the primary objective of providing high quality accommodation and care for older people. As part of their medium term objectives they are seeking to recruit new Board Members who have a real desire and interest in helping the Association work with older people to deliver high quality services and meet their future challenges and opportunities. They are particularly keen to recruit those who have experience of governance in a voluntary sector organization and/or with a background in one or more of the following areas: finance, Business management, Care profession, particularly in relation to older people and Human Resources   They are seeking to recruit members to fill causal vacancies from February 2010.  They are committed to equality and diversity and welcome approaches from all sections of the community. For an application pack please contact: Barbara Alexander on 0131 662 5105 or barbara@viewpoint.org.uk. The closing date for application is Friday 22nd January 2010 at 12 noon. Applicants will be invited to meet with current Board members from the Association to discuss their application form and interest during week commencing 25th January 2010.

Haddington Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) are looking for a treasurer
The treasurer is an officer of the Bureau Trustee Board and not a paid worker. The role of the treasurer is to ensure that all the finances are kept in order. This does not necessarily mean that the treasurer has to do all the work as the Bureau has a full time Administrator. For more details about the vacancy contact Anne Hastie, Manager on 01620 825843 or you can visit www.haddingtoncab.co.uk.

Garvald Glenesk are looking for a Board member
They are a small Scottish charity, based in Dalkeith, Midlothian, offering long term residential care to twelve adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Their fundamental aim is to create a happy, secure and fulfilling home life for our residents.    The staff are highly trained and committed and they work in professional partnership within the Care Sector across Midlothian and the Edinburgh area.   Board responsibilities include providing leadership and advice, ensuring effective decision making and guiding the organisation towards fulfilling its governance responsibilities.   The Board meets once a month, and travel expenses are available.   We are currently seeking additional Board members who could bring experience in Human Resources, Marketing or Strategic Finance. Please visit the website www.garvaldglenesk.org for more details information about the charity. For an informal discussion you can contact Janette Miller (Board member) on 0131 663 3221PATH (Scotland)

PATH (Scotland) is a national charity which aims to address the under-representation of Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in Housing. We run high quality training programmes in collaboration with Registered Social Landlords and Local Authorities across Scotland. We are seeking board members with business development and private sector funding experience. Please contact najimee@pathscotland.org.uk if you are interested in becoming a board member.

Community Links (South Lanarkshire)  
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a leading local community empowerment organisation in South Lanarkshire.  Community Links is an innovative, successful and forward thinking national award winning charity with a highly dedicated professional team of staff and volunteers, principally involved in community engagement & consultation services, and a highly successful ICT service provision.  Our aim is to improve the quality of lives for the people who live in their communities. The Board currently seeks to fill two vacancies and create a reserve list of potential Board Members to fill any future vacancies, which may occur from time to time.   The positions are unpaid, but do attract expenses.  Attendance at meetings during the year is approximately eight, but can vary due to initiatives in strategic planning and other areas of particular interest to the individual member of the board.   We are now looking for new board members who can help us expand the range of skills around the table.  Specifically, we would like to hear from people with skills and expertise in any of the following areas:  Strategic ICT & Digital Media; PR & Marketing; Strategic Finance & Funding   For further information, or for an informal discussion please contact: Community Links on (01698) 827583.  

Partick Housing Association -  Board Directors Opportunities
Partick Housing Association Limited is the charitable registered parent of the PHA Group.  It is an Industrial and Provident Society established in 1975.  Since then, it has touched the lives of thousands of people.  Its contribution is measured, not only by the 1,700 homes it provides, but by the improvements it has made to the lives of the many families and individuals living in good quality, secure homes at a rent they can afford.   Over 30 years the Association has demonstrated itself to be innovative, flexible and adaptable to changing public policy priorities whilst remaining sensitive to the needs of local people.

There are a number of vacancies for Board Directors in the subsidiaries and the Group would like to hear from individuals that have experience in one or more of the following areas:   Financial Management in a Construction or Contracting organisation Property Management of a significant estate Customer Relations and/or Human Resources. In the first instance contact Ruth Henderson Chief Executive 0n 0141 357 3773 for a more detailed information pack. This will be followed by meeting her together with the Chair and Vice-Chair of PHA.