Head of Business Services
circa £50,000 per annum
Closing Date 19 November 2025
Permanent, Full Time
About Us
The idea at the heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is simple: anyone with a desire to perform and a venue willing to host them is welcome. No individual or committee determines who can or cannot perform at the Fringe.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society was founded by artists to nurture and uphold the Fringe's values of inclusivity, experimentation and imagination. We exist to support, advise and encourage everyone who wants to participate in the Fringe, provide information and assistance to audiences, and celebrate the Fringe and what it stands for all over the world.
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint an experienced individual to the position of Head of Business Services. One of five senior managers who support and report to the Chief Executive, the Head of Business Services is responsible for ensuring the organisation has the resources, information and operational framework to deliver the range of services provided by the Fringe Society. The Head of Business Services will manage the organisations resources and assets, consider organisational strategy and risk, and ensure all areas of the organisation are best placed to deliver for audiences and artists. A key point of contact for the board, the Head of Business Services will ensure the Fringe Society’s plans are deliverable, with key focus on business administration, organisational development, finance, human resource, governance, legal compliance, risk management, premises, assets and IT.
The key purpose of the role is to drive organisational cohesion and efficiency, through inclusive and progressive leadership and demonstrable action, confident financial acumen, clear strategic thinking and operational delivery, and a robust approach to both resource and risk management.
In 2026 the Fringe Society will be moving into its new permanent home; Fringe Central. The renovation project is only step one in what will be a long-term transformation of the services and support the Fringe Society can offer year round to artists, audiences and communities, and there remains much to do over the coming years to grow and deepen this engagement and the potential of the space. The Head of Business Services will be the driving force for much of this, working with the rest of the senior management team to deliver for all stakeholders and realise the full potential.
The Head of Business Services manages a team of five – Facilities Manager, Finance Manager, HR Manager, HR and Governance Manager and Senior Projects Manager.
How to Apply
- Download: the full job description HERE
- Apply: via the dedicated jobs portal HERE
- Deadline: 10am on Wednesday 19 November
- Interviews: to be held on 01 and 02 December
We use positive action under section 159 of the Equality Act in relation to disability or race. This means that if we have two candidates of equal merit in our process, we will seek to take forward the D/deaf, disabled, Black, Asian or ethnically diverse candidate in order to diversify our staff team.