Job Information
- Role: Director
- Term: 0.8 FTE (typically 4 days a week)
- Contract: Until August 2025 (with a 6-month probationary period)
- Location: Edinburgh/Hybrid
- Salary: £33,000 – £37,000 pro rata per annum (dependent on skills and experience)
- Leave: 29 days pro rata, including public holidays
Context: Take One Action
Founded in 2008, Take One Action has established itself as a key player at the intersection of Scotland’s film exhibition and social change networks, providing year-round opportunities (including an annual festival) for audiences, artists, and changemakers to explore and transform contemporary society through international cinema. TOA’s work has celebrated and nurtured the transformational value of shared cinematic experiences, fostering cross-pollination of energies and purpose through partnerships with a wide range of organizations in the NGO, educational, community, and cultural sectors.
Context: Vision – 2023-25
Take One Action nurtures communal exploration of the stories, ideas, and questions at the heart of positive social change. Through film screenings, conversation, and inquiry, we bring people together to inspire a fairer, more sustainable, and more fulfilling world, in Scotland and beyond. TOA is transitioning towards a decentralised structure, prioritizing collaborative programming approaches where under-represented, marginalized, or silenced communities take center stage.
Role Description
Overview
- Lead audience development and engagement strategies.
- Enrich and refocus TOA’s vision, mission, and values.
- Oversee programming and curation.
- Manage corresponding strategies, budgets, and income generation.
- Provide collaborative and values-driven direction.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategy, Leadership, and HR
- Provide strategic oversight for the organization’s sustainable development.
- Develop networks to address emerging issues.
- Lead organizational strategy and development.
- Recruit and manage staff.
- Oversee HR policies and compliance.
- Keep abreast of HR, GDPR, and Health and Safety best practices.
- Programming and Creative Vision
- Curate film programs and beyond-screen activities.
- Support programming collaborators.
- Maintain/develop creative and social impact standards.
- Ensure programming reflects audience development and accessibility.
- External Relations and Stakeholder Management
- Act as an ambassador and spokesperson.
- Develop and nurture partnerships and creative projects.
- Oversee relationships with partners/funders.
- Drive strategies for engaging children and young people.
- Strengthen regional and national reach.
- Financial Management
- Develop fundraising strategies.
- Oversee planning and budgeting.
- Manage financial procedures and administration.
- Prepare annual accounts.
Person Specification
Essential
- Understanding of film exhibition and social justice landscapes in Scotland.
- Commitment to EDI, accessibility, and audience engagement.
- Strong project management experience.
- Successful funding application track record.
- Experience of partnership building.
- Experience of mentoring and staff support.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Financial management experience.
- Audience development strategy experience.
Desirable
- Arts organization leadership.
- Fundraising experience.
- Complex project planning and delivery.
- Board reporting experience.
How to Apply
Send a CV (max. 3 pages) and a cover letter (max. 1000 words) to info@takeoneaction.org.uk. In your cover letter, highlight your suitability for the position and your motivations for applying.
Application Deadline: 12 pm, Sunday 22 October
Interviews: Week commencing 6 November (online or at our Edinburgh office)
For application inquiries or requests for alternative formats, contact Daisy Crooke at daisy@takeoneaction.org.uk.
Equal Opportunities: TOA welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to building a diverse workforce.
Co-Leadership: Applicants interested in a co-leadership position are encouraged to apply with a co-director and include a co-written section in their application highlighting complementary skills and experience.
