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Walk the Plank are looking for a digital project manager or small digital agency to support the promotion of the digital programme of our national-scale mass participatory project, Green Space Dark Skies taking place April-September 2022.

They expect this to be approx. 2 days per week. The fee is £1,500 per month for 3 months with the possibility of an extension. Remote working is accepted.

How to Apply:

Please visit their website for the full brief.

If you’re interested, please get in touch with a CV and some examples of your work at marketing@walktheplank.co.uk

 

Hours – Full Time
Based – The Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB
Contract – Fixed Term until Nov 2023 (possibility for Permanent extension TBC)
Salary – £26,000 (per annum)
Closing date – 5pm, Monday 16th May 2022

This is an exciting and important role within the programmes team, which sits within the Literature Directorate. You will be responsible for managing an exciting and growing programme including literary & reading events, outdoor theatre and a significant programme of heritage projects.

A key part of the role will be delivering their National Lottery Heritage Fund (the Heritage Fund) supported project called “Making Meaning at Calderstones” – a two-year project that will help uncover and tell the stories of Calderstones as a significant place of meaning-making.

You’ll work closely with Head of Programmes (or Founder on an interim basis) to lead the heritage vision for The Reader, ensuring the work we do in heritage is brought to life and embedded across the organisation. The project is already creating new and interesting ways for more people to experience heritage at Calderstones, providing a vital means of wellbeing support and reducing social isolation.

The public-facing elements of the ‘making meaning at Calderstones’ project include:

• Around the World in Plants and Trees – a community-led exploration of the international botanical and natural history of the park

• Making Meaning at The Garden Theatre – capturing the many precious memories of the theatre before they are lost.

• Diverse Connections to Calderstones – unearthing the site’s challenging connections to the transatlantic slave trade and how this relates to Liverpool’s wider maritime history and its connections to the transatlantic slave trade.

• Literature in Heritage – exploring the history of reading and of coming together to share stories.

• Heritage Storybarn Presents – a stomp through the past Storybarn-style for children and families.

• Opportunities for skills development, volunteering, work experience and employment for those who need it most.

You’ll need to develop an in-depth understanding of the project aims, targets & approved purposes, and project manage all strands of activity, including overseeing the budget and risk register and leading cross-team meetings.

They have ambitious plans to reach and engage audiences in new ways, and have developed a ‘Front Door Key’ an initiative which offers discounted/ free tickets across our programme to people living with disadvantaged circumstances around the local area, which you will lead.

You’ll work closely with their Director of Impact and external affairs to develop a strong understanding of the target audiences, and ensure our work has impact in equality, diversity and inclusion. Alongside the Making Meaning at Calderstones specific project work, you will work with the wider Literature Directorate and programmes team, to create and manage the organisation of the wider programmes plan.

You’ll line manage the Heritage Programmes Coordinator and Programme co-ordinator. You are someone who is experienced in delivering multiple creative projects simultaneously, can manage work that involves a number of teams and external agencies, and are a flexible worker who can lend expertise to other teams as deemed appropriate. There are some creative elements to the role, but we are essentially looking for a highly skilled project management professional.

Key Responsibilities

Knowledge & Skills

• Use your extensive and varied experience to deliver the targets and overall goals of the programme and project manage the full Making Meaning at Calderstones programme of work

• Able to quickly develop an understanding of all Making Meaning at Calderstones project strands enabling you to lead bi-weekly cross organizational team meeting and resolve all team queries and feedback relating to the project

• Creating and managing comprehensive project plans and effective project management processes to ensure all approved purposes are delivered on time and to budget

• Overseeing and managing the Making Meaning at Calderstones budget and risk register (cross organizational)

• Develop and demonstrate a clear understanding of audience and EDI targets and the project’s specific KPI’s and outcomes

• Deliver & implement the Front Door Key project within the Making Meaning at Calderstones programme of work

• Develop comprehensive briefings for all relevant teams involved in each project you’re delivering, defining and assigning roles and responsibilities

• Proactively contribute ideas for the programme by keeping abreast of industry trends/activity – bringing new ideas to the programme aligned with the Reader values and team objectives

Leadership and People Management

• Lead the Reader’s heritage vision & work and ensure it is integrated across all departments – identifying and creating opportunities to embed the understanding of heritage into the wider organization

• Line-manage the heritage coordinator and programme coordinator, including monitoring their development by carrying out quarterly reviews, performance management and sickness and holiday management

• Develop the project management and coordination skills of team members in the programmes team by creating learning and shadowing opportunities where appropriate

• Lead the team to coordinate planning and effective input into the cross-organisational planning process

• Carry out lessons-learned review process at the end (or at appropriate stage) of each project strand, working with all involved teams to find out what went well and what could be improved, and share findings with other relevant teams

Communication

• Ability to liaise and communicate with staff across several departments, including senior management

• Lead the communication of project plans and key milestones to stakeholders – both internal and external, using discretion and discernment when communicating with 3rd party stakeholders

• Manage relationships with external organisations collaborating with the programmes team on relevant projects, such as digital agencies and community groups, ensuring they deliver a quality of work that reflects the values and mission of The Reader at Calderstones

• Work closely with Development team to co-ordinate Funder reporting (quarterly) including attending regular the Heritage Fund update meetings to report on project progress and discuss any challenges as required.

Planning & Organising

• Ability to organize & prioritise time and workloads under your own steam, work to tight deadlines, & manage conflicting priorities

• Responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of the Making Meaning at Calderstones programme of work, managing a comprehensive project plan and timeline, and ensuring associated teams have all they need in order to progress the project deliverables

• Create, update and monitor the wider Reader Programme plan, including oversight of workplan for team, leading on programmes team input into the cross-organisational planning process.

• Keep an up to date programme calendar, making sure programmed work is planned ahead and included in all organisation-wide planning documents and systems such as Yesplan

• Oversee the timely briefing of key events and activity into delivery teams such as communications, operations, facilties & monitoring and evaluation

• Working alongside the Monitoring and Evalaution team, ensure well-thought out evaluation plans in place for the Making Meaning at Calderstones project and programme events under your remit

• Responsible for ensuring that The Reader meets its obligations in terms of budget and outcomes agreed as outlined in the Heritage Fund ‘Making meaning at Calderstones’ bid

Initiative & Problem Solving

• Use initiative to think creatively and independently about challenges that arise on fast moving programme projects and work to identify solutions alongside Head of programmes

• Manage and adapt accurate budgets. Take responsibility for the Heritage Fund budget and appropriate use of funds, working alongside the Head of Finance to report to the Funder as required
Decision Making & Freedom to Act

• Take responsibility for the successful delivery of the Making meaning at Calderstones project

• Ability to think decisively and weigh-up different solutions to project challenges, assessing their risks and opportunities using previous varied experience and lessons learned

• Teamworking and Collaboration o You will build close relationships with Reader teams involved in delivering programmes work, including (but not limited to) communications, operations & facilities, Children and Young People and the volunteer team, in order to make sure the work we do is joined up and collaborative, initiating regular communication

• Ensure our programme has impact and reaches the agreed target audiences, working closely with our Director of Impact and External Affairs and our in-house Monitoring & Evaluation team to find the most effective ways of measuring our programme & building reports alongside Development.

• Responsible for ensuring programme team’s scheduling, planning & reporting processes is smooth and well planned, and meets internal and external deadlines

• You will contribute towards bids for relevant project work, including creating and inputting ideas, targets & proposed budgets

Person Specification

• Experience of delivering and managing projects, programmes or events

• Experience managing cultural project work

• Experience or working in a heritage context or an interest and ability to learn

• Experience of literature/reading work, including your own life as a reader

• Able to work with and manage closely a range of varied partners and collaborators, internal and external

• Able to plan and prioritise workloads with limited resources, and respond flexibly to changing circumstances

• Ability to work under pressure, delivering to tight deadlines, managing conflicting priorities

• Problem solving skills, able to think of creative solutions in fast paced working environment

• Excellent communication skills with a strong background in liaising with a range of stakeholders internally and externally

• Capable of understanding facts and figures, including ability to monitor and report

• Good interpersonal skills, including well developed listening skills, able to empathise with others and view situations from different perspectives

• Able to demonstrate a good understanding of The Readers’ wider work and its social mission, and show a commitment to our values

• Ability to contribute to a site that is open 7 days per week. You will need to be able to act as operational site lead for events during evenings and weekends as agreed

Download the Application Pack here

This is your chance to bring your knowledge and experience of working with young people in a community, museum or gallery context to this exciting role.

You’ll use your planning and administrative skills to help deliver a programme of workshops and events for young people aged 15 – 25, championing Tate Liverpool as inclusive venues for young audiences.

You’ll lead the peer-led young person’s group, Tate Collective Producers, and support them to research, devise and deliver events, workshops and resources which engage diverse audiences, both in the galleries and online, ensuring that they are properly resourced and delivered on time.

Your strong project management skills and collaborative working style means that you’ll be able to organise logistics for small to large events, both onsite, offsite and in the digital realm, with the ability to co-ordinate people and oversee budgets.

You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills, communicating effectively with Tate staff as well as strategic partner organisations, including cultural and youth sector partners, schools, local authorities and universities. You’ll also have experience of using social media and digital learning. What’s more, whether you have a degree in art, education or equivalent experience, you will have a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity and the work of Tate.

To apply see here.

Closing date: 9 May

This appointment is offered as a fixed term contract until end of March 2023.

The Retail Sales Assistants contribute to the success and smooth running of Cass Art stores through providing assistance and excellent customer service to the customers of their Shops.

Effectively working as an ambassador of the Cass Art brand and that of their business partners whose supplies are sold in their stores, to achieve and exceed sales targets set. They are looking for candidates who can be flexible to cover store opening hours including late night opening and early morning shifts as needed.

Interested applicants can drop their CV in to the Cass Art Liverpool store.  The closing date is 30^th April 2022.

This role covers 12 hours per week.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Participate in the day to day running of Cass Art stores, working as part of a team with all other members of Cass Art.
• Assist Cass Art customers with any queries relating to goods and purchases.
• Promote and highlight Cass Art commercial campaigns.
• Work to achieve and exceed sales targets set.
• Operate the till and accurately handle cash/credit/debit and other method of payment transactions.
• Develop a good knowledge and understanding of products sold by Cass Art.
• Contribute to general store safety through ensuring that all health & safety procedures are effectively carried out and reporting any concerns to the Store Manager/Manager on duty.
• Be vigilant at all times to ensure theft prevention and security is maintained and stock loss is minimised
• Abide with legislative instructions with regards to sale (such as age restricted sales)
• Assist in the receipt of deliveries; unpacking and re-shelving or storing stock, ensuring all stock is safely stored and easily accessible in line with health and safety and merchandising guidelines.
• Follow the guidelines presented by the Merchandising team, Visual Merchandising and marketing team re: how products should be presented in store.

Desired Knowledge Skills & Experience

• Experience working in retail in a customer service capacity (essential)
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Experience using POS machinery-till points (desirable)
• Good organisation skills
• Team player
• Proactive with a positive can-do attitude
• Committed, enthusiastic and energetic
• Excellent verbal and written communication and numeracy skills
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Passionate about retail and the mission of Cass Art.
• Affinity with the Cass Art brands and products

The purpose of the job is to lead the delivery of all aspects of the CPP Programme, supported by the CPP delivery team, this includes achieving the objectives of the CPP Funding Agreement from Arts Council England.

This is a fixed term role until March 2025, with the possibility of extension should further funding be secured.

WHAT THEY NEED FROM YOU?

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject or qualified by experience
• Extensive experience as a senior manager in an cultural venue or community setting
• Proven track record of using research, consultation & socially engaged practise to develop and deliver large artistic programmes
• Proven track record of major fundraising success
• Skills to plan, manage and execute public facing events
• Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and new challenges
• Ability to set targets, motivate and inspire staff to achieve outcomes
• Excellent communication; both oral and written and excellent interpersonal skills

WHAT THEY CAN OFFER YOU!

Your Trust are committed to being an employer of choice and offer competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits, including access to:

• Best of Friends Membership – offering discounted event tickets
• Competitive Pay Rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free Gym Membership
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Excellent Pension Scheme
• Occupational Sick Pay

WHO ARE THEY?

They are a charity based in Rochdale that aims to inspire every member of their diverse community to live their best life.

If you wish to apply for this role, please visit www.yourtrustrochdale.co.uk/jobs

Here you will find more details and our Online Application Form.  All applications must be made using the Your Trust Online Application Form as we do not accept CVs

As an organisation they encourage an environment which is inclusive to all therefore they welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences

All positions are subject to a DBS Check appropriate to the role.

If you have any queries please call 01706 926215 and quote the job reference number YT2225.

The Head of Producing is a key role within a developing Producing Team based at The Old Courts in Wigan.

Working closely with the Director of Producing, the Head of Producing will take a lead role in local and national projects, connecting incredible artists with producers and communities across the country.

Central to this work is leadership of the flagship Collaborative Touring Network (CTN), which supports artists to develop and tour world-view-changing live performance with communities nationally.

Alongside leading large-scale projects such as this, the Head of Producing will also support the development of producers and projects locally, as The Old Courts seeks to support a new generation of artistic and producing talent in the region.

You’ll find more information about us, the role, and how to apply on their website: Jobs – The Old Courts

Deadline for applications: 9am, 16 May 2022.

If you would like an informal chat about the post please contact Director of Producing, Rosie Scudder: rosies@theoldcourts.com

The Visitor Environment Assistant will deliver high quality/seamless building services at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre as it enters a period of redevelopment.

Carrying out morning cleaning routines in our First light Pavillion and daily environment tasks on behalf of the Visitor Environment Manager, ensuring that agreed professional standards cleaning, janitorial tasks and light building / environment maintenance are continuously delivered in an efficient, safe manner in line with customer and staff requirements.

As an equal opportunities employer they welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Their University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Blended working arrangements may be considered

Please note that they are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Ryan Forde

Email: Ryan.Forde@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on 28 April.

Tate Liverpool is based at the busy Royal Albert Dock. Open 7 days a week they want to offer a warm welcome to everyone at our friendly gallery.

Their casual Visitor Engagement Assistants help provide visitors with a safe, secure, and memorable experience. Whether delivering a short talk or providing directions, you will support a diverse range of audiences to get the most from their visit, helping them to engage with their Collection whilst supporting our mission to build Tate’s reach, revenue, and reputation.

You will bring a passion for delivering great customer service, ensuring that Tate’s audiences feel welcome, whether they’re a first-time visitor or a long-standing Member.

Working as part of a knowledgeable team, you will have a collaborative approach and be able to resolve and respond to queries and feedback independently. You will also have a keen eye for detail, playing a crucial role in maintaining the security of their Collection and providing a safe and welcoming environment for all.

Casual VEAs provide flexible cover as required and therefore working hours will vary. Casual work may be offered on any day of the week including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. There will also be the opportunity to work evening events. Successful applicants will be able to provide regular availability –  typically 3 days a month.The services provided in this role to Tate are on an ad hoc and casual basis.

How to apply:

Their opportunities are open for you to apply online – please see here. For all opportunities, they ask candidates to complete an online application form for the vacancy they are interested in.  If you need an application form in an alternative format, please call on 020 7887 4997.

Closing date: 3 May 2022

Nothing beats the energy and excitement of a great live show! If you have great team leadership skills, you’re motivated by sales targets and you enjoy live events as much as they do, then this could be an ideal next step in your career.

They are recruiting for a Deputy Customer Experience Manager to lead an excellent front of house service and deliver a first class audience experience for visitors.

You’ll support and motivate the team to achieve their day-to-day sales targets from our various bars, kiosks, and at-seat delivery service, and proactively work to improve what we offer to our customers. You’ll be working in a friendly, dedicated team in a dynamic, exciting venue – so this is an ideal opportunity if you enjoy working in a varied, busy role with a diverse range of people.

If you have the skills to achieve their goals and an affinity for their values they’d like to hear from you! Experience from within the entertainment sector is not essential and they actively encourage applications from people from the widest range of backgrounds, including those currently under-represented in this industry.

The Palace Theatre & Opera House are stunning, large-scale historic theatres located at the heart of Manchester city centre, with a packed programme of live performances and thousands of visitors in a typical year.

Apply online: https://candidate.atg.co.uk/169763ART

Closes: 15 May