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Writing Mentoring
Luca Serra Fiction Writing Mentoring
Hello, My name is Luca, I am a published author based in Fife. I've really enjoyed working with emerging writers over the last few years and I am now offering my own mentoring service. I will help you shape your novel from concept to completion. My tailored sessions focus on honing your unique style, strengthening narrative flow, and navigating the intricacies of storytelling. I will provide detailed feedback and support on how to navigate the publishing industry. You will be required to submit a completed novel or a work in progress up to 110.000 words. I also offer mentoring on short stories up to 3500 words. Feel free to get in touch if you feel this is something you can benefit from. I am looking forward to reading your work!
Location: Online
Deadline: 10 July 2025
Marketing and Communications Lead
WHALE Arts
We are seeking a creative, well organised self-starter to develop and deliver engaging content communicating the impact of our work and connecting us to our community, partners, artists and funders. Permanent Part-Time 14 hours a week £26,326 pro-rata Based at WHALE Arts Centre, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh WHALE Arts is a community-led arts charity and social enterprise based in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. Our vision is for a creative, thriving, resilient community. We provide access to inspiring creative opportunities, working in partnership with local people and artists to support community-led development through the arts. We are seeking a creative and organised Marketing and Communications Lead to tell the story of WHALE Arts. Working closely with our team, you’ll lead on marketing and communications across the organisation, ensuring consistent, confident messaging and brand identity across digital and print platforms. You'll support audience development, promote our programmes and events, manage media relations, and ensure our communications are accessible and inclusive. For more information please visit our website.
Location: Wester Hailes
Deadline: 14 July 2025
Head of Facilities
Capital Theatres
We are seeking a dedicated and hands-on Head of Facilities to join our talented facilities team and deliver an excellent experience for in excess of 400,000 customers.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Wonju Residency 2025
Edinburgh City of Literature Trust
Scottish writers, would your work benefit from a residency in Wonju? Spend eight weeks in South Korea, at the Toji Cultural Centre! Deadline for applications: 11 July 2025
Location: Wonju, South Korea
Deadline: 11 July 2025
Part-Time Event Support
Jamaica Yard
Located in Edinburgh’s New Town, Jamaica Yard is a design-led hub offering co-working spaces by day, an underground event space by night, and a private athletic studio. We’re looking for a freelance, part-time Events Manager to oversee our growing schedule of evening and weekend events (typically 1–2 per week). This role includes managing bookings, coordinating event logistics, overseeing stock levels and, in the future, helping to build out our own event schedule. It's an ideal role for somebody organised, personable, and interested in contributing to a vibrant local venue.
Location: 3 Jamaica Street, Edinbugh
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Articulation Summer Gathering 2025
Articulation
Articulation invites you for a morning of discussion and debate, where we’ll share learning and explore our common ambitions and visions for Outdoor Arts, Circus and Spectacle in Scotland. Articulation is completing a review of these sectors across Scotland, the UK and Ireland with a research team from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. At our Summer Gathering we’ll be sharing our findings and asking about your vision for the future of Outdoor Arts, Circus and Spectacle in Scotland. Come and help us agree the next steps for these artforms and help create a manifesto for Outdoor Arts, Circus and Spectacle in Scotland. This animated morning will include opportunities for networking and lunch . Summer Gathering attendees will also get free tickets to an exclusive Surge Festival show that will take place immediately after this event.
Location: The Social Hub, Glasgow
Deadline: 18 July 2025
Open Call: One-Sentence Voices for Nüshu Sound Installation at Edinburgh Fringe
The Great Her
Artist Jiayi Chen invites women and people with lived experience of womanhood to contribute a one-sentence voice or video recording to be featured in her upcoming performance Nüshu: Written for Her, on Her, by Her, premiering at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This 12-day live show explores memory, grief, language, and feminine resilience through dance, body calligraphy, sound, and ritual. At its heart is a multilingual sound installation composed of voices from women around the world, forming a chorus of shared truths and silenced stories. You are invited to speak a single sentence: Something you’ve always wanted to say to a woman in your life A memory, a whisper, or a word that speaks to your experience of womanhood In your own language, from your own truth All languages and identities of womanhood are welcome, including trans women, queer women, and nonbinary people with lived experience as women. Submissions may be anonymous. Contributors selected for inclusion will receive: A handwritten thank-you letter from the artist A Nüshu-inspired artist gift A complimentary ticket to attend the live performance in Edinburgh (Gifts can be collected in person at the venue, or posted to you)
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 13 July 2025
Security Operations Manager
National Galleries Scotland
Full-time, Maternity Cover Fixed Term 10 months starting from 01 October 2025 Salary £34,944 - £38,218 per annum (pay award pending) Plus generous benefits package On site About the role Do you have the skills to lead with confidence, support a large team, and ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all? Are you an exceptional people manager who knows how to motivate others and deliver high standards in safety, service, and teamwork? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We’re looking for a proactive and experienced Security Operations Manager to join us. You’ll play a vital role in maintaining the safety and security of our staff, visitors, and contractors. Working in alignment with our strategic objectives, high standards, and legal requirements, you will help deliver an exceptional visitor experience at our stunning galleries in the heart of Edinburgh. This role requires substantial, proven experience managing teams in a Visitor Attraction, Retail, or Security environment. You must be able to step in with confidence and be energised by the opportunity to motivate and inspire a team. You’ll have excellent communication and organisational skills. You will manage six Security Supervisors who along with 55 Security Attendants provide 24-hour security cover for our galleries. You will have knowledge of Security systems, practices and confident to provide advice and guidance to colleagues and the wider management teams. It’s a busy and varied role and gives the opportunity to work with some fantastic people both internally and externally. The difference you’ll make Working across all our galleries you’ll be responsible for the operational delivery of security for the Galleries, supporting the wider Security and Visitor Engagement team in the delivery an exceptional visitor experience, always looking for continuous improvement. You will be a visible and active leader able to anticipate Security needs and meet them through ensuring the team are highly motivated and confident in their roles. Reporting to the Head of Security your responsibilities will include the following: Leadership: - Leading, inspiring and developing the teams of Security Attendants in delivering exceptional standards of service. - Ensuring the Security Supervisors are fully skilled and supported in their roles and in the wider performance management, individual coaching and skills development of their teams. - Being a key point of contact for all departments involved in planning and delivering all activities and events, ensuring that the needs and expectations are fully considered and delivered - In the event of an incident taking the lead as necessary in resolving security and safety risks. This will include providing regular advice and updates to key stakeholders and post incident recommendation of any mitigation. Resource Management: - Planning Security Team rotas in-line with relevant organisation activity, including the management of the Non-Rostered Days, ensuring that staffing levels are maintained. - Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders on all aspects of operational planning. - Ensuring all payroll, recharge, annual leave and associated processes are completed accurately and on time. - Managing staffing levels and the recruitment of Security Attendants. Experience Management: - Ensuring feedback is actively collated from internal and external partners and that actions are agreed, prioritised and followed through. - Delivering engagement and training initiatives across the team to improve the quality of the Security service. - Seeking to improve through the continual evaluation and review of processes and interaction with colleagues. - Working with the Head of Security to set standards across the security teams. Operations: - Acting as Duty Manager when required. Who we are looking for To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following range of knowledge, skills, and experience: - While an interest in art would be great it’s not essential. However, you must have previous experience of successfully managing teams within a Visitor Attraction, Retail and/or Security organisation. - With experience of managing performance, you’ll be interested in people and possess outstanding people leadership and management skills - A creative and pragmatic approach to problem solving, you will work well in a busy environment with strong organisational skills - Ability to prioritise, co-ordinate and delegate tasks to meet your own and the team’s workload and deadlines. - Excellent communicator with outstanding interpersonal and written skills with the ability to stay calm under pressure. - Experience of working with Security Systems and conflict resolution and understanding of relevant legislation. - High degree of IT skills, proficient in MS Office. Please apply directly via our careers portal. Applications via email will not be accepted. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday, 15 July 2025. Interviews will likely take place at the end of July 2025.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Volunteer Coordinator, Careers Hive
Edinburgh Science
Edinburgh Science runs Careers Hive each year. This is an exciting immersive careers education event designed to give students in S1-S3 a new way to think about their futures. It highlights the opportunities available to those who study STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths), as well as the cross-disciplinary skills and subjects that can support and enhance STEM careers. We are looking for a confident, and enthusiastic Coordinator to recruit and manage STEM volunteers to participate in Careers Hive. You will enjoy communicating with people at all levels and the administration of co-ordinating events, people, and processes.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 20 July 2025