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Help write women back into Scotland’s history — and our future.
At Protests and Suffragettes CIC, we’re building a Scotland where the stories of suffragettes and women changemakers aren’t hidden footnotes but vibrant, public, and everywhere — in schools, museums, murals, and on the open web. Over the next three years, we’re scaling workshops, murals, creative commissions, and a national community that will reshape how women’s history is remembered, celebrated, and taught — ramping toward the 2028 Centenary of the Equal Franchise Act, which gave all women in the UK the right to vote.
We’re hiring a Business Development Lead to turn momentum into sustainable growth. If you’re a creative doer who loves turning relationships into revenue and purpose into partnerships, come build this with us!
Why this role matters
You’ll be the connective tissue between our mission and our markets — growing income streams that fuel direct social impact: more school resources in more hands, more murals on more walls, more communities equipped to tell their own stories.
Our vision, values and mission in action
- Vision: Women’s activism woven into Scotland’s cultural fabric.
- Mission: Inspire the next generation of changemakers by writing women back into history.
- Values: Collaboration, inclusion, rigorous research, beautiful design, and community co-creation.
Job details
We’re looking for the right person to join our brilliant and growing team – could it be you? You’ll work alongside our Director and Creative Workshop and Admin Assistant in Glasgow and hybrid/online. Please note we are seeking a freelancer; this role is not offered as an employee role or service.
The freelance contract will be offered for a fixed fee over nine months, as follows:
- Freelance
- 2 days per week, part time
- 9 month contract, option to renew
- Fee: £13,000 gross over 9 months
- Location: flexible working, Glasgow and hybrid
- Willing to consider applications from wider Scotland. Some presence in Glasgow required.
- Start: 5 January 2026, or ASAP
What you’ll do
Grow our income streams
- Shop: Drive sales, secure museum/boutique stockists, and help onboard new merchandise.
- eCommerce: Drive online sales through targeted ads, search engine optimisation, increasing the sales platforms we’re on, and making our customer journey sing.
- Commissions: Nurture leads for murals/creative commissions with corporate sponsors, third sector partners, and local authorities.
- Events, tours and consultation: Working with our Director, you’ll package and sell our Suffragette Stall, walking tours, and research/engagement consultancy.
- Patreon: Help design tiers and campaigns that turn supporters into subscribers, and grow our community of supporters.
- Workshops: Promote and convert enquiries for creative, Wikipedia, and women’s empowerment workshops in community groups, third sector organisations, and educational institutions.
Develop and build lasting partnerships
- Map and develop partnerships with aligned corporations, schools, museums, HEIs, libraries, and national organisations, working alongside our Director.
- Create simple MOUs and keep our pipeline tidy and moving.
Make the marketing sing and keep the wheels turning
- Deliver a lightweight, consistent marketing plan for shop and workshops, including newsletters, social, partner mailouts, and campaigns around Women’s History Month and the winter holiday season.
- Craft compelling proposals, one-pagers, and decks that balance impact and income.
- Keep CRM, orders, invoices, and calendars ship-shape.
What success looks like
Aligned to our Year 1 targets and working with our Director, you’ll help us grow these income streams:
- Shop sales: Increase online sales and help reach museum/boutique stockists.
- Events, tours and consultation: Help programme event stalls, walking tours and consults.
- Patreon: Co-launch and grow our subscribers by summer 2026.
- Commissions: Support booking of murals and creative commissions.
- Workshops: Contribute to selling and scheduling workshops.
You’ll thrive here if you are
- A natural relationship-builder who enjoys turning curiosity into conversations, and conversations into bookings.
- A confident self starter, expanding our networks and helping us connect with influential partners.
- Comfortable asking for the sale and tracking a tidy pipeline.
- Organised and proactive: you love lists, calendars, CRMs, and closing loops.
- A clear communicator who can inspire in meetings, write punchy copy and great emails.
- Mission-aligned: passionate about women’s history, equity, and community empowerment.
- Bonus: experience with museum/retail wholesale, education/community engagement, Patreon/subscriptions, or arts/heritage.
Essential skills
- Business development or sales/partnerships experience in any sector.
- Bold and inspiring communicator and network-expander, in person and through the written word.
- Basic marketing execution, including newsletters, socials, and simple decks.
- Admin confidence, including invoicing, order processing, and scheduling.
What we offer
- Real impact: your work directly funds our mission, including inspiring communities across Scotland as we run workshops, co-create murals, and share educational resources.
- Flexible, part-time working based in Glasgow and home/hybrid.
- Learning and growth: access to partners and networks across culture, education, and social enterprise.
- A kind, collaborative team culture with brilliant volunteers and national partners.
Equity and inclusion
We welcome applications from everyone. We encourage applications from self-identifying women* — including trans women, and from non-binary and intersex people. We also encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the arts/heritage and social enterprise sectors, including people from LGBTQI+ communities, the global majority, and/or working-class backgrounds. If you need adjustments at any stage, just let us know.
*We define women inclusively — see our Gender Inclusion Policy.
How to apply
Send a CV, max 3 pages, and a one-page cover note explaining how you’ve helped to grow income, partnerships and/or campaigns, and why our mission inspires you. Feel free to include links to any relevant work, such as campaigns, decks, or shop/wholesale wins.
Email hello@protestsandsuffragettes.com with “Business Development Lead Application” in the subject line.
Deadline: Monday 24 November, 10am
Interviews: Monday 1 December
Start: 5 January 2026, or ASAP
By applying you agree to be available for interview on Monday 1 December.
If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to deliver a 10 minute presentation outlining your strategy/plan for helping us grow our income streams and achieve our goals. This can be as formal or informal as you would like — we suggest you focus on quick wins, medium-term wins, and long-term wins.
Have questions? Let’s talk
We’d love to meet you. Drop in and chat to our Director via Zoom during any of the times listed below — email for the link at least 24 hours prior. You can also send your questions via email or DM us on socials.
- Thursday 6 November, 11am–12pm
- Tuesday 11 November, 2–3pm
- Friday 14 November, 1–2pm
- Wednesday 19 November, 2–3pm or 7–8pm
- Saturday 22 November, 12–1pm
With thanks
This role is supported by Firstport, The Social Entrepreneurs Fund, and the Scottish Government.
