Community Post Type: Jobs

The Royal Standard (TRS) is Liverpool’s leading artist-led charity providing studio space and opportunities for our region’s artistic talent.

They are looking to recruit Trustees to help steer their organisation during an exciting period in its development. There are great opportunities for us to expand our reach and provide support for more of the artists they work with.

They are looking for people to help maximise this potential so we can better deliver on our aims. Are you the person that can help lead this change?

As part of its commitment to developing artists careers, TRS provides affordable studio space for 40 artist members who are regularly consulted and represented by volunteer Artist Leads.

They are looking to create a permanent paid role to support these volunteers and the charity’s activity. They are also looking to secure long term sustainable premises that better support their activities and ambition.

To find out more, and to apply for the role, click here.

National Museums Liverpool currently have the post of People (HR) Business Partner available.

This is a generalist HR role, where you’ll have the opportunity to get involved in every stage of the employee life cycle, from supporting senior managers with recruitment to succession planning and everything in between. As a BP you will build effective relationships with the Leadership Team and Senior Managers to ensure people issues are considered in all significant decision making across the organisation.

You will utilise evidence-based practice to address the people challenges for your areas of responsibility and you will use your experience, skills, and knowledge to make an impact in key areas such as change management, organisational design, employee engagement, training, coaching and talent management.

Please see the recruitment pack here for more information.

Closing date: 9 February

Contact email: recruitment@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

As the largest music organisation in the city, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic are currently seeking a Director of Choirs and Singing to lead Liverpool Philharmonic’s overall strategy for singing and to develop its choral activity across all their choirs.

Working alongside our Artistic Planning team who are responsible for all the programming for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensembles and Choir and the Learning Team who are responsible for the Youth Company, you will contribute to the planning and execution of programmes and activities for the choirs.

Specifically, you will conduct the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir as required (especially as they prepare for concerts with the Orchestra), develop its repertoire, plan and manage its recruitment, and work to build the reputation and status of all our choral ensembles.

If you’re a passionate and experienced choral director who has a real vision for singing and the future of their choirs, they’d love to hear from you.

Salary will be commensurate with experience; a basic annual retainer is paid (quarterly) plus fees for sessions conducted.

How to Apply

Please apply by following the instructions on the Liverpool Philharmonic website.

Contact name: Melissa Bell, recruitment@liverpoolphil.com

Closing date: 16 February

Your role will be to provide an exceptional visitor experience through varying styles of storytelling and guided tours. This storytelling will celebrate the property’s ‘Spirit of Place’ and you will be able to engage and connect with audiences of all types and ages.

As a Storyteller, you’ll bring the magic of this property alive. You’ll deliver guided tours and bespoke experiences with flair and theatre, be able to hold a space and engage with a mixed audience, ensuring visitors have an enjoyable and unforgettable experience.

You’ll be a charismatic storyteller, someone who enjoys working and interacting with people. It’s important that you’ve a keen interest in history, as well as experience of working with the public and especially children and young people.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 2nd or Friday 3rd February 2023 with an immediate start.

If you have any questions about this role please contact: Suzanne.Kellett@nationaltrust.org.uk

Apply via the link below:

https://careers.nationaltrust.org.uk/OA_HTML/a/?_ga=2.228646492.1953680485.1550490306-21433684.1549553168#/vacancy-detail/132042

Closing date: 29 January

 

The Community Producer will work closely with Engagement, Connecting, Making and Facilitating colleagues to develop strategic partnerships in Local Exchange areas to create projects, programmes and workshops that will engage people across Greater Manchester who have limited access to theatre and from under-represented backgrounds.

This is an exciting post for an experienced project manager with a track record of working with communities to co-create theatre and arts projects.

They are seeking to appoint a proactive and experienced manager with a proven record of developing, resourcing and managing high quality community engagement programmes. This is an outward facing role that requires a high level of networking and partnership building as well as working across all departments of the Royal Exchange Theatre therefore strong and confident communication skills are essential.

How to Apply

Apply via the Royal Exchange Theatre website

Contact name: Michelle Hickman, michelle.hickman@royalexchange.co.uk

Closing date: 13 February

Movema is seeking an enthusiastic Administrator and Bookkeeper to support the team.

They will manage the office administrative processes and financial records, working individually and as part of a team. The Administrator and Bookkeeper will need to be a highly organised and focused individual.

Essential Criteria

• Excellent administrative skills with at least 3 years’ experience within the field of administration.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills,
• Experience with dealing with people on phone and via email
• A commitment to Equal Opportunities and diversity in the workplace.
• Advanced proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office Suite, Google drive and Dropbox.
• Must be willing to work on Mac computer and develop skills quickly to fulfil role.
• Demonstrable ability to work and remain calm in a sometimes-pressurised environment.
• Someone who thrives in a team environment but can also work independently and prioritise workload in a changing environment.
• Proven experience of showing initiative.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• A positive and flexible approach.
• A desire to support colleagues.
• An ability to work empathetically with individuals.
• Excellent at relationship building

How to Apply

Application and Selection Process

They invite candidates to apply with:

1. Covering Letter – including how you believe you meet each of the essential (and desirable if appropriate) criteria.
2. Completed Application Form here
3. Complete Movema’s Equal Opportunities form here

Please email these documents to info@movema.co.uk. If you have any queries or questions, please contact: 07548 365869 or email: info@movema.co.uk

Closing date: 13 February

Candidates must be team players with excellent communication skills, a good knowledge of contemporary visual art and good connections within the region’s arts ecology.

After 5 and a half years of founding Paradise Works, Lucy Harvey and Hilary Jack are stepping down from their current roles as co-directors and we are now looking for a change in leadership to evolve this artist-led initiative providing studio, project space and agency with a proactive community of artists.

The founding phase of Paradise Works has been completed and having built this influential organisation from ground zero, this new phase will aim to future proof Paradise Works with the introduction of a new director, who will work with our growing teams of Artist Direction Group, Advisory Board and freelance consultants, to develop plans for the next few years.

PW has resources to pay at £150 per day

• 1.5 days per week March – June 2023 (on a freelance basis as part of a funded transition project).
• 0.5 days per week July 2023 – February 2024 (on a freelance basis, after completion of the funded transition project).
• Plus the use of a studio space at Paradise Works for artistic or curatorial practice.

This is an exciting opportunity to establish artistic leadership experience and learn about the running and development of a respected contemporary arts organisation. There is a degree of flexibility within this role.

You will work with our small delivery team to manage studio membership and public events and activities; lead the planning, strategic development and fundraising activities; and develop artistic partnerships to support the creative outputs of our programme and membership. This position has good potential to be developed into a longer-term tenure.

How to Apply

Please send your CV with a cover letter outlining why you are interested in the post to info@paradise-works.com, with new director application in the subject.

They envisage interviews will take place during the evening, the week commencing 27th February. Please let them know if this isn’t suitable and they will try their best to arrange an alternative date.

Contact name: Nataly Chambers, info@paradise-works.com

Closing date: 19 February

Are you looking for an opportunity to bring your own creative flair and experience to a new challenge, to build a team and to make a genuine impact on an organisation’s future?

Would you like to work for an organisation that is ambitious but puts people first with a supportive culture that can enable you to balance work and home life?

And above all, are you motivated by their vision of a world where everyone can experience the power of literature to help us survive and live well?

The Reader’s volunteers and staff bring people together in places around the country from libraries to prisons to read great stories and poems aloud, creating powerful moments of connection. In an increasingly divided world, and with more pressures on our mental health, Shared Reading offers us all the time and space to share what matters to us.

The Communications and Marketing team plays a vital role in our work to bring about our vision. They are looking for a Head of Communications and Marketing to provide leadership and direction to grow and engage audiences across their activities.

The scope of the team’s work is broad and varied – whether it’s telling the wonderful stories that come up in our volunteer-powered Shared Reading movement, inspiring more people to join a Shared Reading group or to volunteer, helping make the case to expand Shared Reading in mental health and care services, or growing the customer base for revenue-generating activities in our social enterprises and participants in our programme at our home in Calderstones Park.

If you would relish the opportunity to bring your passion, skills and experience to enable them to bring the power of Shared Reading to more people in tough times, they would love to hear from you – do find out more by visiting https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/associate-director-of-communications-and-marketing/.

If you’d like to discuss the role before applying, please email laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk

Essential Criteria

• Senior level experience in a communications and marketing role.
• A passion for The Reader’s mission and an understanding of the power of Shared Reading
• Demonstrable experience of how you’ve helped to shape organisational strategy
• Experience of developing an integrated communications and marketing strategy and overseeing its delivery.
• Outstanding copy writing capabilities – able to write engaging copy for a diverse B2B as well as B2C audience. You might be writing for an audience of NHS CEOs or a world-wide community of Literature Professors, or for the Mirror’s World Book Day feature, overseeing the tone of our Café’s menu board or our Christmas Card message.
• Experience working closely with fundraising, business development or membership teams to grow income.
• Experience of media management.
• A track record of delivering measurable, impactful communications and marketing collateral.
• Excellent project management skills, attention to detail and deadlines.
• High degree of creativity in approach and delivery.
• Engaging and credible – you’ll bring staff with you and be able to interact with a range of people, from Shared Reading group members to Parliamentarians in a professional, confident manner.
• Resilient and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexible and adaptable – you can embrace change, thrive on working on a diverse range of tasks and are happy mucking in.
• Motivated; you are driven and ambitious about what you can achieve and set high standards for yourself and your team.
• Collaborative – you enjoy working in and across teams.
• Strong influencing skills – you’ll be able to live our value Kind but Bold in how you work with other teams to shape ideas and prioritise work

Desirable Criteria

• Marketing degree, CIM Diploma or qualified by experience in marketing delivery
• Literature degree or demonstrable interest in, or practice of, Shared Reading.
• Experience of leading communications and marketing at a ‘venue’.
• Experience of working in the arts or third sector
• Communications/Marketing qualification (e.g. CIM, IPPR).
• Experience of working within an integrated Communications and fundraising department.
• Event management experience.
• Photo, video and audio editing skills.

This role is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with a variety of partners who work with The Reader to bring the power of Shared Reading to diverse communities across the region(s).

Their network of partners includes libraries, care homes, housing associations, voluntary sector organisations, NHS partners and more. This is an exciting opportunity for a hard-working individual to join a dynamic team responsible for inspiring other organisations and their people about the benefits of Shared Reading, and developing ways we can work together.

Essential Criteria

• Able to demonstrate an understanding the purpose, social mission and work of The Reader to grow Shared Reading across the UK
• Experience of partnership working
• A love of literature and understanding of its benefits
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate to partners in a clear, concise and compelling way
• Self-motivated and able to work under minimal supervision, remotely
• Ability to plan and prioritise work when resources are limited and timescales are difficult
• Able to bring a positive approach to work, finding creative solutions to problems
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Willing to own data entry on a Microsoft DMX CRM – in particular, Windows-based software

Desirable Criteria

• Willingness to take part in further professional development as part of this role
• Proven track record in partnership development and engaging hard to reach groups
• Previous experience of working in the charitable or arts sector, or relevant services such as libraries
• Good working knowledge of the charitable sector across the north of England
• Practical experience of Shared Reading

If you would relish the opportunity to bring your passion, skills and experience to enable them to bring the power of Shared Reading to more people in tough times, they would love to hear from you – do find out more by visiting https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/north-of-england-partnership-lead/.

If you’d like to discuss the role before applying, please email laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk.

Closing date: 2 February

Filament Projects are looking for a Designer to work with us on the R&D phase of a new immersive theatre piece for children aged 3 – 8 years.

Filament Projects are developing a new immersive theatre piece for children aged 3 – 8 years. Working title PLANT, the show will use horticulture to celebrate difference and encourage children to think about how we might care for both ourselves, and those around us, better.

They are currently embarking on a funded R&D phase for this project and are looking to work with a designer to explore the form of the piece and develop some initial design concepts.

They can offer a fee of £500 for this R&D phase, based on a day rate of £200/day. In addition to this fee they will also cover travel expenses for any out-of-area travel.

Following this R&D phase we will be looking to take the project to full fruition in Autumn 2023, subject to securing further funding.

How to Apply

To apply please submit:

Either a CV or a link to your webpage

Further details of a project you have delivered that demonstrates the type of experience we are seeking. This should be no more than two sides of A4, including images. We also welcome audio or video submissions if they work better for you.

Deadline for applications – 6pm Friday 20 January

Zoom Interviews – Morning of Wednesday 25 January

Work to commence – w/c 30 January, exact working dates to be discussed.

Applications to be submitted to Helen Slevin – helen@wearefilament.co.uk

For any additional information or queries, please contact Helen using the above email address.

• Contact name: Helen Slevin
• Contact email: helen@wearefilament.co.uk