Community Post Type: Jobs

People’s History Museum (PHM) is looking for a creative, skilled and adaptable early-career Textile Conservator, with a recognised professional qualification in textile conservation, to join its highly regarded Conservation Team.

PHM is the UK’s only museum entirely dedicated to sharing the stories of the revolutionaries, reformers, workers, voters and citizens who championed, then and now, for change and rallied for rights and equality.

To apply and for more information, see here

Closing date: 19 April

Bluecoat are looking for an enthusiastic Front of House Supervisor to take the lead on all elements of their catering operation, and create an amazing environment to ensure visitors to the Bluecoat’s cafe and bistro have a great time.

This is a very exciting time to join the Bluecoat, with Eurovision and Liverpool Biennial coming up, and exciting plans for the future.

Working closely with the Catering and Events Manager and other Supervisors you will ensure the smooth and efficient running of the day to day visitor operations.

The Front of House Supervisors will ensure that the highest standards of customer care, visitor experience and site presentation are maintained at all times through effective supervision of Catering Assistants.

Apply by downloading our application form and equal opportunities form here, and emailing it to recruitment@thebluecoat.org.uk.

Closing date: 16 April

PLACED are excited to be recruiting for a full time Project Officer to join their lovely, growing team. The successful candidate will join them in diversifying the voices involved in shaping the built environment.

Come and join them in developing and delivering engagement and education work, especially within the PLACED Academy programme. The PLACED Academy is a flagship education programme, established in 2019 as a free to access experience for young people in the built environment. The 2022-23 programme is nearing completion and they’re beginning to develop their 2023-24 programme as well as developing their Alumni offer for previous graduates.

This role includes taking ownership, leading and planning the programme with support from the wider team, as well as looking for opportunities to increase the programme impact. This role will also involve supporting new and existing engagement and youth engagement activities.

For full job description and person specification, see here.

Sound good? Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter of no more than 2 pages to Jo Harrop at kim@placed.org.uk by 5pm on 6th April.

Please note – the interview date is provisionally 21st April.

The Comedy Trust are looking for a highly organised, meticulous individual to join our small team. The candidate should be highly motivated and passionate about community outreach work and able to operate within set budgets to deliver high-quality projects.

Reporting to the Artistic Director, the Project & Administration Manager will be responsible for the successful planning and delivery of Comedy Trust community projects and overseeing admin support for the organisation.

The role will include seeing projects from beginning to end, ensuring all participants benefit from their involvement and that key projected outcomes of the project are met. They will manage all aspects of programmes from preparation to delivery and evaluation.

They will liaise and advise The Comedy Trust staff, workshop facilitators, volunteers and other personnel associated with the projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative, marketing and participant support to ensure the successful delivery of their unique programmes.

For more information and to apply, see here

Closing date: 7 April

The Storybarn is a creative, interactive environment in which children can feel thoroughly alive and creative in the company of quality literature.

With Shared Reading at the heart of all that they do, they believe that books offer children a way to understand the world in which they live and the worlds inside themselves. The Reader exists to provide book-routes into this inner space, and to develop shared understandings of both it, and the outer world. Training will be provided with space for creative adaptation of delivery for applicants to really make the role their own.

This role could be for you if you:

– Passionately believe in the value of reading
– Are flexible, enthusiastic and positive
– Are incredible outgoing and confident working with children and families
– Are compassionate and creative
– Are able to work every weekend (6.5hrs) with the opportunity to work additional hours if you would like

Person Specification:

Essential Criteria:

– A genuine willingness to work as part of a lively team to help the Storybarn project evolve and develop in the most exciting and positive ways
– Able to adapt and change delivery in response to audience, unsupervised and self-motivated including the flexibility to work weekends on a rota basis
– Committed to providing excellent customer service
– Experience of working/volunteering with children
– Excellent at reading aloud
– Confident in dealing with the sometimes challenging behaviours of children
– A flexible, playful and caring approach to working with children
– Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised
– Able to engage with parents, carers and teachers in a relaxed, open and non-judgmental manner
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
– Excellent timekeeping skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
– Proficient in the use of MS office and willing to learn other IT systems and software as we look to further develop our virtual offer (E.g. Zoom)

Desirable Criteria:

– Personal knowledge of the need for Shared Reading
– A background in children’s books/ performing arts/music
– A current driving license and access to a vehicle
– Excellent knowledge of children’s literature

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, the role and what is required, please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/storyhunter/

Closing date: 10 April

The Reader is an award-winning national charity and Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation. Having just recently reopened our headquarters at the beautiful Grade II listed Mansion House in Liverpool’s Calderstones Park and as they emerge from a period of challenge and innovation following Covid-19, they are at a key period in our growth.

They’re looking for a new Business Development Manager with experience of nurturing relationships, launching new products and generating income from corporate markets as we enter a new, exciting phase of a three-year Business plan. You will join a small, high performing team and will work in close collaboration across all departments and levels of the organisation.

As an inclusive employer, they use their values to ensure The Reader is a thoughtful, supportive, creative work environment. All employees at The Reader benefit from:

Flexible working options including home working or varied hours where required

Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days p/a plus bank holidays

Regular opportunity to participate in Shared Reading, connecting with our core work and experiencing the personal benefits it brings

Access to personal development, including our flagship ‘Read to Lead’ training programme

They believe literature’s unique power has the potential to connect us, to help us feel better and to rebuild lost social bonds. Our vision is for one humanity in which everyone has an opportunity to thrive. From our Shared Reading movement in prisons, schools and community spaces across the UK and beyond, to our programme of arts, heritage and wellbeing activity at their Calderstones Park home – The Reader builds lively communities that bring people together and books to life.

As Business Development Manager with responsibility for generating income from corporate markets – be they large-scale employers to private health-care providers, in the UK and internationally – you will play a pivotal role in working with teams to sell their ideas, shape them into compelling proposals, whilst managing a range of relationships with our fantastic family of funders and partners. Working alongside the Head of Development, the Director of Development and Partnerships and the wider Director’s Group, you will also contribute to future planning as we enter our next strategy period.

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, the role and what is required, please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/business-development-manager/

Closing date: 20 April

Culture Liverpool seek to appoint an experienced Project Producer for Imagine Bamboo is Everywhere (IBIE), an ambitious outdoor participatory public art and performance project taking place in August and September 2023, with set up and creative development and production from May 2023.

The role is to produce, project manage, support and hold the relationships with artists, partners and stakeholders based in the LCR region; and to work closely with the Artistic Director to ensure the creative vision, approach and ethos is understood, enabled and realised to the highest quality and to realistic and agreed timeframes and budgets.

The Executive Producer is Liverpool City Region, working closely with Culture Liverpool, and the project builds on Imagine Bamboo 2022 and Bridge2Bamboo 2021, produced by Imagineer Productions and led by independent artistic director, Orit Azaz.

For more information about the project and links to 2021/22 work: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1rmdn7p7j13pybn/Appendix%201%20-%20Creative%20Vision%20%28v4%20on%2030%20Nov%2022%29.pdf?dl=0

For more information on project management structure: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7rqrj007o32pjqo/Appendix%202%20-%20IBIE%20LCR%202023%20Project%20Management%2C%20Process%20Timeline%2C%20Roles%20%26%20Responsibilities%20%28v3%29.docx?dl=0

How to apply

The deadline for applications is 12:00 on Friday 14^th April 2023.

Please send a letter of application of not more than 2 pages of A4, with your CV, links to documentation of up to 3 recent projects that demonstrate relevant experience, and 2 referees to sarah.vasey@liverpool.gov.uk

Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held in person on 21^st April from 12:00noon. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by end Monday 17^th April.

Could you be the next Director(s) of Abandon Normal Devices?

They’re seeking a visionary leader (or leaders) to join their shapeshifting arts organisation.

Their current Co-Directors will be leaving in 2023, as they approach their 15th anniversary they’re taking this opportunity to imagine a new future for their collaborative, ambitious, innovative, organisation, that exists as a catalyst for new ideas and art forms.

Abandon Normal Devices is a unique place to work and create, a challenge to think, make and gather in new ways. And how they think about this role and recruit embodies that. They’re open to applications and proposals for all or part of the role, whether that’s as a Director, Co-Director or alternative leadership models, from individuals, pairs or collectives.

The Director(s) will be responsible for fully articulating our mission and artistic vision, collaborating with board, staff, and stakeholders working across these key areas: Leadership, Programme & Partnerships, Resource Management, Fundraising & Development, Marketing & Advocacy and Governance.

Further information, including details on how to apply, a full job description and recruitment pack can be found by heading to our website: http://bit.ly/3FHEmv6

Contract: Permanent with part-time / full-time / job share options*
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 PAYE pro rata**
Location: Hybrid working, with regular team contact days in central Manchester

At the British Music Experience, crew really do make the difference. They’re looking for people who are confident, enthusiastic and who love talking about music. In this role you will support them in the smooth running of the Museum, ensuring a quality experience for all their guests.

General Purpose

To support the Duty Manager in the smooth running of the BME and ensuring a quality experience for guests across the entire experience, including galleries, cafe, shop and Gibson Brands Interactive Studio. Duties will also include providing the appropriate support for BME events and for group visits.

This is a fixed term contract for a minimum of 24 hours per week. The fixed term runs from 1/5 – 3/9 2023.

Please read the job description for further information on this role. Please apply with a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for the role, and send to jobs@britishmusicexperience.com

Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 7 April 2023.
Interviews will take place w/c 17 April 2023

If you have not heard by 5pm on 14 April 2023, please assume that they will not be taking your application any further.