Advertised from 24 June 2025

Role

We are recruiting for someone to help us grow earned income and develop our partnership work. As a small community arts charity, we’re looking to develop our income streams and range of projects.

BOOM! are a small community arts charity working with all ages, primarily in the North of Glasgow, and we’re looking for someone with experience of growing earned income streams and developing partnerships to take on this new role!

We’re about to embark on a piece of work supported by Just Enterprise to help us grow earned income streams, and the Development & Partnerships Lead would be a key driver of this, helping us to develop options. We’d also like to become better connected with other organisations in the city.

Our team consists of a Fundraising & Finance Manager, and Marketing & Project Coordinator (each working 1 day p/w freelance), a pool of sessional art workshop leaders, and a volunteer Board. The Development & Partnerships Lead will form part of the core admin team.

Main duties:

• Develop and manage new earned income streams
• Create and monitor relevant project budgets
• Lead on partnership development with relevant organisations and artist community
• Measure progress of work against strategic goals
• Compile reports relevant to the role, including monitoring and reporting to the Board
• Collaborate with other contractors to contribute to the general running of the organisation

Experience / skills:

• Developing earned income generation streams
• Working within the Glasgow arts scene, with a particular focus on community arts
• Building connections with like-minded organisations for mutual benefit
• Leading on partnership work
• Practical experience of creating and monitoring project budgets
• Excellent communicator

Person spec:

• Interest in and understanding of Glasgow communities, particularly 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.

Application notes

Full details of how to apply can be found on our website: https://www.boomcommunityarts.com/vacancies.

Interviews: Friday 18th July (by video chat)

For further information, please contact linda@boomcommunityarts.com (Linda Thomas), or visit https://www.boomcommunityarts.com/vacancies

The deadline is Sunday 13 July 2025 at 12:00.