Full Time

Finance Assistant

Atholl Estates is one of Scotland’s best-known Highland estates. Its history dates back to the 13th century, but throughout the ages, it has adapted to the times. Today it manages a wide range of operations with five main groups; tourism, agriculture, forestry, renewable energy and property.

We are looking to recruit a Finance Assistant who would be responsible for managing the purchase ledger across the business and supporting the administration of the property management system to ensure that invoices, supplier payments, tenancy records, and rent invoices are processed accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities
• Management of the purchase ledger for all businesses.
• Ensure invoices are approved, processed, and paid in line with supplier credit terms.
• Maintain strong financial controls and review invoices for accuracy, legitimacy, and
appropriate authorisation.
• Preparation and processing of supplier payment runs.
• Ensure supplier statements are reconciled regularly and any anomalies quickly followed up.
• Identify and flag any suspicious, duplicate, or potentially fraudulent invoices, escalating issues where necessary.
• Ensure compliance with internal approval processes.

Other Duties
• Administration of the property management system (Re-Leased) including ensuring
rental invoices are accurate and issued on time
• Management and processing of Council Tax and Business Rates payments.
• Purchase order metrics
• Monitor project costs compared to budget
• Ad hoc services as required

Skills & Experience:

Essential
• Previous experience in a Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable role (minimum 2 years)
• Good attention to detail, organised and strong time management skills
• Experience using the finance systems Xero
• Ability to work independently while remaining a key contributor to the wider finance
department
• Excellent communication skills with a supplier-focused approach to resolving
complaints and queries
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail and awareness of financial controls and
fraud prevention processes

Desirable
• Experience of using automated purchase order systems
• Experience of property management and administration
• Good Excel skills

What We Offer
We offer a competitive salary, an excellent company pension, great staff events and staff discounts on events, food and gifts across Atholl Estates. Hybrid working would be considered with a minimum of 3 days in the office.

To apply, please submit your CV and a short covering letter outlining your relevant experience to Caroline at: caroline.harridence@atholl-estates.co.uk

Sous Chef

Be part of something special at the Calanais Visitor Centre as we prepare for an exciting new chapter. We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Sous Chef to support the development of our catering offer within a unique, world-class visitor attraction. Working with fresh, local and seasonal ingredients, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality food that enhances the overall visitor experience.
In this role, you’ll support menu planning and development, assist with the day-to-day running of the kitchen, and help maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, and hygiene. You will also contribute to developing a varied catering offer, from café service to functions and special events, while supporting and mentoring junior team members.
This is a full-time role, averaging 37.5 hours per week across the year, with flexibility required including evenings, early mornings and weekends. Salary is £30,000–£35,000 per annum, depending on experience.
For full job description and to apply visit: https://careers.calanais.org/roles
Closing date: 4th May

Visitor Operations Manager

Visitor Operations Manager, Renfrewshire, 37 hours per week, Permanent, Grade 6 £35,383.06 – £37,331.64 p.a.

We are looking for a Visitor Operations Manager with previous experience in culture, leisure, tourism, hospitality or other related sector in a related field who holds a Management qualification (HND / SVQ 4 or above).

From sharing the stories held within our collections to supporting corporate dinners and nights at the Observatory, your responsibilities will be rich, wide-ranging and diverse. You’ll be expected to have a flexible approach, while ensuring visitors remain at the heart of everything we do.

We’ll take care of the rest by investing in your training with a first-class programme that will give you the skills and support to thrive in your role as an important member of the Museum management team.

As a Visitor Operations Manager, no two days will be the same, tasks will cover;

Leading and managing front-of-house teams to deliver a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive visitor experience.

Overseeing daily visitor operations, ensuring a safe, clean, and well-presented environment across all public spaces.

Developing and implementing visitor experience standards, procedures, and service improvements.

Responding to visitor feedback, complaints, and incidents professionally and efficiently.

Monitoring visitor flow, customer satisfaction, and audience behaviours to inform improvements.

Successful candidates must have a flexible approach regarding hours worked to suit the needs of the role.

Closing date: 30 April 2026

Recruitment day: 7 May 2026

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check.
If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit their website.

Applications are welcome from candidates from all backgrounds including those with disabilities and candidates who have ‘care experience’.

Gardener

This role will be as a key member of the Threave Garden team, predominately, but not limited to, working in the productive walled garden.

Threave is one of the National Trust for Scotland’s top visited attractions. The garden is made up of many landscaped features and themed areas including a Secret Garden, Rock Garden, Azalea walk and heather beds, a one-acre traditional working walled kitchen garden, orchard, large nursery with new glasshouse facilities, extensive woodland garden and broad variety of themed beds and borders planted with a large and diverse collection of plants. Threave provides a perfect location for the Trust’s School of Heritage Gardening, offering a wide variety of horticultural experience in both traditional and modern gardening techniques. Open all year round, the garden provides interest throughout the year.

Strategic Partnerships & Communities Manager

Strategic Partnerships & Communities Manager, Renfrewshire, Full Time, Temporary up to 2 years, Grade 13: £70,245.22 p.a.

We’re looking for a dynamic, experienced manager to lead the delivery of OneRen’s community programming and strategic partnerships. This critical role will drive long-term plans that deepen our impact and ensure our services foster community ownership and a strong sense of place. You’ll oversee engagement with stakeholders, partners, and communities, creating opportunities for collaboration that reflect our values and expand our reach.

As the strategic lead behind our community programming, you’ll deliver a wide range of services, including health and wellbeing, libraries, museums, learning and audience development, ensuring a high-quality experience across all venues. You’ll champion cross-disciplinary projects, and build partnerships at local, national, and international levels. With a focus on innovation and inclusion, you’ll identify new opportunities, secure funding, and help us deliver on our strategic goals. If you’re passionate about participatory practice, community empowerment, and making a real difference, this is a chance to lead change at the heart of a forward-thinking charity.

Closing date: Sunday 3 May 2026

Interview Date: Week beginning 18 May 2026

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check.

If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit their website.

Applications are welcome from candidates from all backgrounds including those with disabilities and candidates who have ‘care experience’.

Interpretation Co-ordinator

Fixed term to 18 December 2026.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world leading centre for plant science, conservation and learning, set within one of Scotland’s most loved public gardens. We welcome thousands of visitors each year and are committed to creating inspiring, inclusive and accessible experiences that help people connect with plants, nature and global biodiversity.

We are looking for an Interpretation Co-ordinator to support the delivery of engaging visitor facing interpretation across the Garden, and particularly for the reopening of our renowned Victorian Palm Houses. Working closely with an established interpretation and design team of RBGE colleagues and external partners, you’ll play a key role in co-ordinating projects, managing timelines and administration, supporting procurement and finances, and helping ensure interpretive materials — from signage and trails to digital content — are delivered smoothly, on time and to a high standard.

You’ll be a highly organised and collaborative individual with experience supporting projects in a cultural, heritage, environmental or public facing setting. Comfortable working across teams and with external suppliers, you’ll bring strong communication skills, attention to detail and a proactive approach. An understanding of visitor experience, inclusive practice and interpretation — or a genuine enthusiasm to develop these skills — will be central to your success in the role.

RBGE is unable to sponsor applicants without the right to work in the United Kingdom for this role. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure eligibility to work in the United Kingdom for the duration of the appointment.

For more info including job description, person specification and to apply, please visit our website.

Receptionist/Administrator

JOB PURPOSE

Join the National Trust for Scotland and support Scotland’s Nature and Heritage. The Highlands and Islands region are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate individual to join the Administration Team based at Balnain House.

As a Receptionist and Administration Assistant you’ll be one of the first people to greet visitors to the regional office and welcome the regional team. You’ll be responsible for providing administration support to the Office Manager and the wider team based at Balnain.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys a varied and dynamic role. You’ll be expected to work with IT and finance systems, book meetings, and undertake general administration duties with efficiency and accuracy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Ensure all general administrative tasks are undertaken efficiently, effectively, and timeously, including (but not limited to):
• Reception
• Inducting staff and visitors to the building
• Property correspondence (email, telephone and mail).
• Filing and record-keeping in line with data protection regulations.
• Facilities support (room bookings, support documentation).
• Data entry of deliveries – weekly, monthly, and ad hoc.
• Diary Management, recording meetings and appointments in diaries.
• Support with developing and preparing reports, and/or presentation material
• Purchase ordering and coordination with suppliers.
• Maintaining stock control for Balnain House including First Aid box, replenishing stock as and when required.
• Assisting in Health and Safety compliance for the building, including the reporting of accidents and incidents, and maintenance of the property’s Safe System of Work documents.

A level of flexibility is expected on occasion to meet the needs of the property.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications

Essential
• Qualification in business administration – HND or Diploma – or relevant experience.

Experience
Essential
 Ability and competence to intermediate level in MS packages – Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
 Possess excellent communication skills (written and oral).
 Must be diligent and accurate with an excellent eye for detail.
 Excellent customer care skills able to demonstrate care to staff, visitors and volunteers.
 Well-developed time management and organisation skills – ability to prioritise workload.
 Ability to embody the Trusts’ values.

Desirable
 Previous experience providing administrative support to several different departments is highly desirable.

Visitor Services Supervisor – Food & Beverage

Purpose of role

This is an exciting opportunity to work with our leadership team at Brodie Castle to provide operational delivery of the visitor experience and supervision in the Food & Beverage department, as well as on-site events in line with the Trust’s policies.

You will be responsible for the supervision of the day-to-day catering operations at our popular Playful Garden Café as well as the Castle Café. You will deliver our quality standards and performance targets, ensuring we offer our visitors a fantastic Food & Beverage experience.

You will be an enthusiastic team player who can supervise, coach and motivate your team. You will also be part of a broader duty management team responsible for promoting good communication across the site and a joined-up visitor services provision.

This role requires weekend working and at times may require working evenings to cover events.

Key Responsibilities
Catering Operation
• Support the F&B manager with menu development and the preparation and presentation of a high-quality food and drink offer relevant to our Brodie visitors.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, food hygiene, food allergens, licensing and environmental health standards, completing all related record-keeping.
• Support the F&B manager with stock management, ordering, storage and wastage control.
• Ensure the upkeep and safety of equipment and utensils used within the catering outlets.
• Assist with food led events throughout the year to support over all business goals.
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 management team, responsible for ensuring a safe and smooth visitor operation, opening/closing the visitor attraction, addressing issues, emergency procedure and providing relief cover, as required.

People Management

• Assist the F&B Manager in Recruitment, induction, development and management of all Food and Beverage Visitor Services Assistants ensuring that they understand role responsibilities and are equipped to fulfil the role to the required standards.
• Supervise the activities of a team of permanent and seasonal Visitor Service Assistants (VSAs), achieving excellent staff performance and motivation through effective training, task-setting and coaching on front and back-of-house routines.
• Ensure the team feel valued, respected, motivated and supported.
• Support the F&B Manager in preparing catering 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 Food & Beverage budget
• Monitor commercial performance and adjust activities to capitalize on sales opportunities and run a cost-effective catering operation
• Supervise daily cafés till operations and perform end-of-day income reconciliation
• Support the F&B Manager with menu costing and stock-taking.

Performance indicators and targets
• Weekly, monthly and annual sales and cost of sales targets
• Food compliance standards and record-keeping
• Visitor enjoyment reviews and ratings from visitor surveys and visitor feedback
• Staff satisfaction from staff surveys

Tools / equipment / systems
• Fully equipped commercial catering kitchen.
• Access to laptop and relevant online training, financial monitoring and stock ordering systems, including NTS intranet and Microsoft 365.
• EPOS tills and chip and pin machines.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

Essential
• Significant previous experience of working in an operations role in the hospitality industry
• Excellent leadership and influencing skills, supervising and supporting staff on a daily basis
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent organisational, administrative and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise workload to meet changing demands
• Confident communication skills (written and spoken)
• Ability to be proactive and to take initiative.
• Experience with cash handling, monitoring, and interpreting financial data.
• Computer literacy and familiar with Microsoft software
• An understanding and commitment to the aims and objectives of the National Trust for Scotland.
Desirable
• Food Hygiene Qualification (or willingness to train)
• First aid Certificate (or willingness to train)
• Barista training (or willingness to train)
• Alcohol License (or willingness to train)

Manager – Mercat Tours International

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with Mercat Tours again, one of Edinburgh’s visitor attractions who offer award winning history walks and ghost tours around the city.

Their sister company is Mercat Tours International, a very different operation – an outbound tour operator working with UK schools travelling to the EU. They promise to provide each school trip with a first class learning experience.

Their passionate guides bring 20th century European history to life and take pupils on a journey through events that continue to shape the world that we live in today.

Their service takes school groups to France and Belgium and operationally manages every part of the trip – ferries, coaches, hotels, guides and works really closely with their teacher clients.

A vacancy has arisen as they are now seeking a Manager to head up the team and be responsible for all parts of the business.

Key Requirements
 Oversee the efficient and effective operation of Mercat Tours International (MTI) in the delivery of all services.
 Ensure a consistently high-quality visitor experience through accurate, timely, and efficient administration.
 Maintain and nurture client relations
 Manage the performance, responsibilities, and development of the MTI Admin Assistant, while ensuring external suppliers continue to deliver a high standard of service that supports MTI’s strong reputation.
 Manage the responsibilities of the MTI Guides, ensuring all essential materials and resources are prepared, maintained, kept up to date and shared.
 Create, implement, and monitor improvements to systems, processes, and operational practices to ensure the company runs as efficiently and effectively as possible, both operationally and financially.
 Consolidate existing business while proactively exploring opportunities for growth and new business development.
 Work collaboratively with the Marketing Executive to promote MTI’s services to a wider audience, including schools and adult tour groups.
 Responsible for forecasting and sales reporting as member of Leadership Team
 Identify opportunities for internal efficiencies, partnership working and sales growth
 Develop pricing strategy alongside Finance Manager to ensure competitive offer securing business and reputation

We are seeking an individual who has tour planning experience and is:
 Positive and effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
 Excellent organisational ability and meticulous attention to detail.
 Methodical, logical, and thorough approach to tasks.
 Ability to remain calm, focused, and responsive under pressure.

This role offers a salary circa £35k plus significant company benefits including many health & wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.

Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with Mercat on this vacancy, so to be considered for this unique opportunity, please submit their CV online and for an informal please call Sally on 07776 662506 or email sally.rae@edenscottt.com
This role is hybrid working.

Operations Manager

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with Active Kids Adventure Park, a 5-star children’s play center and visitor attraction nestled in the heart of rural Perthshire. Located just off the A9 adjacent to the village of Stanley, approximately 8 miles to the north of the City of Perth.

The park is open all year round and features an 11-acre outdoor park with a wide range of outdoor children’s activities and farm animals, plus an indoor bespoke tree-house themed playground, café and retail outlet.

There are over 50 outdoor attractions from giant jelly belly bouncing pillows and pedal powered go-karts to their 18m long pirate ship and zinging zip line, there’s so much for kids of all ages to enjoy.

The business underwent significant refurbishment in 2022 and re-opened in 2023 as a leading visitor attraction in the Perthshire area. They pride themselves on providing a high-quality experience for the 60,000 customers that they welcome to the park each year.

A newly created opportunity has arisen at Active Kids Adventure Park as they are now seeking an experienced Operations Manager to head up the team and be responsible for all parts of the business.

This role will lead an established team of employees and maintain their high standards across the business.

Key Requirements
• Management of all on-site operations on a day-to-day basis, together with the recruitment, training and development of all employees of the business
• A detailed approach to Health and Safety and industry legislation, ensuring full compliance of all site operations
• Effective marketing of the business, including the use of social media and the Active Kids website to promote the business
• Purchasing and managing stock within agreed budgets, ensuring cost efficiency and operational results
• Working closely with suppliers to establish relationships and develop business opportunities
• Development of new initiatives and events to increase footfall and profit across the business, along with the potential wider development of the park and site.

What We’re Looking For:
This role requires previous experience within the leisure and hospitality industry and an understanding of commercial performance, legislative compliance, health and safety and leading and developing a large team. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a creative outlook, a problem-solving approach and the desire to deliver a positive experience to all those who visit the park.

This role offers a salary of £45,000 with significant company benefits including 9% employer paid pension contribution and death in service.

In addition, the business can provide accommodation: a nearby three bedroomed house or a one bed flat at a negotiable rate.

Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with Active Kids Adventure Park on this vacancy, so to be considered for this unique opportunity, please submit their CV online and for an informal please call Sally on 07776 662506 or email sally.rae@edenscottt.com

Closing date is Friday 1st May 2026 at 5.00pm
Interviews w/c 11th May 2026

Keeper, Global Arts, Cultures & Design

This senior leadership role at National Museums Scotland offers an incredible opportunity to shape the future of the Global Arts, Cultures and Design department, managing the understanding, development, organisation, and public access to the collections.

Overseeing a diverse collection spanning material from prehistory to the present day from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania, and Europe, you will lead a dedicated team of curators and researchers in redefining the modern museum’s relationship with its global heritage.

You will drive strategic innovation and ensure these world-class collections are accessible through cutting-edge digital programmes and national outreach.

Crucially, you will represent the organisation on the international stage, engaging in vital dialogues including those that address the histories and legacies of colonialism.

For a visionary professional committed to inclusive curatorship and global cultural exchange, this position provides the platform to lead transformative change within one of the UK’s most prestigious heritage organisations.

Garden Trainee

JOB PURPOSE

The Garden Trainee role at Threave Garden will provide the post-holders with development in a broad range of work-based practical horticultural skills, over the course of a year spent working as part of the team there, supplemented by written coursework and plant identification tests. Training will be based primarily around the content of the RHS Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture, but additional enhancements will also be available. Our aim is to take people who have undertaken a horticultural apprenticeship, an academic horticultural qualification or who have proven practical gardening experience and to develop them further into the rounded skilled, craft professional gardeners that the heritage garden sector, including the National Trust for Scotland, requires.

WHAT WE OFFER

The year at Threave comprises paid day-to-day work in the garden alongside practical training and assessment of skills, knowledge and behaviours. The RHS Level 2 training is supplemented by several assessed written assignments designed to enhance trainee learning. This includes fortnightly plant identification tests (20-25 plants), keeping a daily diary, completing plant profiles and written reports for any trips which may be organised during the year.

The Garden Trainees are overseen by our teaching staff of Gardener Instructors, seasoned experts in their fields who have worked in a wide range of gardens themselves. The garden has three department areas: the grounds (lawns, hedges, herbaceous borders, woody plants, alpines, hard landscapes, aquatic, and bog), the walled garden, and the glasshouses. Although most of the time will be spent in the grounds, the Garden Trainee will work in each of these areas, moving between them on a rota basis, to ensure in-depth training across the seasons. Trainees will work alongside the Gardener Instructors, other garden staff and volunteers, receiving hands-on tuition and practical experience. There will be some limited classroom time, however this is primarily a practical role where trainees will spend 95% of their time working in the garden. Study and assignments will be completed largely in their own time. Trainee only shared accommodation within easy walking distance is available for rent.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

While in the garden the Garden Trainee will be formally line managed by the Head Gardener and will have the support, guidance and direction from other members of staff they are allocated to work alongside. The employment is for a fixed period of 1 year, subject to continued progression on the programme with acceptable practical performance.
Trainees will be expected to take responsibility for their learning which will include significant out of hours study, practice of skills and/or project work.

ABOUT THE GARDEN

The School of Heritage Gardening, based at Threave Garden was formed in 1960, shortly after the National Trust for Scotland took ownership of the property. For over 65 years we have been teaching horticultural skills and techniques to aspiring professional gardeners. Former trainees have gone on to have successful careers in the industry, many choosing to stay with the Trust.

Threave Garden is perfectly suited for a range of training requirements, having been created over the years to accommodate a variety of horticultural situations. The garden has a large and diverse plant collection set within an extensive landscape and includes features such as a rock garden, fruit and vegetables, ponds, naturalised bulbs, woodland, orchard, nursery, lawns, herbaceous beds, mixed borders, and glasshouses. This purposefully broad array of garden landscapes, plants and features ensures that trainees are able to receive an extensive and well-rounded experience, covering many aspects found in a career in horticulture.

Threave is an approved centre to deliver Royal Horticultural Society qualifications, one of only a handful across Scotland.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

This is a development role intended to take the Garden Trainee to competent professional gardener level for the heritage garden sector through the vehicle of the RHS Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture.

Essential:
• A practical horticultural qualification at SVQ Level 2 or equivalent is preferred as a minimum, however places are also open to those with academic horticultural qualifications or who have proven practical gardening experience.
• Prior achievement at SCQF Level 5 or above is required to underpin learning
• Commitment to out of hours study and practice of skills
• Enthusiasm for horticulture with a positive approach to undertaking fundamental horticultural tasks
• Level of computer literacy, to produce well-prepared diaries and reports
• A good level of communication skills to converse clearly with colleagues and visitors
• Proof of the right to work in the UK
• Able to follow clear instructions competently
• Willing to work outside in all weathers and undertake physically demanding tasks
• Commitment to completing the training year (August to August), including RHS practical examinations held three times during the year
• Time management skills in being able to work flexibly and to a deadline
• Good people skills enabling strong relationships both externally and internally, to be built and maintained
• Able to use tools and equipment as required for the role

Desirable:
• Proven ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Prior experience in a customer service role – our gardens are open to the public almost every day!
• Prior knowledge of relevant Health and Safety procedures
• Prior experience of horticultural machinery

DIMENSIONS AND SCOPE OF JOB

The Garden Trainee
• will work as part of the garden team increasing their knowledge and experience of duties such as soil cultivation, weeding, establishing and maintaining plants and displays, propagation, turf care, using tools equipment and machinery, and much more. This will include physically demanding activities in all weathers
• will take responsibility for their learning which will include significant out of hours study, skills practice and/or project work
• will be required to meet regularly with Trust staff to discuss progress, assessment of which is constantly monitored in order to provide developmental feedback
• will take part in additional training offered by the Trust
• will be based in Threave Garden but may be given opportunities to visit or work in other Trust gardens
• will work 5 days out of any 7, which may include weekends and evenings helping with events and other activities
• will work closely with rest of the property team, and the area Gardens & Designed Landscapes Manager
• will be expected to interact daily with other staff, volunteers and visitors and may be asked to meet donors who are supporting the Trust with finance
• will be expected to participate, contribute, and feature in promotional activities/material for the School and the Trust
• is not a budget holder but will be responsible for submitting any expense claims in good time and in line with allowances

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