Professional Development Secondment (Theatre Team)

Salary: £36,953.00 (pro-rata) The successful applicant would remain on the payroll of their home organisation and Creative Scotland would reimburse their salary costs. They would remain on their existing terms and conditions throughout the secondment.

Fixed Term – 6 months

Full Time (35 hrs per week) There is flexibility to discuss alternative working patterns, job share or other options with the successful candidate and their employer.

Grade: C

Are you an experienced theatre professional looking to broaden your experience and develop your career? Creative Scotland is offering a Professional Development Secondment within our Theatre team, providing an exciting opportunity to gain experience of working within Scotland’s national arts agency and contribute to supporting the country’s vibrant theatre sector.

The secondment will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to develop their understanding of Scotland’s wider theatre ecology, contribute to projects and initiatives, and build relationships with artists, practitioners, organisations and other sector professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and delivery of Creative Scotland’s work across the theatre sector.
• Develop experience of funding assessment, monitoring and decision-making.
• Contribute to projects and initiatives supporting the development needs of theatre in Scotland.
• Build relationships with theatre artists, practitioners, organisations, companies, producers, venues, festivals and networks.
• Contribute to strategic approaches and activity supporting audiences, participants and the wider sector.
• Work effectively across organisational and professional boundaries.

Who are we looking for?

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience of working within the theatre sector
• Strong understanding of theatre development, production, presentation, touring and/or promotion.
• An understanding of Scotland’s contemporary theatre landscape and it’s artists, practitioners, organisations, companies, producers, venues, festivals and networks.
• Experience in a relevant roles with managerial and/or project leadership responsibilities.
• Specialist knowledge of an area of the theatre sector.
• Strong project, resource and administrative management skills, with the ability to deliver objectives within agreed timescale Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills, including the ability to produce clear plain-English reports.
• The ability to organise, prioritise and manage your own workload, with strong decision making skills.
• An understanding of Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion and experience of applying EDI principles within your work.
• We particularly welcome applicants with experience in children’s theatre, producing organisations, or contemporary performance disciplines.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and covering letter, indicating your current salary and preferred working structure/pattern by 30 October 2026 at 17:00..

Applicants must have their employer’s permission to undertake the secondment. They will remain on their existing payroll, terms and conditions, with Creative Scotland reimbursing their salary costs.

Interviews will be held 12 November in person at our Edinburgh office. If selected for interview you will be expected to be available.

If you require an application form in another format, please email [email protected]

It is essential that all applicants have eligibility to work in the UK.
Creative Scotland is an equal opportunities employer.

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland on behalf of everyone who lives, works or visits here.

We enable people and organisations to work in and experience the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland by helping others to develop great ideas and bring them to life.

We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.