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 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

We have two exciting roles to support delivery of community engagement work across Fife.

Role 1 will support the Head of Creative Development on developing and delivering a long-term commitment to community engagement based on the Of/By/For All Relevance approach, across three pilot areas in Fife; Kirkcaldy, Levenmouth and Lochgelly.

You will ensure communities are engaged and supported to have their say about services and issues that affect them, ensuring that their views and perspectives inform OnFife’s local service delivery. Identifying and acting on opportunities for meaningful engagement and co-creation that bring audiences into our venues and connect with our services.

You will support a core team of OnFife staff taking part in community engagement training, leading on the development of a framework for community-based relevance using learnings from the training and own experience to spread effective community involvement practices across OnFife.

As the remit of this role is spread between Kirkcaldy, Lochgelly and Levenmouth, you need to be able to travel to these locations regularly.

Role 2 will support the Exhibitions & Community Engagement Manager on developing and delivering community-led events and activities based on the Of/By/For All Relevance approach, across Levenmouth.

You will ensure communities are engaged and supported to have their say about services and issues that affect them, ensuring that their views and perspectives inform OnFife’s local service delivery. Identifying and acting on opportunities for meaningful engagement and co-creation that bring audiences into our venues and connect with our services.

You will be part of a core team of staff undertaking a 12-month community engagement training programme, leading on the development of a framework for community-based relevance using learnings from the training and own experience to spread effective community involvement practices across OnFife.

As the remit of this role is spread across Levenmouth, you need to be able to travel regularly.

Both roles are full-time, with occasional evening and weekend work as required. This is a rare opportunity to join a busy creative team and help shape and deliver an exciting service that is of, by and for the people of Fife.

You can view the full job description here.

About You

You understand the value of relevance-based work and are experienced in either community engagement, youth work, social work or audience development. You are used to multitasking in a creative project management environment, as well as creating exciting and engaging programmes that meet the needs of communities.

You’re organised and motivating and enjoy working as part of a team as well as independently. You’re confident in communicating with a wide range of people and use a variety of tools to do so.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Trustee to join the Board of OnFife and a Director to join our trading subsidiary Fife Cultural Services Trading Ltd. We’re a vibrant organisation and equality, diversity, and inclusion are important to us. We feel strongly that our Board should represent the communities that we are here to support and recognise that different perspectives and challenge are healthy and needed. We are therefore keen to engage people who can ensure that our work is shaped by different outlooks and experiences.

OnFife is creative and forward-thinking, and our culture is an important part of who we are and is integral to how we work, both with each other and our communities. Our Trustees and Directors need to be able to lead in a way that brings our culture to life to make sure that we are being authentic and consistent in everything that we do from Board level through to the wider team, and the organisational identity we present externally.

Trustee Vacancy

The role of the Board is to offer strategic guidance, challenge, and support to the Chief Executive and senior managers and provide input and scrutiny that ensures OnFife is a well governed charity that is working to provide engaging and meaningful services to our communities in a way that is significant and sustainable. In addition to supporting the organisation through Board membership, Trustees are asked to give their time and expertise to one of our Committees (HR or Finance and Audit).

We are looking for trustees who have experience of effectively leading change through people within either the private, public or the third sector, and who are also able to bring an understanding of strategic and business planning and working effectively with a range of stakeholders. This need not be within the arts and culture sector, but an understanding of the cultural sector and/or a passion for the arts would be advantageous would be advantageous.

Director Vacancy

Our Trading Subsidiary is responsible for our income generating activity that we undertake to support our charitable work and aspirations. Our café, bar, retail, rental and event services are our key areas of delivery and we welcome Directors who can provide industry experience and knowledge that can help shape our strategic direction and give challenge and scrutiny.

We encourage applications from everyone; however, we particularly welcome applications from areas of current under-representation on our board including men (gender equality balance), people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people under the age of fifty. Please make us aware of any adjustments that you need to be able to support you when making an application.

Our OnFife Board meetings take place quarterly, usually on a Wednesday evening, and our committees meet 4-5 times per year. An annual board development session also takes place.

The FCSTL Board meet quarterly, usually on a Tuesday evening.

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.

As an employer, 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

As a key member of our small and busy HR Team, you’ll be responsible for day-to-day operational HR activities, and will be a key point of contact for all people-related queries. This is an exciting generalist role, where you’ll provide coaching, advice, support and training to ensure that all HR policies and processes run smoothly as well as supporting the HR Team to deliver key departmental and organisational objectives. You’ll be customer focused and a role model for our values, ensuring that they’re at the heart of all we do.

This is a full-time position, working Monday to Friday. You’ll be based at our Head Office in Kirkcaldy although we are currently working from home for most of the week, with a move to a Hybrid Working model coming soon. As we support our teams across the whole of Fife, you will also be required to work and visit any of our venues as needed.

This is a great opportunity to join our team and help shape the HR service as we go through a period of exciting transformation.

About You

You’ll be an excellent communicator, with a strong customer-focused attitude. You’ll have experience of multitasking in a busy HR environment, with a high level of attention to detail, and a good understanding of current employment law. You’ll have experience of building great relationships with managers, employees and other key stakeholders.

Our Opportunity

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. A leadership oriented organisation, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting. We are seeking an HR Manager to support the delivery of OnFife’s people strategies and champion our values at all times.

The Role

As HR Manager you will use your expertise as a positive influencer to help set the direction for all people-related activities, policies and projects across the organisation. You will lead on a range of programmes of improvement, setting and delivering on targets in line with our values and our organisational culture. Working collaboratively as part of the Senior Management Team, your extensive professional knowledge and skills will be utilised to contribute to the design of HR strategies whilst ensuring effective employee relations are maintained and supported across the organisation.

OnFife has seen considerable change recently with a significant restructure almost complete. As a member of our SMT you will motivate and support your team to help develop the skills and confidence of others whilst setting clear and unambiguous strategy and direction.

Working collaboratively with OnFife colleagues, you will embrace an equitable and co-ordinated approach to delivery and development, demonstrating the vision, empathy, and agility to contribute at the highest level.

The Successful Candidate

We’re looking for a resilient and empathic HR professional with the experience to deliver complex projects whilst setting priorities and workplans to meet customer and organisational expectations. Previous experience of working at a senior level in an HR role is essential, as is the ability to provide direction and expert advice to encourage a culture of continuous improvement. With excellent problem solving and analytical skills, you will be able to manage conflicting priorities to positive effect. You listen, reflect and advocate for change when necessary, demonstrating emotionally intelligent decision making and collaboration. Confident in who you are, you lead from a place of authenticity, demonstrating the resilience and adaptability to inspire others in the face of significant and complex change.

The successful candidate will join a coaching oriented company who are vested in personal development and who offer an exciting leadership development programme. In addition, you will profit from a contributory pension scheme, employee discounts, generous annual leave, flexible working along with a range of wellbeing initiatives.

This is a truly unique and exciting opportunity for the right person to join an organisation that’s committed to excellence in cultural delivery for the people of Fife.

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation and 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.

As an employer, 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

In partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and as a member of the Improving the Cancer Journey network in Fife, the Macmillan Project Officer will implement volunteer-led Cancer Information and Support Centres across OnFife Libraries.

As well as helping to design and launch four support centres, you will be responsible for creating partnerships with other cancer support organisations, and for promoting the service to support workers and to people affected by cancer across Fife. You will also help establish a strong volunteer network to become the core of the service and work to embed the service within OnFife and explore potential future developments.

This role will require evening and weekend work on occasion. Although you’d normally be based at our Head Office in Kirkcaldy, we are currently working from home, with a move to a Hybrid Working model coming soon. You will also be required to work at any of our venues throughout Fife as needed for the project. This is a rare opportunity to work on such a worthwhile project and help shape and deliver an innovative and essential service for the people of Fife!

About You

You'll be a confident project manager with great people and organisational skills, who is used to leading and using your initiative. You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication skills and an outgoing and responsive outlook. With the ability to undertake strategic planning, you will be able to lead and motivate volunteers and team members.

As the remit of this role is Fife wide, you will ideally have a driving license, or access to transport to travel between our venues.

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.

As an employer, 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

As a key member of our small and busy HR Team, you’ll be responsible for day-to-day operational HR activities, and will be a key point of contact for all people-related queries. This is an exciting generalist role, where you’ll provide coaching, advice, support and training to ensure that all HR policies and processes run smoothly as well supporting the HR Team to deliver key departmental and organisational objectives. You’ll be customer focused and a role model for our values, ensuring that they’re at the heart of all we do.

We have two part-time roles available, each working 21 hours a week. We’re keen to support flexible working, and these hours could be worked over 3 ,4 or 5 days which we’d discuss at interview. You’ll be based at our Head Office in Kirkcaldy although we are currently working from home, with a move to a Hybrid Working model coming soon. You will also be required to work at any of our venues throughout Fife as needed.

This is a great opportunity to join our team and help shape the HR service as we go through a period of exciting transformation.

About You

You'll be an excellent communicator, with a strong customer-focused attitude. You'll have experience of multitasking in a busy HR environment, with a high level of attention to detail, and a good understanding of current employment law. You’ll have experience of building great relationships with managers, employees and other key stakeholders.

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation and 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.

As an employer, 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

Supporting the Head of Creative Development on creativity and innovation leadership across OnFife, inclusive of inspiring our teams in Cultural Heritage & Wellbeing and Programming and liaising closely with our Customer Engagement team in the development, delivery and promotion of a range of exciting and relevant creative activities and opportunities for the people of Fife.

You will also develop work in partnership with stakeholders through high quality and innovative practice, researching and developing funding & sponsorship opportunities, lead the delivery of the EDI Ambition and work with the Creative Development team on its creative vision and framework.

This role is full-time, with occasional evening and weekend work required on occasion. Although you’ll be based at our Head Office in Kirkcaldy, we are currently working from home, with a move to a Hybrid Working model coming soon. You will also be required to work at any of our venues throughout Fife as needed. This is a rare opportunity to join a busy creative team and help shape and deliver an exciting service with/for the people of Fife!

About You

You'll be an innovative thinker, collaborator, leader, and supporter. You'll have experience of multitasking in a creative project management environment, as well as curating exciting and engaging programmes and working at busy, yet welcoming events.

You’ll have varied experience of engaging communities and facilitating exciting activities online and in venues. You should enjoy working as part of a team as well as independently. You'll also be confident using a range of creative technology and handling budgets.

As the remit of this role is Fife wide, you will ideally have a driving license, or access to transport, and due to the nature of work you will be expected to be a member of the PVG scheme (we can facilitate this if you aren't a member yet).

Our Opportunity

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. A leadership oriented organisation, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting. We are seeking a Head of Creative Development to inspire and lead the talented team that will drive and deliver our ambitious and exciting plans for creative and cultural development across Fife.

The Role

As Head of Creative Development you will use your exceptional leadership skills to help set the creative direction for OnFife, promoting a collaborative approach to idea generation across all our services and facilitating a creative approach to the delivery of OnFife forums & workshops. You will also lead on driving sponsorship and funding initiatives, setting and delivering on targets in line with our key priorities. As lead on creative digital media development you will ensure our digital library offer is robust and influencing digital leadership across all service areas. Finally you will be responsible for putting in place our Volunteer approach and co-ordination.

OnFife has seen considerable change recently with a significant restructure underway. As a key member of our Senior Management Team you will motivate and support the team through this change, demonstrating exemplary coaching skills to help develop the skills and confidence of others whilst setting clear and unambiguous strategy and direction.

Working collaboratively with OnFife colleagues, you will embrace an equitable and co-ordinated approach to service delivery and development, demonstrating the vision, empathy, and agility to contribute at the highest level.

The Successful Candidate

We’re looking for an ideas engineer: a creative facilitator and senior strategic professional who demonstrates the ability to create, manage and execute complex projects, whilst employing a raft of fresh and engaging creative engagement techniques. You have significant leadership experience within a creative and cultural environment and the ability to translate strategy into action – your knowledge of current digital developments will be unrivalled, as is your commitment to understanding and meeting the needs of our communities. Advocacy and community partnership working are in your DNA and you are well networked with a robust understanding of the challenges within the Creative sector.

An active listener and astute observer, you love working with people and have the experience and drive to push others to produce their best work, demonstrating your belief in the team as the sum of its parts. A solutions provider, you are able to think fast and multi-task, making considered decisions in fluid environments. Confident in who you are, you lead from a place of authenticity, demonstrating the resilience and adaptability to inspire others in the face of significant and complex change.

The successful candidate will join a coaching oriented company who are vested in personal development and who offer an exciting leadership development programme. In addition, you will profit from a contributory pension scheme, employee discounts, generous annual leave, flexible working along with a range of wellbeing initiatives.

This is a truly unique and exciting opportunity for the right person to join an organisation that’s committed to excellence in cultural delivery for the people of Fife.