The Saltires, Scotland’s National Book Awards: Development Officer
Posted on: 14th January, 2025. Closing date: 5th February, 2025
Apply by 11.59pm on Wednesday 5 Feburary 2025 for this part-time fixed-term position based in Edinburgh.
The Saltires – Scotland’s National Book Awards recognise exceptional talent across Scotland’s contemporary literary scene. The awards are promoted by The Saltire Society, one of Scotland’s leading supporters of culture. The Society has a broad international outlook and is not affiliated with any political party.
MAIN PURPOSE OF POST
The Development Officer role is key to supporting the ongoing development of The Saltires:
Scotland’s National Book Awards by continuing to build the offer to writers, publishers and readers across Scotland, the UK and further afield. You will be involved in shaping the awards including collaborating with colleagues on income generation and marketing/PR, and will lead on exciting new areas of programme development for which we have funding in place. This is a varied and challenging role for an organised self-starter engaged with the book world.
You will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following areas:
* Collaborating with the Director on development of the Awards’ offer in order to ensure effective and impactful delivery for Scottish writing communities and individuals
* Collaborating with the Director to identify opportunities to develop income generation from sponsorship and other sources.
Management
* Day-to-day management of the awards programming from pre-launch to evaluation, including inception of new streams of activity
* Event management for the Shortlisting and Final Ceremony events
* Ensuring value for money through negotiations with providers and suppliers to ensure good terms and service
* Reporting as required to board/committees.
Marketing/PR
* Collaborating with the Director and other colleagues/contractors to ensure effective marketing and PR for the Awards.
Person specification
* Previous professional experience in literature (arts sector or publishing industry)
* Previous experience of project/programme management including public-facing
events
* Financial and commercial acumen including budgeting and reporting experience
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent organisational skills
* Problem-solving.
* Previous experience of fundraising and/or sponsorship generation
* Previous experience of external relations management and partnership development
* Previous experience of prize administration.
RESPONSIBLE TO: The Development Officer will report to the Director.
EMPLOYMENT: 0.5 FTE; fixed term 12 months. Some out-of-hours work will be required.
LOCATION: The post will be based at The Saltire Society, 9 Fountain Close, Edinburgh, EH1 1TF. Some homeworking may be possible by prior arrangement.
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