Vacancies

Development & Partnerships Lead (Freelance)

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Key Details

Expected hours: 1 day / 7 hours per week, worked flexibly to suit the postholder and organisation, ideally attending a virtual team meeting every second Friday.

Contract: Freelance, to the end of March 2026 in the first instance, with the opportunity to extend dependent on funding.  We are currently funded mainly by Glasgow Communities Fund, with that period of funding ending in March 2026.  

Location: working from home, Glasgow City. 

Fee: £170.40 per day

Deadline & Interviews: Deadline for applications is 12 noon, Sunday 13th July.  Interviews will be held virtually on Friday 18th July.  Some questions will be shared in advance with the shortlisted candidates.

Please use the + at each section below to see read more about the role and application requirements.

  • Boom! Community Arts https://www.boomcommunityarts.com/ is a very small community arts charity working primarily in the North of Glasgow.  Our team currently consists of a Fundraising & Finance Manager, and Marketing & Project Coordinator (both working 1 day p/w), a pool of sessional art workshop leaders, and a volunteer Board.  The Development & Partnerships Lead would join the Fundraising & Finance Manager and Marketing & Project Coordinator, working collaboratively to form the core admin team.  

    We are about to undertake a piece of work supported by Just Enterprise to increase earned income. Our aim is to improve the financial sustainability of the organisation, in order to enable growth. The post holder would be the key driver in launching this work.

    We are interested in exploring a range of options including work commensurate with a social enterprise model, as well as projects and contracts.  We wish to become more integrated with relevant networks in the city, and explore opportunities in working with other organisations.

    • To be the driver of development and implementation of earned income streams.

    • Creating and monitoring project budgets

    • Leading on partnership development, including networking with organisations and artists

    • Measuring progress of work against strategic goals

    • Completing any reporting relevant to the role, including monitoring and reporting to the Board on organisational progress against strategic goals

    • Collaborating with other contractors to contribute to the general running of the organisation

    • Experience of developing earned income generation streams

    • Experience of working within the Glasgow arts scene, with a particular focus on community arts 

    • Experience of building connections with like-minded organisations for mutual benefit

    • Experience of leading on partnership work 

    • Practical experience of creating and monitoring project budgets

    • Excellent communicator

    • Interest in and understanding of local Glasgow communities, particularly in North Glasgow

    • Comfortable working remotely and as part of a small team

    • Commitment to community arts and to the goals of the organisation

    • Ability/willingness to attend in-person events in Glasgow.

To apply, please send both a CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages each) to linda@boomcommunityarts.com by 12 noon on Sunday 13th July. 

Your cover letter should give examples of your past work and experience, to demonstrate how you would meet the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification.  

Interviews will be held virtually on Friday 18th July, and some questions will be shared in advance with the shortlisted candidates. 

You can download a plain text version of the job pack here. (opens in a new tab)