Full Time

Head Chef

Scottish Canals are the custodians of the nation’s canal network and surrounding estates. Our vision is to invest in the canal network to generate lasting benefit for people and communities; celebrating their industrial heritage, ensuring they offer quality green and blue spaces for people and communities and contribute to Scotland’s resilience in tackling climate change.

Our success is rooted in valuing the contributions of our entire team – we care, we create, and we collaborate to continue to deliver a whole range of activities from boating, paddling, walking and wheeling to living and playing and improving what the canals have to offer to our visitors and communities. We also work collaboratively with our partners and stakeholders to contribute to a wealthier, fairer, greener and more resilient Scotland.

As an employer we offer a truly unique opportunity to be part of our team, help us realise our vision and contribute to safeguarding our heritage and ensuring our canals flourish now and in the future.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head Chef to join our Food & Beverage team at The Falkirk Wheel . You will be managing the kitchen team in its entirety, inclusive of all Health & Safety, financial ownership, welfare, training, growth and development. Principally providing our full menu, inclusive of hot offer, Grab and Go, wood fired pizza and events to the highest quality.

The role includes supporting the food offer at our sister destination; The Caledonian Canal Centre.

The role is offered on a permanent basis, and with a starting salary of £33,833 (Band D) plus variable working allowance of 11.25%. Working hours are typically between 7am and 5pm on a 4 on 2 off rota (later start and earlier finish in winter due to seasonal variance) averaging 37 hours per week with flexibility required due to business demands and occasional evening shifts due to events.

Scottish Canals offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days, plus 10 public holidays, along with enhanced sick pay, discounted shopping vouchers, health cash plan and a contributory pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.

Primary responsibilities of the role:

Manage daily running of the kitchen and personnel who report to the Head Chef – training, development and regular 1:1’s (along with PRD and appraisals) to ensure all high standards are kept
Daily preparation of all food offerings, standard daily menu and specials, inclusive of ‘Grab & Go’, external catering outlets and meeting and event catering
Managing the Sous Chef and all kitchen staff to ensure the smooth running of the Falkirk Wheel F&B offer, inclusive of events
Manage all Health & Safety aspects of the kitchen and associated areas
Manage all food & support of beverage purchases, storage and stocktake
Manage, present and deliver menu planning and managing COS in line with budgets
Manage all financial elements of the kitchen budgets inclusive of forecasting and utilising back of house and financial applications
Manage facilities within the kitchen with support of property maintenance
Support the CCC Chef with monthly check ins and quarterly visits
Support with marketing and promotions

Qualifications and knowledge required:

Educated in Catering, a degree or NVQ equivalent
Previous experience working in a similar role for a minimum of 3 years, with supporting qualifications and awards/certification
Good communication and evidence of leading a team
Highly organised with excellent planning
Able to work under pressure in a high-paced environment
A full driving license

Skills and experience required:

Excellent interpersonal skills
Experience in similar role
A real enjoyment for hospitality and delivery of 5 star products

Qualities & abilities required:

A confident, friendly, helpful and engaging nature
The ability to deliver a professional service
The drive to work across various disciplines
Good time management and organisational skills
The ability to work well under pressure
A sense of own initiative with the ability to work effectively as part of a team
A flexible approach to the role

Scottish Canals reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Head Ghillie

Reporting to The Macallan Estate Manager, the Head Ghillie is part of the wider estate team which includes the garden/grounds, agricultural and woodland management staff. Sustainability and habitat management is at the centre of everything the estate team do, working to an annual Ecosystem Restoration Plan (ERP). The Macallan Head Ghillie will lead and develop the ERP actions related to the river Spey, it’s tributaries and riparian land on the estate, ensuring we are at the forefront of river habitat management, working along side the Spey Catchment Initiative, Atlantic Salmon Trust, and the Spey Fishery Board.

Responsible for all aspects of fishing and game management on The Macallan Estate, the Head Ghillie will serve as a true ambassador for the estate and the brand, maintaining the salmon beat and the fishing hut facilities. Beyond this, they play a pivotal role in ensuring guests have an enjoyable experience on the river.

Key responsibilities include:

Collaborating with the Estate Manager and sustainability team on sustainable salmon fishing plans, considering wild Atlantic salmon’s endangered status.

Providing a 5-star fishing experience in knowledge, coaching, and hospitality, while acting as a Macallan brand ambassador.

Coordinating with the Events and Experience team to align fishing experiences with Macallan’s strategy and promoting the brand through industry partnerships.

Serving on the Spey Fishery Board’s scientific committee and working with the Atlantic Salmon Trust to support salmon conservation efforts.

Engaging with the Spey Catchment Initiative to support habitat improvement projects and ensure health and safety compliance on the fishing beat.

Maintaining flexible working hours, particularly during the fishing season.

Leading environmental improvements along the River Spey, including riparian habitat restoration and wildlife management.

Responsible for game and wildlife management particularly roe deer, making recommendations to bring numbers back within recommended levels.

Participate in wildlife monitoring surveys for Estate indicator/champion species with focus on the Atlantic salmon

Head Gardener

The Head Gardener is responsible for planning the maintenance of the estate grounds, which are centred around on-site accommodation, Easter Elchies House & Ghillies House, as well as The Distillery, Warehousing and office buildings which comprise of grass areas surrounding the houses, wildflower meadows, herbaceous/ever green borders and young and mature trees/woodland.The estate extends to 485 acres comprised of the distillery/guest operations buildings, warehousing, woodlands, farmland and the River Spey. Knowledge of Habitat, wildlife and woodland management are essential for the role. As part of the estate management, an external horticultural contractor is employed to look after basic maintenance operations including large areas of grass cutting, spraying and woodland management, as part of the role the successful candidate will be expected manage this contractor during the day-to-day operations ensuring all maintenance tasks are carried out as agreed.

Sustainability, biodiversity and habitat management are central to the Macallan strategy, with this in mind we have developed a 5 year “ecosystem restoration plan” ERP which will help us reach our biodiversity targets for the estate.

Reporting to the Estate Manager, the role involves:

Managing ERP for biodiversity targets and delivering a ten-year woodland plan.

Leading, developing, and overseeing the gardening team, including training and supervising apprentices.

Planning and implementing garden and landscape improvements, aligning with the Estate strategy and sustainability goals.

Monitoring horticultural maintenance contractors and managing annual and project budgets.

Maintaining high standards of garden upkeep, including irrigation, pruning, and landscape improvements.

Collaborating with the Head Chef on kitchen garden plans and developing a native plant nursery and foraging program.

Conducting risk and CoSHH assessments and coordinating with contractors and internal stakeholders.

Corporate Hospitality Manager

Are you a highly organised Corporate Hospitality Manager?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a confident and creative individual to join the Commercial team based at Musselburgh Racecourse in Scotland on a permanent, full-time contract.

This role will be pivotal in managing and implementing sales opportunities and administration for Hospitality and Sponsorship from booking to a raceday, ensuring that annual sales targets are met, and client expectations are exceeded.

The successful Corporate Hospitality Manager will be responsible for:
*Managing and ensuring delivery of Hospitality and Sponsorship sales to meet annual targets
*Actively upselling sponsorship opportunities to clients
*Managing the booking process, ensuring excellence in guest experience
*Liaising with sponsors to ensure all information and requirements are in place in a timely manner
*Negotiating costs and actioning all invoices
*Supporting the Commercial team with the production of digital and print marketing materials
*Developing and delivering any Hospitality and Sponsorship Sales Strategies with assistance from the Commercial team
*Working closely with our caterers, Heritage Portfolio to create and deliver new packages and experiences to maintain a five-star experience
*Face to face event hosting on a race day including meeting and greeting sponsors and troubleshooting any issues or questions

The successful Corporate Hospitality Manager will have the following:
*Previous experience in managing or hosting corporate events or weddings
*An enthusiasm for events within the sector
*Good understanding of local market trends
*Personable and confident approach to building and solidifying client relationships
*Guest experience focussed, with a desire to deliver a five-star standard
*IT literate, comfortable operating MS Office suite
*Exceptional organisational and administrative skills
*Ability to embrace change, be reactive and proactive
*Aptitude to develop into creative negotiating

Benefits include:
*Enhanced employer pension contribution
*Continuous professional development
*Private medical cover (Medi-Cash)
*Enhanced maternity and paternity
*Free onsite parking
*Free tickets for selected Racedays across the group
*Access to a well-being app

Salary: from £35,000 per annum, negotiable.

Hours of work: 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, to include all racedays at Musselburgh.

This role is based on-site at Musselburgh Racecourse and therefore reliable commute to Musselburgh is paramount.

Flexible working hours and working from home will be available where possible.

To apply, please email a cover letter and C.V to enquiries@musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk.

Musselburgh Racecourse as part of Chester Race Company:

Chester Race Company Ltd is one of the North West’s best-known and most-admired brands. The Company operates three racecourses, Chester, Bangor-on-Dee and Musselburgh, in Scotland. Musselburgh Racecourse is firmly established as one of the UK’s most stylish racecourses, offering award-winning facilities in a 5-star visitor attraction located only 6 miles from Edinburgh City Centre.

Team Lead: Education, Learning and Volunteer Service

The Education Team Lead will manage staff, volunteers and work with the Museum curatorial staff and others to plan and deliver Kilmartin Museum’s successful Education, Learning and Volunteering Service and Special Exhibitions programme. Working with the Senior Management Team, they will set the ongoing strategic direction for their areas of responsibility ensuring this fulfils the Mission Statement and takes into account all service users. Fundraising for projects is also part of this role.

To apply, please visit https://www.kilmartin.org/education-team-lead.

Retail Manager

The Glenturret Distillery, Scotland’s Oldest Working Distillery, owned in partnership with Lalique, one of the world’s truly great luxury brands and based in an incredibly beautiful location. We will never forget our heritage, values and artisanal methods, yet we look to the future through innovation, and industry-leading practices in an inclusive, progressive, and highly spirited working environment.

This is a unique luxury Scottish brand. The hospitality and tourism business comprises an award-winning visitor attraction, luxury retail, the Two MICHELIN Star Lalique Restaurant and Aberturret Estate House. We are a forward-thinking, fast-growing business with ambitious expansion and global business growth plans.

The role of Retail Manager is responsible for the daily running of all aspects of retail at the Distillery, including developing new services/products. Leading the Retail team, ensuring operational activity is delivered in line with Glenturret’s best practices and aligned with the company culture, ethos, and values and maximising on all sales opportunities.

The areas within Retail include:
Whisky and other retail sales in the Distillery Shop
Facilitation of E-commerce sales
Lalique Boutique
Branded merchandise

We find that colleagues get the most from their time at Glenturret Distillery when they are the most engaged versions of themselves. And we pride ourselves to be a vibrant work environment welcoming and attracting a diverse range of people.

About you:
The position requires excellent communication skills with strong leadership and customer management abilities. We are looking for a customer-focused individual who demonstrates acute financial management skills and commercial awareness, is confident and portrays a personable “front of house” personality. You have previous work experience as a Retail Manager, preferably in a luxury or whisky retail setting and a demonstrable track record of working in and building a team to achieve results.

What is on offer for you:
• Fantastic career and development prospect
• 37 days holiday per year (Pro rata)
• Double matched workplace pension
• Death in service assurance
• Generous on-site discounts within The Glenturret gift shop, The Lalique Boutique,
and The Lalique Restaurant
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount on gym membership
• Access to the Glenturret Branded Portal offering external discounts in numerous
retailers, travel, entertainment, fashion, health and beauty, food, and drink
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Use of the Association of Scottish Visitor Attraction membership cards (ASVA)

Events & Community Manager, Edinburgh Castle

Thank you for your interest in the post of Events & Community Manager with Historic Environment Scotland (HES). This is a permanent and pensionable appointment. Your primary location will be Edinburgh Castle, but you will be expected to travel to visit sites and stakeholders across the Edinburgh region as required.

You will be the key liaison for events at Edinburgh Castle and lead on community engagement.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Edinburgh Region Visitor and Community Management team as part of the Operations Directorate. The Operations Directorate seeks to strengthen HES’ regional footprint and bring together delivery of many of HES’ activities at a regional and local level across Scotland.

You will be the lead deliverer, co-ordinator and representative on a wide range of events on behalf of the Edinburgh region. This will include assisting with the delivery of major events such as the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Castle Concerts and Castle of Light, as well as corporate events and weddings, filming, photography and the living history programme. You will also lead on and aim to develop community engagement across Edinburgh Castle specifically and other sites in the Edinburgh region as required.

For more information about this role and to apply, please visit our website.

Please note that the deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 27 November.

Development Manager (Individual Giving)

We are seeking an experienced Development Manager with a strong background in fundraising, marketing and relationship management to join our highly successful team, to build on recent success and increase income, retention and engagement through our Membership and Patron schemes. Managing a team of four, the Development Manager (Individual Giving) will plan and deliver individual giving programmes that grow our fundraising, across regular giving, donations, legacies and membership.

Chef Manager/Head Chef

We are seeking a passionate, innovative, and experienced Chef Manager/Head Chef to lead our culinary team in transforming our catering provision, ensuring a first-class service, menu, and visitor experience. This is a unique opportunity to work within a fun, fast paced, family-friendly environment, integrating seasonal, locally grown produce into menus that appeal to a diverse audience while maintaining high standards of quality, value, and variety.

As Chef Manager you will play an integral role in evolving our catering offer within our main café, whilst also growing our food provision offer across the site through the expansion of our street food units. You will ensure that the kitchen runs smoothly, inspire and lead positive change, working with the kitchen team and wider SMT to ensure the highest level of quality, presentation and service.

Head of North Region

Thank you for your interest in the post of Head of North Region with Historic Environment Scotland. Your base location is flexible, but you will be expected to travel to visit sites and stakeholders across your Region, which includes Shetland, Orkney, the Outer Hebrides and world famous sites such as Urquhart Castle and Skara Brae, and on occasion across Scotland. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment.

Working as one of four Heads of Region, you will lead a multi- disciplinary team of professionals and be responsible for the operational management and care of the historical sites within your Region. You’ll operate as a representative for all HES interests, identifying and developing relationships with stakeholders across civic and industry groups to make our service more visible, relevant, vibrant and vital to Scottish communities.

Overview of the post and information about the team Reporting to the Director of Operations, the postholder will be one of four Heads of Region and one the Operations Directorate’s leadership team. The Operations Directorate was created 2 years ago and is designed to strengthen our regional footprint and, for the first time, bring together under one directorate the delivery of many of HES’ activities at a regional and local level across Scotland.

As Head of North Region, you will support the Director of Operations in developing the
strategic direction of the Directorate and deliver an operating plan for your Region that supports the delivery of this vision. You will be responsible for leading the operational management and care of our sites in your Region, driving forward visitor operations and conservation activities, leading a large team of colleagues across a wide range of disciplines. You will bring strong leadership and communication skills to the team, creating a culture that empowers colleagues and enables decisions at a local level. Working collaboratively across organisational boundaries, you will inspire your people to engage with HES’s objectives, explore new opportunities for their development and raise the profile of their work.

You will represent HES at a senior level, identifying and engaging with a wide range
of stakeholders and partners to successfully grow our influence and income, facilitate
our involvement in external initiatives and resolve potential conflicts at an early stage.
You will proactively seek to understand the key activities and cultural climate across
HES and throughout the public and heritage sectors. You will use this insight to build
constructive partnerships with colleagues across the organisation and in related
organisations.

You will support the Director of Operations by introducing innovative solutions to make the most of the resources within the Directorate. Working with colleagues across the Regions and with your teams, you will prioritise and plan work in the most efficient way to deliver long-term care of our properties. You will bring a strong customer and
business improvement focus to HES and be able to balance competing priorities, with
an eye for detail as well as strategic vision. You will be tenacious and resilient,
demonstrating exemplary personal judgement, initiative, and collaborative skills.

Venue Sales Manager

Join the team at Dovecot Studios to apply your sales experience and commercial drive within the thriving cultural sector.

Dovecot is a world-renowned tapestry studio, events venue and visitor attraction featuring galleries, a shop and café in central Edinburgh. Your role as Venue Sales Manager is an important position with the Commercial Team at Dovecot, enhancing the ability of the organisation to expand its reach and meet its potential.

Dovecot hosts a range of high-profile events including weddings, celebrations, conferences, group tours and bespoke events and is renowned for its premium level of service and delivery.

Your role is to sell all venue events spaces for hire at Dovecot, and to increase revenue by maximising sales and income from each of the unique spaces. You will have responsibility for sales lead generation and prospecting new business to grow market share. You will maintain an active presence in relevant industry associations and groups.

You will identify sales leads and promote our services to new customers, focussing on corporate clients and the travel trade sector, maintaining exceptional customer service for all visitors while working sensitively within Dovecot’s wider brand and position in the art world. You will understand the competitive marketplace and implement creative commercial approaches to ensure Dovecot Studios stays ahead in the local market.

Applications to be submitted as CV with Cover Letter to recruitment@dovecotstudios.com by the deadline of midnight on 24 November 2024

Learning Coordinator

DCA is a highly successful, internationally renowned centre for contemporary art that enables audiences, artists, and participants to see, experience and create through our four programme areas: Exhibitions, Cinema, Print and Learning.

We are currently recruiting for a Learning Coordinator to join our Learning team.

Role Overview

We are looking for someone who is passionate about arts education and engagement who can bring their own creativity and organisational skills to this role and help us continue to deliver transformative learning experiences with DCA.

As a Learning Coordinator, you’ll play an essential role in DCA’s Learning team, coordinating and delivering projects and events that bring DCA’s mission and core aims to life.

You’ll be involved in creating and supporting inclusive activity that fosters engagement, connection, and participation among local groups, organisations, charities, formal and informal education across Dundee and Tayside.

Working closely with the Head of Learning and team colleagues, you’ll ensure that our Learning programme activity is effectively planned, delivered and evaluated, maximizing opportunities for participation and partnership working.

The Learning Coordinator role is a member of the DCA Learning Team but will also have strategic relationships internally with members of the DCA Programme team including Exhibitions, Cinema, Discovery Film Festival and Print Studio, and externally with key community partners.

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.

To apply, please send the following to dca.recruitment@dca.org.uk:

Covering letter or video/voice file demonstrating how your skills and experience match the job description (max 800 words or 3 mins for a video file).
Please include which post you are applying for.
CV (written or video/voice file)
Application form

Deadline for completed applications is Friday 22 November 2024 at 12 noon.

Interviews are expected to take place within three weeks after the closing date. The questions will be circulated in advance of the interview.

If you require this advert, job description or application form in an alternative format please email dca.recruitment@dca.org.ukor call 01382 432490.

Dundee Contemporary Arts

152 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DY

DCA is supported by Dundee City Council and Creative Scotland

DCA is committed to addressing the inequality that prevents equal access to opportunities in the arts and will be implementing a policy of positive action when selecting candidates. We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the arts and cultural sectors and who face barriers to access.

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