Full Time

General Manager

Company: Visitor Centres Limited

Location: Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge, Highland, Scotland, PH23 3AJ

The package: Generous salary, company car, discretionary 10% company pension contributions, discretional annual bonus, and other significant benefits.

Who we are:

Landmark Forest Adventure Park is unique – a special park that offers guests of all ages a day out filled with Fun, Discovery, and Adventure. We are located close to Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park.

Part of Visitor Centres Limited, the company which includes Camera Obscura and World of Illusions in Edinburgh, Inveraray Jail in Argyll, and Landmark Press in Carrbridge, it has been providing great days out for more than fifty years.

The company – although small, punches way above its weight with high levels of customer satisfaction and industry leading attractions which are role models for other attractions all around the UK and Europe – even the world.

The team behind the company is ambitions and would like to welcome a new colleague who is equally keen and enthusiastic about running attractions to come on board and steer Landmark Forest Adventure Park onto ever more exciting times and help fulfil our ambitions for the park.

A family-owned company, Visitor Centres places huge emphasis on our main asset – our staff. We know that without a talented and happy team we cannot achieve our goals – so the staff are top priority. Maybe you should join us and see what we mean!

About the role:

The General Manager will work with every department within the park to ensure that all our guests have an amazing day out and that we meet all the agreed KPIs across every area of the operation with health and safety always top priority.

You will have the pivotal role in the park, overseeing and collaborating with Park Operations (which includes all maintenance, attractions operation and special projects); F & B department; Retail and Admissions department; Marketing, Communications and Events Department. There is also a shared overseeing/collaborating role in Accounts and Business Administration departments.

You will play a key role in addressing staff shortages caused by recruitment issues that are currently affecting many sectors.

So, you‘ll see why we are looking for an exceptional talent who has the leadership capability and experience to help us drive Landmark Forest Adventure Park forward as a successful and growing business. If you are that person, contact us right away!

Senior Communications Officer

The role

To act as a first point of contact for media enquiries and produce content for media releases, the website, social media, newsletters, blogs and internal communications, to promote Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park as world class visitor attractions while also promoting RZSS as an international leader in conservation, growing brand awareness, income and support, and safeguarding our brand reputation.

Some of the things you’ll do:

* Input in the development and delivery of the communications strategy and annual communications plan to meet agreed engagement targets
* Develop content and engagement across communications channels, including the media, social media, website, newsletters, blogs and intranet
* Develop and implement the complaints process for Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park, responding to customers and compiling reports
* Develop promotional assets, including photography and video, ensuring brand consistency, value for money and quality
* Be a main point of contact for the media
* Handle sensitive and confidential information, advise and adhere to embargoes
* Ensure factual accuracy to the highest possible standards, adhering to legal and ethical requirements within the media and wider communications
* Work may be required outside of normal office hours, e.g. to cover the arrival of an animal
* Provide an on-call service outside of normal office hours on a rota basis, including working weekends while on call, and ad hoc cover as required

What we’re looking for:

* Educated to degree level in relevant degree or equivalent experience
* An excellent understanding of the Scottish media industry
* Assertive communicator, confident in dealing with a wide range of stakeholders
* Media or public relations agency, or equivalent, experience

What you’ll get in return:

* Starting salary of £29,434 per annum
* 37.5hr working week (this role includes weekend working)
* 34 days annual leave (pro rata)
* Access to a healthcare plan
* Employer contributory pension scheme
* You will receive a staff membership which will give you (and family/friends) free (and discounted) entry to both the Highland Wildlife Park and Edinburgh Zoo as well as a number of other Zoo’s across the UK.

For further information on what the role involves and essential/desirable criteria – please see the ‘related documents’ section under the site location map.

We offer a range of great benefits which can be found at www.rzss.org.uk/about-rzss/staff-benefits

Public & Digital Engagement Coordinator

Aberdeen Science Centre is one of Aberdeen’s only 5-star visitor attractions with a very enviable reputation in supporting visitors to the centre, schools and community groups to be inspired into a lifelong interest with science. Following the opening of our £6m redeveloped building in 2020, now is the most exciting time in our 30+ year history to join our exceptional team and help us work towards achieving our exciting ambitions for the future.

We are seeking an inspirational and pro-active Public & Digital Engagement Coordinator to lead on developing Aberdeen Science Centre’s public-facing programme. You will develop and work in partnership with colleagues to produce shows and workshops for family audiences, clubs and groups. This role will also establish and develop the digital learning resources for ASC in collaboration with an established but evolving Education Team.

Our exciting digital programme may include, but is not limited to, delivery for social media content, live demonstrations, webinars and ‘Meet the Expert’ sessions. Your role will also be to work with ASC’s stakeholders to support in the creation and delivery of the content.

Throughout the public and digital activities, you will ensure that they are delivered by trained and informed staff to provide scientifically accurate information and in accordance with ASC’s Core Values.

The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic and passionate team, strategically managing and growing the Science Centre’s programmes, activities and projects for the future.

You will be educated to a degree level (or have equivalent demonstrable experience in the sector), have experience of working in a STEM related field as well as some management or supervisory skills. You will be able to demonstrate exceptional communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work well on your own or as part of a team. A good knowledge of IT software and the ability to report to stakeholders would be advantageous whilst the ability to use social media platforms as an effective business tool would be useful.

Regional Conservator

Fixed Term 12 months, Maternity Leave Cover – Full-time (40 hours)

JOB PURPOSE

This role is an exciting opportunity for a qualified conservator to provide collections care across some of the National Trust for Scotland’s most impressive properties located in the North and Highlands of Scotland.

The collections and interiors held by the National Trust for Scotland are historically significant and an important part of the visitor experience at many properties and for many members. The Regional Conservator – North will support Operational Teams in all matters related to preventive & remedial conservation. The post holder will advise on the implementation and continuous monitoring of collections care regimes appropriate to each property for collections on display and in storage. They will support remedial conservation projects, including ‘conservation in action’, loan in and out, temporary displays and exhibitions and will maintain information on all aspects of conservation through the Axiell Collections Management & Conservation System. The job holder will work with colleagues from across the Trust to ensure the preservation of and access to collections & interiors; the creation of conservation information and support the delivery of engagement activity. The post holder will promote the activities of the Collections Management & Conservation team through social media and other channels. The post covers sites across the North-East and Highlands including Inverewe House, Culloden, Brodie Castle, Haddo House, Fyvie Castle, House of Dun etc. Travel between these sites is essential.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Develop and support preventive conservation regimes (IPM, Environmental Monitoring, Object Handling & Moving, Storage etc.), including providing training for collections care staff at properties, working across properties to develop the skills and expertise of these staff so that they can take on conservation responsibilities locally and work together effectively.
• Plan & manage the delivery of remedial conservation projects as required.
• Uphold the Trust’s collection management framework & policies and support the development of conservation related property-specific planning across the Trust.
• Deliver expert advice and analysis to ensure safekeeping and access to Collections & Interiors (both physical and intellectual),
• Engage external consultants and contractors as required for preventive and remedial conservation projects.
• Develop and deliver plans for continuous improvement of collections conservation and care, including the co-ordination of regular collections-related training programmes for relevant staff and volunteers
• Support the development of innovative visitor experiences and engagement activities with collections & interiors at properties, during conservation in action events, through collaborations with other organisations, and through collection conservation narratives online
• As required, contribute collections conservation knowledge to interpretation or learning activities, or to broader initiatives such as national exhibitions or publications.
• Advise on improvements to Environmental Conditions & Systems
• Support properties on ensuring Emergency Plans and equipment are in place and up to date, alongside appropriate training

Other duties which may arise, including managing national programmes, ensuring that any work produced under the umbrella of the Conservation & Policy Directorate is outcome led, focused on delivery, and supports the needs of properties.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Essential Qualifications
• A recognised qualification in remedial or preventive conservation or equivalent experience

Desirable Qualification
• A strong commitment to continuous professional development, including ICON ACR status

Essential Skills & Experience
• Substantial experience of delivering preventive and/or remedial conservation of cultural objects and collections, interior surfaces and fabrics
• A demonstrable level of technical expertise and sound professional judgment
• A full driving licence, current for driving within the United Kingdom, own car, and willingness to travel across Scotland and on occasion abroad.
• An eye for detail and accuracy, in particular data analysis
• Excellent communication, influencing and advocacy skills, with demonstrable experience of building and maintaining relationships within organisations.
• Ability to work longer hours and/or nights away in more distant parts of the country on occasion.
A flexible attitude with an ability to prioritise and re-prioritise workload in the face of changing demands and in the context of a developing and changing organisational environment

Desirable Skills & Experience
• Experience of collections management systems
• Experience of leading training programmes, system development and business change projects
• Demonstrable experience of creating and enabling interpretive and audience-visitor experience solutions and promoting these through presentations, research publishing and the use of social media
• Experience of commissioning contractors, managing projects, and overseeing budgetary spend

DIMENSIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB
• Line management of temporary and project staff, and of volunteers
• Budget management of operational budget up to £50k

The Key Responsibilities, Scope of Job, and Required Qualifications, Skills, Experience & Knowledge reflect the requirements of the job at the time of issue. The Trust reserves the right to amend these with appropriate consultation and/or request the post-holder to undertake any activities that it believes to be reasonable within the broad scope of the job or his/her general abilities.

Visitor Services Assistant – Collection Care

The VSA Collection Care Assistant is responsible for ensuring that the collection at Brodie Castle is looked after and protected.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
As a Collections Care Assistant, you will be responsible for the day-to-day care of collections at Brodie Castle , Hoovering and Dusting of the Castle and making sure the Castle is ready for opening to the Public.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that best preventive conservation and collections care practices are followed through the implementation of an effective collections care regime in line with Trust policies and procedures.
The role will include engaging with visitors about the collection care work of the National Trust for Scotland when undertaking cleaning activities in the house. The post holder will also work closely with the function and event team ensuring all functions and events are operated in such a manner as to minimise risk to the collection without compromising the event itself.
The post holder will be part of a wider team of employees and volunteers, helping to support the property where necessary.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The Collections Care Assistant is responsible for a wide variety of duties in connection with the care of the property. These duties involve the correct handling and conservation-cleaning of the collections following best-practice at all times and general housekeeping duties throughout the Castle and other buildings.

Specific duties include:

• Best-practice conservation-cleaning of the collections (furniture, metals, ceramics, glass, works of art, textiles, rugs, books, and other artefacts), using property-specific cleaning plans and approved and recommended methods, materials and equipment;
• Conducting a deep conservation-clean of collections & property pre/post-season opening and setting up/putting property to bed pre/post season opening;
• Monitoring the condition of the collections, both through routine, informal checking and formal record keeping (e.g. environmental conditions, pest damage, condition reporting mechanical wear and tear, completing Accidental Damage Reports). Any concerns, damage or loss should be reported immediately to the Duty Manager and the Regional Conservator and Curator;
• Contributing to the Trust’s Integrated Pest Management strategy and facilitating required treatments under the guidance of the Regional Conservator;
• Conservation cleaning of historic fabric surfaces (e.g. window-sills, dado rails, skirting boards, doors) and the vacuuming/cleaning of all floors and staircases as appropriate;
• Informing requirements for conservation and cleaning material/ equipment supplies with assistance from the Duty Manager and Regional Conservator, to ensure adequate sufficient stocks are maintained/ordered;
• Assist/ support with the collection care to facilitate functions and events ensuring safe handling and storage of collections and implementation of appropriate preventive measures.
• Work with Collection Care Volunteers with support and assistance from the Regional Conservator, Curator and Visitor Services Supervisor.
• Adhere to the property’s quality standards including wearing of uniform dependant on the role;
• Ensure health and welfare of property staff, volunteers and visitors by adhering to the Trust’s Health, Safety and Environment policies and guidelines. This includes working within the property’s “Safe System of Work” (the system for managing Health & Safety).
• Develop conservation and collection care knowledge and skills to ensure the highest levels of conservation-cleaning and collections care are adhered to/maintained at the property through attendance at the Trust’s annual Collections Care training programme and any other relevant training courses;
• Continued documentation of the collection to ensure collections records are maintained and up-to-date in line with NTS collections management procedures.

The current duties of this job do not require a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check to be carried out.

SCOPE OF JOB
People Management
• Not a line manager; but will be expected to work with and supervise volunteers at the property assisting with collection care and conservation tasks.
• Will work as part of the property team communicating with and taking direction from the Duty Manager on a daily basis.
• Will work closely with other property colleagues, in particular the tour guides and VSS Collections Care and Volunteers.
• Will also have occasional interaction with other technical/specialist advisory colleagues based in other NTS locations and departments and with external contractors.

External Relationships
• Requirement to communicate and present conservation and collection care activities to visiting members of the public.

Finance Management
• Not a budget-holder but will be expected to take input/ inform material and equipment requirements for effective management of Trust resources in the allocated areas.

Tools/equipment
• Will be a frequent user of conservation-cleaning materials and equipment which must be well maintained and kept in working order.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
The above outlines the key skills the job holder will need to possess and exercise. In addition, either knowledge of or experience in the following is required:

Essential:
• A good understanding of preventive conservation;
• Previous experience in collection care within a museum or historic environment;
• A keen interest in the National Trust for Scotland and its core values;
• A keen interest in history, historic properties and conservation of their collections;
• Previous experience in housekeeping;
• Good manual dexterity and ability to lift/ carry heavy materials and collections as well as the ability to work from ladders and tower scaffolding;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Excellent front of house persona- warm, welcoming, patient and understanding, ability to communicate conservation works;
• Ability to work within a team or independently, with minimal supervision to a high standard;
• Experience of working with volunteers;
• Ability to carry out lone-working and ability to do so safely within the property;
• Ability to be flexible, in particular to adapt working patterns and tasks;
• An awareness and understanding of the careful approach required when working with fragile historic interiors and collections.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise;
• Ability to manage time efficiently;
• Awareness and understanding of the security issues, both personal and property-specific;
• Ability to be proactive and to take the initiative;

Desirable:
• Experience using collection management databases and environmental monitoring software.
• An understanding of health and safety legislation and collections emergency procedures;
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office software;
• Experience in developing event/specialist talks
• First Aid

Operations Manager

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose is to deliver, develop and optimise property facilities and services to our members and visitors in line with the Trust’s core purpose, principles, priorities, rules, performance standards and in relation to:
 regional properties;
 special & priority projects;
 the conservation of the properties and contents;
 promotion of heritage related to the properties;
 visitor enjoyment;
 financial sustainability; and
 staff and volunteers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Operations Manager will be based at one of the Fife properties, reporting to the Regional Director for the Edinburgh & East Region of the Trust’s Built Heritage properties. The role is the operational lead and accountable manager for the leadership of the cluster of properties, working collaboratively with the property teams in support of development and strategic direction.

The post holder will be responsible for effective people, operations and budget management within the context of the strategies, policies, procedures and rules of the Trust.

Further, and in relation to this, ensure the properties are managed consistently and professionally and to the required standards.

It is also a visible and senior management role where, in addition to the general operations management of the properties in pursuit of their aims and objectives, the post holder will be responsible for the development of the properties operating business planning process (working with the Property Teams and Business Manager for the Region who oversees this process) and utilising key sources of information and needs (e.g. conservation management plan; visitor/market research) to present effective and accountable operational budget and plans that underpin the properties financial performances, visitor experience, conservation delivery, reputation and maintenance.

Inputting and overseeing the operational development of the property cluster namely Falkland Palace, Kellie Castle, Hill of Tarvit, Balmerino Abbey and Sailors Walk. The Operations Manager will be constantly and consistently leading the development of visitor services excellence, commercial and enterprising activity and change, ensuring place and content is engaging through interpretation and services and is the general custodian of its conservation and educational obligations.

The Operations Manager will also manage the non-visited properties allocated to the cluster.

A key feature of the role will also be assisting the Regional Director with the management of the local Members Centre relationship.

The Operations Manager will also be heavily involved in the planning, co-ordination and opening of any new projects, working closely with the Regional Director, Falkland Project Director, advisory panels and regional team.

The Operations Manager’s responsibilities include:
 financial management for the cluster – hold detailed and up to date awareness of off the property positions in partnership with the Business Manager;
 develop effective operational plans;
 leading the provision of excellent internal and external customer service and visitor experience;
 actively lead and promote a safe working environment, where the health, safety and wellbeing of visitors, staff, volunteers and contractors come first. Working with the regional management team to ensure compliance across all relevant areas;
 develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the conservation principles and how they underpin our work. Building a strong working knowledge of the significance, character and profile of each property;
 fostering positive and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
 understanding and cascading the Trust’s strategic objectives and values into local plans and objectives;

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications

 No formal required but experience in similar industry essential.
 A full, clean driving licence for driving in the UK is essential.

Experience

 Extensive experience in large-scale visitor attractions and events.
 Direct experience of property / multi-site operational supervisor or management where customer services and trading are primary features (e.g. retailing, hospitality, foods, theatre, events, leisure).
 Team management, mentoring, facilitating and coaching experience. Formal operational management training within services environment desirable.
 Demonstrable experience of business development and business planning, notably: revenue development, partnerships and affinities, new trading, concept development, change management, events programmes.
 Effective stakeholder management experience, notable examples: media, funding sources, local government.
 Demonstrable experience of managing Health and Safety in the workplace; formal training or personal development in this area desirable.
 Experience of responsibility for marketing and promotional planning and delivery, or participation in marketing and promotional initiatives.
 Heritage, theatre, events sector experience highly desirable.

Behaviors and Values

 Creates a positive and innovative atmosphere which encourages people to commit themselves to the task in hand and where necessary, go beyond the call of duty in order to achieve key objectives.
 Smooths relationships when difficult circumstances prevail and develops a culture of trust.
 Generally, motivates people to give their best results, praising them when things go well and appraising them of improvements which can and should be made.
 Takes decisions as appropriate whilst at the same time ensuring others do likewise.
 Continually seeks out opportunity, practicing and encouraging a culture of excellence.
 Seeks ways of perfecting things, raising standards, reducing errors and overcoming omissions.
 Provides the best solutions in terms of quality and cost.
 Brings a sense of urgency to situations, demonstrate an active approach, be willing to get involved in order to increase the pace and achieve goals and objectives.

DIMENSIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB

Scale
 Operational responsibility for managing five sites and a residential tenancy in Fife: Falkland Palace, Kellie Castle, Hill of Tarvit, Balmerino Abbey; Sailors Walk and St Andrews student accommodation.

People Management
 Directly line managing five members of staff; wider cluster team of around 40 members of staff and over 250 volunteers.
 Leads multi-disciplinary teams including visitor services, collections care, retail, catering events and gardening.
 Works closely with regionally based specialists such as conservators and buildings surveyors.
 Play an active part in the on-going development of conservation management plans, working cross-functionally with regional management colleagues and with consultancy services specialists, either: those assigned to their region and including curatorial, conservation and estates management staff, or; nationally based technical and functional services and including for example, archaeology and nature conservation.
 The Operations Manager leads and inspires the wider team, including property staff and volunteers through on-going activity as well as when the management of change is required.

Property Management
 Operations Manager supported by the Visitor Services Manager or Visitor Services Supervisor takes the leading role in the delivery of property performance. Under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Director, the Operations Manager is central to ensuring focus on delivering against property plans and objectives and will assume responsibility for effective direct leadership where required or cross-functional management.
 Acts as a two-way conduit and facilitator between properties and Trust central services and specialists, to ensure necessary progress in relation to property plans (and other plans as appropriate), projects and overall alignment of work and activity in line with Trust standards and requirement.
 Supports property staff in maintaining positive and productive relations with local community, tourism, culture and heritage bodies and stakeholders. S/he supports the teams to seek out new productive relations, whether locally or more widely for the benefit of the property. S/he acts as an external networker and advocate for the property, with membership of appropriate external bodies in the property’s geographical area, or through the regional management team.
 Responsible for the process of business and operational planning for their properties.

Financial Management
 The Operations Manager is the business leader for the properties and working with the support of the Visitor Services Manager, Property Teams and Commercial Enterprises team will plan and deliver innovative product and sales opportunities, integrated with the heritage site and particular visitor profile for that property / market.

Health, Safety and the Environment
 The Operations Manager undertakes duties under the Health and Safety Policy, Safe Systems of Work and compliance including convening and chairing a group Health and Safety forum if applicable. S/he ensures effective support is achieved from Health and Safety/ compliance advisors / coordinators assigned to the region and ensures property staff and volunteers adhere to their obligations in line with stated Trust systems, policies, procedures and approaches to ensure the health, safety and environment under the Health and Safety policy and their job description.

Strategic Development of the NTS
The Operations Manager leads, champions and supports the strategic development of the Region, through participation in national initiatives, projects and working group activity as required and appropriate.

This role is one for which the duties, responsibilities or accountabilities of the role require you to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme, administered by Disclosure Scotland. This role may involve regulated work with children and/or vulnerable adults.

Administrator – Buildings

This job supports the Head of Building Conservation, and contributes to the smooth running of the Buildings team, through the provision of efficient administrative support. In doing this, it supports the organisation’s vision – Nature, Beauty and Heritage for Everyone – by contributing to conservation objectives our business sustainability.

You will be a strong team player who provides exemplary administrative support to our dedicated buildings professionals. You’ll be the absolute lynch-pin of the department, helping to co-ordinate and track the maintenance and conservation work of Buildings Surveyors as they support our properties all across Scotland. You will be the key “back at base” contact for Surveyors, helping them with record-keeping, report compilation and distribution, liaison with suppliers/contractors, financial transactions, and team-meetings management. You’ll also be critical to recording and tracking our buildings maintenance and conservation work, and supporting with reports and presentations that help senior managers and external stakeholder understand the criticality of the department’s work.

What we want you to be responsible and accountable for
• Providing pro-active administration to support the team, including (but not limited to):
o Responding to departmental queries (phone, email, written correspondence) as departmental “first point of contact”
o Arranging meetings and managing the collective Team diary
o Preparing and circulating agendas, minutes, and action registers
o Collating documentation and carrying out data analysis
o Developing presentations, producing reports, and communicating across the Trust and stakeholders with appropriate updates, articles, and social media
o Carrying out financial transactions and budget reporting
o Record-keeping and filing.
• Providing additional secretariat support to the Head of Buildings Conservation, Head of Building Conservation Policy and Senior Surveyors, such as:
o Personal diary management
o Arranging travel and accommodation
o Management of correspondence and formal Papers
o Expense claims.
• Supporting the Buildings Assistant (in particular) with the maintenance of the records of the Trust’s built assets (heritage and non-heritage).
• Supporting the Buildings Assistant (in particular) with the scoping, maintenance, and development of appropriate systems for the scheduling, tracking, and logging of buildings activity.
• Assisting with the development of the Building Surveying team Quality Assurance management – ensuring that departmental documentation and templates are formatted and updated as necessary and are filed and indexed appropriately in order that best practice can be most effectively achieved.

Marketing Assistant (social media)

Contract: Fixed term 18-month annualised hours (Full time; 37.5 hours per week)

Dundee Science Centre is currently looking for a confident, creative individual with exceptional digital communication skills to join our team in a full-time capacity.

You will create engaging content for Dundee Science Centre’s social media presence and deal with the day-to-day administration of the marketing function at DSC, including clerical tasks, marketing, and operational event activity. You will analyse campaigns, collaborate, and share design ideas, conduct market research, collate results, and compile statistical information. You will be exceptional with social media and systems in general as a large part of your role will be administration.

Hours of work are negotiable, flexible working will be considered, with weekend and evening work required.

To apply for the post, please submit your CV and a covering letter, clearly indicating your suitability for the role.

Planetarium Presenter

Glasgow Science Centre (GSC) is an educational charity and leading science centre and visitor attraction with a 5-star status. Our mission is to inspire everyone to explore and understand the world around them and to discover and enjoy science.

We are a place of learning, creativity, curiosity, and fun, inspiring and empowering around half a million people every year, both inside and outside our amazing centre in Pacific Quay, on the banks of the Clyde.

Our state-of-the-art centre contains more than 450 interactive exhibits, a digital planetarium, a science show theatre, Newton Flight Academy, a teaching laboratory, an IMAX cinema, and a maker space. We also take science out of our centre and across Scotland with our On Tour programme and our Community Engagement Programme works closely with people in our local communities.

Our staff are vitally important to us and play a key role in achieving our mission. We value diversity in our workforce and want our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve bringing a range of skills, experiences, knowledge, and ideas to help towards our mission.

Our company values are important to us as they underpin who we are and how we work, what we believe in and stand for:

We strive for excellence

We are inclusive

We innovate

We collaborate

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you committed to seeking excellence, creativity and innovation? Do GSC’s mission and values excite you? Do you want to work in a positive, vibrant and collaborative environment?

We are recruiting for a Planetarium Presenter to deliver high quality planetarium experiences for a variety of audiences and act as a champion of science communication. The post holder will support the Planetarium Coordinator with day to day operations, and will have sole responsibility for special evening planetarium events.

The successful candidate will be confident with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrable interest in astronomy, either academic, amateur, or science communication. You will have experience of working with the public, children and community groups, and will be inspired by our mission and share our company values.

If this sounds like you then we would love you to get in touch!

APPLICATION DETAILS

Please find full job description and application form at https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/current-vacancies

We are equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Application Deadline: Monday 17/10/2022 at noon.

Cook

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild.  We work with a vast range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious charity, we are built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

The Role

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Certificate holders…we want you!

We have a rare opportunity for an experienced Cook to join our Catering Team here at OnFife. You will be responsible for ordering, controlling and preparing food items for our Café offering at Rothes Halls which will include using seasonal and fresh ingredients from our suppliers.

We provide an efficient service in our busy café environment, you will maintain this level of service while following company values, policies and procedures.

You’ll implement and maintain statutory and company standards of hygiene, food safety and health and safety.

About You

We are looking for a creative and innovative individual who is a real ‘foodie’. You will be passionate and enthusiastic for providing fresh food and great service.

We want you to have a passion for driving sales through seeking feedback from customers and implementing new initiatives following ‘high street’ food trends.

We are looking for someone with previous experience working in a kitchen environment who is naturally outgoing and has an energy to train and inspire others.

How to Apply

If you are looking for a new challenge in your career or would just like to supplement your existing job, you can apply for the role by sending your CV, along with a completed Equal Opportunities Form (which can be downloaded from our current vacancies page on our website) and return these to the HR team via hr.fct@onfife.com .

We are an equal opportunities employer.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

If you’re selected for interview, we’ll be in touch quickly to arrange this.

Director of Audience

DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE
Location: Edinburgh
Full time, Permanent
£70,000 – £85,000 per annum
Hybrid

Introduction 

At the National Galleries of Scotland, we strive to make art work for everyone. We are home to the nation’s extraordinary, world-renowned collection of Scottish and international art. We welcome visitors online and in person to our three principal sites in Edinburgh: the Scottish National Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. We reach out into communities to explore art and discover what it can mean to us all. Our vision? To deliver Art for Scotland: Inspiration for the World.

We are one of Scotland’s leading cultural institutions, with a high profile and partnerships nationally and internationally. We are on a mission to broaden our impact, to discover and share the countless stories the nation’s collection has to offer and to explore our audience’s views and meet their needs. We aim to play our part in tackling the Climate Emergency and to be inclusive and open in all we do.

Your Role

As part of our Leadership Team, reporting to the Director-General, you will lead the strategic development of our relationship with all our audiences, physical and digital. You will be the driving force behind maintaining and strengthening our audience engagement on-site and on-line, ensuring that we share the nation’s collection as widely as possible. 

A key part of this role will be ensuring that NGS maximises opportunities for generating revenue from its commercial activities within the context of a mission-led and publicly funded cultural institution. This role will deliver a creative and ambitious commercially driven strategy across audience insight, marketing, and communications, digital, CRM and our Trading Company, to drive revenue, increase research and enhance our work.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure we have an integrated strategy for audience engagement that is understood and actioned by all of us across the organisation. Drawing on robust evidence, you will devise and deliver an approach that focuses on our key audiences and provides them with an unforgettable visitor experience. By doing all this, you will help us position our brand and grow our profile to make our vision a reality.

This is an exciting time to join and make a significant impact through your contribution and we hope this opportunity catches your attention! If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. For more information please visit https://www.nationalgalleries.org/jobs

Communications Officer (Maternity Cover)

As part of a team responsible for building the profile of National Museums Scotland through media and digital channels, you will drive visits to our four national museums and our website through the delivery of specific media relations and communications campaigns. You will do this through creating compelling media materials, events and photo opportunities, filming facilitation and managing external agencies working on our behalf. Targeting a range of media and developing partnerships which extend reach will form part of your remit as will responding to media enquiries.

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) you will have knowledge of applied and strategic media relations and best practice in the world of media relations and communications. It is vital that you have significant relevant practical experience in the field which includes creating compelling media materials and statements, managing sensitive media and communications issues, and acting as a spokesperson, preferably gained within a cultural setting.

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