Finance Assistant

Wasps is recruiting for a full time Finance Assistant to join the team at head office in Glasgow.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate, potentially a recent graduate at HNC/HND level, to grow their confidence and experience in a finance/accounts department. Our finance department is a small team of three, which supports, manages and controls all aspects of the charity’s finances. This is therefore a unique chance to gain valuable hands-on experience across virtually all aspects of an operational finance department.

Application notes

The deadline to apply to this role is 2 May 2025, 1pm.

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter addressing how your experience and skills match the requirements of the role/person specification to recruitment@waspsstudios.org.uk.

We are receiving a high volume of applications for this role – we recommend applying as soon as possible as the vacancy may be closed early.

Primary Purpose

To work with the Early Years Development Manager and Artists in the administration, co-ordination and delivery of Starcatchers Early Years Development activity.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• To work with the EYD Manager to support the successful delivery of all Early Years Development activity.
• To liaise with, coordinate and provide information to the Starcatchers Artists and Partners to support the delivery of sessions across a range of programmes and projects.
• To develop and maintain relationships with local authority partners, current and past participants to support the strategic development of Early Years Development activities.
• To administrate the day-to-day running of the Early Years Development activities – including scheduling, contracting, handling enquiries, and tracking income and expenditure.
• To maintain all databases, including participant data, local authority and external partner contacts.
• To support the Evaluation & Marketing Manager and EYD Manager as they develop online resources and training, including using Canva and other design tools.
• To coordinate evaluation processes and provide feedback and figures for reporting, evaluation and development purposes.
• To attend practical sessions to gather evaluation and assist with event management.
• To work with the EYD team to compile robust evaluation reports.
• To edit and transcribe podcast recordings.

General

• To fully participate in company meetings and events as required.
• To attend relevant training as and when required.
• To positively represent Starcatchers at events.
• Any other duties appropriate to the post and organisation.
• Hybrid: Caithness (LAC operates a flexible working policy, at least 2 days per week must be worked here at the arts centre with Wednesday our core office day).
• Closing 27th April 2025.

Lyth Arts Centre is looking to recruit an experienced Finance and Operations Manager to join our team. This is a new role created to support the organisation as we move into our next exciting stage of development. LAC has been awarded Creative Scotland Multi-Year Funding, and joins a cohort of regularly funded cultural organisations across Scotland for April 2025 - March 2028. As such, much of this new post will involve collaborating with the Director and wider team to implement new systems, boost our reporting, support our staff and achieve our ambitions for the next three years.

Responsible to: Director

Responsible for: Front of House Coordinator, Duty Managers

If you are thinking of applying, don't hesitate to contact Director Charlotte Mountford (charlotte@lytharts.org.uk) for an informal discussion and to find out more.

• Hybrid: Edinburgh office at WHALE Arts / Project locations in Edinburgh and Fife, with some work required across Scotland and possibly internationally.
• Closing 29th April 2025.

About Starcatchers

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.

Community Engagement

This is a new role within a refreshed Starcatchers Staff Team for 2025/26 and beyond. The post-holder will be pivotal in the development of our Community Engagement activity leading on the implementation of this work, supporting the specialist Starcatchers Artists who lead on delivery, nurturing existing and seeding new relationships within communities and securing funding to sustain activity moving forward.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• To lead on the development and delivery of all Starcatchers' Community Engagement activity including current programmes.
• Seed new activities in line with organisational priorities.
• To ensure the implementation of a continuous improvement framework within the team.
• To ensure the principles of Starcatchers Voice of the Baby research are embedded and reflected in artistic practice.
• To ensure the participation of the babies, young children, parents and carers who engage in Starcatchers activity is evident in all aspects of service delivery.
• To develop and maintain relationships with partners to support the delivery and potential future development of project activity.
• To oversee the implementation of research and evaluation surveys across all Community Engagement activity and provide feedback and figures for reporting, evaluation and development purposes.
• To manage the Community Engagement budgets and ensure delegated budgets operate within organisational monitoring and reporting arrangements.
• To regularly attend Community Engagement sessions and provide support to delivery staff.
• To ensure the Health & Safety policy is implemented in accordance with best practice and all activity is planned to include risk-assessment and compliance with Health and Safety and event management regulations.
• To ensure the effective implementation of Starcatchers policies and procedures.
• To provide line management support to the Community Engagement Artists.
• To identify and apply for funding for Community Engagement programmes, both existing and new initiatives.
• To support or lead on reporting to funders as required.

General

• To play an active role in the strategic development of Starcatchers as a member of the Management Team.
• To fully participate in company meetings and events as required.
• To contribute to the ongoing fundraising of the organisation as required.
• To attend relevant training as and when required.
• To positively represent Starcatchers at events.
• Any other duties appropriate to the post and organisation.