KICKSTART Visitor Services Assistant – FACT, closes 14 Feb

FACT is the UK’s leading organisation for the support and exhibition of art and film that embraces new technology and explores digital culture. They believe in enriching lives and shaping the future through film, art and creative technology

The purpose of this role is to make the experience of visiting FACT memorable and enjoyable for all our audiences.
Our Visitor Services Assistants will offer the highest standards of customer service, ensuring that FACT is welcoming, safe and fully accessible for all, whilst adhering to health and safety and licensing regulations.

Visitor Services Assistants are expected to thoroughly research the artists, artworks, and concepts that each exhibition presents. No previous arts experience is required, and you will be given time to carry out research with support from the team.

Your research will include reading and watching relevant materials, talking to artists and curators plus one-to-one learning from the FACT team.

You need to apply via your Job Coach , there is more informtion here

https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/8141337

and then submit a CV, covering letter and an equality monitoring form whic can be found at

https://www.fact.co.uk/news/2022/01/were-hiring-through-the-kickstart-scheme

to FACT at recruitment@fact.co.uk

Interviews will be week commencing 1st March to start in post 8th March 2022. This post is 25 hours per week, running Wednesday to Sunday.

Please note: To apply for this job, you must be claiming Universal Credit and be 18 to 24 years old.

Box Office Cashier (The Tung Auditorium) – University of Liverpool, closes 10 Feb

The Tung Auditorium is a state-of-the-art, high specification concert hall in Liverpool which will deliver an outstanding live music performance experience.

Situated within the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre with world-class teaching and learning at its heart, The Tung Auditorium will celebrate the University’s cultural contribution to the city and seeks to offer an open and inclusive programme, enhancing engagement with the arts locally, regionally and nationally.

They are seeking Box Office Cashiers to join a team of staff supporting the operational delivery of concerts and events at this brand new venue. Reporting to the Box Office Manager, they will help deliver the Tung Auditorium’s in house Box Office service, advising customers and selling tickets in person and by phone.

This role is ad hoc and shift based.

£9.50 per hour + holiday pay

Please apply via the University of Liverpool website here.

Cabaret performers and technicians – Manchester Cabaret, closes 14 Mar

Monthly cabaret show opening in the spring 2022

Exciting new venture with opportunity for further contracts. Large city centre venue, vintage style, full stage / theatre spec.

Our show requires performance artists from diverse disciplines: Burlesque, drag, circus, aerial, fire, dance, pole, ballroom, sideshow, alternative, compere, live music, contemporary, duos, clown.

They also require a dedicated, regular lighting technician, to provide technical and creative input to the show.

Excellent rates of pay. Late night hours. Lively busy venue. Must be Manchester based or willing to travel

Casting throughout February 2022

Please send submissions with: a brief bio, experience, socials, availability and video footage of your work / act. (Max 5 mins)

Contact:  Saffron manchester.cabaret@gmail.com

Fundraiser role – The World Reimagined/LCR Combined Authority, closes 14 Feb

The Liverpool City Region (“LCR”) Combined Authority (“CA”) wishes to commission a Fundraiser to support fundraising and secure sponsorship funding in support of The World Reimagined (TWR) project and related activity.

The project is part of a national initiative involving 8 UK cities and city regions and will deliver TWR in August-October 2022. While the project will follow and be guided and complementary to the national TWR programme, it will assume a distinct, fresh, Liverpool City Region identity. 

To this end, the CA is commissioning a Project Fundraiser to plan, lead and oversee a fundraising and sponsorship programme. The Project Fundraiser will work alongside a small Project Delivery Team and a Project Steering Group in order to deliver the project. 

The World Reimagined

The TWR initiative provides an opportunity to face the shared history about the Transatlantic Slave Trade with honesty and empathy and which recognises and celebrates the social, economic and cultural contribution of Britain’s black communities. Operating across 8 UK cities, TWR will see trails of globe sculptures installed across cities and city regions that will bring to life the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

As part of this national initiative, Liverpool City Region will see the installation of at least 28 globe sculptures alongside some digital installations that will form a heritage trail that will speak to 9 themes dealing with the impact of Transatlantic Slavery and its enduring legacy and impact on contemporary racial inequality. 

Liverpool’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade is well documented, but what is less well understood, is the impact of the trade on the wider City Region. Rather than just a few acres around the City’s docks, the Transatlantic Slave Trade had a huge impact on the wider City Region in shaping its industrial development. The World Reimagined will provide greater understanding of the social, economic and cultural legacy of the slave trade and its impact today.

Through an education and art programme, the project will be rooted in local schools and communities in order to facilitate dialogues around racial equality and justice and linked deeply to where people live. Local communities will develop an understanding of how the slave trade impacted their area as well as the rest of the City Region and will enable the co-option of new voices and communities to social activism in support of race equality. 

TWR will also facilitate a unique opportunity to celebrate and showcase not only the region’s Black communities, but also that of our Chinese, Asian and other diverse ethnic communities. The region is home to some of the oldest established minority ethnic communities in Europe and the project will uncover their historical and more contemporary contributions and struggles, that will enable new stories to be uncovered and understood. 

This unique combination of art, education, community and research programmes will enable greater understanding and facilitate challenges to racial inequality, whilst capitalising on the region’s tradition of radicalism in order to provide new methods of driving up the visitor economy. 

Project Objectives

  • To enable the World Reimagined to be delivered within the Liverpool City Region as part of a national project that includes other UK cities and to integrate project planning with national developments between February 2022 and November 2022.
  • To deliver an art installation programme that develops greater understanding of the impact and legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
  • To deliver a schools education and community programme that enhances knowledge and understanding of the Transatlantic Slave Trade upon the Liverpool City Region.
  • To constitute and establish a Steering Group that will advise and support the delivery of the project.
  • To successfully commission key aspects of project delivery e.g. project lead, cycle tour, research programme etc. 
  • To enable undertaking of the commissioning process by end of February 2022 that will ensure that the project will be managed and delivered.
  • To identify and formalise the range of partnerships that will be critical to delivery of the project.
  • To promote issues of equality and social justice within an artistic and cultural programme, to encourage visitors to the Liverpool City Region.
  • To develop a cycle trail along the heritage routes that promotes active travel and further health benefits for trail visitors.

Commercial model:

The CA is willing to contribute £12,000 to enable a Project Fundraiser Leader to lead and oversee the delivery of fundraising and sponsorship programme. The Project Fundraise will be expected to deliver work on the Project from February 2022 to August 2022.

Project Fundraiser Objectives

The Project Fundraiser shall lead, plan, deliver, wrap up and report on the project fundraising and sponsorship programme. In so doing, the Project Fundraiser shall:

Secure funding for 7 globe partners at £10k each

Secure sponsors for trail maps

Secure premium trail map sponsors at £20K

Support schools and community organisations to raise funds to participate in programme 

Identify other fundraising activity and opportunities as appropriate

By the end of the Project the Fundraiser will have;

  • Worked alongside the project delivery team and national TWR fundraising team to develop a programme of sponsorship and fundraising.
  • Assisted in developing a planned programme of events and activities in order to secure a minimum of £70k in funding from businesses and corporate sponsors and assisted in identifying premium sponsors.
  • Developed fundraising plans with schools and community organisations to assist them in raising funds to enable them to participate in the commissioning of artwork and the overall programme.
  • Obtained sponsorship for interactive and physical maps and other elements of the project

Right to Make Changes

The Project Fundraiser must accept the CA’s right, acting reasonably and following discussion with the Project Manager and Steering Group where appropriate, to make changes to the project objectives and Project Fundraiser objectives.

Such changes are likely to occur from the potential to raise public or other funding or to accommodate new and emerging priorities that will occur as a result of engagement with existing or emerging partners and stakeholders. Such changes should be agreed without financial disadvantage to the Project Fundraiser.

Project Fundraiser Remuneration

The CA will remunerate the Project Fundraiser in the following way;

A fixed fee expressed as a single sum of £12,000. This includes any sums for income tax, national insurance, pension contributions and other similar monies.

Appointment

On appointment, the CA and Cultural Producer and shall together confirm the TWR fundraising and sponsorship programme, format and delivery approach and agree KPIs in relation to development and delivery. 

Race Equality Statement

LCRCA strives to explore, cultivate and celebrate racial diversity and TWR provides a unique opportunity to promote these values across the whole of LCR.

They appreciate that the subject matter and issues related to it can be highly sensitive and may require careful management that respects and understands these often-competing sensitivities. We recognise that the perspectives of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities are critical to the success of this initiative and hope to attract suitably qualified candidates from these communities. 

Closing date

The closing date for this commission is 10.00 am on Monday 14th February 2022

SUBMISSIONS PROCESS

Please respond in no more than 8 sides of A4 (PDF 12pt) to say how you would address the brief.

Quality 

Written proposal = 80%

Price= 20%

Bidders are expected to answer the following questions (maximum words and scoring is set out with each question):

Q1. Please outline your previous experience, skills and expertise of performing comparable and relevant assignments and your approach to the delivery of the project (750 words max) (40% of the quality Score)

Q2. Please outline recent commissions that contribute to your ability to perform the requirement, with particular reference to those undertaken within the Liverpool City Region (500 words) (40% of the Quality score)

Q3. What added value can you bring to this contract? (500 words) (20% of the quality score)

Q4. Please outline your costs working within the guide budget given (£12,000) to include:

  • Breakdown of the number of days and tasks 
  • Day rates for tasks

Submissions are required by 10.00 am on Monday 14th February 2022

There will be no agency pitches

Questions may be submitted up to 24 hours before the deadline.

Contacts:

The LCRCA’s contacts for this work are:

Maleka Egeonu-Roby

Race Equality Project Manager

Maleka.Egeonu-Roby@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Sarah Lovell

Lead Officer – Culture Policy & Strategic Commissioning Directorate

Sarah.lovell@liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

 

Creative Producer – The World Reimagined/LCR Combined Authority, closes 4 Feb

Part of a national initiative involving 8 UK cities/city regions, The World Reimagined will see trails of large globe sculptures spread across the Liverpool City region created by a diverse range of artists from August-October 2022.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority seeks to commission a Creative Producer to work alongside a small Project Delivery Team and Steering Group to lead, oversee and manage the delivery of the art, education, community and other programme elements, on time and within budget.

Role overview:

The role of the Creative Producer will be to:

Deliver a lively, engaging programme of activities and events that highlights the role of the City Region in benefitting from the transatlantic slave trade and uncovers its legacy.

Organise a community engagement programme that enables and celebrates the unique social, economic and cultural contribution of the Black, Asian and diverse range of minority communities within LCR bothtoday and in the past.

Oversee a school and education programme that provides resources to support professional development of teachers and students to explore the impact, history and legacy of transatlantic slavery upon Black and minority ethnic communities.

Support the Community Researcher in delivering the community programme to deliver art and education programmes across the LCR.

Oversee a research programme that will uncover hidden histories and will support schools, community organisations and local authorities in delivering key project objectives.

Oversee the development of the project launch, communication and marketing programme including the development of an interactive project mapping solution.

Oversee the development and siting of sculpture trails, their installation, de-installation and maintenance.

Interested?

This role will require all applicants to apply via The Chest, the North West ProContract Portal. If you are not currently registered on the ProContract procurement portal, you must complete a simple registration process to apply.

For full details of the opportunity please see here.

If you have any questions about this opportunity please contact tender@merseytravel.gov.uk with the job title in the subject line.

Closing date: 4 February

Music Services Administrator – Nordoff Robbins, closes 18 Feb

Music, it’s in their DNA. They use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life limiting illness, isolation or disability and they are the largest music therapy charity in the UK. They are Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.

Let’s face it, the last two years have been incredibly trying.  Charities including theirs have found themselves in a whole new world, providing services virtually as well returning to a new normal in person.  But they have thrived on these challenges, are now looking for a Music Services Administrator in the North-West to support their music therapists and to help us reach more people through the power of music.

They are NR

If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those they exist to serve front and centre of everything they do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to head with them on a journey as you work together and collectively come to work with strong backs, soft fronts and wild hearts, they could be your next team.

Are you NR?

If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about their cause they want to hear from you!

For more information and details on how to apply, please visit their careers page at https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/careers/

Closing date for completed applications is 18th February 2022.

This role is subject to a Basic DBS check

They are a Disability Confident Employer

 

Marketing Administrator – The Bridgewater Hall, closes 11 Feb

The venue are seeking the skills of a highly motivated Marketing Administrator to provide marketing and administrative support to the Marketing Team in promoting the Bridgewater Hall’s busy programme of concerts and associated activities.

Main areas of responsibility

  • Assisting the Marketing team with promotional activities including updating the website, postal mailings and maintaining departmental campaign spreadsheet.
  • Contacting and liaising with key stakeholders, including concert promoters.
  • Social content creation and scheduling.
  • Creating and sending customer communication emails.
  • Assisting with marketing reports and data analysis.
  • Receiving deliveries of marketing materials and arranging storage, managing internal and external displays.
  • General admin support and other duties requested by the Marketing team.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook email, Word and Excel).
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Creating and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Experience of using social media in a business capacity, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
  • Experience of using Tessitura or other CRM systems, data analysis platforms and email marketing systems.

To apply, see their website.

Fine Art Photographer – Klein Imaging, closes 25 Feb

The team are looking for an experienced photographer/ Photoshop editor to join them at Klein Imaging on a part-time basis.

You will be responsible for photographing original works of art, and any retouching/colour matching necessary to prepare the digital files for print reproductions.

In addition to your Photoshop/Affinity Photo skills, you will be in direct contact with existing and new clients, so will be personable, relatable and able to discuss the artist’s work with them, instilling confidence in the services that you will be providing in reproducing their work.

They will provide you with the specific training and industry knowledge required for you to fulfil the role, but you must be able to demonstrate an existing fluency with Photoshop/Affinity, particularly in using adjustment layers and layer masks. You will be asked to demonstrate your abilities during interview.

The role is currently for 2 days per week, and is a permanent role with a 3 month probationary period. The role is studio based at their Manchester City Centre premises.

Please send a cover letter telling them about yourself, why you’re interested in Klein Imaging, and what you’d bring to the role would be appreciated. Initial interviews will be held via Zoom.

Contact: David Klein david@kleinimaging.com

Technical Manager – Storyhouse, closes 20 Feb

As Technical Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of all technical aspects of work across the building and wider performance spaces.

This involves the day to day management of the technical team, as well as ensuring that all work is delivered to the highest standard, on time and to budget in line with current H&S legislation.

You will have experience of leading an operation of similar size, scope and complexity and have the ability to manage multiple, parallel streams of work, prioritising and problem solving in order to produce consistently high quality outputs to deadlines and within budget constraints.

For a full job pack, please visit: www.storyhouse.com/get-involved/work-with-us

Facilities Manager – Storyhouse, closes 13 Feb

The role of Facilities Manager involves responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the Storyhouse building and facilities.

This includes their expanding outdoor events programme, Managing planned & reactive maintenance contracts, health & safety, site management and presentation standards & environmental plans are a key part of this role, along with delivering budgets and ensuring value for money across external maintenance contracts and projects.

You will need to be an experienced Facilities Manager, preferably with experience of managing complex facilities with large teams.

You will have practical experience of monitoring maintenance contracts and external contractors. A health & safety qualification is essential, and a facilities management qualification is desirable.

For a full job pack, see here.

Contact: Emma Hutt, hr.team@storyhouse.com