General Manager
- Deadline: 12:00pm, 12 May 2025
- Hours: 35 Hours per week including some evenings and weekends when required
- Location: Edinburgh office at WHALE Arts with some work required across Scotland and possibly internationally. Option to work from home in line with the Blended Working Policy. Employees are expected to be in the office or onsite at least 50% of the time. Salary: £33,600
This is a new role within a refreshed Starcatchers Staff Team for 2025/26 and beyond. The post-holder will be pivotal in supporting the strategic development of the organisation, whilst managing the day-to-day organisational, administrative and financial systems to ensure the smooth operation of company activity.
Starcatchers is Scotland’s arts and early years organisation. We champion exceptional, innovative arts and creative experiences for our youngest children, those aged from birth to 5 years old and their parents and carers. The voice, needs and interests of this audience are at the heart of all our activity, providing inspiration and provocation in the development of projects and programmes. Our work is created by highly specialist artists who are attuned to the requirements of making work for and with this unique age group. Supported by nearly 20 years of high-quality work, evidenced through research and evaluation, Starcatchers is recognised around the world as being at the forefront of artistic practice for Early Years. Our work is delivered through a 4-pillared programme of activity:
- Community Engagement
- Producing and Touring
- Early Years Development
- Advocacy
How to Apply
To apply for the role please provide your CV (max of 2 A4 pages), a covering letter (max of 2 A4 pages) outlining your experience and how you fit the criteria outlined in the job spec. There is an option to provide your application in video format if you would prefer this method in place of a written statement. Please send completed applications to
We also ask all candidates to complete a short equal opportunities survey on Survey Monkey so we can anonymously collect information to enable us to monitor the effectiveness of our equal opportunities policy. This information is anonymously stored and for statistical purposes only.
Please follow this link to complete the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RTPD8XK
If you have any questions about the role or would like to discuss any aspect of the job in advance of an application, please email jennifer.phillips@starcatchers.org.uk
Closing dates for applications is 12th May 2025
Interviews for the General Manager will be held on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th May at Starcatchers Office, Whale Arts Agency, 30 Westburn Grove, Wester Hailes, EH14 2SA.