Full Time

Programme Lead

The post will lead the delivery of a major national partnership project exploring the cultural and historical relationship between Scotland and cinema.

V&A Dundee and Screen Scotland (the Strategic Partners) are seeking a Programme Lead who will strategically drive the national partnership opportunities, manage stakeholders and oversee the operational aspects of the project’s development. The post holder will play a pivotal role in shaping partnership agreements and external relationships, acting as the central point of contact between the Strategic Partners, the project’s Creative Consultant and a growing network of partners and collaborators.

Internally, the Programme Lead will work alongside the curatorial and production teams to manage resource, timelines and budget, chair organisation-wide Project Team Meetings and support cross-organisational communications. They will join a small, focused team as the project moves from research and development into operational delivery, and will work with colleagues across the organisation as well as partner organisations, a reference group and external stakeholders.

We welcome applications from individuals currently working within the Scottish screen sector and would be pleased to consider secondment opportunities.

Regional Marketing Communications Coordinator

JOB PURPOSE

This role is responsible for supporting H&I properties by delivering marketing and communications activity within the region and acting as the local owner of the National brand. This activity will drive visits to National Trust for Scotland properties and events in the Highlands and Islands in line with the Trust’s overall marketing, communications and audience strategies. The postholder collaborates with stakeholders across Trust supporting both local priorities and national organisational objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support the Destination Marketing Manager to develop, coordinate and deliver integrated marketing and audience plans to target new and core audiences contributing to visitor number targets for properties in the Highlands & Islands region.
2. Support properties with integrated tactical events marketing activity across the season (including Easter, Summer, Halloween, Christmas) using on brand collateral via Printstop, social media and communications as appropriate.
3. Monitor, track and report on both of the above to keep colleagues in the region and Audiences & Support informed.
4. Work with the Social Media Manager and support properties with planned local social media activity, in line with the Trust’s social media strategy ensuring that key Trust messages including membership and brand, are amplified and complement property specific social activity.
5. Work with the Communications and Content teams, assist in researching, developing and writing content which covers properties and developments across the region and which could be used as media releases and/or stories for the website.
6. Build and maintain strong relationships across the regional team and with local press and marketing contacts, so that PR opportunities can be maximised and built into the wider activity arranged by the Communications team.
7. Attend key meetings in the Highlands & Islands region and in Audiences & Support directorate to ensure an integrated approach across all regional marketing communications activity and in line with the Trust’s overall marketing, communications and audience strategies.
8. Support the region by coordinating local press releases for events and news coverage in collaboration with the Communications Team. (added this in)
The current duties of this job do require a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check to be carried out.

Visitor Services Supervisor – Food & Beverage

JOB PURPOSE

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team in the stunning Glencoe National Nature Reserve at our Visitor Centre, which welcomes hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe every year.

This is a chance to use your Food & Beverage expertise in a meaningful way. Our Visitor Services Supervisors play a pivotal role in creating exceptional visitor experiences and enabling our charity to generate the income that supports the conservation of this special place.

As one of two F&B Visitor Service Supervisors, you will be responsible for the smooth day-to-day catering operation at our busy Highland Coo Café, delivering our quality standards and performance targets, while ensuring we offer customers a memorable F&B experience.

You will lead by example, producing an enticing menu, recommending and upselling our range, and promoting complementary income-streams like retail, memberships and donations. You’ll also help answer visitors’ questions and share your enthusiasm for Glencoe’s stories, the work we do and what their money is funding.
You will be an enthusiastic team player who can supervise, coach and motivate your staff. You will also be part of a broader duty management team, promoting good communication across the site and a joined-up visitor services provision.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Catering operation
• Contribute to menu development ensuring our café offering is appealing, profitable and sustainable.
• Lead with preparation, cooking, training and presentation of a high-quality food and drink offer.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, food hygiene, food allergens, licensing and environmental health standards, completing all related record-keeping.
• Accountable for cost-effective stock management, ordering, storage and wastage control.
Visitor experience
• Offer excellent customer service and ensure all members of the catering team do the same.
• Support property-wide targets for completion of visitor surveys to understand more about our visitors.
• Act as one of our duty manager team, responsible for ensuring a safe and smooth visitor operation, opening/closing the visitor centre, addressing issues and emergency procedure and providing relief cover, as required.

People management
• Supervise the activities of a team of permanent and seasonal Visitor Service Assistants (VSAs), achieving excellent staff performance and motivation through effective induction, training, task-setting and coaching on front and back-of-house routines.
• Prepare F&B rotas and holiday allocation to meet business needs.
• Work closely with specialist advisory colleagues, i.e. our Trust-wide Catering Development team.

Finance Management
• Share responsibility for achieving an F&B budget of over £1,000,000 per annum.
• Monitor commercial performance and adjust activities to capitalize on sales opportunities and run a cost-effective profitable F&B operation.
• Supervise daily café till operations and perform end-of-day income reconciliation as a duty manager.
• Assist the F&B Manager with menu costing and stock-taking.

Operations Executive

If you enjoy variety, working with people and seeing plans come together, this could be the role for you. As our Operations Executive, you’ll be at the heart of our Raceday’s and events, helping to plan, prepare and deliver a great experience for our racegoers.

You’ll work with teams across the racecourse, as well as raceday employees, contractors and suppliers, making sure the details are in place and everything runs smoothly. It’s a varied, hands-on role for someone who is organised, proactive and thrives in a busy event environment.

General Responsibilities include: 

Raceday
*Contribute to annual raceday planning, bringing forward ideas and features to enhance the racegoer experience.
*Attend contractor, supplier and planning meetings, capturing key actions and communicating these to the wider team.
*Prepare and distribute Operations Briefing Documents and racegoer information for the website.
*Coordinate entertainment and transport providers and support other raceday requirements.
*Take a lead role in raceday set-up and entrance systems, helping to ensure a smooth and successful event.
*Complete raceday cash-up and associated financial processes.

Customer Care Team
*Coordinate communication and raceday availability for the Customer Care Team, ensuring appropriate staffing levels for each fixture.
*Issue annual employee contracts and support health and safety refresher sessions.
*Induct new employees, deliver raceday briefings and respond to team queries.

Venue & Operations
*Assist with coordinating annual maintenance works and maintain accurate records of weekly tests and inspections.
*Attend weekly Operations meetings, record and allocate actions, and follow up to ensure they are completed promptly.

Finance
*Raise purchase orders for suppliers and contractors and ensure invoices are submitted promptly.
*Maintain accurate financial records to support the Head of Operations in delivering annual activities within budget.

Wider Team Support
*Provide cover and support to the Office Manager and reception team when required.
*Coordinate and communicate non-raceday events to the wider team, providing operational support as needed.

Skills & Attributes
We’re looking for someone who is:
*Highly organised – able to juggle competing priorities and deadlines while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
*Proactive and practical – confident taking ownership, anticipating what needs to be done and finding solutions.
*Calm under pressure – comfortable working in a busy event environment and able to adapt when plans change.
*A strong communicator – confident building positive working relationships with colleagues, raceday employees, contractors and suppliers.
*A team player – approachable, flexible and happy to get stuck in wherever support is needed.
*Customer focused – committed to helping deliver a welcoming and enjoyable experience for our racegoers.

About Musselburgh Racecourse
Musselburgh Racecourse is an exciting and fast-paced place to work, where no two raceday’s are quite the same. We pride ourselves on creating memorable experiences for our racegoers and delivering events to a consistently high standard.

Our success relies on great teamwork, attention to detail and people who are willing to get involved. Joining our team means becoming part of a friendly, hands-on environment where everyone plays their part in bringing our raceday’s and events to life.

What we offer:  
*Enhanced employer pension contribution 
*Medical cash plan (Medicash individual) 
*30 days holiday per year, inclusive of bank holidays 
*Free onsite parking 
*Free tickets for selected Raceday’s across the group 
*Access to a wellbeing app 
*Enhanced maternity, paternity and sickness policies 
*Continuous professional development 

Salary: £26,000 – £32,000 dependent on experience  

Hours of work:  
*37 hours per week, standard working hours are Monday – Thursday 09:00-17:00 and Friday 9.00- 16.30
*Evening and weekend work is expected in line with business needs with the ability to work occasional irregular hours during race events and busy periods.  
*This is with a flexible working system that allows time to be accrued and booked. 

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

Ready to apply? 

If you feel like this is the perfect fit for you, please apply with your CV attached today! All applications will be collated and assessed by the hiring manager for the role. If you’re interested in this role, please send your C.V to recruitment@musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk.

Closing date: 20th November 2026

No agency enquiries please.

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Finance Manager (Maternity Cover)

The Scottish Seabird Centre The Scottish Seabird Centre (SSC) works to ensure that Scotland’s seas and coasts are alive with wildlife, celebrated and protected by all. We act to save seabirds and restore Scotland’s marine environment through conservation, learning, and unforgettable wildlife experiences:

• Conservation – In partnership with RSPB Scotland, we care for internationally important seabird islands, including Bass Rock, which is home to one of the largest gannet colonies in the world, and Craigleith, where our community conservation project, SOS Puffin, has quadrupled the population of breeding puffins.
• Learning – We seek to build an understanding of and a passion for the marine environment. Over 60,000 children and young people have engaged with our education programme.
• Experience – We operate one of the leading nature visitor centres in the UK, welcoming over 170,000 visitors a year, and were awarded the Gold Green Tourism Award in April 2025. We recently published our strategic plan for 2026 – 2031. You can read it here.

Role profile
The Finance Manager will work collaboratively with the CEO, members of the senior management team and department heads to ensure strong financial management is in place throughout the charity. They will provide timely financial information to the Senior Team and the Board, and work with colleagues across the charity to support the development of 2 budgets for fundraising applications and to monitor and report on funded expenditure.

Principal duties
Strategy, governance and reporting

1. Support the CEO/Senior Management Team in the development and implementation of the Charity’s strategic, operational plans and financial plans.
2. Work collaboratively with the CEO, Board of Trustees, Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and the Trading Company to ensure good governance of the Charity.
3. Produce accurate, up-to-date financial information and analysis for the Senior Team and the Board to inform decision-making.
4. Ensure compliance with OSCR, Companies House, HMRC, audit requirements and all relevant legislation
5. Lead the development of the 2028/29 budget and financial forecast.

Day-to-day financial management
1. Prepare monthly management accounts, including risk-weighted cashflow forecasts and active monitoring of upcoming peaks in expenditure.
2. Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns, including partial exemption calculations and capital goods adjustments. 8. Lead the preparation and processing of monthly payroll and all related HMRC returns.
3. Assist with funding applications and reporting, managing restricted funds and budgets as required.

Systems and operations.
1. Serve as lead user of our core business systems — VenposCloud (Vennersys) and Beacon — taking ownership of day-to-day use, developing system capability, and building and running reports and queries to support management and decision making.
2. Provide IT systems support to the team, liaising with external support providers as required.
3. Manage the renewal of major service contracts, including utilities and insurance.
4. Line manage the Finance & Business Support Officer, supporting their development.
5. Keep your professional knowledge up to date, maintaining awareness of best practice in charity finance and management.

Essential skills and experience
• A recognised accountancy qualification (CA/ACCA or similar) with post qualification experience in a financial management role, or partial qualification with substantial experience.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and cashflow forecasts, with 3 the ability to analyse business, financial and risk information and make clear recommendations to the Senior Management Team and trustees.
• Experience overseeing VAT returns and payroll
• An effective people manager with the ability to prioritise, delegate and deliver operational outcomes.
• Confident and experienced lead user of finance and/or CRM platforms, able to develop system functionality, run queries and produce reports independently • Skills and confidence in adapting to and interrogating new systems.
• Good organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail.
• Leads by example and role models the values of the Charity, as described in our strategic plan.

Desirable skills and experience
• A passion for the natural world.
• Experience of overseeing a system implementation, migration or major upgrade
• Experience working in a charity and accounting for charity funds.

Benefits
•Work for a successful conservation and education charity in a stunning location.
• 35 days annual leave pro rata
• Workplace pension
• Training and development opportunities for everyone.
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme • Access to Health Cash Plan
• Other benefits include: 20% discount in the charity’s Gift Shop and Seabird Café, and 10% discount on the Scottish Seabird Centre boat trips, and free access to a range of Scottish visitor attractions with an Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions card.

A note on AI & our recruitment process
We recognise that AI can a helpful tool, but please use it responsibly. Ensure your application is authentic and avoid copying and pasting AI generated text. We want to recruit you – not an AI!

Pastry Chef

JOB PURPOSE

To supervise the pastry department including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stock levels. Prepare a variety of desserts, pastries, or other sweet goods and will play a key role in the running of the kitchen by creating and maintaining high standards of quality in both co-operative teamwork and dishes.

Support the Head Chef to deliver standards and efficient delivery of food preparation and operation within the tea rooms, private dining and event spaces of the kitchen at The Mackintosh Tearooms creating, preparing and delivering menus to the highest standard whilst maintaining a safe & hygienic catering environment in accordance with health and safety policies and standards. The Pastry Chef will report to the Head Chef and work closely with the VSM F&B at the Mackintosh Tearooms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Supervise pastry team
• Ensure that the required standards are adhered to in the production and preparation of food
• Ensure all complaints, requirements and suggestions by customers are attended to accordingly
• Give appropriate support or guidance to members of pastry team when the need arises and escalate to the Head Chef when appropriate
• Ensure all dishes are prepared and finished to required specification
• Monitor the quality and quantity of food prepared
• Manage HACCP as required
• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, scones etc. following traditional and modern recipes
• Ensuring the presentation of products produced will be beautiful and exciting
• Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget
• Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking
• Guide and motivate pastry assistants and pastry chefs to work more efficiently
• Support recruitment and training
• Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards

Head of Procurement

JOB PURPOSE

The Head of Procurement will lead the National Trust for Scotland’s procurement and supply-chain activity, ensuring that every pound spent supports our charitable purpose. The role will strengthen commercial control across a complex, multi-site organisation, deliver measurable cost efficiencies, simplify purchasing processes and improve the quality, resilience and sustainability of supply.

• Delivering sustainable reductions in expenditure, cost avoidance and wider organisational value whilst maintaining quality
• Standardising and improving source-to-pay processes and systems
• Strategic sourcing, tendering, contracting and supplier performance
• Governance, compliance, risk management and responsible procurement
• Building procurement capability across properties and central teams

With oversight of more than £40 million of annual non-staff expenditure, the postholder will set procurement strategy, policy and standards; provide clear spend and benefits reporting; and partner with colleagues to challenge demand, aggregate requirements and secure best value. Procurement decisions will balance whole-life cost, quality, risk, conservation, engagement and sustainability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Lead a trusted, proportionate procurement service that enables colleagues across the National Trust for Scotland to buy well, work efficiently and demonstrate responsible stewardship of charitable funds.
Key responsibilities include:
• Develop and deliver a procurement strategy aligned with the Trust’s corporate strategy, financial plans and conservation purpose.
• Create and maintain a prioritised savings and value pipeline, with clear baselines, owners, delivery dates and Finance-validated benefits.
• Use spend, contract and supplier data to identify demand-management, specification, aggregation, framework and sourcing opportunities.
• Lead strategic sourcing, tendering and negotiation for high-value and high-risk goods, works and services, securing best whole-life value.
• Embed environmental sustainability in sourcing and contract management by considering whole-life carbon, energy and resource use, waste reduction, circular-economy opportunities, biodiversity impacts and credible supplier environmental performance.
• Simplify and standardise end-to-end purchasing, using proportionate controls, clear guidance, automation and self-service where appropriate.
• Improve source-to-pay compliance, spend visibility, contract coverage and management information, including effective use of Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Establish category plans and supplier performance frameworks that improve cost, service, quality, resilience and innovation.
• Manage procurement, commercial and supply-chain risk, including business continuity, supplier due diligence and contract expiry planning.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, funder conditions, Trust policy, delegated authority and responsible procurement commitments, including environmental sustainability and climate objectives.
• Build constructive relationships with budget holders, properties, Finance, Legal, Scottish public bodies, sector partners and strategic suppliers.
• Lead, coach and develop the procurement team and strengthen commercial capability across the Trust.

The current duties of this job do require a criminal records (Disclosure Scotland) check to be carried out

Groundsworker

Musselburgh Racecourse is one of the UK’s most progressive racecourses, and one of Edinburgh’s leading hospitality and entertainment venues with 5 Star Visit Scotland accreditation.

Join our team as a Groundsworker!

Musselburgh Racecourse is delighted to offer an excellent opportunity for a dedicated professional to join our Grounds Team as a Groundsworker on a permanent basis, located in the heart of Musselburgh.

About Musselburgh Racecourse:
Musselburgh Racecourse is one of the UK’s most progressive racecourses, and one of Edinburgh’s leading hospitality and entertainment venues with 5 Star Visit Scotland accreditation. A small, dynamic and fun team.

General Responsibilities include:

Responsible for the maintenance, prep, renovation & repair of racing surfaces.
Assist with the movement of the course running rail.
Maintain and assist all grass areas and non-grass areas on site, to include setting up furniture for race meetings.
Assist with the movement of and laying out of irrigation equipment.
Tractor driving and operating machinery.
Essential requirements:

Basic working knowledge of Health and Safety and a willingness to follow regulations.
Full Clean UK Driving License
Willingness to learn and an appetite for development. A team player.
Spraying certificates (PA1, PA2a and PA6), a sports turf/horticulture/IOG qualification would be an advantage, but not a necessity.
References required.

Salary: Grounds person basic salary range £25k to £31k + overtime, depending on relevant skills and experience.

Hours of work: 39 hours per week, plus additional hours around racing and weekend work.

To apply: email your C.V to recruitment@musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk. No agencies please.

Closing date: 6.11.2026

Head of Exhibitions & Design

National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.

As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking.

We are looking for an experienced and collaborative leader with a passion for creating exceptional audience experiences to join our Exhibitions & Design team.

Benefits of joining us as our Head of Exhibitions & Design include:

Annually alongside your salary, National Museums Scotland contributes 28.97% of this towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
A generous annual leave of 28.5 days – rising to 33.5 after 5 years, plus an additional 8 paid days public holidays
Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions
A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
Access to all the above and more from day one of employment.

About the Head of Exhibitions & Design role:

In this role, you will lead National Museums Scotland’s exhibitions and design activity, working with colleagues across the organisation to create inspiring, audience-focused experiences that bring Scotland’s National Collection to life. Through strategic leadership, creative collaboration and excellent project delivery, you will help shape how millions of visitors engage with our museums, collections and stories.

As Head of Exhibitions & Design at National Museums Scotland you will:

Be responsible for the development, planning and delivery of a strategically driven, engaging and coordinated programme of world class exhibitions and their touring
Take overall responsibility for a programme of investments in our permanent displays coordinating a series of capital investments and refreshment projects.
Be responsible for the delivery of high quality and effective interpretation of visitor content outputs across National Museum Scotland sites.
Lead and maintain high standards of design quality, consistency and coherence across National Museum Scotland sites, including exhibitions, permanent displays, brand development, and communication channels

Skills and experience we’re looking for in our Head of Exhibitions & Design:

Significant experience of managing high profile exhibition and permanent display projects in a museum, visitor attraction or heritage attraction environment
Experience of dealing with a diverse range of people management issues, commensurate with senior manager-level responsibilities
Proven ability to provide strategic leadership and direction for complex exhibition, design and visitor-focused programmes
Ability to champion innovation, creativity and continuous improvement while maintaining organisational standard.
Please be sure to view relevant attachments for this role (available on our Careers Portal: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position.

The expected closing date for this role is 16/11/2026 (16 NOVEMBER 2026).
The Selection Event is likely to take place either WC 23/11/2026 or W/C 07/12/2026 (7 DECEMBER 2026).

Visitor Assistant

Main role
Your role is to make the world fall in love with Scotch whisky by providing excellent customer service, ensuring a genuine, welcoming experience for all visitors.

Job elements
All elements of visitor assistant role

Company commitments
Share in our vision to make the world fall in love with Scotch whisky.
Embody our values and behaviours in all aspects of your role.
Ensure visitors are met with the highest standard of customer care and are furnished with all information required to help them enjoy their experience.
Comply with the Scotch Whisky Experience’s policies and procedures on health & safety and GDPR.
Attend and engage with relevant staff training, briefings and meetings.
Highlight any training or department needs to your line manager.
Demonstrate a flexible attitude and a commitment to the continued success of the business as a whole.
Work well as an integrated part of a motivated and professional team.

Sales & Service
Uphold outstanding levels of customer service.
Proactively engage customers and provide recommendations or advice as and when required.
Maximise income for the Scotch Whisky Experience.
Maintain a good working knowledge of all products.
Go above and beyond for all customers creating a memorable and lasting experience for all visitors.
Warmly greet visitors, answer questions and sell tickets for the tour at the box office.
Conduct guided tours for groups of up to 25 people. Tours must be conducted in an informative, entertaining, enthusiastic manner using appropriate body language.
Advise and serve customers in the shop and bar areas.
Staff should be aware that guests may take photographs/make recordings throughout their visit, as long as this is not disruptive to other visitors. This may involve photography/recordings of staff members.
Use of language skills if required for the tour and throughout the SWE.

Stock Management
Replenish shop, tour and bar stock.
Ensure visual merchandising guidelines are followed.
Assist the retail & stock team with deliveries when required.
Cash Handling.
Operate a till accurately.

Teamwork
Work proactively with members of the visitor assistant team to perform all duties, and all other departments as and when required.
Training and development.
Work as a buddy to train and develop new members of the team, embodying our values and meeting our 5* standards.
Train to conduct tasting tales and to join the tasting team.
Lead by example for the rest of the team: Ensure you embody all our values daily and commit to all tasks being completed.
Commit to look for areas of further development with management.
Host staff training and tasting sessions.

Other duties
Any other duties commensurate with your role.

Additional benefits
Medicash

External Relations Manager

JOB PURPOSE
The External Relations Manager is a new role which is being added to the National Trust for Scotland’s successful Communications Team during a time of transition within the Audiences & Support Directorate.

The role is responsible for leading the development of the Trust’s advocacy for conservation, including campaigning initiatives, coordinating activity aimed at a wide public audience.

Working with internal and external partners, it will deliver a strategic programme of external relations, which is heavily focused on the Trust’s nature conservation work and supporting its Plan for Nature.

The role leads the operational delivery of the advocacy elements of the strategic framework for communications established by the Head of Communications. It also supports corporate communications activity, including key annual publications like the annual accounts and annual review and the Annual General Meeting.

The post will lead stakeholder engagement, advocacy and corporate communications activity to support the Trust’s ambition to speak up for nature and heritage, while the Communications Manager retains accountability for media relations, press activity, campaign communications, editorial planning and proactive PR.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Horizon-scan media coverage relating to heritage, conservation, policy and political developments, keeping senior leaders and key internal stakeholders informed of relevant issues, debates and opportunities.
2. Work with the Conservation & Policy and Audiences & Support teams to review, refine and deliver the Speaking Up for Heritage programme, ensuring it reflects Trust priorities, capacity and the Scottish and rest of UK political context.
3. Develop and deliver an agreed programme of external relations activity, , integrating with colleagues across communications, marketing, policy and audience priorities to maximise impact and working with communications partners as required.
4. Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including the communication teams of Scotland-based nature, conservation and heritage organisations, and act as the key contact for the Trust’s ambassador, ensuring requests for input and support are prioritised appropriately.
5. Provide proactive and reactive external affairs and stakeholder engagement advice to colleagues, senior leaders and Trustees, working with the Communications Manager where issues have media or reputational implications, and drawing on the Trust’s public policy positions.
6. Work collaboratively with the Communications Manager to ensure external affairs activity is aligned with wider communications priorities, while recognising that media relations, press office activity and proactive PR campaigns sit with that role.
7. Support and strengthen the infrastructure needed for effective advocacy activity, including spokesperson support, media training, staff protection frameworks, intranet resources, website content and content-generation structures.
8. Responsible for coordinating and delivering agreed corporate communications outputs including, including annual publications, external corporate documents, relevant owned-channel content and the Trust’s hybrid Annual General Meeting, working with content owners and other teams as required.
9. Contribute specialist content and advice for internal communications relating to corporate activity, external affairs and key advocacy initiatives, working with communications colleagues as required.
10. Attend and contribute to key cross-directorate meetings, ensuring activity is integrated with Trust-wide communications, public policy, marketing and audience strategies, and remain flexible to work non-traditional hours and travel within the UK when required.

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

Programme Lead

Regional Marketing Communications Coordinator

Visitor Services Supervisor – Food & Beverage

Operations Executive

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Head of Procurement

Groundsworker

Head of Exhibitions & Design

Visitor Assistant

External Relations Manager

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