Musical Theatre Teacher – Shooting Star Theatre School, closes 25 July

Shooting Star Theatre School are looking to hire a qualified and experienced Musical Theatre teacher to teach at their studio in Wythenshawe, Manchester.

Musical Theatre experience is desirable but they are accepting applications from Dance/Drama teachers who specialise in other styles too.

The ideal candidate will:

Have experience working with children and young people

Have experience working within the Performing Arts industry either as a performer or teacher

Have a positive and kind attitude

The role will involve teaching 1hour on a Saturday to start with and the potential to add more for the right person. As our school continues to grow we have plans to add some more classes.

To start in September.

Great pay at £20 per hour!

Successful candidates must hold a current DBS or apply for a new one before starting.

Their school follows the LCM, LAMDA and IDTA syllabuses for exams. They also host an annual show where our children perform in front of their family and friends.

If you would love to share your passion for the Performing Arts with their students then please email your CV to Lauren at shootingstartheatreschool@yahoo.com

Digital Marketing Coordinator (Freelance) – Portraits of Recovery (PORe), closes 17 July

Are you passionate about helping the arts to reach a wider audience?

Portraits of Recovery (PORe) are now looking to appoint a Digital Marketing Coordinator, thanks to funding from Arts Council England’s Elevate scheme.

This is a freelance contract, commencing on the week beginning 8th August 2022, and ending on 31st March 2023.

Fee: £5,600 (contractual fee equivalent to £800 per month)
Part time: 0.2 / 1 day per week
Application deadline: Sunday 17th July 2022, by 5pm

The Digital Marketing Coordinator will support PORe’s digital development and objectives for our Arts Council England Elevate project, K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid).

Using marketing, PR, digital communications, and content creation skills, the Digital Marketing Coordinator will raise the profile of PORe, sustain core and develop new audiences, as well as leading on campaigns to promote our programme.

How to apply

Download and complete an application pack and monitoring form via our website: https://portraitsofrecovery.org.uk/news/were-hiring-digital-marketing-coordinator-job-opportunity/

Box Office Manager – Floral Pavilion, closes 24 July

The Floral Pavilion is recruiting for a Box Office Manager. This role is responsible for all ticket sales within the venue including by telephone, counter service and web.

They are responsible for managing all staffing issues, administration of the ticketing system SRO4, group sales, customer and client relations, analysis of sales date, forecasting and ensuring all financial systems are working correctly and efficiently.

Find out more and apply online here

Closing date: 24 July

Head of Young Artists – Royal Northern College of Music, closes 20 July

RNCM Young Artists is a new programme of training and support for pop musicians aged 11-18 from across the North West.

Launching in September 2022, the new Saturday school will provide young people with life-changing opportunities to explore their talent and achieve their potential, while making music training from the very best tutors, mentors, and artists, accessible to all.

Designed and delivered by the College’s world-renowned Popular Music Department, RNCM Young Artists will offer year-round weekly sessions focused on composition, production, and performance, led by the faculty and student mentors.

They are seeking to appoint the first Head of RNCM Young Artists – a dynamic and inspiring leader, manager, educator, and industry professional, who will direct the programme, recruit students from diverse backgrounds, and cultivate their artistic development and innovation in performance, composition, and production.

This is an exciting opportunity for industry professionals and educators who work in this field to join an exceptional team at a world-class institution and form and shape the future of this exciting new programme.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For full details and how to apply please visit their website at https://www.rncm.ac.uk/about/job-vacancies/.

Operations Administrator – Science Museum Group, closes 6 July

Committed to providing an accessible and engaging environment, the Operations team are looking for a part time Operations Administrator to join them on a fixed term contract until January 2023, for 28 hours per week.

As Operations Administrator, you will provide an efficient and professional administration service across the Operations department. Communicating and liaising with stakeholders across the museum, you will ensure your colleagues and their customers receive a world-class experience.

You will maintain administrative systems and processes for their visitor facing activity but also some financial duties. Often acting as the first point of contact for enquiries, you will also support their ticketing system and will ensure payroll is processed in a timely and accurate way.

You will also support with maintaining spreadsheets for monitoring departmental data, and generally ensuring the team runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis. This will also include raising purchase orders; processing invoice requests; and the admin around balancing the takings from all our commercial activities and museum tills.

To apply, contact: peoplesupport@sciencemuseum.ac.uk

Closing date: 6 July

Young Artists Tutor – Royal Northern College of Music, closes 20 July

RNCM Young Artists is a new programme of training and support for pop musicians aged 11-18 from across the North West.

Launching in September 2022, the new Saturday school will provide young people with life-changing opportunities to explore their talent and achieve their potential, while making music training from the very best tutors, mentors, and artists, accessible to all.

Designed and delivered by the College’s world-renowned Popular Music Department, RNCM Young Artists will offer year-round weekly sessions focused on composition, production, and performance, led by the faculty and student mentors.

They are seeking to appoint 2 RNCM Young Artists Tutors – dynamic 3D-musicians (Performer / Composer / Producer), inspiring educators, and industry professionals who will teach and mentor RNCM Young Artists, responsible for cultivating artistic development and innovation in performance, composition, and production.

This is an exciting opportunity for industry professionals and educators who work in this field to join an exceptional team at a world-class institution and form and shape the future of this exciting new programme.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

For full details and how to apply please visit their website at https://www.rncm.ac.uk/about/job-vacancies/.

Head of Operations – Sick! Productions, closes 24 July

Manchester, Greater Manchester (On-site)£32,000 – £35,000 per yearPermanent, Full-timeQuick ApplyJob description

SICK! Productions is looking for a dynamic and proactive individual who will work with us to build on our successes and support our expanding global and local activity. With a secure foundation in place, and the presentation of our Festival in May 2022, this is an exciting time to join our ambitious and creative organisation.

SICK! enables diverse and marginalised communities locally and globally to experience their lives more positively, using art to navigate the physical, mental and social challenges that individuals face.

They’re looking for a dynamic and inspirational individual to join and work closely with a fantastic team to help them achieve their potential and grow their impact and reach.

They’re looking for someone who brings experience of financial management, business planning, HR and general office management, who is also passionate about, and interested in, the areas in which SICK! operates – arts, health, diversity, community development and international work.

They are located at the Sharp Project, a creative office and production space, just a 10 minutes Tram ride from Manchester Victoria and with plenty on-site free parking.

Deadline: 24 July 2022

Application Instructions

Please visit their website to view the Job Pack: https://sickfestival.com/news/opportunity-head-of-operations/

Development Manager – Music Action International, closes 20 July

Muti-award winning organisation Music Action International design and deliver creative music programmes with refugees and asylum seekers to improve health & wellbeing and bring communities together.

They have an amazing opportunity to join their team as Development Manager to be responsible for income generation and marketing. There is also potentially the opportunity to get more involved in managing our programmes with children and teenagers.

They would love to find someone with varied experience in fundraising who is passionate about the arts, preferably with experience of working with refugees & asylum seekers.

They are especially interested in hearing from people with refugee heritage and people of colour.

Please visit their website for full application details www.musicaction.org

Closing date: 20 July. Interviews 26 & 27 July (Option to attend via Zoom)

Chair of the Board of Trustees, FACT, closes 25 July

We are looking for a Chair to lead and direct the Board of Trustees during an exciting phase of development and artistic vision, leading towards the integration of the whole building as one organisation in 2028.

Here at FACT, our mission is to enrich lives and shape the future through Film, Art and Creative Technology. Key to this mission is our role as an international centre for artistic excellence and a hub for the local community.

The purpose of this role is to ensure the Board fulfils its duties and responsibilities for the proper governance of FACT Liverpool, in compliance with charity and company law and any other relevant legislation, and to support the Chief Executive of FACT Liverpool and ensure the Board works in partnership with staff to achieve the aims of the organisation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

● Lead the Board of FACT Liverpool, giving strategic direction to the Board and executive team to ensure that the organisation has a clear vision and mission, that these are followed, and that its objectives and activities remain true to its mission and values.

● Ensure that FACT Liverpool applies its resources appropriately and exclusively in pursuing its objectives as defined in its governing document.

● Ensure the Board has on it the skills to govern FACT Liverpool to the highest possible standards of governance.

● Ensure the Board of Trustees review regularly and approve the organisation’s strategies and policies.

● Ensure FACT Liverpool has appropriate policies, risk management processes, accounting procedures, and internal controls and systems – and that these are audited and reviewed within all regulatory and legal requirements.

● Ensure the annual cycle of governance meetings (Board, AGM and Finance Subcommittee) is planned and followed.

● Chair all Board meetings.

● Monitor implementation of decisions and actions taken at Board meetings.

● Appoint sub committees with the approval of the Board and delegate functions as necessary, monitoring progress with the Chief Executive. Attend and be a member of other committees or working groups as appropriate.

● Represent the organisation at appropriate events and meetings.

● Advocate for FACT Liverpool with supporters and stakeholders and act as a spokesperson for the organisation where appropriate.

● Keep informed about the activities of FACT Liverpool and wider issues which affect its work.

● Regularly attend exhibitions and events.

● Act as line manager to the Chief Executive, including briefing, appraisal, support and general discussion. Appoint the Chief Executive when the post becomes vacant.

● Ensure that FACT Liverpool has a strong and effective fundraising and income generation function and that the Board understands, supports and contributes to the fundraising and income generation.

● Act as final stage adjudicator for disciplinary and grievance procedures, if required.

All Trustees should use their specific skills, knowledge or experience to help the Board of Trustees reach informed decisions in the best interest of FACT Liverpool. This will involve scrutinising Board papers, leading discussions and providing guidance as requested by the Board on new initiatives or other issues relevant to the area of FACT Liverpool’s work in which the trustee has special expertise.

SALARY & HOURS OF WORK

Salary: Unremunerated

Hours of Work: Approximately 100 hours per year.

HOW TO APPLY

FACT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We are open to proposals of co-chairs. To apply, please complete the following two forms:

  1. Application Form
    1. Please upload your CV and Cover Letter (maximum of 2 pages each)
    2. Please label the attached files as: Your Name_CV and Your Name_CoverLetter_Job Title
  2. Confidential Monitoring Form

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Christine Kinsella, Executive Assistant, at christine.kinsella@fact.co.uk.

Closing date: 25 July 2022, 23:59. Interviews will take place week commencing 8 August 2022.

Learning Facilitator, FACT, closes 15 July

We are looking for a Learning Facilitator to join our team. Here at FACT, our mission is to enrich lives and shape the future through Film, Art and Creative Technology. Key to this mission is our role as an international centre for artistic excellence and a hub for the local community.

This role will aid the design, production and delivery of FACT’s Learning & participatory art commissions and engagement programme. This post combines direct work with participants with production of artworks with artists.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Facilitation duties:

● Establishing, developing and maintaining relationships with schools and organisations working with young people. Leading in the research and recruitment of participants for our artistic commissions.

● Work as part of the Learning team to design the programme, set objectives, develop engagement models, learning resources, marketing copies, documentation of projects, and evaluations.

● Deliver the main programme of activities with young people, with schools and the activities taking place during our drop-in, regular family programme during the weekend.

● Participate in the Safeguarding procedures, including writing risk assessments.

● Work with the rest of the team to understand and execute each artist’s vision while engaging and developing the role of the participants.

Production duties:

● Coordinating timelines, logistical aspects of the participant and stakeholder engagement, towards the production of the artwork.

● Work with the team to write briefs for collaborators and manage the production work with the artist and other administrative tasks related to the programme.

Organisational duties:

● Participate in wider organisational and programmatic conversations, taking meeting notes, setting objectives and indicators of success, evaluations and reports.

● Organisational targets and other admin tasks.

The above is not exhaustive and the post-holder may be tasked with other duties as appropriate to the role.

SALARY & HOURS OF WORK

Salary: £20,600 per annum (salary band 3)

Hours of Work: 35 per week over 5 days (1.00 FTE)

HOW TO APPLY

FACT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. To apply, please complete the following two forms:

  1. Application Form
    1. Please upload your CV and Cover Letter (maximum of 2 pages each)
    2. Please label the attached files as: Your Name_CV and Your Name_CoverLetter_Job Title
  2. Confidential Monitoring Form

Closing date: Friday 15 July 2022, 23:59. Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 25 July 2022.

For more information visit https://www.fact.co.uk/