Rutherglen 900 Community Event Coordinator

Creative Scotland; Rutherglen; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Scotland seeks a motivated Community Event Coordinator for the Rutherglen 900 initiative, focused on a year-long program celebrating the town's 900th anniversary. This role involves coordinating events, engaging the community, and working alongside various stakeholders to ensure the success of the program and create a lasting legacy.

Benefits

8% employer contribution pension scheme after 3 months

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating community projects.
• Passionate about community and culture.
• Ability to work with various partners and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support community events across Rutherglen.
• Work closely with Rutherglen 900 steering group.
• Promote and facilitate events for community engagement.

Skills

Project Coordination

Community Engagement

Event Management

Job description

Rutherglen 900 Community Event Coordinator

Rutherglen 900

Deadline: 25 June 2025 at 19:00

Community Event Coordinator
Salary: £26,000 (pro rata)
Hours: 17.5 hours per week contract, (0.5 FTE). Flexible working.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and passionate Community Event Coordinator, with experience of coordinating community Projects, to join the Rutherglen 900 team and support an ambitious programme of community and culture across Rutherglen.

The post is funded by South Lanarkshire Council for 20 months (August 2025 – April 2027). The Community Event Coordinator will spend a significant proportion of their time working alongside Rutherglen 900 steering group, Rachel O’Neill Rutherglen 900 project lead and various partners. The role will have a key position helping to facilitate, attend and promote Rutherglen 900 events across Rutherglen.

The Rutherglen 900 organisation was set up to promote the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen and to promote interest and participation in the celebration of Rutherglen’s 900th anniversary. In 2026 Rutherglen, in South Lanarkshire will celebrate the 900th anniversary of becoming a Royal Burgh. Working with communities to celebrate people and place, Rutherglen will be hosting a year-long programme of events including arts, heritage, environment, wellbeing and sports in conjunction with our local communities, partners, stakeholders, and volunteers. This programme marks a significant moment in Rutherglen’s history which will celebrate Rutherglen locally and nationally capturing the ambition of its people, their culture and future.

Our aim is to create a programme that is accessible to and specific to the communities of Rutherglen and that will invest in a legacy, connect communities, promote creativity, amplify young people’s voices, empowering individuals and community groups, developing relationships with partners and stakeholders, build community locally and nationally, work towards shaping the future
Rutherglens programme of events will take place throughout 2026 across all of the communities of Rutherglen and will be hosted in a variety of community venues and outdoor locations. The programme consists of a launch event, a schools programme, key community events, library and museums programme, outdoor community engagement activities, and various art, sports and environment activities.

Salary: £26,000 (pro rata) with 8% employer contribution pensions scheme after 3 months for 20 months (August 2025 – April 2027).

Location: Glasgow City, South Lanarkshire

The deadline is Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 19:00.