Management

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with Dynamic Earth, as a millennium project, Dynamic Earth first opened its doors in 1999 and since then they’ve held a special place in the hearts of people living and visiting Edinburgh. Fond memories of exciting days out with family, stories about the earthquake experience or that time you touched an iceberg. People always tell you about their favourite school trips back in the day or how much they enjoyed attending a conference, event or Christmas party night at their stunning and unusual venue that sits below Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags. 2024 is going to be an epic year for them – as they mark their 25th anniversary and the launch of their bold new strategy – From Beginning to Mend. Over the next 10 years they have ambitious plans to become the UK’s leading science engagement charity by:

Delivering outstanding science engagement.
Reaching more people, in more ways.
Enhancing and transforming their science centre.
Achieving financial and environmental sustainability.
Maximising the quality of their relationships.

So much of their charitable activity depends on finding the right funding so they are seeking a Director of Fundraising & Marketing. This role is 75% weighted towards leading on the generation of voluntary income, however, the directorate will also have oversight of the Marketing function. In this way you can ensure the brand message is brilliantly aligned to showcasing the right stories to inspire supporters — as well as the marketing driving public engagement, school visits, conferences and events. They need a strategic fundraiser who can drive the right internal conditions for success as well as represent them brilliantly to funders. As well as leading on fundraising and overseeing marketing, they are looking for a leader who can form part of a leadership team committed to shared decision-making, innovation, change and taking measured but audacious risks.

Key responsibilities of the role:

Strategic leadership – You will form a key part of the senior leadership team, working closely with the Board on strategy and delivery for all charity matters.
People management – You will model effective leadership across the charity as well as directly manage the fundraising and marketing teams. You will have a direct report team of seven people, as well as managing a series of key agency partnerships.
Fundraising strategy and delivery – You will be responsible for developing and delivering an ambitious growth strategy for grants and voluntary income. You will prioritise the right forms of income growth within the fundraising mix, excel at donor identification and development, and be able to inspire the whole organisation to align with being a mission-led charity. Key areas will be grants, trusts, major donors, and corporate support.
Marketing and communication strategy and delivery – Audience development will be key to your role. You will ensure the whole organization is clear on who it engages with today and which audience segments it should engage with in the future. You will be the ultimate brand owner for the organisation, responsible for all paid campaigns, digital and social channels, content marketing and communications activity.
Membership management and supporter care – You will be responsible for managing engagement products that build repeat visits and sustainable income, such as themed events and membership. To achieve this, you will lead on CRM and EPOS strategies, supported by technical teams, to ensure they are a data-driven, data secure organization that personalizes its offer and builds lasting relationships with key audience groups.
Budget management – You will be responsible for an income and expenditure budget. This will mean you play a key corporate role in the annual business plan and budget development process, as well as managing income and expenditure performance that falls within your functional responsibility.

Key skills and experience required:

We are looking for a strong leader. You will have a proven track-record for generating income from fundraising, as well as building a strong brand through effective marketing.

Leadership experience – you will have been a director or senior head of function, responsible for setting and enacting delivery plans
Fundraising experience – you will have experience at developing a fundraising strategy, and understanding how different income steams operate
Key voluntary income streams – you will have demonstrable experience of securing funding support from trusts and foundations, and be comfortable with ‘making the ask’ of wealthy individuals
Marketing skills – You will have developed, or repositioned one or more brands and know how to drive ‘brand fame’ across a wide range of channels
Audience and supporter development – You will know how to codify which audience groups they currently engage with, and identify which audience gaps they should consider addressing in the future.
Financial management – You will be comfortable with helping to develop a wider multi-year corporate budget as well as managing budgets relating to the areas that fall within your direct responsibility
Charity experience – You will have worked in the voluntary sector for at least one leading charity/academic organisation. You will be very experienced with how a mission-based organization operates and the wider sector considerations a charity operates within.

Edinburgh based. Hybrid working

This role offers an excellent competitive salary within a range of £60,000-£65,000 depending on experience and significant company benefits from day one:

34 days annual leave (which includes 9 bank holidays)
Complimentary entry to Dynamic Earth for family and friends
Free staff car-parking
25% Discount in the Natural Selection Gift Shop
Subsidised meals from the Food Chain Café
Matched company pension contribution of 7%
Life Assurance cover of 4 times annual salary
Up to 3 years Critical Illness cover

Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with Dynamic Earth on this vacancy so to be considered for this exciting opportunity with a truly unique and best in class employer, please submit your CV online or to sally.rae@edenscott.com

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 31 May 2024.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh explores, conserves, and explains the world of plants for a better future.

We are a world leading botanical institute and international visitor attraction taking positive action for plants and people; from local communities across Scotland, to more than 40 countries around the world. Our priority is to tackle the biodiversity crisis and the climate emergency and support the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Our work builds on our more than 350-year history as a scientific botanic garden, a centre of biodiversity education and training, the internationally important botanical collections in our care, and our extensive international partnerships.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Educationalist to join our team and lead the development and growth of our undergraduate programme of world-leading horticulture and plant biodiversity-related courses. As well as co-ordinating and teaching on the courses, you’ll be managing a team of lecturers, managing the day-to-day relationships with our academic partners, and constantly looking to further enhance the experience of our students.

On top of being an experienced teacher with a good knowledge of botany and horticulture, applicants will need to have previous management experience and an understanding of the HE sector. This is a key role within a fast-paced environment, and you’ll need to be a strong communicator, able to think on your feet, and play a positive leadership role in an experienced dynamic team.

Although we see this as a full-time role, applications will also be considered from exceptional candidates looking to work on a part-time basis.

To apply please visit our website.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Roads & Neighbourhood Service for the post of Mugdock Country Park Team Leader. The duties are wide ranging with a particular focus on land management, visitor experience, customer service, commercial opportunity and capital development.

The role is responsible for delivering the Mugdock Strategy and Land Management Plan 2022-27 and reports to the Mugdock Joint Management Committee. Within the Mugdock team there are a number of service areas including Countryside Rangers, Wardens, Visitor Centre staff and Park Development staff. A joint project with Scottish Water includes overseeing Ranger and Warden staff delivering services at Milngavie Reservoirs.

The main areas of work include:

Policy and strategy development and implementation
Project delivery for capital and revenue projects
Budget responsibility for the Mugdock account
Planning, monitoring and reporting activities carried out by Park staff
Partnership working with internal and external partners
Compliance, health and safety and security at the Park
Main contact and reporting officer for the Mugdock Joint Management Committee
Ensuring a high quality visitor attraction, protecting and enhancing the park’s natural environment, in addition to increasing business activity and income.
You will have a good knowledge of countryside management and relevant experience of project development and implementation. You will drive forward the delivery the Mugdock Strategy and will report to the Mugdock Joint Management Committee on events, educational activities, land management, visitor experience and project delivery.

The role is for 35 hours per week. Normal hours of work will be 0900 to 1700 although evening and weekend working may be required.

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with Kilmartin Museum, an archaeology-focused museum run by Kilmartin Museum Company Ltd, an independent Scottish charitable company based in Mid Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland.  The Museum opened its doors to the public in September 2023 following a £7.5m redevelopment.

Their Mission Statement is to inspire and educate people by interpreting, explaining and conserving the internationally important archaeological landscape, artefacts and natural heritage of Kilmartin Glen.

They are seeking a Museum Director who will have overall responsibility for financial sustainability of the Museum through income generation, fund raising and marketing to ensure delivery of the Museum’s Mission Statement, and maintenance of the Museum Accreditation standard.  The post holder will work with the Board of Directors and senior colleagues to maintain and develop the strategic direction and vision for the Museum. They will take responsibility for ensuring the goals of the Redevelopment Project are maintained longer term and will take a strategic overview of operations and compliance.

The post holder will work closely with the Curatorial and Education Service Team to ensure that the curatorial, research and education objectives of the Museum are achieved and that the service is sustainable.

Key responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership of the Museum
Continued Development of the Museum as a Visitor Attraction
Curatorial, Education and Exhibitions
Financial Management & Fundraising
Grants and Funding
Liaison, Representation and Reporting
Human Resources & Administration

Applying candidates should have:

Demonstrable experience in a similar role
Experience of operating a tourism/visitor attraction or similar including retail and catering
Experience of successful charity/volunteer sector income generation and financial management including budget setting and reporting
Experience of major funders grant processes and successful funding applications
Experience of governance and board management in the charity sector
Interest in archaeology, museums, artefacts and natural heritage
Effective man management skills, able to develop a team and support and motivate staff and volunteers

Salary is on a range dependent on skills and experience plus company benefits including 30 days annual leave per year.

Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with this client on this vacancy so if you are keen to join this growing business, please submit your CV online or for an informal chat please call Sally on 07776 662506.

Closing date: 28th May 2024

First interview for selected candidates on Teams: 3rd June 2024

Join our team as an Evening Duty Manager at The Real Mary King’s Close

The Real Mary King’s Close is buried deep beneath Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. On their fully guided tour, guests follow Edinburgh’s past residents in these underground alleyways and hear the real stories of the people who lived, worked and died there. Join us to experience over 400 years of history and unlock the secrets of Edinburgh’s only preserved 17th-century street.

We are currently looking for an Evening Duty Manager to join our team over summer. You must be a natural leader who is ambitious, flexible, reliable, and possess excellent communication skills whilst enjoying working as part of a team. The role is varied and you need to be a fast thinker and work well under pressure.

Our attraction’s success revolves around our guests and you’ll spend every day finding ways to do things better, for them. Our guests will expect very high standards, so everything we do will be geared towards giving them an outstanding experience every time they visit.

We are looking for someone that has a guest focused approach. You will be passionate about our standards and implementing our ways of working, ensuring that the attraction operates within procedure at all times.

We’re looking for an individual who has a flair for guest service, has strong communication skills, has a friendly attitude towards colleagues and guests.

In return, we will invest in your career. We offer:

Mental health first aiders on site as well as access to 24/7 Employee assistance program
Free breakfast club
Wellness committee – monthly wellness events for team
Continued training for personal development
ASVA passes
Matching the Real Living Wage Foundation
Discounts in retail and café offering
LGBT+ friendly workplace
Plus additional benefits as part of the Continuum Attractions team…
Contract: 35 hours per week available. Fixed Term (June – September) Contract. Weekends & Bank Holidays included.

This role is late nights only – finishing time would be 11:30pm. Shifts would mainly be 4:30pm – 11:30pm.

Salary: £12.66 per hour

A full Job Description can be downloaded from our website.

Need more inspiration to apply? Here is what our current team have to say about working at The Real Mary Kings Close (figures from our April 2024 engagement survey): 92% of our team are proud to work for The Real Mary Kings Close so we can guarantee you will be joining a passionate team!

We look forward to reviewing your application!

The Assistant Technical Manager role is an exciting new position at Camera Obscura & World of Illusions. This is an integral, wide-ranging role assisting the Technical Manager in every aspect of managing the Maintenance department, including supporting the team and liaising on development planning and project management.

Key Responsibilities
• Exhibit operation maintenance and upkeep.
• Daily reactive maintenance of all areas of the attraction, premises and PPE.
• Planned preventative maintenance of all areas of the attraction.
• Liaising with colleagues, suppliers, and contractors.
• Improvement of our systems.
• Deputising for the Technical Manager as required.

Essential Skills:
• Team leading and/or management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• IT/computing proficiency above basic levels in Microsoft Office suite.
• Broad basic skills in at least two of the following: electrical, joinery, painting and decorating, plumbing.

Desirable Skills:
• Experience in exhibition design, creation and/or manufacturing.
• Knowledge of technical drawing software and basic programming skills.
• Knowledge of project management software.
• An interest in and understanding of exhibition design.
• An awareness of visitor experience.
• Administration and organisational skills.

Ethos
To ensure the department plays its full role in enabling the attraction to deliver a relaxed, fun, safe, and educational day for all our visitors. To guarantee a fun, friendly, happy and rewarding work environment for staff. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we do our best to look after them and make Camera Obscura a great place to work.

Finance & Administration Manager

Work somewhere where a job is not just a ‘job’, where you can be part of a team with a passion for sharing Scotland’s heritage and making a real difference to local lives. Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, is one of Scotland’s most important heritage sites and easily accessible from Edinburgh by road and rail. Now cared for by an independent charity, we are seeking a highly effective finance manager to work with us.

In this interesting and varied role you will be essential to the success of our charity. The Finance & Admin Manager plays a lead role in ensuring all financial and accounting procedures are robust and comply with best charity and fundraising practice. They are the lead within the Trust on the management and implementation of finance IT systems, financial procedures and administration, and support auditors with the production of annual accounts. As a small team run by staff and volunteers, you should be personable and flexible in your approach to others, and be prepared to be bitten by our passion for Scott and Abbotsford.

Full time, salary of £40,000 – £45,000 per annum dependant on experience.

Application Process

For more details of the role, please download the Job Description.

To apply, download and complete the Application Form from the website link. Candidates are asked to send the completed document, and if they wish an additional CV, to vacancies@scottsabbotsford.co.uk.

Enquiries: giles.ingram@scottsabbotsford.co.uk 01896 752043

Interviews are scheduled for Tue, May 28th.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

§ Staff and volunteers – (recruitment, induction, development, motivation, performance management) such that they are fully equipped and motivated to undertake their duties to the required Trust standards and that staffing budgets are adhered to.

§ Instil a Health & Safety culture across the property, working to ensure appropriate risk assessments are developed and adhered to, ensuring the team work to reduce risk of incidents and accidents to volunteers, employees and visitors.

§ Budgets – (setting, phasing, monitoring, reporting, pro-active and re-active adjustments together with the Operations Manager) to ensure that the finances are sustainable within the context of the wider property budgets.

§ Create a culture of ‘exceptional service, every time’. Delivering high standards of delivery and a consistently warm welcome within the visitor centre.

§ Driving the visitor services experience to achieve its financial targets, maximising income and profitability, using the Trust’s procedures and instructions. You will strive to be efficient and ensure cost effectiveness in all the work you do.

§ You will ensure high standards of presentation across the property, you may have delegated tasks within other departments and you will understand and help deliver your overall property business plan.

§ Taking responsibility for opening and closing and security of buildings as well as emergency procedure implementation, duty management and providing relief cover as required.

Job Title: Assistant Venue Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Grade: FC06
Salary: £28,251 – £31,179 per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Job Reference: ON000500

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild.  We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

We’re a real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities.  If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits.

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join us as an Assistant Venue Manager within our Adam Smith Theatre. As part of a small management team, the post holder will support the Venue Manager in the effective delivery of customer and visitor services within the venue.

You will be a key figure, responsible for the promotion of all services within Adam Smith Theatre and responsible for aspects of people management for your team. You’ll have responsibility for administrative, budgetary and financial tasks along with ensuring all working and public areas are kept safe. As a member of our Operations management team, you’ll work closely with various teams across OnFife to maintain and improve our customer experience.

This is a full time post, and your days and hours of working will flex to meet the business needs and this will include weekend and evening working.

About You

You’ll be an experienced people manager who loves a challenge, excels at building strong relationships and has a passion for providing excellent customer service, ideally within a hospitality or visitor/customer facing venue. You’ll also have strong IT skills along with an understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace.

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Ayesha Nickson, Venue Manager for an informal chat.

When you’re ready to apply, please click over to our current vacancies page on our website where you can review the full job spec, and download the application pack.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 9 May 2024.

Interviews will take place week commencing 22 May 2024.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with Gretna Green, a 5* Scottish Visitor Attraction, Shopping and Wedding Venue and the home of Anvil weddings since 1754.

Through four generations of ownership, since 1885, this family-owned and operated business has been at the heart of Gretna Green and Dumfries and Galloway local history for over 130 years.

The Famous Blacksmiths Shop in Gretna Green, has over 260 years of history and heritage, joining couples since 1754 and is now a world-class, award-winning wedding destination and joins shopping opportunities and two hotels. Gretna Green is situated on the Scottish side of the borders of Scotland and England. Located only 10 minutes north of Carlisle, one hour from the Lake District.

Due to a restructure in the business, exciting opportunities have arisen to join the team as Hotel Operations Managers at both Gretna Hall and Smiths Hotel.

Purchased by Gretna Green Ltd at the tail end of 2016, Gretna Hall is a hugely important piece of Gretna Green history. Built in 1710 and run as a coaching inn as early as 1793 Gretna Hall has 86 bedrooms and has recently begun an ambitious refurbishment to bring this glorious building back to its prime and is a 4-star hotel.

Smiths at Gretna Green is also a 4-star hotel with 56 bedrooms. A modern independent hotel built in 2005, Smiths Hotel, is perfect for a relaxing leisure break, business stays, and of course like Gretna Hall, your Gretna Green wedding.

Both roles will be operations centric and be responsible for all aspects of operations at the hotel including day-to-day interaction with colleagues and guests. The post holder will be an ambassador for the brand and their hotel. Provide leadership and planning to all departments in support of their service culture, maximise operations and deliver high levels of guest satisfaction whilst working closely with key stakeholders.

The roles will lead and deliver successful hotel operations, with responsibility for ensuring the highest level of guest satisfaction, team management, and maintaining the overall strong efficiency and profitability of the business unit. The roles demands a keen on first class customer service which exceeds guest expectations. Through considered and crafted planning and organisation of resource, assets and space ensure optimised delivery of a high quality service to both internal and external stakeholders which meets excellent standards of accommodation, food, events, weddings and business performance and consistently delivers in line with their core values and the 4* standards expected from a highly reputable Scottish wedding, hospitality and tourism business.

We are looking for a customer focused individual for each hotel with significant fast paced hotel operational experience and in particular wedding and leisure experience.

You will enjoy a hands-on operational approach and thrive on developing and coaching the team to success and be available to work weekends and evenings, five days out of seven.

This role offers a salary that depends on experience plus various company benefits.

Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with Gretna Green Ltd on this vacancy. Please submit your CV online or to sally.rae@edenscott.com and for an informal chat or to receive the full role information please email or call Sally on 07776 662506.