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Glasgow Life is looking for a Senior Filmmaker/Producer to join us on a full-time, fixed term type contract for a period up to 3 years until October 2027  (Ref: GLA12280).

Are you passionate about using film to tell stories and engage audiences? Do you thrive on creativity and innovation? We’re seeking a Senior Filmmaker/Producer to be part of our exciting transformational project at the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens.

As a Senior Filmmaker/Producer, you’ll work with the Museums’ Digital team to create a suite of captivating and accessible films for display within the museum – and online. You will collaborate with the wider Project team and a wide range of community groups to make films that will engage a diverse range of audiences during the project.

The project will develop and create a community-led museum to become of one of the world’s most socially engaged and internationally significant local museums. With Glasgow’s social history at its heart, we will reintegrate the glasshouse and museum, to create a dynamic museum offer with new flexible space and facilities that meet audience needs. The building will be restored, will be more environmentally sustainable and help put the east end of Glasgow more on the tourist map.

Our museums are committed to making sure people experience our world-class collections and have the chance to engage with our rich heritage. The cultural programmes we provide bring value to people’s lives. Read more on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums

The candidate

If you’re interested in joining us as a Senior Filmmaker/Producer you’ll need:

• Proven experience in filmmaking, with a portfolio demonstrating creativity and technical skill.
• Strong project management abilities, including budgeting and scheduling.
• Proficiency in self-shooting and working with crews.
• Familiarity with post-production tools and techniques.
• Passion for storytelling – and engaging diverse audiences.

You can read the full person specification for this role under the ‘Job Attachments’ section (via the weblink below).

Our city-wide contracts mean you will be flexible to work in any of our locations.  e.g. This post is city wide however your primary location will be Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) with possible working at other Glasgow Life Museum venues

Some of our roles are piloting hybrid working, with teams working between the office and home. Your line manager will agree this with you. This balance enables you to continue much-needed collaborative working.

Our GMRC office has great links to public transport and free parking.

This role is working 35 hours per week 9am-5pm.

We believe in the transformational power of the programmes and events we provide for the people and visitors of Glasgow. If you would like to be a part of what we do, we’d love to hear from you.

Important Dates: Closing date is 18th August and interviews are provisionally scheduled for w/c 26th August.

Benefits at Glasgow Life

• A holiday allowance of 30 days plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). This will rise to 35 days after 5 years
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – which pays 19.3% in employer contributions
• Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store
• Option to buy extra annual leave
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible retirement
• Family-friendly policies

About Glasgow Life

Glasgow Life is the charity which inspires people to lead richer, more active lives through culture and sport. Simply put, we believe that everyone deserves a great Glasgow life. We do this by delivering innovative cultural and sporting programmes and events which improve the mental, physical, and economic well-being of Glasgow. Glasgow Life also creates unforgettable experiences for tourists, strengthening the city’s visitor economy. We help put on world-class events, conferences and festivals which enhance Glasgow’s international reputation.

Diversity matters at Glasgow Life

We’re determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We’re a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer

To apply for this vacancy online please visit https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/glasgow/glasgow-life/jobs/senior-filmmaker-producer-fixed-term-390091

Closing date is 11.59pm on Sunday 18^th August 2024

Information is available in alternative formats, on request.

JOB TITLE:                            Horticultural Trainer

SALARY:                                £27,227 – £30,375 per annum

LOCATION:                            Inverness Botanic Gardens, Nursery and GROW Project

HOMEWORKING:                 This post is not appropriate for home working

RESPONSIBLE TO:              Facility Manager

JOB PURPOSE:

To supervise, support, develop and train adults with variety of special needs in horticultural activities for their physical and mental wellbeing.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

1. Implement, develop and establish a program of horticultural training awards including the ‘Grow and Learn Award’
2. Maintain and develop the GROW garden.
3. Help develop commercial opportunities.
4. Support the operations of the nursery and Botanic Gardens.
5. Recruit, develop and support a network of volunteers to help the project
6. Liaise with parents, carers, guardians, support workers, social workers and other individuals and organisations as required.
7. To provide cover as required.
8. Gardening –To be practically involved in all areas of the gardens and support those with additional needs in their activities. A good level of physical fitness is required.
9. Ensure legislative compliance in all areas, including safe working practices in accordance with current health and safety legislation and to carry out health and safety procedures as required by HLH.
10. To always comply with HLH Code of Conduct and Role Model Behaviors
11. Responsibility for the security of the building ensuring opening and closing procedures are followed. Be a key holder and be able to respond to out-of-hours call outs.
12. Ensure the cleanliness of all areas of the GROW project including toilets.
13. To support in the delivery of our obligations to Highland Council, NHS, BID and other trusted partners and stakeholders.
14. To work with the Facility Manager to achieve the objectives of High Life Highland.

OTHER DUTIES:

You may be required to perform duties, appropriate to the post, other than those given in the job specification. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to posts may be varied without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are common occurrence and would not themselves justify reconsideration of the grading. Because of such variations it will be necessary to update this job specifications from time to time.

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries sector – this includes 440 museums and galleries of all sizes and organisational types.  We strive to be an inclusive, agile and forward-looking organisation that seeks to lead and support positive change in the sector.

MGS has been funded by Scottish Government and National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop Delivering Change, a programme which supports the museums workforce to work with underrepresented audiences with confidence to create a more inclusive museum sector.

The Inclusive Funding Facilitator (Delivering Change) will work with the grants team to support a review of MGS’s existing grants programme to ensure it reflects inclusive values and can contribute to positive change in the sector. During this time, MGS will explore potential change across our grant streams, and the post holder will work with project advisors and project team to plan the Community Grants that will be administered as part of Delivering Change.

You will have experience in instigating and supporting change within an organisation and experience of working within the communities or equalities sector, ideally with those who have experienced barriers to accessing culture in the past. Strong communication, organisational and administrative skills are required; the post holder will additionally have excellent critical thinking skills, ideally honed within an inclusion, participation, or equalities context, and some understanding of grant funding. You will be able to work with a range of colleagues and partners with enthusiasm and initiative as well as constructively challenge current practices and thinking.

The successful candidate will manifest MGS’s core values: collaboration, integrity, passion for museums, and courageousness.

Full time, fixed term 22 months

We’re one of the world’s leading scientific botanic gardens, holding knowledge gained over centuries that the world needs today.  All known life depends on plants and fungi. It’s our mission to explore, conserve and explain the world of plants for a better future.  We know that biodiversity loss and climate change are threatening thousands of plants with extinction. Through cutting edge science, conservation and education, we’re helping to save them.  Our four Scottish gardens – Benmore, Dawyck, Logan and ‘The Botanics’ in Edinburgh – attract over a million visitors every year. Together, these gardens comprise one of the richest plant collections on earth. As a registered Scottish charity, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is funded principally by the Scottish Government – but as an organisation, we’re very much global. We’re taking positive action for plants and people around the world – from local communities in Scotland to over 40 countries overseas.

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to work as part of our Creative Programmes team, based in Inverleith House, Edinburgh. The working hours will generally be 10am to 6pm, Friday to Tuesday. You should be available to start work prior to Saturday 13 August 2022.

You should be graduates or have equivalent work experience, be highly organised and possess excellent communication skills. An interest in art, culture or nature is essential.  Full details of the post including a job description and person specification can be found on our website www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/vacancies.

Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter outlining the skills and experience they could bring to the post, along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire to recruitment@rbge.org.uk no later than 12pm on Tuesday 5 July.  Interviews will be held on Tuesday 19 July.  If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has not been shortlisted.

No recruitment agencies please.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is committed to providing a fair and equitable working environment and supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to these posts. We have a range of initiatives to promote diversity and inclusivity, including flexible working for staff with, for example, parenting and carer responsibilities, and proactive celebration of diversity among our staff, students and volunteers. RBGE holds an Athena SWAN Research Institute Bronze Award in acknowledgement of our commitment to the advancement of gender equality.