Regional Coordinator

Doors Open Days is Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates places and stories, new and old. Every September you can explore hundreds of fascinating buildings across Scotland for free. Some open up once a year, some just once a lifetime. Doors Open Days is coordinated nationally by the Scottish Civic Trust and is part of European Heritage Days alongside Scottish Archaeology Month, coordinated by Archaeology Scotland.

A dedicated team of regional coordinators across Scotland work closely with venues and groups to develop and produce local programmes for their communities.

As a regional coordinator you are responsible for:

• Canvasing prospective venues
• Local programme development
• Supplying the National team with programme details
• Local programme promotion

The role takes place annually from April – October. From April onwards you will contact venues and develop your local programme. In July your programme will be finalised and submitted to the National office for publication, allowing you time to promote your events. In September, your local Doors Open Days festival will take place on one weekend.

You will be supported by a national network of Doors Open Days coordinators, with regular online meetings held throughout the year. You will also receive support documents to help you with approaching venues, supporting their event design and promoting your programme.

Benefits & Perks

• Helping people in your local area freely access sites and events that usually charge a fee, are inaccessible or are closed to the public.
• Networking with professionals across Scotland’s heritage, architecture, culture, community engagement and tourism sectors.
• Developing skills in project management, communications skills and more.