Head of Engage

Overview

Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Limited

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We are seeking an exceptional individual to be our Head of Engage – to lead, define, and embed creative engagement across the entire organisation.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for strategic vision, operational delivery, team leadership, and organisational integration. The post-holder will envisage and deliver the way in which creative engagement functions at DRSDT — clarifying purpose, strengthening systems, and ensuring this work is artistically ambitious, ethically grounded, and sustainably delivered within clearly defined budgetary parameters.

Central to the Engage department are our weekly classes, which offer a perfect blend of fun and skill-building, designed to nurture confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love for the performing arts. For all ages, artforms and experience levels, our Engage classes welcome around 9,000 every year through approximately 18 classes each week.

We know that genuine engagement is complex and demanding. We are seeking a leader who can hold that complexity - with clarity, compassion, and conviction.

• Develop and lead a clear, long-term vision for creative engagement aligned with DRSDT’s artistic and strategic goals.
• Clarify the purpose, scope and priorities of engagement work across the organisation.
• Position Engage as a core pillar of DRSDT’s identity and activity.
• Lead organisational thinking around participation, access, learning and community partnerships.
• Provide effective leadership of the organisation’s Engage program.
• Conceive, plan, and execute the weekly Engage classes.

• Work closely with the Artistic Directors to ensure constant dialogue with the artistic vision and output of Dundee Rep Theatre and Scottish Dance Theatre, ensuring meaningful connection between engage and the artistic programs.
• Embed creative engagement into artistic planning cycles, programming conversations and organisational decision-making.
• Build productive relationships across departments and Dundee Rep Theatre and Scottish Dance Theatre companies.
• Ensure engagement activity is visible and legible to audiences, participants and partners.

Permanent, Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

£37K - £40K per annum.

Full job pack available here:

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Audience Development / Dance / Design / Education / Equalities / Theatre / Traditional Arts / Young People (aged 0 to 25) / Cultural Tourism / Cultural Policy / Participatory Practice