2 x Scotland Associates (Freelance)
£1,200 contract fee
4 days between November 2026 to March 2027
About the role
Join PiPA as a Freelance Associate and help create lasting change in Scotland’s performing arts sector.
We’re looking for 2 x freelance Associates to help drive a vital piece of work exploring the experiences of freelance parents and carers working in Scotland’s performing arts sector. You’ll engage directly with freelancers, gather insights from communities across the regions, and help organisations develop more effective and meaningful support.
One role is based in Central or Southern Scotland, and the other in Northern Scotland or the Highlands and Islands.
This is a five-month freelance engagement (November 2026 to March 2027) with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful sector-wide change for freelancers in Scotland and champion a more inclusive performing arts workforce.
Job pack
Key dates
Application Deadline
Application deadline is Monday 12th October, 11:00
Interviews
We are intending to carry out interviews in the week commencing 19th October 2026
As an organisation committed to fair and inclusive practice, we recognise that freelancers’ time is valuable, so everyone we invite to interview will receive £50 in recognition of the time and expertise they bring to the process.
Start Date
November 2026
About PiPA
PiPA is a registered charity and an Arts Council England (ACE) Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) that changes the landscape for parents and carers in the performing arts.
We are a change-making organisation. We do this by empowering our members (around 80 cultural organisations) to become more family-friendly employers, and by publishing cutting-edge research.
We work with organisations of all sizes and remits across music, theatre, dance, and opera, in England, Scotland, and Wales.
Key research publications include: Balancing Act 2024; Dance Research 2024; Bittersweet Symphony 2023; Backstage Workforce Report 2020; Balancing Act 2019
2025 marks ten years since the start of PiPA – so you’ll be joining us a time of celebration and future-forward plans.
