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Bluecoat are seeking a motivated individual with previous catering management experience in a busy environment to become our new Catering and Events Manager.

The Catering and Events Manager is a pivotal part of the Bluecoat’s operations, responsible for ensuring visitors have an outstanding experience.

This position will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of all catering functions and events at Bluecoat, ensuring the front of house staff are motivated and productive, and providing leadership to kitchen staff. As an increasingly important part of the business, you would be responsible for ensuring the catering and events operation is profitable.

Apply at: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/work-with-us/catering-and-events-manager

Bluecoat are looking for a proactive individual with excellent communication skills and events experience who can provide a seamless service for events customers.

The Events Sales Executive is a pivotal part of the Bluecoat’s operations, responsible for sales and income generation from third party hires, conferences, weddings, functions and other private events at Bluecoat.

The Event Sales Executive will play a key role in driving revenue and profitability. You will ensure that events are managed to the high standards clients expect and will lead on the delivery of some events.

Apply here: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/about/work-with-us/events-and-sales-executive

PopUp Painting is the leading ‘social painting’ experience in the UK. We run events in bars, restaurants and workplaces across the UK, and have painted with 50,000+ people.

During events guests (mostly novices) are guided step-by-step through a painting in a fun, lighthearted manner. Guests are encouraged to grab a drink, unleashing their creativity wine glass in one hand, paintbrush in the other!

This role is perfect for anybody in the visual/performing arts or events looking for flexible work to fit around their creative practice, or looking for a creative role to add to their day job or studies. They provide all materials needed for your event.

They are looking for people to join their new team in Liverpool to take up a combination of Artist and Event Manager work. At most events you will be fulfilling either role, but may do a combined role on occasion.

Artists:

• Guide 15-50 guests in a fun, accessible manner using acrylic in under 2 hours
• Set up / clean down
• Must be confident in public speaking – mics are provided
• Preparation of demonstration canvas before events
• Weekend and evening availability is essential, with most events Weds-Sat evenings, and Saturday/Sunday afternoons.

Event Managers:

• Need access to a car and storage for event equipment
• Set up / clean down
• Responsible for ensuring the quality of the event and an excellent customer experience, introducing the event and team

Pay is per event (3-4 hours) as follows: artists – £70; Event Managers – £60; combined role – £90. In addition support roles are paid at £35. This contract is freelance/self-employed, and is equivalent to £25,000 pro rata. Where transporting kit, expenses are paid at the HMRC rate.

You can expect to work 4-8 events a month.

Successful applicants will be invited to interview, including a 10 minute ‘audition’ where you will show how you might guide guests through a simple painting.

To apply please download the form and return it with your CV and a link to your portfolio to recruitment@popuppainting.com by 19 April 2022.

Responsible to: Head of Visitor Experience

Key relationships: The post-holder will have responsibility for all Kitchen staff, F&B supervisor & Visitor Experience Assistants (F&B)

Salary / Fee: £28,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hour week
Location: Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Questions or queries to: recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 5:00pm, 25 April 2022

The Shakespeare North Playhouse is a unique new arts venue, opening in the summer of 2022. It will present a vibrant contemporary cultural and learning programme featuring home co-produced and visiting performances, as well as comedy, music, community work, hire and events and a range of education and training activities.

The Shakespeare North Trust (SNT) is the operator of the new Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Knowsley.

They are looking for a Food & Beverage Manager who will have overall responsibility for delivery of a seamless food & beverage offering for all audiences and customers, ensuring the customer journey encourages repeat visits and brand loyalty.

The Food & Beverage Manager will relish the challenge of unveiling their café and bars, and bring extensive professional experience and understanding of contemporary hospitality trends and practices. They will oversee the café, bars and kitchen teams in this brand new visitor attraction for the North West. Working with the Head of Visitor Experience to set and achieve financial targets, and set the standards for exemplary customer service.

The future place of work will be Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot, Knowsley. Temporary premises may be in use prior to the opening of the theatre. Occasionally work will be required at alternative locations including partners with whom Shakespeare North co-produces.

The post-holder will report to the Head of Visitor Experience for Shakespeare North Trust and will have responsibility for all Kitchen staff, F&B supervisor & Visitor Experience Assistants (F&B).

Shakespeare North’s full-time employees work a 40 hour week normally over 5 days. Due to the nature of this role, however, and to meet the demands of the building, the post holder will need to be flexible in their approach to work. Evening and weekend work will be required at times. The full-time salary will be up to £28,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Download the Job Description and Equal Opportunities Form here.

How to Apply

If having reviewed the job description and information about The Shakespeare North Playhouse you consider yourself to be a good fit for the role, please email a CV, a cover letter of application and completed equal opportunities form to recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk.

The cover letter of application should be of no more than 2 sides of A4 addressing how your experience matches the role description, why you are interested in the role and why you think your skills and experience would make you a good candidate. Alternatively you may submit a video/audio file of no more than 10 minutes in length.

Applications should be received no later than Monday 25 April 2022 at 17:00.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 4 May 2022.

Diverse representation

They encourage and welcome applications from people whose background and experience are under-represented in the cultural sector. They are committed to inclusive working practices and understand there may be barriers people face when considering an opportunity like this.

If you are interested in applying for this role, but feel there are things that may prevent you from getting involved, please get in touch and let them know how they can support you in making your application and throughout the selection process.

Responsible to: Head of Visitor Experience

Key relationships: The post-holders will report to the Head of Visitor Experience for Shakespeare North Trust and will have responsibility for Visitor Experience Supervisors, Visitor Experience Assistants and on shift-volunteers. Visitor Experience Managers will work closely with the Food & Beverage Manager and team.

Salary / Fee: £26,000. Hours: 40
Location: Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Questions or queries to: recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 5:00pm, 18 April 2022

The Shakespeare North Playhouse is a unique new arts venue, opening in the summer of 2022. It will present a vibrant contemporary cultural and learning programme featuring home co-produced and visiting performances, as well as comedy, music, community work, hire and events and a range of education and training activities.

They are looking for two Visitor Experience Managers who will have responsibility for day-to-day delivery of a seamless visit for all audiences and customers, ensuring the customer journey encourages repeat visits and brand loyalty.

Overseeing Visitor Experience staff the VE Managers will lead the teams that welcome audiences into the building as well as running the front of house, ticketing and tours. The Visitor Experience teams/volunteers will be multi-skilled across our FOH areas and will work in a variety of capacities – welcoming visitors, selling tickets and ushering shows and events.

The post-holders will report to the Head of Visitor Experience for Shakespeare North Trust and will have responsibility for Visitor Experience Supervisors, Visitor Experience Assistants and on shift-volunteers. Visitor Experience Managers will work closely with the Food & Beverage Manager and team.

Shakespeare North’s full-time employees work a 40-hour week normally over 5 days.

Due to the nature of this role, however, and to meet the demands of the building, the post holders will need to be flexible in their approach to work. Evening and weekend work will be required at times.

The full-time salary will be up to £26,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Download the Job Specification and Equal Opportunities Form here.

How to Apply

If having reviewed the job description and information about the Shakespeare North Playhouse you consider yourself to be a good fit for the role, please email a CV, a cover letter of application, a link to a portfolio of your work and completed equal opportunities form to recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk

The cover letter of application should be of no more than 2 sides of A4 addressing how your experience matches the role description, why you are interested in the role and why you think your skills and experience would make you a good candidate. Alternatively you may submit a video/audio file of no more than 10 minutes in length.

Applications should be received no later than Monday 18 April 2022 at 17:00.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 27 April 2022.

Diverse representation

They encourage and welcome applications from people whose background and experience are under-represented in the cultural sector. They are committed to inclusive working practices and understand there may be barriers people face when considering an opportunity like this.

If you are interested in applying for this role, but feel there are things that may prevent you from getting involved, please get in touch and let them know how they can support you in making your application and throughout the selection process.

If you have any questions or would like to have an informal conversation about the role before applying, please contact them via email at recruitment@shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk

Highlights Rural Touring are looking for a General Manager to manage day-to-day operations, finances and company administration.

Highlights Rural Touring Scheme connects over 65 venues, volunteer promoters and an ever-growing list of artists. Together we bring great arts and unmissable culture to rural areas, lighting up village halls, schools and community centres with music, dance, theatre and storytelling. Set up originally to work with isolated communities in the North Pennines, they now work across Cumbria, County Durham and Northumberland.

They are one of 30 similar schemes which support professional arts in over 1,000 small, community venues throughout the UK, playing an important part in the social life and sustainability of their community and supported by the National Rural Touring Forum.

The General Manager will be a key member of their small team of 4 – working alongside the Director, Communications Officer and Creative Engagement Officer. Their office is in Penrith, Cumbria but a mix of office and remote working is possible.

The post is 4 days a week, including some evening/weekend work. There is flexibility in how these hours can be worked.

For full information and to apply visit: https://highlightsnorth.co.uk/about-us/vacancies-and-volunteering/

The team are looking for someone who is a people person with exceptional interpersonal skills and experience of working in any public-facing role.

As Assistant Visitor Experience Manager, you will be the public face of Contact on a daily basis, extending a warm and safe welcome to young people, and all of our visitors and collaborators. Whilst on shift, you will supervise the Visitor Experience team and be responsible for the day-to-day running of the premises and the welfare of its occupants.

You will support the Visitor Experience Manager in the overall management of Front of House operations, and work closely with other departments to ensure the professional delivery of all services that Contact has to offer.

The Assistant Visitor Experience Manager must be available to work evenings & weekends

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 the community. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview

Job Title: Assistant Visitor Experience Manager

Salary: £21,450 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Start Date: Monday 9 May

HOW TO APPLY

Please note that only a completed application form will be accepted – please click the link below to learn more about how to apply for this role.

https://contactmcr.com/about-us/jobs-2/assistant-visitor-experience-manager/

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 6 April 2022, 10am

Interviews taking place: Thursday 21 April 2022 at Contact

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.

For forty years, Manchester Craft and Design Centre has been at the heart of an innovative creative community.

They provide affordable craft studios, where 80,000 visitors each year meet our resident makers. Their exhibitions showcase the best craft and design talent at work today, and workshops introduce craft to family audiences and give visitors the chance to work directly with artists.

They contribute to the development of the craft sector by promoting early career makers, welcoming school and college visits and offering opportunities through our makers’ network.

In spite of their strong heritage, they recognise that we aren’t as well known or accessible to local communities as we would like to be. They want to build stronger relationships with Manchester communities by actively seeking out and listening to the views of people in our community.

They want to find out what activities, services and spaces we can provide to ensure that everyone is able and eager to enjoy MCDC, learn about craft; and that will help them achieve their mission of being Manchester’s space for craft, community and making.

They are looking for a creative facilitator to work with their Exhibition and Events Officer to run workshops and discussion on what projects local communities and partner organisations would like to see and how we can facilitate access to Manchester Craft and Design Centre. They would then like the facilitator to present an evaluation and recommendations from the project.

they particularly welcome applications from those who identify as coming from a background which is under-represented in the arts and cultural sector. These include disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBTQ+ people, and people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds. They also welcome applicants from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.

Fee: £8000

The project will run between Mid-May and end of December

They anticipate the project will take around 22 days across this time.

For more information and how to apply, please see our website

https://www.craftanddesign.com/about-us/jobs/

Chetham’s is seeking to appoint a driven and enthusiastic Fundraising & Events Officer to manage a diverse programme of donor events and support the development team in reaching ambitious fundraising targets.

Based in the heart of Manchester, Chetham’s is home to the UK’s leading music school; the oldest public library in the English-speaking world; and The Stoller Hall, a world class concert venue.

Working as part of a small team, the Fundraising & Events Officer will support the development team in all aspects of fundraising to include major donors, Trusts and Foundations, corporate partnerships and grants. This varied role involves administrative duties such as database management, gift processing and research tasks as well as full event coordination for a range of different stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, confident and highly organised with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to all areas of fundraising. Experience working in a fundraising department, a track record of delivering events and knowledge of database systems is highly desirable.

Chetham’s is a magical and vibrant place in which to work and will be of particular interest to candidates who have an empathy and passion for the arts.

To apply, contact: Rosie Pedder rosiepedder@chethams.com

Staff have access to a range of benefits including:

Free lunches

On-site gym

Complimentary yoga and fitness classes

Free tickets to concerts

Applications close | 12am, Sunday 10 April 2022

Interviews | w/c 11 April 2022

Chetham’s is seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated Development Manager to work across all fundraised income streams, particularly Trusts and Foundations, and support the development team in reaching ambitious fundraising targets.

Based in the heart of Manchester, Chetham’s is home to the UK’s leading music school; the oldest public library in the English-speaking world; and The Stoller Hall, a world class concert venue.

Chetham’s is a registered charity (526702) and raises funds through a variety of different sources including Grants, Individual Giving, Corporate and Legacies. The development team consists of four full time members of staff who are responsible for fundraising across all areas of the organisation.

The Development Manager will lead on all T&F activity as well as supporting the Development Director in all aspects of fundraising to include Major Donors, Patrons and Corporates. This varied role involves relationship management for a range of donors, comms, T&F strategy and applications as well as administrative support.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years’ experience in a fundraising role, excellent communication and written skills, be highly personable, confident and tenacious with a commitment to all areas of fundraising. Experience working in a similar arts organisation, a track record of securing gifts of over £5,000 and knowledge of database systems is highly desirable.

Chetham’s is a magical and vibrant place in which to work and will be of particular interest to candidates who have an empathy and passion for the arts.

To apply, contact: Rosie Pedder rosiepedder@chethams.com

Staff have access to a range of benefits including:

Free lunches

On-site gym

Complimentary yoga and fitness classes

Free tickets to concerts

Applications close | 12am, Sunday 10 April 2022

Interviews | w/c 11 April 2022