Trustees/Company Director

>     Renumeration/expenses: Voluntary role, unpaid but reasonable expenses reimbursed

>     Location: Edinburgh/Glasgow

>     Time commitment: 1-2 days a month

>     Term: Appointed for 3 years with the option to be re-elected for an additional three-year period

>     What support will be in place: Full induction and training provided

>   Specific skills/experience: We are open to applications from candidates who have strong skills in leadership, strategic thinking and communication. Board experience is not necessary. We would also value skills and experience in data/digital, IT, human resources or law.

>   Closing date: 31 May 2025, midnight

>   Interview date: w/c 16 June 2025

We are seeking Trustees to join the Citizens Advice Scotland Board at a really exciting time in our development as we prepare to launch our new strategy, which will see us build on our network’s strengths of delivering life changing advice and using our evidence base to tackle inequality and injustice.

>     We are looking for people who currently have an active link with a Citizens Advice Bureaux in Scotland as a manager, volunteer or board member. 

>     We are also looking for people who have no existing links but could bring skills and experience in data/digital, IT, human resources or law. 

>     Our current Chair is stepping down in 2026 and we are interested in speaking to people who have the skills and experience to take on that role in future.

As a trustee, you will play a crucial part in ensuring Citizens Advice Scotland fulfills its purpose by defining a clear strategic direction, offering constructive challenge to the executive team and supporting our network of Citizens Advice Bureaux to function effectively. You’ll also make sure that we make good use of our resources, look after our people and follow relevant laws.  You will also help us to make sure that our services develop and adapt so they are fit for the future too.

This role offers you the opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advice network and to make an invaluable contribution to citizen’s lives.

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to contribute to the leadership of a major Scottish charity that makes a real difference

• The chance to join a board with people from a range of backgrounds and experience, collaborate and learn from each other

• Gain experience in governance including charity management and leadership

• Gain skills in strategic, critical and analytical thinking

• Full induction and training programme provided to develop your skills as a trustee.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Bureaux Trustee job pack.

For more information about the role, please refer to the External Trustee job pack.

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If you have an issue with downloading the above documents, please request it at recruitment@cas.org.uk.

Before you apply

Our aim is to make ensure our application assessment process is fair, objective and transparent.

As such, please do not include on your CV or candidate statement the following information: your address, a photo, hobbies, age, date of birth, marital status, nationality.

The candidate statement

The candidate statement plays a very important part in the application assessment process. It is a free space for you to showcase your skills, competencies, and experiences relevant to the role.

In the candidate statement please address the following questions in no more than 1-2 page(s) A4 long:

> Why are you drawn to the trustee role at CAS?

> What skills and experience can you bring to the board?

> How do your values align with CAS’s values?

While we recognize AI can be a helpful tool for starting your application, and may help you by sparking an idea more easily than starting with a blank page, we really want you to show in your application who you are and how you think. AI will never replace the important human element at the application stage.  It is very obvious when candidates have used AI alone to complete their application and so, for your own benefit, please make sure that you write your written statement yourself and don’t rely on AI to write it for you.  

You have the option to upload your candidate statement as a separate document or you can write your candidate statement in the section below. Please choose the option that best work for you.

Please note that applications without the candidate statement will not be considered.