Appointments

Osprey Housing Group has built on the unexpected positives that have flowed from the Covid-19 pandemic to create a new role of tenancy sustainment officer. Like all Scottish social landlords, Osprey has had to rethink how to stay in touch with tenants and address the complex issues created by t

With the retirement of chief planner John McNairney and the recruitment process for John’s successor underway, the Scottish Government has moved to appoint Dr Fiona Simpson as interim chief planner until the position is filled on a permanent basis. Dr Simpson has taken on that interim role wit

Ogilvie Construction has appointed Kirsty Kirke as development manager for social housing to lead its expansion in the sector. Kirsty brings over 25 years of experience in the delivery of mixed-use residential developments across the UK and will lead the programme to build on the company’s suc

Four new staff appointments have been made by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) to boost its policy and public affairs team. Lindsay Duncan, Simon Ovenden, Paul Richardson and Andrew Henderson have joined SLE’s headquarters team at its base in Musselburgh and will each play a role in advising

Alison White has been appointed as the joint director of West Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). The position has key responsibilities across partner organisations with the postholder acting as a depute chief executive as part of West Lothian Council's executive management team, bein

Council tenants in North Lanarkshire are being encouraged to provide their views on the quality of the housing services they receive as part of the local authority's tenant satisfaction survey. During July and August, tenants are being randomly selected to take part in the telephone survey and will

At its recent Annual General Meeting, NETRALT (North East Tenants, Residents and Landlords Together) appointed Katie Taylor, participation lead at Grampian Housing Association and Catherine Coutts, tenant participation officer at Castlehill Housing Association as new co-chairs. Celebrating its miles

Procurement solutions provider Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has expanded its Livingston-based team to increase the added value support provided to partners. (from left) Lynsay Logan, Daniella Bryans and Heather O’Donnell

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed a new tenant and community engagement facilitator. Louise McNeilage, or Lou to her friends, said she was delighted to take up the role.

Habitat for Humanity Great Britain has today announced the appointment of Homes for Scotland (HFS) chief executive Nicola Barclay as chair of its board of trustees Ms Barclay will succeed Ian Whitehead who served as chairman since 1991 at the charity which focuses on lo

The Scottish Parliament’s former presiding officer Ken Macintosh has taken up his first non-executive role since leaving politics. Mr Macintosh has joined the board of Lar Housing Trust, which specialises in providing mid-market rental homes across Scotland. His appointment is being described

Aberdeen Cyrenians has announced the imminent departure of its chief executive Mike Burns as he moves takes on the role of CEO of national mental health charity Penumbra. From today, Chris Bennett-Taylor, head of corporate and business services, will assume the role of interim CEO.

Link Housing, part of the Link group of companies, has recruited David Mackenzie as its new managing director. Mr Mackenzie, who will join Link Housing this September following his role as CEO of Craigdale Housing Association, will succeed June Green who announced her plans to retire last month.

Aaron Hill and Carolyn Lochhead have joined the executive team at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) as director of policy and membership and director of public affairs and communications respectively. The new appointments complete SFHA’s execu

Homeless Network Scotland’s Martin Gavin highlights an opportunity to work in the Scottish Government Homelessness Unit, along with a chance to join All In For Change and ensure the voice of lived experience remains loud and present in homelessness policy. During a question & answer sessio