Chief Executive Officer

Description:

Scotland’s membership organisation and sector support body for the performing arts is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer.

We are seeking a visionary and collaborative individual to lead FST as our new CEO. You will be passionate about the transformational power of the arts and will be keen to play a significant role in futureproofing and promoting Scotland’s performing arts sector with a wide range of stakeholders. You will be an experienced communicator and someone who can make a compelling case for the impact of the arts and its importance to the world today. You will be comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders including individual artists and practitioners and organisations both large and small across theatre, dance and opera.

Salary: £50,000 per annum, 35 hours per week (full time)

1. Developing and leading the strategic, financial and operational delivery of FST’s work across advocacy, strategy, and sector support.
2. Ensuring the needs and priorities of the Scottish performing arts sector are effectively conveyed to decision-makers, policy developers and legislators in Scotland and across the UK.
3. Raising the profile of Scottish performing arts through lobbying, increasing awareness and access.
4. Leading the team and overseeing the delivery of our programmes which develop best practice and increase the potential of performing arts in Scotland.
5. Developing and managing strategic relationships to support the sector within and beyond FST’s membership and across the wider public realm in Scotland, the UK, and internationally.

FST is the membership and sector support body for professional dance, opera, and theatre in Scotland. Our membership comprises over 200 organisations and individuals working in the performing arts.

Our mission is to advocate for, connect across, and lead necessary change within the performing arts in Scotland.

Our values - collaborative, informed and bold – guide the actions FST takes and the activities we provide.

The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 28 April 2025.

You will receive a response from FST by 6pm on Friday 2 May 2025.

Interviews will be held online on Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 May 2025.