Community Post Type: Jobs

An exciting opportunity for a Performing Arts Technician for Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA) within the Visual and Performing Arts departments.  Experience in these areas would be an advantage.

Application procedure:

• Please note they do not accept CVs
• Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form
• References will be applied for at the shortlisting stage
• Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete

The closing date for this role is midnight, Sunday 13 March 2022. Interviews will take place Thursday 17 March 2022. 

Apply: https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/performing-arts-technician-manchester-1574020

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. They will ensure that all recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

They are an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation

The role of Curator for Lancaster Arts is at the centre of their artistic programme.

You will work closely with the Director to realise their potential as a combined arts National Portfolio Organisation, situated within a leading university which is committed to interdisciplinary practice and civic engagement.

Their programme integrates a presentational programme with commissions and artist development, all within annual themes. You will be highly committed to developing collaborative practices and new partnerships that build on working values and the support of new and brave artistic practice.

The Curator is responsible for the visual arts programme, be this in the Peter Scott Gallery, the campus or in the city of Lancaster and Morecambe, as well as with regional, national, and international partners. This role oversees the care and maintenance of the University Art Collection, ensuring its sustainability and capability to flourish.

Lancaster Arts has been part of the combined arts portfolio of Arts Council England for almost 15 years with a renowned reputation for cutting edge arts practice in all art forms. They are proud of our support for artists exploring new directions for their work and fostering new relationships with arts professionals, colleagues at the university and particularly with people who have nothing to do with the arts.

You will have a high degree of relational skills for working with a broad range of people, and a track record for maintaining ongoing relationships with artists and producers over a period of time. Please visit their website to learn more.

They are a friendly small team but need to better reflect the rich diversity of the northwest. They particularly welcome applicants with lived experience of disability and people from groups that are currently under-represented in the arts sector. They will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria.  Interviews 23rd/24th March.

If you would like a brief informal discussion about this role, please contact Director, Jocelyn Cunningham at jocelyn@lancasterarts.org

As a key member of the leadership team at The Reader, this role is responsible for securing the income and building the partnerships that The Reader needs to sustain and grow its work.

This role leads the Development Team to achieve their challenging income targets across a diverse income portfolio of grants, commissions, individual, corporate and event fundraising.

They are looking for a strategic thinker who is a well-organised, target-driven leader, who can demonstrate income generation experience and great communication skills.  Whether you bring experience from fundraising, public sector commissioning or commercial sales, they’re looking for someone who can spot, shape and secure new opportunities with a range of supporters across a range of sectors.

As Head of Development, you’ll need to be a great relationship builder with both internal and external stakeholders, and you’ll also be a translator – able to shape up funding propositions from other people’s ideas, developing compelling narratives to secure support for them.

They’re looking for a collaborative person who has experience working across departments, because you’ll need to build effective relationships with a range of teams to do this job, including within Shared Reading, Programmes, Evaluation, Social Enterprise, communications and Finance teams.

Download the application pack to view a full job description and application form here. Please send completed applications to laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk.

Closing date: 4 March

This role is for a practitioner with long-term experience of coordinating arts and cultural projects and programmes with schools.

The person will need to be available for 15 days between Monday 21st and Friday 30th September 2022 to support six schools through the final phase of their Brand New World visual arts education programme. The role is to:

• Keep in touch with teachers, artists and two practitioners (an Artistic Lead and Arts Award Adviser) to monitor progress.
• Support everyone to keep on track with: creating artworks for an exhibition at the International Slavery Museum in June/July 2022; preparing for the Arts Award moderation (date to be confirmed); providing evaluation evidence.
• Monitor and track spending against budget and forward invoices to LLP Adminstrator.
• Liaise with National Museums Liverpool to organise an exhibition and launch of the artworks.
• Write a short evaluation/spending report at the end of the project.

The fee is £3750 @ £250 per day and hours can be completed flexibly to suit the needs & availability of the successful applicant and project partners.

How to apply

Please refer to the Project Coordinator brief which you can download here.

You then need to complete this online application form which gives you the opportunity to upload your CV, with two named referees, and demonstrate that you have the skills, knowledge, experience and attributes required for this commission.

The deadline to apply is Monday 7th March 2022, 10.00. They will be in touch the following day to invite shortlisted applicants to interview on Monday 14th March (time to be confirmed). If you have any questions, please contact Alice Demba: alice@liverpoollearningpartnership.com

This job is based at The Archives Centre at the Maritime Museum on Liverpool’s historic waterfront and involves working with an extensive and important photographic collection for the benefit of the public both in Liverpool and beyond.

National Museums Liverpool’s photographic collections are large so you need strong skills in collection management.  The collections are fabulous and they want them to be seen so you will need to undertake, manage and encourage their use in the widest sense.  You will need to show knowledge or interest in relevant areas such as copyright and digital preservation.

If you think you match the job description and our organisation ethos then apply with your CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the person specification.

Find out more and apply here.

National Museums Liverpool are looking for an Exhibitions Project Registrar with experience of working in a museum or art gallery environment and who has experience in coordinating large-scale international touring exhibitions.

As the Exhibitions Project Registrar, you will be responsible for undertaking activities required to support a loan of objects from NML’s collections which, will tour several host venues in China.

You will use your strong planning and organizational skills to formulate and execute procedures associated with a touring exhibition, working flexibly and to tight deadlines. You will work as a team with colleagues internally i.e., the Head of Touring Exhibitions, Collections Care teams, and external organizations to successfully prepare the objects for the loan.

If you think you match the job description and our organisation ethos then apply with your CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the person specification.

Find out more and apply here.

As a key member of the leadership team at The Reader, this role is responsible for securing the income and building the partnerships that The Reader needs to sustain and grow its work. This role leads the Development Team to achieve their challenging income targets across a diverse income portfolio of grants, commissions, individual, corporate and event fundraising.

We are looking for a strategic thinker who is a well-organised, target-driven leader, who can demonstrate income generation experience and great communication skills. Whether you bring experience from fundraising, public sector commissioning or commercial sales, we’re looking for someone who can spot, shape and secure new opportunities with a range of supporters across a range of sectors. As Head of Development, you’ll need to be a great relationship builder with both internal and external stakeholders, and you’ll also be a translator – able to shape up funding propositions from other people’s ideas, developing compelling narratives to secure support for them.

We’re looking for a collaborative person who has experience working across departments, because you’ll need to build effective relationships with a range of teams to do this job, including within our Shared Reading, Programmes, Evaluation, Social Enterprise, communications and Finance teams.

Person Specification:
– Experience of one or more of: grant funding, philanthropy/high net worth giving, public sector commissioning, corporate fundraising or commercial sales
– Experience of working in or closely with a communications team or ability to show how you might make the most of this opportunity
-Experience working within either voluntary sector; social enterprise sector,
the Arts or NHS/public health sector
– Proven experience of meeting/exceeding financial targets
– Excellent copywriter with the ability to create a strong narrative in proposals
and funding reports
– Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to build rapport with a range of stakeholders and experience working with partners at senior level
– Excellent leadership and people-management skills with the ability to offer both challenge and support
– Ability to work under pressure, delivering to tight deadlines, manage conflicting priorities and demonstrate high levels of emotional resilience
– Strong budget management skills
– Experience of using a CRM to manage pipeline and stakeholder management.
– Creative, strategic thinker and networker – ability to spot, shape and secure new opportunities to sustain and grow The Reader’s work
– Able to demonstrate an understanding of the wider work of The Reader and
its social values and have a good understanding of its purpose and social mission
– A commitment to a developmental culture through an openness to ongoing
learning and personal development

Hours/FTE: 35 hours/1 FTE usually Monday – Friday. We are committed to offering flexible working
Reports to: Director of Development
Based: Flexible working arrangements available –requirement for 1 or 2 days per week based at Calderstones Park
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £37,000
Closing date: 9am, Friday 4th March 2022
Vacancy Reference code: 1/2022

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

Under the direction of the Operations Manager, take operational responsibility for the front of house, ensuring a consistently safe, efficient and high standard of service to audiences, visitors and staff.

• Contribute to good communications and cooperation across all teams to ensure excellent working relationships are cultivated.
• To motivate, lead by example and supervise the Front of House team, including volunteers, on a daily basis by maintaining the highest standard of presentation; demonstrating a positive attitude; dealing promptly and professionally with any requests and providing excellent customer service to all patrons and visiting companies.
• Ensure that all aspects of front of house, bar and café areas provide a clean, tidy and welcoming environment for customers and potential customers, visitors and staff.
• Oversee the wellbeing and safety of the audience and maintain excellent customer services at all times.
• Ensure end of day processes like cashing up are managed effectively and securely.
• To be responsible for locking up and securing the building at the end of the final shift each day
• To welcome all companies, performers and artists when they are in the building and to ensure that they feel supported.
• To carry out regular checks ensuring all spaces, internal and external, are in good working order and to report to the Operations Manager when they are not.
• To meet with the Duty Manager at the beginning of any shifts to ensure a smooth and informed transition.
• To keep a complete and accurate written record of events and incidents during shifts and also to communicate these verbally to the Operations Manager when possible.
• To help to create an atmosphere of creativity in the building that encourages artists and audiences to create and participate in Theatr Clwyd’s artistic programme.

To apply visit: www.theatrclwyd.com/jobs

Wild in Art is the leading producer of spectacular public art events that entertain, enrich, inform and leave a lasting legacy.

They bring together businesses and creative sectors with schools and communities through the creation of trails of uniquely painted sculptures.

Since 2008 Wild in Art has animated cities across the world including Manchester, Sydney, Auckland and Cape Town, and created trails for the London 2012 Olympics, the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Historic Royal Palaces and Penguin Random House.

They are a small team of dedicated and entrepreneurial individuals, united by a passion for events, the arts and their impact. Their main office is located in Whaley Bridge (High Peak) approximately 35 minutes by car from south Manchester. There are regular trains on the Manchester to Buxton train line.

This role will be based at their main office and the role holder should be comfortable working from the office, working remotely from home and also travelling to visit their trails across the UK (as required).

The Role

Working within the Marketing and Communications Team, you’ll be supporting the team with the creation of content that keeps our audiences informed and engaged. You’ll have a passion for story-telling and creating engaging content that showcases the world of Wild in Art.

You’ll plan and manage our content calendar and will be responsible for our social media channels. You’ll also provide content and digital support for other digital channels including Wild in Art websites, newsletters, event apps and the online auction platform as required.

You’ll be part of a busy team, so the ability to work as a team player as well as autonomously is essential. You’ll also be working with our event partners, so you’ll be a personable and articulate communicator, not afraid to find out the information you need.

This is a great opportunity for you if you’ve spent time in a social media role, enjoy writing, photography and videography and would like to work in an events marketing role.

More information at wildinart.co.uk/jobs