Manage and support the Creative Activities team;Co-design and deliver the Creative Activities programme for Macrobert;Ensure the effective delivery of Macrobert’s Weekly Classes, Workshops and Holiday Activities;Contribute to the development of diverse audiences and participant groups for all activities;Develop creative activities opportunities as part of Macrobert’s Conversation’s Programme;Co-ordinate creative activities by visiting companies in support… Show more Manage and support the Creative Activities team;Co-design and deliver the Creative Activities programme for Macrobert;Ensure the effective delivery of Macrobert’s Weekly Classes, Workshops and Holiday Activities;Contribute to the development of diverse audiences and participant groups for all activities;Develop creative activities opportunities as part of Macrobert’s Conversation’s Programme;Co-ordinate creative activities by visiting companies in support of other Macrobert programme areas;Co-ordinate the management of the Panto Young Cast for Macrobert’s annual Pantomime;Effectively manage the Creative Activities budget (with income targets and expenditure limits);Collaborate with Development colleagues to fundraise for current and future costs and activities;Work with Marketing colleagues to ensure effective, timely promotion of learning activities;Create reports and lead the evaluation/monitoring of all Creative Activities;Recruit any new and freelance staff required to deliver the Creative Learning activities; Show less

V&A Dundee is the first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland: an international centre for design, a place of inspiration, discovery and learning.Responsible for:Creating and delivering a lively and creative programme of daytime, evening and weekend events for adults with a key focus on engaging the Creative Industries and FE/HE students and lecturers.Producing a core offer of high profile talks, workshops and courses.Plan, develop and coordinate V&A Dundee’s Designer in… Show more V&A Dundee is the first ever dedicated design museum in Scotland: an international centre for design, a place of inspiration, discovery and learning.Responsible for:Creating and delivering a lively and creative programme of daytime, evening and weekend events for adults with a key focus on engaging the Creative Industries and FE/HE students and lecturers.Producing a core offer of high profile talks, workshops and courses.Plan, develop and coordinate V&A Dundee’s Designer in Residence programme and Residency Studio.Responsible for curating signature Lates, Friday Music programmes and other special events. Show less

Responsible for managing, coordinating and monitoring activity and relationships which form the Youth Arts Collective North East (YACNE) led by APA.• Leading and coordinating the continual dialogue with and input from young people to the hub, to allow projects to be shaped accordingly• Create and manage a young people’s steering group which contributes to the overall direction and strategy of the hub• Coordinate and monitor all hub activity… Show more Responsible for managing, coordinating and monitoring activity and relationships which form the Youth Arts Collective North East (YACNE) led by APA.• Leading and coordinating the continual dialogue with and input from young people to the hub, to allow projects to be shaped accordingly• Create and manage a young people’s steering group which contributes to the overall direction and strategy of the hub• Coordinate and monitor all hub activity ensuring that it contributes to the aims and outcomes of the programme• Continually reflect on hub activity and act as a prompt to partners to fill gaps, respond to dialogue and research, and work together to strengthen the programme• Co-ordinate the YACNE Steering Group• Support the monitoring of a £500k project budget and ensure that appropriate monitoring processes are in place to contribute to regular reporting to the steering group and quarterly reporting to Creative Scotland• Work with partners to implement an effective and relevant digital platform for the hub• Responsibility for ensuring that all activity and input is fully evaluated and recorded Show less

Developing partnerships, opportunities and a Dance Strategy for Fife.

Developing the touring and performance work of the company in the UK and abroad; liaising with venues and managing relationships, negotiating contracts and acting as tour manager on the road. Also focusing on alternative fundraising and sponsorship.Achievements include: Tentacular – A Year of Natural Scotland 3-Day Micro Festival in Tentsmuir Forest

Temporary or cover teaching to vocational students.

Working on the Find Your Feet project, visiting rural communities across Scotland, providing dance experiences for all ages and abilities.

Working with young men between 16 & 18 years at Polmont Young Offenders Institution on a bespoke arts project.

Delivery and management of Take Dance On, a Cashback for Communities project in North Ayrshire. Developing proposals and identifying funding to support new projects. Supporting on-going projects, specifically with National Museums of Scotland and Project Y.

Developing and sustaining the company’s education work, locating sources of funding to enable activity and implementing marketing strategies profiling the company. Also required to teach a variety of age groups and abilities in schools, community locations and vocational training facilities.Achievements include:The development and delivery of Ignite!, a national participatory project to get boys and young men dancing.

Full-time tutor delivering dance workshops of varying styles in schools across Scotland, working with participants ranging from P1 to S6.

Teaching National Diploma Professional Dance and National Diploma Musical Theatre students.

Teaching Contemporary Repertory and Contemporary Technique to National Diploma students.