Management

Are you ready to shape the cultural future of East Ayrshire?

As the Director of Creative Activities, you will be the visionary architect of our cultural identity, leading the artistic transformation of Ayrshire360. This is a high-profile executive role designed to blend creative ambition with strategic excellence, ensuring our venues and programmes serve as the heartbeat of the region. You will move beyond traditional arts management to inspire a culture of “limitless creativity”—one that challenges the status quo and redefines East Ayrshire as a premier destination for world-class culture and performance.

We’re looking for a Historic Building & Estate Officer to join our team at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore.

The Highland Folk Museum is a large open-air museum based in the Cairngorm National Park where we explore life in the Scottish Highlands from the 1700’s to the mid 1900’s. We have over 35 reconstructed historic buildings spread out over our mile-long site, allowing visitors to learn how people lived, work, and spent their leisure time.

In this role, you will lead on the development and maintenance of our historic buildings, structures and landscape features, and take on the position of Responsible Premise Officer (RPO) with a responsibility for Health and Safety, construction site and maintenance management.

The Historic Building & Estate Officer will be responsible to the Curatorial manager and will line-manage the maintenance team including the Craft Skills Supervisor, as well as overseeing and ensuring safe working practices in the workshop.

We have a wide range of buildings/structures, from turfed houses and thatched cottages to shinty pavilions, and even our own coracle pond. We’d encourage anyone who applies for this position to have a look on our website to get an idea of what the site is like.

If you would like to learn more about this role and how to apply, please go to the link below which will take you to the job listing where you can access the Job Description and Person Specification.

Help shape the future of one of Scotland’s most important heritage destinations.
New Lanark Trust is seeking an exceptional strategic leader to help write the next chapter in the story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As Head of Heritage & Enterprise, you will join our Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in balancing heritage conservation with commercial ambition. Working across heritage, enterprise, fundraising, partnerships and visitor experience, you will help ensure New Lanark remains both internationally recognised and financially sustainable for generations to come.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead strategic growth, develop new income streams, secure funding, build influential partnerships and champion one of Scotland’s most significant cultural assets on the national and international stage.

You will work alongside experienced operational managers, providing strategic direction while leading our heritage, education and World Heritage teams.
We are looking for an ambitious and innovative leader who combines commercial awareness with a passion for heritage and public engagement.

We’re looking for someone who has:
• Proven strategic leadership experience.
• Experience of developing partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
• A track record of securing funding and developing sustainable income streams.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify new opportunities.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• A passion for heritage, education and community engagement.

In return we offer
• The opportunity to shape the future of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• A senior leadership position within one of Scotland’s most recognised heritage organisations.
• An opportunity to make a genuine long-term impact.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Employee benefits and discounts.