Community Post Type: Jobs

This is an exciting opportunity for an Arts Manager to lead, develop and deliver Edge Hill University’s arts, culture and entertainment programme for students and other audiences.

Managing a busy Arts Centre with two performance spaces as well as exhibition and social areas, you will make a significant contribution to our award-winning student experience.

You will enhance the creative, academic, and social life of the University whilst raising the reputation and awareness of the University by featuring and promoting exceptional high-profile programming, live performances, music, film, and visual art events.

Ensuring effective day-to-day management and running of the Arts Centre, you will provide inspiring leadership, encourage excellent customer service, and be responsible for contract and budget management.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 10 August

Responsible for ensuring the processes, policies, systems, scheduling and day-to-day operations of the organisation enable a culture of artistic excellence, work-life balance, professionalism, and professional development for our internal staff and freelancers.

Link to full job pack https://issuu.com/oddarts/docs/job_pack_head_of_operations_1_?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ – here

To apply for this role please send within one document the following information:

Name and contact details
Position applying for
Education and training history
Employment history
Why are you the best person for this job? This is the most important question. Please answer this by showing how you meet the requirements of the person specification and main duties.
References: Please provide two references.

You can submit the above information in video format if you prefer.

If you have any additional accessibility needs please let us know by emailing info@oddarts.co.uk so we can support your application.

Applications must be submitted by 4pm on 25th August 2023 to info@oddarts.co.uk. Please header/title the email ‘Application Head of Operations’.

Shortlisting and interviews will take place the week commencing 28th August. Interviews are planned to take place on the 31st August.

Contact name: Rebecca Friel, info@oddarts.co.uk

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved a major improvement in access to and storage of Gallery Oldham’s collections.

In the first stage of this project in Spring 2024 we will be moving our social and natural history collections to new storage facilities. We are currently working on the ongoing cataloguing and packing of the social history collection to complete this project. We are looking for a freelancer who can support our Social History Curator to carry out much of the day-to-day work on these collections.

This opportunity is a freelance position working 3 days per week at a rate of £110 per day. The initial appointment would be for 6 months.

For more details, see here

Please email a CV and covering letter including details of two professional references on no more than three pages to karen.heatley@oldham.gov.uk by 9am on Monday 21st August. Use the subject line ‘YOUR NAME – Collections Assistant (Social History). Shortlisting will take place on 22nd August and interviews will be held on Tuesday 29th August.

To discuss any aspect of this role please contact Karen Heatley, Senior Curator – karen.heatley@oldham.gov.uk

The Student Wellbeing Manager provides operational management of the campus Student Wellbeing team, which comprises Student Wellbeing, Learning Support and Counselling service.

The postholder will be a confident manager who is committed to providing excellence to students. They will be an experienced practitioner with a vision for delivering a high-quality wellbeing service, and the skill and ability to execute positive outcomes. They will be an inspiring and collaborative manager to the Student Wellbeing team.

Salary band is £37,500 – £48,500

To apply, see here

Closing date: 1 August

This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Producer to join Shakespeare North’s ambitious Culture and Learning team. Reporting to the Senior Producer, this role will curate and deliver a programme of works for the Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden and The Studio.

The Producer will develop and nurture relationships with artists, particularly those based in the Northwest. Optimising the Artistic Strategy within the Business Plan, and working with teams across Shakespeare North, this role is central in delivering a thriving artistic programme that includes a range of visiting companies, one off events and development opportunities. This role is ideal for an individual who has a passion for the arts and a finger on the pulse of the creative sector in the Northwest and surrounding areas.

Working across a range of cultural events and theatre projects at Shakespeare North Playhouse the Project Producer will deliver an innovative programme that celebrates a range of voices, for our audiences in Knowsley and beyond.

The Project Producer will work closely with Shakespeare North Playhouse Learning and Engagement, Technical, Audience and Catering & Events teams to deliver the programme across all three spaces (the Cockpit Theatre, Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden and The Studio).

This creative and administrative role is suitable for a producer with a background of programming, producing small to mid-scale theatre shows, one off events, negotiating and issuing contracts, and working in venues.

This is a permanent, full time contract equivalent to 40hours per week. Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to work weekends and evenings.

For full details and how to apply please see: https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/about-us/jobs/

Closing date: 12 August

This is an exciting opportunity for a positive and practically minded individual with an aptitude for maintaining high standards to join their Events team at Calderstones.

The Reader’s Calderstones site is a large multi-purpose community setting for our Shared Reading mission, with a focus on social enterprise activity to support the charities wider work across the UK. As an assistant event manager, you will also have the responsibility of overseeing the successful delivery of a number of our internal programmed events and private hire events here at Calderstones Mansion House. This role will cover 7 days and most of your hours will be delivering the events, mostly evenings and weekends.

Person Specification

Essential

– Demonstrate excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise their workload and remain calm under pressure.

– Leading and supervising our event assistant team

– Experience of Key Holder responsibilities, demonstrating an ability to confidently open and close a large site and maintain alarm systems.

– Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with colleagues within the Events department and across all departments at The Reader’s Headquarters and build relationships at all levels.

– Highly motivated with the ability to use own initiative to resolve problems with minimal supervision

– Able to demonstrate an understanding of the wider work of The Reader, and its social values and that these values are represented at the site.

– Experience liaising with both private and corporate client bases, managing expectations to the highest level whilst respecting and adhering to the limitations of working in a public setting.

– Demonstrate a meticulous attention to detail in the daily planning and delivery of events

– Confidence in liaising with external public emergency services and ability to respond to incidents.

– Proficient with IT systems, including use of Office 365 programs

– Need to be fully flexibly over a 7-day week, on a rota basis which will include unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays.

Desirable

– UK driving license and access to a vehicle

– First Aid Training

– Customer Service Experience

– Personal License Holder

If you’re inspired by their mission, are looking for a new challenge, and want to work for a forward-thinking organisation at a really interesting time, they’d love to hear from you.

To learn more about The Reader and this role please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/assistant-events-manager/ to download their recruitment pack and send completed application forms to laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk

Are you an enthusiastic, self-starter with dedication to completing tasks quickly and efficiently? They are looking for a highly motivated and organised person to join their team.

You will be someone who is passionate and committed to inclusion, making work that has an impact in our communities, to cultural democracy, to making a real difference.

You will enjoy working in a team and being part of quite a small group. You will be someone who finds it easy to talk to a wide range of people. You will be organised, and you will understand the needs of people in a variety of situations. You will love working with various stakeholders in a collaborative way.

Contract: this is a fixed term role starting asap and will run until end of March 2024. Possibility of contract extension subject to funding and suitability.

Visit https://www.edenarts.co.uk/blog/eden-arts-seeks-project-officer for more info and to apply

Contact name: Director, Adrian Lochhead, lakota@edenarts.co.uk

Closing date: 7 August

They are looking for a bubbly, enthusiastic and energetic individual to join their Management team at the Beatles Story, on a permanent basis.

The Beatles Story is established as an immersive must-see visitor experience, that supports the wider Liverpool City region visitor economy, protecting and enhancing the Beatles’ brand and sustaining its legacy in the birthplace of The Beatles for future generations.

This role will be based at the Pier Head site, located at the Mersey Ferry Terminal buildings. The Team Leaders role is to manage the Fab 4 Caf and Fab 4 shop. As part of this role you will regularly act as Duty Manager, opening and closing the building to the public acting as first aider and incident manager as and when needed in partnership and with the support of the Mersey Ferries team.

As a Team Leader experience of customer service is essential – you must be willing to embrace new ideas and go beyond customer expectations, inspiring unforgettable and unique moments that guests will treasure.

The successful candidate must have the following attributes: Supervisory experience in a visitor facing role in both a caf and retail outlet, enjoy working with people and working as a team, a strong communicator, a knowledge of Health & Safety requirements within a work environment, cash handling experiences, a positive approach, and high operational standards.

You should have a passion for the band and a desire to share your knowledge with the team and wider audience, thus ensuring that the Beatles legacy is brought to life in new, educational, and innovative ways.

Please see full Job Description on The Beatles Story website.

Any Internal Candidates must first make their line manager aware of their intention to apply for this role.

Application is by CV and covering letter to victorialeyshon@beatlesstory.com by 14th August 2023.

Interviews will take place Sunday 20th August and Monday 21st August. Applicants must be available to attend one of these dates.

National Museums Liverpool currently have the post of Collections Services Lead available.

The key purpose of this role is to lead on collections management and logistics for NML. You will manage a team working in registration, collection stores, logistics and photography.

You will play a key role in shaping collections management for the organisation, making sure our collections are accessible as well as helping to safeguard them for the future. Prioritising and aligning activities to support NML’s Strategic Plan, you will provide direction for registration, collections storage, collection movements, documentation standards, photography and oversight of our collections management system.

You can accommodate the demands of multiple simultaneous projects and remain flexible in your approach. You will be forward thinking, innovative, inspiring and experienced in delivering change while building a collaborative and high performing team. You will represent the great work of the team both internally and externally, maintaining and developing NML’s role in the sector.

See the Recruitment Pack here

To apply, see here

Closing date: 2 August

National Museums Liverpool currently have the post of Estates Manager available.

Reporting to the Head of Estates your primary role will be to ensure the Health, Safety and wellbeing of all building users across the NML premises. You will be responsible but ensuring reactive and compliance works are carried out. Ensure reports are completed in a timely manner and PPM’s are carried out as per required standards

See the Recruitment Pack here

To apply, see here

Closing date: 2 August