Senior Arts Manager - Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District

Job Description

We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and that starts with the people who work here.

Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for a Senior Arts Manager – Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District to join our Arts and Music team.

Our teams focus on making a real difference through culture and sport in Glasgow. If you’re excited by the idea of being part of that, this could be the job for you.

What you need to know

Who Can Apply: This vacancy is open to current colleagues of Glasgow City Council or one of its Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) only.

Hours: 35 per week.

Contract type: Fixed Term until 2 January 2028

Pay details: The listed salary is for a full-time role.

Location: City centre, with your main base discussed at interview.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Arts Manager you’ll be a part of an established team, reporting to the Head of Arts and Music. You’ll play a strategic, city role in leading a dedicated project team for Sauchiehall Street Culture and Heritage District, funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund Heritage Places initiative. Sauchiehall Street has the densest concentration of cultural institutions in Scotland, and this project marks a strategic, significant city initiative to drive place-based renewal through culture and heritage, contributing to Glasgow’s role as a global cultural powerhouse and supporting the vibrant city economy while delivering social impacts for our citizens.

The Senior Arts Manager – Sauchiehall Street Culture and Heritage District is a new, fixed term role and is the strategic lead for this significant city project. The role leads and supports Sauchiehall Street project teams in Glasgow Life and Glasgow City Council with responsibility for cultural policy and strategy, built heritage and city centre strategy, planning and property.

Your work will make a visible and lasting difference. This could be:

• Supporting our communities
• Helping people get active
• Creating cultural experiences
• Or working behind the scenes to make it all happen

Who you are

We’re looking for someone with the right skills who brings energy to the role. If the following sounds like you, apply today!

We’re looking for:

• Degree level education, preferably in Arts, Heritage or City Policy discipline (or equivalent relevant experience
• Proven track record in leading project management, programming, artistic and operational delivery of large-scale and city-wide culture and heritage projects and programmes
• Experience leading funding and partnership relationships with National Lottery Heritage Fund, Creative Scotland, British Council, Scottish Government and other relevant national and international funding bodies.
• Working experience of leading culture and heritage sector and industry relationships with demonstrable results
• Experience of lead responsibility for controlling budgets circa £1m+.
• Proven experience in managing programmes with multiple partner organisations including stakeholder management and reporting (including against targets) to City and Scottish Government and other national and international bodies.
• Excellent city-specific knowledge of, and existing relationships with, arts and heritage programmes and organisations and wider sector.

 

• Proven track record in operational and logistical delivery of complex and large-scale culture and heritage renewal projects
• Excellent communications skills including producing regular high-quality reports and presentations to key stakeholders.
• Experience managing a team, and managing teams of minimum 4+ other managers across services

Download the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section on MyJobScotland. Use this to shape your application and show how your experience aligns with the job.

When selecting candidates for interviews, managers will look for candidates who meet all the ‘essential’ criteria listed in the Person Specification. If there are many candidates, they may also consider desirable skills. So, include those if they apply to you.

 

What we offer

At Glasgow Life, our work changes lives. As a charity, we bring communities together and support wellbeing through sport, culture, heritage, and learning.

Learn more about Glasgow Life in our 10 Facts video in the Further Information section on MyJobScotland.

We support you to live a great life. Inside and outside of work. Some of our benefits include:

Holiday

When you join, you’ll get 30 days’ holiday. Plus 6.5 public holidays if you’re full-time. This increases to 35 days after 5 years of service.

Fancy a bit more time off? You can buy extra holiday too!

Pension

Join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – a Defined Benefit scheme that provides you with a secure pension for later life.

Support

Sometimes we all need support and a listening ear. Our free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme can support your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.

Discounts

As a colleague, you can enjoy discounts on the things you love, from Glasgow Club memberships to our museum shops and our online store.

Flexibility and development

We are proud of our flexible and inclusive work policies, which help you balance work and life. We also offer support for learning, development and career progression.

Please note that Glasgow Life is an Arm’s Length External Organisation to Glasgow City Council. We are currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure. This may impact current salaries quoted in job adverts. To learn more, visit - https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation.

What’s next

To get started, complete our short application form. In this, you’ll fill out:

• Work history
• Qualifications/training
• Key questions like “Why are you a good fit for this role?”

Use the Person Specification in the Job Attachments section to guide your answers.

Important Dates:

The closing date for this job is 11.59pm on 21st December 2026. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 5^th January 2026.

Who We Are

Our Arts & Music service brings Glasgow to life! From world-class festivals to inspiring community programmes, we use the power of creativity to connect, include, and uplift people of all ages and backgrounds. We deliver unforgettable cultural experiences that enrich lives and boost the city’s vibrant visitor economy. Read more here - https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-cultural-venues

 

Diversity and Fair Work at Glasgow Life

We’re working to build a team that reflects the rich diversity of Glasgow’s communities — where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to be their full, authentic selves at work.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Learn more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer

We’re also committed to Fair Work First principles, including effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect for all our staff. Learn more about our approach to Fair Work First here: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/about-us/fair-work-first

We’re working hard to address underrepresentation in our workforce. We especially welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minority communities.

Ready to apply?

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We’re excited to hear from you. Let’s shape a great Glasgow life — together.

 

 

 

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Further Information

 

For further information about working for us please refer to our website https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/work-with-us