River Culture Animateur – Lower Tweed

  • Contract
  • UK-wide

Connecting Threads


  • Job Title: River Culture Animateur – Lower Tweed
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
    (pro-rata)
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Curation
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026

  • Location:

    UK-wide

Job Summary

We’re seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual, with a background in cultural placemaking or participatory arts, to develop and deliver a programme of cultural activities in the Lower Tweed.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Connecting Threads project team. We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual, with a background in cultural placemaking and/or participatory arts, to develop and deliver a programme of cultural activities in the lower Tweed area (Kelso to Berwick-upon-Tweed). The role is part of a creative team, working alongside two other River Culture Animateurs, a River Messenger, and a River Culture Curator.

Connecting Threads is the cultural strand of Destination Tweed, a multi-part, landscape-scale project that includes the development of a new River Tweed Trail from source to sea. Connecting Threads is a creative project that responds to the River Tweed, its habitats, ecologies, communities and culture. We connect creative practitioners with river specialists and communities of place and purpose, to celebrate the River Tweed through our programme of cultural activity along the length of the Tweed within the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and north Northumberland.

Connecting Threads is delivered in partnership with Tweed Forum and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), Esm e Fairbairn Foundation and others. The programme is delivered by a team of five and is in the fourth year of a five-year delivery phase. The project is managed by the Southern Uplands Partnership (SUP), a charity with 25 years’ experience of developing and delivering sustainable development projects across the south of Scotland.

p/t 0.6 (21 hrs per week)

£30,900 pa (£18,540 pa pro rata)

Deadline to apply: 9am Monday 9th March 2026

For more information on the role and how to apply, click here to download the https://sup.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026-River-Culture-Animateur-JD.pdf – River Culture Animateur Job Pack

More details of the Connecting Threads project can be found at http://www.tweedriverculture.org/ – www.tweedriverculture.org and in the accompanying project Handbook, available to download here: https://sup.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Connecting-Threads-Handbook-2.pdf – Connecting Threads Handbook (PDF) Download

Job Requirements

Essential:
A minimum of four years of professional experience of working in the cultural, arts or heritage sector.
Excellent inter-personal and written communication skills.
Ability to work on own initiative and operate as part of a team.
Experience of partnership working and collaboration.
Experience of initiating, organising and delivering public activities and events.
Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
Flexible working approach.
Current UK Driving Licence and access to vehicle.

Desirable:
Knowledge of arts, cultural and/or environmental sector in the Scottish Borders and/or Northumberland.
Knowledge of the communities and environments of the River Tweed.
Experience of managing budgets.
Understanding of rurality and interest in environmental practices and outdoor activities.

How to Apply

If you have any questions before applying or wish to arrange an informal discussion of the role with Tiki Muir, the River Culture Curator, please contact [email protected].

To apply, please provide:
• A current CV, and
• A covering letter, of no more than 2 pages, indicating your reasons for applying and outlining how your skills and experience relate to the Person Specification.

Please submit by email to [email protected] by 9am on Monday 9th March 2026.

Interviews will be held in-person at the Southern Uplands Partnership office at Lindean Mill, The Scottish Borders, on Thursday 19th March 2026.

We are able to accept applications in alternative formats. If you have any form of access needs, please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your requirements.

Contact name: Tiki Muir
Contact email: [email protected]

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