Closing date: 5pm, Friday 22 August 2025
Interview date: 29 or 30 September (date tbc)
Craft Scotland is seeking a Learning Manager to deliver our Learning and Engagement programme which plays an important role in supporting professional development across the craft sector.
This new role will develop and expand the current successful programme, which includes skills development and mentoring for individuals, sector learning programmes, talks and conferences and national partnership projects.
The Learning Manager will programme skills development sessions and networking events to support Career-Long Professional Learning (CLPL) for teachers and develop new links to education departments in Scottish Government and local authorities.
They will continue to shape and deliver existing partnership projects and progress sector learning initiatives, providing training and knowledge sharing in key areas such as EDI and sustainability and climate action.
With the Director, the Learning Manager will also develop and co-ordinate a biennial symposium or conference and programme talks across the year.
Full information about the role, key accountabilities and capabilities is available in the Recruitment Pack. We recommend reading through the information provided before applying.
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Please note: our office is based at Castle Mills in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. Hybrid or home working is supported for a proportion of the working week, with a minimum of three days per week to be worked at Craft Scotland’s office.
Equal Opportunities & Access
Craft is culturally significant, essential to our economy and meaningful to our communities. Craft Scotland believes that everyone should have the opportunity to see, enjoy, learn about and participate in craft.
We are committed to equality and opposed to all forms of unfair discrimination and to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and is empowered to thrive. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and believe that a wide range of perspectives leads to better ideas, stronger teams and creates positive environments for learning and development across all our work.
We are dedicated to making our recruitment process as inclusive and accessible as possible.
We particularly welcome applications from those who are under-represented in the craft sector; including those who may be:
- Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and/or a Person of Colour
- Have experience of displacement, such as refugees and asylum seekers
- Come from a disadvantaged socio-economic background
- Identify as d/Deaf or living with a disability
- Identify as neurodivergent
- dentify as LGBTQIA+
- Have grown up in the care system
- Are currently a carer. A carer is defined as a person who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who is disabled, has an illness or long-term condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older
- Are Gaelic or Scots speakers, or do not speak English as a primary language
- Live in geographic locations which may inhibit opportunities for engagement.
Craft Scotland is an Equal Opportunities Employer and our offices at Castle Mills are accessible.
Craft Scotland Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion policy outlines our commitments in more detail.
Support with your application
Please do get in touch if you are interested in this vacancy but feel there are barriers limiting your ability to apply and/or participate in the interview process. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Accessibility
- Travel
- Slow internet
The application form is available in simplified and large print word format.
We are happy to help if you have any questions, or if you require any assistance to complete your application or to attend an interview.
You can get in touch directly with Irene Kernan, Director at irene@craftscotland.org to talk through any support you need. Please get in touch by 13 August to discuss support or help with your application.
How to apply
Please apply outlining your skills, areas of expertise and specific projects/initiatives you have delivered in relation to application.
Submit your online application form via Wufoo by 5pm, Friday 22 August 2025.
The form includes space to upload the following:
- Cover letter outlining how your skills and experience match the role (max 2 x A4 pages)
- Current CV (max 2 x A4 pages)
We request that you include contact details for two relevant referees (Name, Organisation, Job Title, Email and Contact Phone Number) and briefly describe in what capacity they know you.
We also ask you to complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey (voluntary). This survey can be completed anonymously. It does not form part of your application and will not be used in any part of the selection process but it is useful for our reporting to funders and understanding our audience.
Interviews
Interviews will take place 29 or 30 September 2025 in person at Craft Scotland’s office (date to be confirmed).
The interview panel will include Craft Scotland’s Director, a Board member and an external representative.
Craft Scotland will reimburse reasonable travel/care costs for in-person interviews.
Craft Scotland is a registered charity supported by Creative Scotland. Craft Scotland is a member of Culture & Business Scotland, we have taken the Scottish Business Pledge, and we are a Digital Participation Signatory and a Living Wage Employer.
