Jobs

Accounts Assistant

Trees for Life are recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team. Currently based from home (with office working expected once restricts allow), we are looking for an efficient and accurate person to support the Head of Finance and Systems by delivering day to day bookkeeping, reporting of expenditure across the charity and ensuring the timely processing of sales and purchase invoices.

Overall, the post holder needs to be a competent bookkeeper, able to work relatively unsupervised, with keen attention to detail, accuracy and tenacity to achieve reconciliations and resolve queries. They should be able to liaise and work well with others in the team and deal effectively and professionally with some key external contacts such as suppliers, bankers and insurers to name a few.

If you are looking for a role where your contribution will help rewild the Scottish Highlands, then please see our website for an application pack.

All enquiries to jobs@treesforlife.org.uk for Laura Miller, People and Resources Manager.

The Deadline for applications is Friday 21st May at 10am to jobs@treesforlife.org.uk or by post to Trees for Life, The Park, Findhorn IV36 3TH

CVs will not be accepted, please complete the application form. If you require this in another format please get in touch as above.

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Accounts Assistant Job Description

Application Form

Benefits Brochure

Equal Opportunities Form

GDPR privacy notice for applicants

New Trustee positions

We are looking to recruit new trustees in 2021, to join our current team of innovative and pragmatic Board members. Your skills and experience will enable us to ensure that our new strategy is implemented effectively and the charity is properly governed. If you have the skills, experience and time to commit to this role, then we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint Board members based on their experience and knowledge in the following areas:
● Charity fundraising
● Tourism
● Human resources
● Community development and engagement

We are also looking to diversify the Board and we would be very interested in applicants who are:
● Gaelic speakers
● Women
● BAME or other under-represented groups

Applications are particularly welcome from those aged 18-45 to increase the age diversity of the board and reflect the community in which we work.

Successful candidates will have a passion for conservation and be aligned with the values and ethos of the organisation. Your ability to support strategic direction will be important, as will your desire to act as an ambassador for Trees for Life. Ideally, candidates will be based in the Scottish Highlands.

For further information, please download the Trustee information pack below. Applications and further questions can be made by emailing jobs@treesforlife.org.uk.

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Trustee role specification

Application form

GDPR privacy notice for applicants