Finance and Operations Manager

Project Ability is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Manager to drive our strategic vision, champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and ensure the continuing success of the organisation.

The Role

Project Ability creates opportunities and provides a professional, welcoming and safe environment for people of all ages with disabilities and lived experience of mental ill health to engage with visual art.

Working alongside the Executive Artistic Director and Board of Trustees, this is a busy, multi-faceted senior role and you will lead on business planning, financial management and governance, venue management, legislative compliance, health and safety and administrating staff, board, contractors and volunteer paperwork.

This is an opportunity to join a highly successful and motivated team of 8 professional staff, assisted by art practitioners and volunteers to deliver our core workshops, exhibitions, events and outreach sessions. Based in Trongate 103 in the centre of Glasgow, we operate over 6 days a week, 40 weeks a year.

Project Ability supports, celebrates and provides a platform for disability, diversity and inclusion in the arts.

We are keen to create a work force that reflects the backgrounds of our participating artists and would like to encourage applications from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities’

Key Information

Job Title: Finance and Operations Manager

Responsible to: Executive Artistic Director

Salary: £40,000

Hours: 37.5

Location: Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD

Pension: a 3% pension contribution

Annual Leave: 24 days annual and 10 public holidays

Start Date: July 2025

Application Deadline: Monday 12 May at 12 noon

Interviews: Friday 23rd May

Probationary period: 3 months

How To Apply

To apply, please visit our website to download an application pack. Email your completed application form and equal opportunities form to director@project-ability.co.uk by 12 noon on 12th May 2025.

You can also post your application to:

Elisabeth Gibson

Project Ability

Trongate103

Glasgow

G1 5HD