Chief Executive role advertised at GCAT

The Chief Executive of the Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, Helen Keron, has decided to step down from her role as after three and a half years in post, following nine years as a Board member.

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With multi-year funding now secured for all three strands of GCAT’s CatStrand Arts programme, and with GCAT recently confirmed as an anchor organisation by the Glenkens and District Trust, it is the right time to begin a planned transition that will ensure maximum organisational stability and continuity.

Recruitment is now open for the role, and all details can be found at https://gcat.scot/job/gcat-chief-executive/.

This is a rare opportunity to lead an organisation that sits at the heart of the Glenkens, with a decades-long track record of consistent delivery in arts and community development but also an enthusiasm and an ambition for more and better outcomes for our communities at a strategic level.

The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust is looking forward to recruiting a new Chief Executive who will cement the gains to date while forging onward to the next chapter in the development of GCAT and the Glenkens.

There is an important opportunity at hand in preparing for the significant amounts of wind farm community benefit funding that may come to the Glenkens in the future. We as an area must be ready and able to spend this money strategically and effectively, and GCAT through the Chief Exec will play a key role in that.

Peter Fryer, Chair of GCAT, said:

“The GCAT Board extends its sincere thanks to Helen for her outstanding contribution, leadership and unwavering commitment to our communities. We know she will continue to be a passionate advocate for the Glenkens and rural communities in whatever path she takes next.”