Aberdeen Performing Arts

The Board of Aberdeen Performing Arts seeks an exceptional new Chief Executive to provide inspirational leadership, building on the organisation’s significant achievements of the last decade, to take us through the next exciting chapter of our story.

Aberdeen Performing Arts is a multi-award winning independent arts charity, at the heart of creative, community and civic life in Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland. Running three beautiful arts venues – His Majesty’s Theatre, the Music Hall and the Lemon Tree, we are one of Scotland’s largest and most ambitious cultural organisations. We stage over 800 performances each year, produce three festivals, run a year-round creative engagement and talent development programme through our team of creative change makers, and support new work and talent producing, curating and collaborating. We are a cultural hub for the North East of Scotland and we play a significant role in the cultural infrastructure regionally and nationally.

You will be an experienced, inspiring and motivational leader with proven artistic, strategic and commercial vision. With a passion for the performing arts, you will nurture a people-centred, values-led, high-achieving culture, while maintaining a clear strategic vision and developing and influencing strong external relationships. To achieve this successfully, you will have an exceptional blend of cultural leadership, business management, operational and commercial skills, with a demonstrable track record of leading a significant and complex creative or cultural organisation of scale. You will be a confident ambassador, communicator and collaborator, excited at the prospect of working with the Board and our exceptional team, to create the next chapter in our story.

We need someone who will help us shape and deliver the cultural and creative strategy and vision for Aberdeen Performing Arts and the wider North East of Scotland, ensuring Aberdeen becomes a destination and a home for artists, creatives and audiences.

As part of our commitment to improving diversity and representation in our organisation and in our industry, we positively encourage applications from individuals from diverse and under-represented backgrounds.

We want you to apply in a way that is best for you. This may mean applying in writing, or you may wish to submit your application by video or audio file.

Saxton Bampfylde is acting as an employment agency advisor for Aberdeen Performing Arts on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam/appointments using reference DBITA. Alternatively, phone +44 (0)1316035703

Visit our website for more information about Aberdeen Performing Arts
www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/work‐with‐us

The closing date for applications is Thursday 16 March 2023.