Impact Arts is a leading Scottish creative social enterprise and registered charity. As such we are governed by our Board that is currently made up of 13 Trustees. All Trustees including our Chair (Jim Sweeney MBE), are volunteers and from a range of backgrounds. As a result they bring a wealth of experience and skills to the role. In order to take the organisation forward, the Trustees wish to appoint 2 new Trustees to the Board.

Trustee Responsibilities

• Accountable for the overall strategic leadership and direction of Impact Acts

• Championing and promoting the work of Impact Arts through their networks

• Overseeing the affairs of Impact Arts through efficient, effective and accountable governance

• Ensuring the organisation is professionally run, manages risk, operates strict financial controls and acts in accordance with its aims and objectives

• Upholding our core values

Trustee Duties

As a responsible charity, we take best guidance in upholding our duties and responsibilities as Trustees. The following link provides a full overview. scvo.org.uk/running-yourorganisation/good-governance/governance-roles and-responsibilities/

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has produced ‘Guidance and Good Practice for Charity Trustees’. The document sets out in detail the duties and responsibilities of charity trustees in Scotland. v10_guidance-and-good-practice-for-charity-trustees.pdf (oscr.org.uk)

Trustee Specification

Our Trustees will uphold and represent our purpose, vision, values and mission in a personal and professional capacity and will come from a range of backgrounds and relevant experience. Our current Board includes Trustees with a range of experiences including youth work, employability, criminal justice, regeneration and placemaking, finance, HR and our youth Trustee with experience of Impact Arts’ projects.

We have a Board skills matrix which helps to identify the mix of experience and knowledge on our Board and also highlights what gaps exist and what priorities we should have for future recruitment.

We are keen to ensure that our Board is representative of those we aim to support through our delivery and as such we particularly welcome applications from:

• People who are based in North Ayrshire or with strong links to the local authority

• People with diverse lived experience to bring diversity of voice to our Board – being Black, Asian, Mixed Ethnic and/ or a person of colour, LGBTQI, living with a disability, care experience etc

Previous Trustee experience is not essential and we are particularly keen to receive applications from Trustees with experience or knowledge of the following areas:

1. Commercial Property Management

2. Social Enterprise

3. Arts/ culture/ creative industries

4. Government policy

5. Equalities & Diversity issues

In addition, the following skills & experience are beneficial:

• Innovative thinking

• Financial knowledge & understanding

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Collaborative team working

• Data analysis & interpretation

• Knowledge of or commitment to Charity Governance

• Leadership skills

This post is not remunerated however reasonable expenses are payable in line with our standard expenses policy.

This is an exciting opportunity for three professionals to join Youth Theatre Arts Scotland as voluntary Board Members/Trustees. In 2023 we are seeking applications to fill three vacancies on our board with a high calibre of people. Previous board experience is not necessary, and we welcome applications from all ages and backgrounds.

Improve the lives of young people through youth theatre with us.

We are recruiting to three voluntary positions to join Youth Theatre Arts Scotland as Board Members/Trustees.

We are a pioneering national youth arts development charity with a vision for universal access to quality youth theatre activity across Scotland and universal recognition of its impact.

Helping others is at the heart of our work in supporting, connecting and inspiring youth theatre participants across Scotland and the adults who work with them.

We do this by delivering a combination of sector support, sector training and development, youth theatre events and projects, and research and advocacy.

Whether you’re an experienced board member/trustee, or wanting to take your first step at board level, we want to hear from you.

In 2023 we are particularly interested in hearing from people with experience or skills in one of the following areas:

• youth theatre

e.g. as a manager, facilitator, freelance artist, volunteer or participant (aged 16+);

• professional theatre

e.g. as a CEO, Artistic Director or similar of a venue or theatre company;

• digital communications

ideally with third-sector experience; and/or

• public relations/advocacy

e.g, experience as policy officer.

As a Board Member/Trustee you will have:

• Full induction, relevant training and reimbursable expenses.

• Opportunities to make strategic decisions and develop new skills.

• Opportunities to network with senior professionals.

• Influence to shape innovative projects.

• The chance to help improve the lives of young people in Scotland through youth theatre.

The time commitment for Board Members/Trustees is four two-hour online board meetings per year, plus one full-day in-person board and staff away day (usually held in Edinburgh or Glasgow).

This new post will lead the administration/ co-ordination of the Community Asset Transfer process and will be a key role in supporting members’ involvement in the exciting plans for WHALE Arts Centre. The post is supported by the Scottish Land Fund

WHALE Arts is a building-based and place-based community-led charity and social enterprise, founded by local people in 1992. Our mission is to be the creative heart of thriving community.

Main Duties:

• To take responsibility for progressing, supporting and documenting the Community Asset Transfer process.
• To build and evidence a tangible sense of community ownership of the newly acquired asset, and to explore ways to consolidate, document and strengthen community involvement in this process.
• To nurture new projects and opportunities locally based on residents’ ideas and interests.
• To build confidence locally so that people feel empowered to take leadership roles in developing new activities and opportunities for the residents of Wester Hailes.
• To work with our two existing Community Development Leads to support membership development, community empowerment and local community-led regeneration more generally.

For full details please see our website whalearts.co.uk

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of community development, preferably with a suitable qualification and/ or at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Engaging, positive and supportive people person with excellent communication skills to work with a wide range of community members.
• Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating programmes of activity.
• Skills, experience, and confidence to facilitate groups.
• Able to work flexibly (including evenings, weekends) to meet the needs of the post.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and experience of following organisational policies and procedures relating to this.
• Using digital technologies in creative and engagement processes.
• Experience of supporting and managing others, especially volunteers and freelance artists.
• Understand how to proactively build relationships and work with local, regional and national stakeholders and partner organisations.

Desirable

• Experience working or volunteering with a member-based organisation.
• Knowledge of Community Asset Transfer and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Local Place Plans and the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
• Knowledge of the Wester Hailes area including local organisations, services and the community.

See whalearts.co.uk/vacancies for more information.

We are looking for a Website Manager to lead on the design, development and delivery of Scottish Book Trust’s websites.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of website projects, and to lead on areas including website strategy, SEO and digital accessibility.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.

What we offer

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Company Sick Pay
• Pension with additional 5% employer contributions
• Death in service benefit
• Free access to employee assistance programme

This post supports the Head of Digital by leading on the design, development, delivery and measurement of website projects. This post sits within the Digital team and is responsible for the development and maintenance of Scottish Book Trust’s websites, including scottishbooktrust.com, readingschools.scot and other programme and internal sites.

The Website Manager role combines project management with expertise in areas including accessibility, content strategy, search engine optimisation (SEO) and analytics. The role oversees the web elements of the organisation’s digital roadmap and ensures projects are prioritised and delivered efficiently.

The Digital team sits within Marketing and the role will work closely with other team members including the Digital Officer, CRM Manager and Digital Marketing Manager. The post works with all teams across the organisation, helping staff to identify, scope and deliver website projects to ensure the continued impact of Scottish Book Trust’s programmes and activities.