Community Post Type: Jobs

This role will have responsibility for event delivery on site at Calderstones Mansion House facilitating a smooth front of house service for all their beneficiaries, customers and staff.

You will work closely with the Head of Commercial and Events to ensure success of their businesses at Calderstones.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge and Skills

• Detailed industry knowledge of sales and events
• Significant experience of events delivery to provide a professional and profitable service
• Bar experience, delivering great customer service on all events
• Understanding of project margins to feed into decision making
• Financial awareness of industry and where profits are needed
• A key holder for the entire Calderstones Site and have responsibility for opening and closing the site.
• Have ability to manage a difficult situation, including customer complaints, in the best manner and escalating where appropriate
• Effectively communicate event briefs and what is needed for each with all appropriate teams
• Shift management during events. Manage all teams directly involved in coordinating and delivery an event, from Kitchen to Operations.
• Potential future line management of an Event Coordinator

Person Specification:

Essential Criteria

• Significant experience of events delivery
• Skilled Negotiator
• Superb Customer Service
• Excellent Communications Skills
• Excellent Organisational Skills
• Emotionally intelligent and resilient
• Strong Leadership skills
• Ambitious and willing to learn
• Experience of delivering weddings and similar events
• Bar experience

Desirable Criteria

• Personal License holder
• Experience managing a team

To apply please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/events-manager/ to view a full job description and application form.

Please send completed forms to laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk

Half Moon and Z-arts are seeking a director for production of Grandad Anansi for ages 4-9. The production will tour England this Autumn to venues and non-traditional venues, including libraries.

Particularly seeking expressions of interest from African or African/Caribbean or wider global majority heritage who can bring an authentic perspective to the piece, and who have appropriate experience of making professional work for young audiences/families, ideally within a touring context.

Grandad Anansi tells the story of Abi and Grandad who enjoy sharing Anansi folktales. They play games as they work together in the garden among the beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables. As they plant memories, they share secrets and develop a bond that nothing can break. This is a humorous and heartfelt inter-generational adventure, developed in collaboration with elders and children from the community in Hulme, Manchester.

Written by award-winning children’s author Elayne Ogbeta, Grandad Anansi is a Half Moon and Z-arts co-production: an exciting collaboration by the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company and Manchester’s award-winning venue for children and families.

The successful candidate will be expected to start working on this project through July and August in collaboration with the creative team and producers including casting. Rehearsals take place in Manchester, with some requirement to undertake zoom and in person meetings in advance of these dates.

Rehearsals start wk beg 5th September, with the show opening at Z-arts on 30th September before undertaking a tour of England ending 30th October.

Fee: £3500, plus relocation and living costs in line with the management organisation ITC.

Expressions of interest including CV, website and social media links (as appropriate) and a statement highlighting skills and experiences appropriate for the role via email to: rowan@z-arts.org

By: 10 am Friday 17th June

Candidates should be available to meet the producers and writer, ideally on 27th June (in Manchester or on zoom) as part of the recruitment process.

As the Senior Programme Producer, you will lead on the programming/curation and producing of the cross-art form artistic programme in collaboration with Contact’s young programmers and Artistic Director.

You will work to ensure Contact’s public programme reflects Contact’s core mission, vision and values, presenting their own produced, supported and commissioned work alongside visiting shows and events that:

• Explore the issues and realities that affect young people’s lives
• Are made by artists that young audiences find relevant, important and exciting
• Features young people as creators, performers and curators
• Address health issues and inequalities facing young people and our communities

You will have experience of producing live shows and events across a range of art forms and scales, and demonstrable experience of working directly with artists, makers and performers. You will have a genuine and demonstrable commitment to increasing diversity, representation and access, including enthusiasm for and commitment to anti-racist and inclusive practice.

• Job Title: Senior Programme Producer
• Salary: £32,000 per annum
• Hours: Full time
• Contract: Permanent

HOW TO APPLY

Please note that only a CV and cover letter will be accepted – please download the Recruitment Pack and fill out the online link to the Equality and Diversity Form. These documents and more information about applying can be accessed through the link below

https://contactmcr.com/about-us/jobs-2/senior-programme-producer/

• Closing date for applications: Monday 20th June by 9am
• Interviews taking place: Date to be confirmed

Contact has a long-standing commitment to diversity in its programming, producing, staffing and community engagement. They actively seek applications from the widest range of people and from all sectors of their community. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

Contact is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. For all successful roles they require an enhanced disclosure and barring certificate as part of their recruitment checks.

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – the UK’s oldest – is a critically-acclaimed ensemble, central to Liverpool’s cultural offering.

They are currently seeking a Section Leader Oboe to join the Orchestra from summer 2024. This is to succeed Jonathan Small, who will be retiring from the RLPO at the end of his 40th season.

The salary for this position is £41,994.

Please see the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic website for further information and to apply – Section Leader Oboe (liverpoolphil.com)

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 we do, we 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. The role of Storyhunter is to animate the Storybarn space and provide high quality shared reading experiences to children & families.

The successful candidate will;

– Be a confident reader with the ability to inspire young people to love reading and to feel confident and relaxed in the company of books
– A lively, engaging, enthusiastic personality with the ability to deliver all aspects of Storybarn programming and able to build a rapport with the children to encourage them to engage as fully as possible with the experience
– Have an ability to create an exciting, stimulating environment, whether in and around the Storybarn, or virtually, to encourage children to make meaningful connections with books and stories. Experience of using props such as puppets, musical instruments and other items to stimulate creative play

Please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/storyhunter/ to view a full job description and application form.

We are looking for a Communications Officer 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.

As Communications Officer, you will work with the Marketing & Communications team to increase the profile of FACT Liverpool. This role is instrumental in the delivery of marketing campaigns and communicating our artistic programme to local, national and international audiences, both online and offline. This is a collaborative role, working closely with all of the teams at FACT as well as artists, curators, press, media and external stakeholders.

Contract type: Fixed term until December 2023

Hours: 21hr 45 mins per week (equivalent to 3 days)

Salary: Full time equivalent £25,832 to £29,074 (Actual £15,499 to £17,445) depending on experience

Burnley Youth Theatre are excited to receive funding from the The National Lottery Heritage Fund for this post as part of our Reflections and Revelations: Our People – Our Place – Our Future 50th Anniversary Programme.

In this role you will be responsible for bringing this programme to life through a number of projects and events, including an oral history project, a curated ‘living museum,’ and a heritage theatre performance. This programme crosses the boundaries of arts and heritage, bringing them together in the most creative ways.

In this role they are looking for someone who has experience of managing inclusive arts and heritage projects and has direct experience of working with children, young people and families from diverse communities. You will have strong communication skills and able to work with a range of people from freelance artists to local volunteers.

You will also be responsible for securing further income as match to the programme. No two days are the same at Burnley Youth Theatre, it is a dynamic and exciting place to work and during your time with them you will be supported to develop your career and next steps.

If you are passionate about heritage and working with children and young peopletheye want to hear from you!

Through this recruitment process they are especially keen to hear from applicants who have a lived experience of being marginalised and they value experiences that can help remove barriers to engagement within their organisation. They will provide a warm welcome to you and support you in the role with a full induction programme.

To find out more about this role and to download a recruitment pack, please visit their website here

Closing date for applications: Noon Tuesday 21st June 2022

Interviews: Thursday 30th June 2022

The team are looking for someone who is excited by the chance to change the way that people in the arts and entertainment sectors use data and software for the better.

Support and Training Consultants help Spektrix clients to get the most out of their data and the Spektrix system tools.

As a Support & Training Consultant, Fundraising Specialist, you will be part of the Global Fundraising Team who is responsible for ensuring that Spektrix delivers sector-leading tools and expertise, as well as the highest quality practical and consultative support, to fundraisers across the globe.

How to Apply

Please go to https://spektrix.pinpointhq.com/jobs/49140 for further details and to submit your application.

The team have an exciting opportunity to be part of the magical Moonlight Flicks as a Moonlight Flicks Supervisor.

You will be responsible for leading both Service Assistants and Volunteers to ensure a smooth overall experience for our customers.

As Moonlight Flicks Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading both our Service Assistants and Volunteers to ensure a smooth overall experience for our customers with both the food & beverage offering and front of house operation.

You will work with the managers on site to take a lead on health & safety, staff development and customer service. You will ensure they offer an enjoyable experience for all customers by having a friendly and positive approach, whilst establishing a presentable, visible and accessible presence during all opening hours

This role contains unsociable hours, and flexibility is a must.

To apply, contact: Emma Hutt hr.team@storyhouse.com

The team are recruiting for Service Assistants to work across Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, Moonlight Flicks and Storyhouses’ Kitchen,  to assist with the smooth running of all service operations, including bar, restaurant, events and general enquiries.

They have full-time, part-time and fixed term seasonal contracts available.

The ideal candidates will have a hospitality background, particularly with bar or waiting on experience,  experience of working as part of a team in a customer focused environment and have a positive can do attitude.

For more information and a full job pack please visit www.storyhouse.com/get-involved.work-with-us