Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £50,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 28th April 2025
- Advertised from 20th March 2025
- 35 hours a week with flexible working. Permanent.
Role
Scotland’s membership organisation and sector support body for the performing arts is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer. We are seeking a visionary and collaborative individual to lead FSTas our new CEO. You will be passionate about the transformational power of the arts and will be keen to play a significant role in futureproofing and promoting Scotland’s performing arts sector with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be an experienced communicator and someone who can make a compelling case for the impact of the arts and its importance to the world today. You will be comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders including individual artists and practitioners and organisations both large and small across theatre, dance and opera.
The CEO is responsible for:
- Developing and leading the strategic, financial and operational delivery of FST’s work across advocacy, strategy, and sector support.
- Ensuring the needs and priorities of the Scottish performing arts sector are effectively conveyed to decision-makers, policy developers and legislators in Scotland and across the UK.
- Raising the profile of Scottish performing arts through lobbying, increasing awareness and access.
- Leading the team and overseeing the delivery of our programmes which develop best practice and increase the potential of performing arts in Scotland.
- Developing and managing strategic relationships to support the sector within and beyond FST’s membership and across the wider public realm in Scotland, the UK, and internationally.
Application notes
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The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 28 April 2025.
You will receive a response from FST by 6pm on Friday 2 May 2025.
Interviews will be held online on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 May 2025.
Top job! Head of Corporate Services – Maternity Cover
- Part time
- £42,268 – £47,567 pro-rata
- On site: Office working in Edinburgh
- Closing 16th April 2025
The Relationships Scotland Network is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offer relationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 21 member services across Scotland, which provide face-to-face support to around 15,000 people each year.
We are looking for a motivated and hardworking person to join our Corporate Management Team as Head of Corporate Services. The role is based in our national office in Edinburgh, and will involve a wide range of tasks including managing budgets and finances, overseeing HR processes, and being responsible for building management, including health & safety.
Although the role is office based, we are open to discussing flexible working hours, in particular if shorter working days are needed to fit in with school hours etc. All staff work in the office on Tuesdays when possible.
To find out more about this role and how to apply, please download the application pack.
Wasps (Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland Ltd.) is seeking an exceptional leader to guide one of Scotland’s valued cultural organisations into its next chapter. As we approach our 50th anniversary, we are looking for a visionary and strategic Chief Executive Officer to champion our mission, strengthen our impact and ensure our long-term sustainability.
For nearly five decades, Wasps has been at the heart of Scotland’s creative community, providing studios and workspaces for artists, makers, and creative businesses. With 19 sites across 14 towns and cities, from the Shetland Islands to the Borders, we support more than 1,000 artists, 25 arts charities, and 81 creative enterprises. Through our innovative property developments, we breathe new life into historic buildings, transforming them into thriving creative hubs that contribute to Scotland’s cultural and economic landscape.
The Role
As CEO, you will provide strong, visible leadership, ensuring Wasps remains a sustainable, artist-centred organisation that meets the evolving needs of Scotland’s creative sector. Reporting to the Board, you will drive the strategic vision of the organisation, leading an experienced team to deliver operational excellence, financial sustainability, and sustainable growth.
You will be the public face of Wasps, representing the organisation at the highest levels, advocating for our tenants and fostering relationships with key funders, policymakers, and stakeholders across the arts, business, and government. You will also oversee our capital projects, ensuring that we continue to develop and enhance our creative spaces across Scotland.
Who we’re looking for We are seeking an inspiring and entrepreneurial leader with the following attributes:-
- A strategic thinker who can demonstrate vision and identify opportunities for - and manage – change.
- Experienced in partnership working, business planning and organisational development.
- Respected and connected in cultural/charity/property networks and understands the opportunities and challenges facing the creative economy and Wasps communities across Scotland.
- Has an understanding of a property-based charity and legislative compliance responsibilities as a landlord.
- Committed to leading Wasps to achieve Net Zero in our properties and organisational practice.
- An outstanding communicator, networker and advocate, with the ability to build strong partnerships and influence key decision-makers.
- Experienced in complex stakeholder engagement and management
- A strong strategic and financial mindset, capable of leading a complex property-based organisation with a focus on long-term sustainability.
- Committed to diversity, inclusion, and community engagement, ensuring Wasps continues to serve artists, makers and creative people.
Museums Galleries Scotland is the National Development Body for the Scottish museums sector. We’re here to support more than 440 museums and galleries, whether through strategic investment, advice, advocacy, skills development or other means.
We are looking for a Grants Assistant to support the delivery of MGS’s grants programmes and capturing their impact.
The Grants Assistant brings strong administration skills and a keen attention to detail to assist across all elements of the grants process, dealing promptly with enquiries and delivering excellent customer service to grant applicants. They will bring an enjoyment for number work/aptitude for maths and be comfortable working with databases, have strong communication skills and a can-do approach, with collaborative working an essential part of the role.
Overview of Responsibilities
Manage telephone and email enquiries about the grants programme Carry out basic financial checks on grant claims Liaise with applicants around award acceptances and project reports Add new organisations to the grants processing system and keep information up to date, including editing funding website pages Support grants impact analysis and reporting; and draw out examples of best practice for case studies to demonstrate impact Support the promotion of grant programmes to the sector in consultation with colleagues Support the delivery of funding rounds Occasional administrative support for the Accreditation scheme
The above mentioned tasks and responsibilities constitute an overview and not an exhaustive list. Workload and priorities are ultimately determined by the annual MGS Operational Plan.
Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Supporting and maintaining processes
- Working with databases
- Strong customer focus and ability to communicate positively with a range of people
- Interpreting financial information
- Keen attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills
- Processing, interpreting and presenting/reporting data
- Microsoft Office and other relevant software
Preferred:
- Experience/knowledge of grants administration Knowledge of GDPR
How You Work
MGS has a behavioural competency framework which describes how we expect people to go about their work day-to-day. Staff must demonstrate the following skills areas at an appropriate level:
Works collaboratively Communicating with impact Respect, inclusion and integrity Effective decision-making Sector focus Drive for results Innovation, agility and building capability
In particular this role requires someone who conveys energy and enthusiasm about their work and takes a proactive approach to collaboration, organises and plans work effectively, readily contributes ideas and willingly adapts working practices to support changes.
All staff are expected to champion and help deliver MGS’s commitments to anti-racism and climate.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS – Occasional regional travel may be required
The Executive Assistant is a new role to support our Chief Executive & Artistic Director, who is responsible for the ongoing management and development of the NYOS and artistic planning across all our programmes; and to support our Head of Development who is responsible for a fundraising strategy that supports all areas of NYOS’ work.
The Executive Assistant will coordinate and manage the Chief Executive’s scheduling, prepare and organise strategic materials and plans, and support board meetings and the preparation of board materials. This role serves as the eyes and ears for the Chief Executive, connecting her to organisations, projects and business information, ensuring meetings and materials are efficient and effective, and serving as a trusted partner to ensure that the Chief Executive can fulfill her role effectively.
The Executive Assistant will also support the Head of Development with the planning and communication of key fundraising events and ad hoc data management projects, particularly to develop our supporter networks as we work towards NYOS’ 50th anniversary year in 2029.
The dynamic nature of this role requires exemplary time management skills and the ability to identify and anticipate the Chief Executive’s needs. The Executive Assistant will interact with a broad range of individuals including members of the Senior Management Team, the NYOS Board, external partners and artists, and will be expected to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion. You do not need to fulfil every element of the job description to apply. We are interested in finding someone who really wants to contribute to NYOS’s work and will support your professional development if you have the right potential. If this role excites you, but you are unsure about applying, please feel free to get in touch for an informal conversation.
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