The Village Storytelling Centre seeks to employ a Finance & Development Manager to lead on financial operations and support the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation. We seek a dynamic, highly motivated person to support fundraising targets, broaden our income streams and to lead on financial management and reporting. We would anticipate that the successful candidate will spend a proportionate amount of time on both finance and income generation, which may vary throughout the year.

This new post has been developed following our recent Multi Year Funding award from Creative Scotland. It presents an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated and talented team as we move forward into this next phase of our journey.

We are keen to hear from people with demonstrable experience in fundraising or business development and finance operations. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, creative and experienced in making and maintaining links with a range of stakeholders. They should be committed to equity, inclusion and social justice and have an interest in the arts.

The Village Storytelling Centre is a centre for contemporary oral storytelling and a European leader in applied storytelling. Our vision is a world where people and communities are inspired, connected and heard, underpinned by our mission to improve and enrich lives across Scotland through the power of story.

This post is funded by Creative Scotland. The successful candidate will be subject to PVG and reference checks.

As Scotland’s membership organisation and sector support body for the performing arts, we have been undergoing an exciting transformation. Following a restructure in early 2024, we are seeking passionate, skilled and dedicated new staff members to join the team that was appointed in late 2024, to support and champion the performing arts in Scotland. Working with FST, you’ll play a vital role in the future of this essential part of the cultural sector.

This is your opportunity to join a newly appointed team, in a staffing structure designed to support the implementation of a strengthened strategic framework and renewed business plan at an exciting time in the evolution of FST.

The Events and Membership Assistant will assist in the provision of services to FST members, including the delivery of regular events and meetings, membership processes and general administrative duties, as well provide administrative support to other team members as required.

They will work across five key areas:

• Meeting Planning and Support
• Membership Administration
• Office Administration
• Communications
• FST Strategy and Team Support

As Scotland’s membership organisation and sector support body for the performing arts, we have been undergoing an exciting transformation. Following a restructure in early 2024, we are seeking passionate, skilled and dedicated new staff members to join the team that was appointed in late 2024, to support and champion the performing arts in Scotland. Working with FST, you’ll play a vital role in the future of this essential part of the cultural sector.

This is your opportunity to join a newly appointed team, in a staffing structure designed to support the implementation of a strengthened strategic framework and renewed business plan at an exciting time in the evolution of FST.

The Administration and Finance Assistant will provide financial and administrative support to the staff team and ensure a smooth office routine and communications for the FST membership.

They will work across six key areas:

• Financial and book-keeping
• Correspondence and communication
• Filing and database management
• Office management
• Event and meeting management
• FST strategy and team support

Our vision is that our youngest children, those aged birth-5, fulfil their right to access arts and creative experiences that give inspiration, joy and wonder to early childhood in Scotland. Our mission is to inspire babies, toddlers and young children by including them in high quality live performances and creative experiences that fulfil their right to access a rich arts and cultural life in Scotland regardless of where they live or their background. Starcatchers offers innovative, beautiful, collaborative arts and creative experiences that babies, toddlers and young children aged birth-5 can share with their parents and carers.Engaging with and participating in these activities brings joy and wonder, fostering the understanding that very young children are creative agents with their own capabilities and voices. Placing the child’s voice at the heart of everything we do also means looking after things that are central to children’s wellbeing. This means making strong choices to actively support diversity and inclusion so that all babies can grow up in a more equal and just society. It also means a commitment to climate action, carbon reduction and new models of sustainable working. Starcatchers was founded to provide our youngest children with the opportunity to experience theatre and the arts. Integral to that was the belief that all children,regardless of their age and stage of development, have a right to access arts and cultural life as outlined in Article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC).This belief is unwavering. As Scotland incorporates the UNCRC into domestic law, our resolve to ensure that all our youngest children have access to age-appropriate, quality arts and cultural experiences is reinforced.We believe that Scotland should be the best place in the world to grow up and that Starcatchers, as the National Arts and Early Years Organisation, has an integral role to play in achieving this goal.

Starcatchers General Manager - Primary Purpose

To support the strategic development of the organisation, whilst managing the day-to-day organisational, administrative and financial systems to ensure the smooth operation of company activity.