Advertised from 4 February 2026

Role

Disability Equality Scotland seeks to recruit a passionate, skilled and dedicated new team member - Operations Team Lead.

This is a time of immense challenge, change, renewal, and opportunity. Working with DES, you’ll play a vital role in the future of the organisation, championing the rights for disabled people across Scotland.

The Operations Team Lead will have experience of working in operations, finance, HR, and have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Through co-ordinating and providing comprehensive administrative, operational, and financial support, the post holder will ensure that DES operates efficiently, adheres to sound financial practices, and maintains our reputation as a responsible and financially prudent organisation.

They will work across two key areas:

• Office and HR Management
• Finance, budgets, and reporting

This new role would suit someone with administration, HR and finance experience who is naturally very well-organised, able to build strong relationships, enjoys working with lots of partners, and is committed to the equality and participation of disabled people. The successful applicant will also have an eye for detail and be able to quickly respond to new opportunities and challenges.

You’ll be part of the small operations team so you’ll need to be a great communicator, enthusiastic, proactive and willing to be flexible when things change.

Being right at the heart of what we do, you’ll understand how a small charity functions and the importance of strong administrative and financial processes as a backbone to success. You’ll help provide the glue that holds different projects together, enabling it to be greater than the sum of its parts.

From taking minutes at meetings, helping deliver our engagement to our members and to making sure invoices are paid on time - this is a varied and rewarding role and we are looking for someone keen to be a key part of the Scottish Independent Living Movement and get stuck into everything it involves!

For the full job description and person specification of this role please download from information below or contact us on Tel: 0141 370 0968.

If you wish to discuss anything in regard to accessibility or if you require alternative formats, please contact our recruitment team by email at recruitment@disabilityequality.scot or by telephone on 0141 370 0968.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to being disability confident and an employer of choice irrespective of race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, or pregnancy and maternity. The ethical and business case of ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society is at the heart of what we do. When we are recruiting, disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment.

Application notes

To apply for this position, please complete the application form below, outlining what you think you could bring to the role, and email this to: recruitment@disabilityequality.scot 

Please clearly indicate whether you wish to apply under the disability confident scheme (guaranteed interview for disabled people who meet the essential criteria). Use the person specification and job description to highlight your experience.

Please note, no candidate will meet every single essential and/or desired requirement. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you. We welcome applications from candidates who are passionate about disability equality.

Please complete the Equal Opportunities form and Criminal Convictions forms also. These can be emailed to recruitment@disabilityequality.scot separately from the application form.

Closing date: Monday 23 February 2026 at 12 noon

Interviews: Monday 2 March 2026

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