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FACT is hiring: General Manager

Euan Kershaw on 23 June 2025

Title:General Manager
Hours:35 hours per week
(including some evenings and weekends)
Pay:£35k
Contract:Initial 1-year contract, with a view to extend
(to include a three-month probationary period)

Forres Area Community Trust (FACT) is seeking a dynamic, experienced and ambitious General Manager.

FACT is a community charity set up in 2011 to provide long-term sustainable benefits for the Forres area to help make it a better place to live, work and visit.

The post-holder will provide day-to-day leadership of all operational functions at FACT, managing and marketing the organisation’s iconic venue – Forres Town Hall – as well as supervising staff and leading on income generation and fundraising.

Do you have what it takes to become the public face and power behind this valued organisation? We have ambitious growth plans for the charity and the Town Hall, so if you want to be part of shaping the future of FACT, please send your CV, with a covering email outlining how you meet the role criteria, to jackie@forresarea.org.

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Closing date of Sunday the 20th of July 2025.

General Manager Job DescriptionDownload
Equality and diversity monitoring formDownload

Local Place Plan Information Notice

Euan Kershaw on 14 April 2025

Forres Community Council, Forres Area Community Trust, Forres Area Forum and
Community Sports Hub have prepared a proposed Local Place Plan (LPP) for the Forres
Community Council boundary area.

This LPP sets out the ways in which our community wants to see land developed and used
and a spatial vision for our town and has used information from consultations carried out
during the period 2023 – 2024 and is based on feedback received.

The LPP is a way of identifying and helping to deliver community projects and provides
information for other interested organisations. We hope that it will encourage more
collaborative working to enable a positive outcome for the continued improvement and
development of the Forres Community.

If you have comments on the proposed LPP please email them to info.fcc@gmail.com The
deadline for comments is 5pm Sunday 11 th May 2025.

Forres Local Place Plan PDF

FACT is hiring: Finance and Data Officer

Euan Kershaw on 10 March 2025

Finance and Data Officer
12-16 hours per week 
£24,570 –  £27,300 pro-rata, depending on experience/qualifications 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join FACT as their Finance and Data Officer. This post will help manage multiple streams of funding and performance data for our growing number of projects and services, by accurately and timeously recording the organisation’s financial transactions.

Details of the role are included in the job description.

Closing date of 5pm, Friday 28 March, 2025 (please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received).

Finance and Data Officer Job DescriptionDownload
Equality and diversity monitoring formDownload
Application Form – FACT Finance and Data OfficerDownload

Forres Online: Job Club

Euan Kershaw on 20 February 2025

Forres Online will be hositng a Job Club on the following days:

Friday 7th March
Friday 14th March
Friday 21st March

They’ll be from 12pm – 2pm in the North Room of the Forres Town Hall.

Everyone is welcome to come along to any of the sessions. We’ll be covering different things in each session so it might be worth coming to all three but it’s not required.

“This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Property Fund”

Forres Online Job SeekersDownload

Forres Online: Techie Tea Party

Euan Kershaw on 18 February 2025

Forres Online will be hositng some Techie Tea Parties on the following days:

Wednesday 5th March
Wednesday 12th March
Wednesday 19th March

They’ll be from 1pm – 3pm in the North Room of the Forres Town Hall.

Everyone is welcome to come along to any of the sessions. We’ll be covering different things in each session so it might be worth coming to all three but it’s not required.

“This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Property Fund”

Techie Tea PartiesDownload

Volunteer Receptionist

richardx on 14 January 2025

We are currently looking for Receptionists who can welcome visitors to the Forres Town Hall. This position plays a vital role in the customer service of our team, and in providing as much access as possible to the Town Hall across the week. The receptionists will greet and direct visitors as well as answering and responding to phone calls. Additionally the role can provide administrative support if that interests you.

The role is based in the Hallkeepers Office in Forres Town Hall and you will need to have good verbal communication skills, a friendly and welcoming demeanour, and the ability to multi-task at times.

The role can be undertaken in a morning or early afternoon. How much you can support us, is up to you.  Just a few volunteering hours a week goes a long way to helping our team do our best for the people of Forres and the surrounding area.

Role Description for Hallkeepers Reception 2023Download

For more information, please contact us or

Apply to be a Volunteer

Communications & Marketing Volunteer

Euan Kershaw on 14 January 2025

We are currently looking for Communications & Marketing Volunteers who can assist the team by helping to develop FACT Posters, Newsletters, and Brochures as well as posts on social media. This position plays a vital role in our team, and ensures the public know what’s happening in and around the Forres Town Hall.

The role is based in the Forres Town Hall and you will need to have good design skills as well as a familiarity with popular social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. It would be of benefit if you had an understanding of Canva (a poster making website), however training can be given.

The role can be undertaken in a morning or early afternoon. How much you can support us, is up to you.  Just a few volunteering hours a week goes a long way to helping our team do our best for the people of Forres and the surrounding area.

Role Description for Communications Marketing 2023Download

For more information, please contact us or

Apply to be a Volunteer

Forres Online – Digital Support Volunteer

richardx on 14 January 2025

We are looking for people to become Digital  Champions who can provide IT support  especially the elderly. You don’t need to be an IT expert, but you do need to be patient, understanding and a great communicator.

You’ll offer friendly and patient support to learners, so that they build their confidence, know how to find further help, and stay safe online.The role involves attendance at our support sessions and outreach visits. Helping people who are new to technology and perhaps assisting them remotely by telephone and other means. If you have experience of some coaching, mentoring, tutoring or teaching before that’s great. The role is based in Forres Town Hall.  There is free digital champions training available to volunteers. The role can be morning and afternoons and you will need to be able to cover at least one of our sessions in our Forres Online timetable.

For more information, please contact us or

Apply to be a Volunteer