Collective is currently recruiting for new trustees to join the Board.

As a trustee of the charity, you will help to guide the organisation’s vision, strengthen our resilience, and ensure we remain ambitious, inclusive, and sustainable.

We are currently looking to recruit Trustees with expertise in the following areas:

• Financial management and accountancy
• Accessibility, equality, and inclusion
• Trading activity and income generation
• Sustainability and environmental practice

Closing Date: 10am, Monday 9 February

Please refer to the Recruitment Pack (PDF) for more information.

How To Apply

Please send the following via email to boardrecruitment@collective-edinburgh.art

• A short CV (maximum 3 pages).
• A covering letter (1 page) outlining:
  • Why you are interested in being a Trustee of Collective.
  • What experience, skills, or perspectives you would bring.

Access Fund

We aim to make the recruitment process as inclusive as possible. Please let us know if you require this information in another format, or if you would like to discuss alternative ways to apply.

A small fund is available for individuals who need support in the completion of their application. This fund could be used to support applicants who identify as having disabilities or caring responsibilities. Funds can be used toward costs such as additional support in the form of a scribe, proof-reader or assistant, childcare or support with other care costs. Please get in touch to discuss your needs via boardrecruitment@collective-edinburgh.art or 0131 556 1264.

About the role

The Community Programme Producer will work with the Programme Manager and Programme Team to develop a creative programme which opens up new and diverse perspectives on the histories and heritage of our site, working with communities who are currently underrepresented within our audience.

Thanks to funding from the NLHF, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to research best practice in heritage and visual art community programmes, work with the local community to develop pilot projects, and propose a community programme for the future using evaluation from the pilot projects.

We are looking for someone with experience of working with community groups, and an interest in creative learning, heritage and/or visual art.

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Salary: £28,000 pro rata
Working Hours: 4 days a week; there may be a requirement for occasional flexible hours, with additional hours recouped through TOIL
Deadline: 10am, 22 February 2026
Interviews: Thursday 26 February 2026

Recruitment Pack

For the full job description and person specification, please download our recruitment pack:

• Job Pack
• Access Document Template
• Equal Opportunities Form

To Apply

Please fill in the application form via Submittable, where you will need to upload a CV (written or audio), and a short covering statement. We are using Submittable to anonymise the first stage of shortlisting, seeking to minimise unconscious bias in the selection process. Please do not include your name on your CV and application answers to ensure the process is anonymised.

Contact recruitment@collective-edinburgh.art if you require assistance with the application process.

Access

Collective strives to ensure that our opportunities are accessible to all and recognises that disabilities and restraints on an individual’s capacity take many forms and are not always visible. As part of the application process, we invite applicants to complete or adapt the Access Document template available in the Recruitment Pack section above.

A small fund is available for individuals who need support in the completion of their written application. This fund could be used to support applicants who identify as having disabilities or caring responsibilities. Funds can be used toward costs such as additional support in the form of a scribe, proof-reader or assistant, child care or support with care. Please get in touch to discuss your needs via recruitment@collective-edinburgh.art or 0131 556 1264.

Unfortunately, we are unable to review unsolicited proposals.