Your weekly roundup of appointments happening across the charity sector.
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Refugees at Home

Refugees at Home has consolidated its chief operating officer and chief executive roles after its CEO of the last eight years Lauren Scott stepped down.

The charity’s current COO and acting CEO will also be its permanent chief executive. She has been with Refugees at Home for four years and has already been leading the organisation during Scott’s recent maternity leave.

“Our Trustees are hugely grateful to Lauren for everything she has achieved and excited to work with Carly as she leads Refugees at Home into its next chapter,” said the charity.

Humanist Society Scotland

Scottish Youth Parliament chief executive Jamie Dunlop has been appointed to the same role at Humanist Society Scotland.

He joins the charity at the end of November having been in senior roles with the Scottish Youth Parliament for the last 11 years, initially as its deputy CEO and then leading the young people’s voice organisation since 2023.

"The Society does vital work in promoting humanist values, championing human rights and campaigning for a fairer and more equal Scotland,” said Dunlop.

The charity’s co-chairs John Paul Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Buchan added: “Jamie has been selected for this post based on his passion for our organisation’s agenda and his extensive professional skills and experience of charity governance.

“We are looking forward to working with Jamie to make Scotland a more rational, compassionate, and fair-minded country.”

Bliss

Fiona Ross has been appointed chair of Bliss, the charity that supports premature and ill babies. She takes over from John Calder, who has completed nine years as a trustee including two years leading its board.

“The work of Bliss has a deep resonance for me,” said Ross, who is a Kingston University health and social care professor and a trustee at Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

“I have three adult children and five grandchildren. As a family we remember Harry, our third child who died at 35 weeks and the days of acute anxiety after our youngest, Jonny was born prematurely and struggling in neonatal care. Now that little baby is a proud father.

“There is much in neonatal services to be proud of, but also many ways care can be better, fairer and more equitable for babies and their families.

“I am delighted to have been appointed as Chair of Bliss to be part of our movement for change at a pivotal moment when there is a lot to do.”

IMechE

Engineering charity IMeche’s interim chief executive Joann Passingham for the last year has taken the role on a permanent basis.

“There is so much potential for our Institution to be an even stronger champion for both the engineering profession and our members,” she said.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey. The work continues, and I'm looking forward to shaping the future of engineering together.”

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