Finance and Membership Assistant Officer

• Full time, 35 hours per week
• £26,251.90 per annum
• Children in Scotland’s office is in Edinburgh and this will be your official contracted place of work. We have introduced hybrid working based on trust and flexibility. As long as business needs are met, individuals have flexibility in terms of where they work (home/office)

Do you have good communication skills? Are you looking to work in a fast paced and vibrant environment? Do you enjoy the process of organising? Do you have high levels of accuracy in your work? Then this could be the role for you.

We are looking for a new Finance and Membership Assistant Officer. This is a role that offers lots of variety as you would be crucial both in supporting our financial management, as well as helping maintain and build the membership which sits at the heart of Children in Scotland.

The role will suit someone who wants to help make a difference in the lives of children in Scotland. They will like variety in their role, have an eye for detail and excellent organisation skills, as well as the ability to build relationships across organisations. They will bring with them experience of supporting the delivery of services or activities, including administrative tasks.

The post will sit in the Central Services Team and have responsibilities across the organisation with specific roles to support the Finance function and help deliver the Membership Service.

You need experience of accurately undertaking administrative tasks and be able to demonstrate good data entry skills. You will need to be able to combine this with good communication skills, both verbal and written and be comfortable in playing a public facing role for the organisation.

Children in Scotland is a great place to work, and you would be an important element in its success going forwards.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

Further information and how to apply 

For an informal chat about the job, please contact Judith Turbyne, CEO, by email on jturbyne@childreninscotland.org.uk

Click here to download the recruitment pack

To apply, please click here to complete the online application form

Closing date: noon, Thursday 17th July 2025
Interview date: Thursday 31 July 2025

About Children in Scotland:

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Adjustment for application and interview

Disabled candidates may face additional challenges or accessibility barriers in the recruitment process that can be alleviated with adjustments.

Our application form is a survey created in the Microsoft Forms platform. Please let us know if you have problems completing your application in this format, or if you require any documents in an alternative format. You can email us at recruitment@childreninscotland.org.uk.

Should you be invited to interview, we wish to ensure that all facilities necessary to enable you to participate fully in the interview and any other assessment exercises are available to you. When inviting you to interview we will ask you if you have any specific requirements. We do not ask for this information in the application process.

If you feel you wish to discuss requirements or share details with us you can let us know at any stage in the recruitment process, by emailing recruitment@childreninscotland.org.uk. Details of any request will only be shared in order to put any adjustment in place and with your consent.