Community Post Type: Jobs

The Lowry is a visual and performing arts venue situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations.  This role sits within Theatres Programming department, which is responsible for programming all live events within the building.

The Theatres Programme Administrator will be responsible for providing any administration support to the Programming team, including preparing and distributing theatre related contracts and assisting with the scheduling of rehearsals and workshops.

The role requires an organised individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills.  The Theatres Programme Administrator will be IT literate and proficient in MS packages including word and excel. Experience of working in a large commercial theatre or performing arts venue is desirable.

This role has the potential to be worked both onsite and remotely, once fully trained.

The role has a number of staff benefits including:

• Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets
• Free car parking just a few minutes’ walk from The Lowry building
• Generous annual leave entitlement and a paid day off for your birthday!
• Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within The Lowry building

Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options – bus, car, tram and bike.

The applications close for this vacancy Friday 5 November 2021 at 12:00pm.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 16 November 2021.

For more information please download the recruitment pack from www.thelowry.com/jobs.  To apply for this position please send your CV and a Cover Letter (as a word document) to recruitment@thelowry.com

Global Grooves is seeking a highly organised, motivated, and dedicated individual to help develop and manage funded programmes and touring productions.

The role will offer administrative and project management support to set up, deliver, market and evaluate projects associated with our learning and participation programme both on and off site as well as the project management and production of performances and touring work.

You will work closely alongside other Global Grooves producers, freelance artists and programme managers to deliver high quality participatory and performance events for a wide variety of participants, clients and funders.

This role is ideal for someone who is looking to build on their proven track record in the arts and cultural sector and would like to be part of the development of their fantastic facilities at ‘The Vale’, Tameside’s brand new, and only multi-use cultural venue and Carnival centre of excellence.

They are committed to a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and at all levels of the organisation. They therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community.

(note: This is a full time position, however they would consider requests to suit flexible working hours or job share.)

To find out more and apply for this post

• Download the Job Pack and supporting documents via https://www.globalgrooves.org/news/programme-manager
• Prepare your application – this must include; a CV or details of your previous experience. A covering letter highlighting why you would like to work with Global Grooves. These should demonstrate how you meet the person specification and provide confidence you can meet the needs of the role and job description.
• For further information email hello@globalgrooves.org for a phone, zoom or face to face chat.
• Send your application to hello@globalgrooves.org with the subject line Global Grooves Programme Manager

Timeline

All applications must be received by 6pm, 3rd December 2021

Applicants informed if invited to interview by 10th December 2021

Interviews take place between 13th – 15th December 2021

Applicants informed of the outcome by 17th December 2021

Liverpool City Council are looking to recruit a highly motivated, confident, and enthusiastic individual to generate new income streams for Liverpool City Halls (St Georges Hall, Liverpool Town Hall & Croxteth Hall) predominantly within the corporate and wedding sector.

You will be directly responsible to their Sales & Development Manager.

As Sales & Event Coordinator you will operate with a proactive attitude with prior experience of successfully achieving sales & revenue targets. This includes experience of working in a sales focused environment within a hotel / hospitality / attraction venue / conference & events or similar environment.

The core focus being on weddings and corporate events within the City Halls. It is key as Sales and Events Coordinator that you have excellent skills and or qualifications in CRM systems.

It is imperative that you will be a trust worthy team player who has excellent communication skills and a positive attitude.

The role will include securing new income streams for Liverpool City Halls, predominantly within the corporate and wedding sector and to support and contribute towards other commercial work across the City Assets Team.

The needs of their busy venues are fluid; working in this role is not a 9am-5pm / Monday to Friday role, particularly as weddings predominantly take place on a Saturday. As part of the team you will work flexibly over a 7 day week when required, which may include unsociable hours, weekends and bank holidays; this will be allocated on a roster basis

Whilst you may be allocated a primary place of work, you agree to work flexibly across St George’s Hall, Liverpool Town Hall and Croxteth Hall to support the delivery of all scheduled activity

As a direct reflection of their business, you will take personal pride and maintain a high standard of professional appearance whilst on duty.

Following the UK leaving the EU, the new skilled worker visa points system has been designed for EU and non-EU residents to ensure only workers who can build enough points for a visa to be issued can work in the UK. This vacancy does not meet the points requirement for a skilled worker visa to be issued, nor is it a vacancy on the shortage occupations list therefore anyone applying who does not have the right to work in the UK currently will not be progressed. If you believe this is a mistake, please email recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Liverpool City Council is committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and believe that the decision to appoint should be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010 such as the application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact the recruitment team on 0151 233 3003 or recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk

How to Apply

Your application is made up of 2 parts, Application Form and Supporting Statement. Your supporting statement must evidence in no more than 1,500 words how you meet the essential criteria on the Person Specification, the essential criteria is marked with *, all other criteria are desirable.

They operate an anonymous recruitment process therefore when you are writing your supporting statement it is important you do not include any information that can identify your race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, educational establishment or socioeconomic status.

Liverpool City Council use a scoring process for all applications received. You must address all of the essential criteria to be shortlisted for the post and you must score a minimum of 65%. Each essential criteria is scored from 0 to 3 the more you evidence the essential criteria the higher score you will receive i.e. giving clear examples. If you should score a 0 in any of the essential criteria you will not be shortlisted for interview. Therefore, it’s important that you ensure that you justify how you meet each aspect of the criteria.

If you have previously applied for a Liverpool City Council vacancy within the last twelve months and have created a CHP, you will enter your user ID and password. If you are applying online for the first time, we recommend you create and activate a homepage by entering the details as required. Alternatively, you can skip the login and go straight to the application form, there will be no option to save and return to this.

Finally, take time to check your application to ensure that all sections have been completed and there are no spelling or grammatical mistakes. A link to the job description and person specification can be found within the advert and these provide information about the job for which you are applying. Read these documents carefully and ensure that your application details the ways in which you meet the requirements of the role.

The equal opportunities form you provide will assist them in monitoring the effects of our equal opportunities policy in recruitment and selection and will help us to develop and improve.

See here for job description and person specification.

Closes: 27 October

 

 

PLACED delivers creative Engagement and Education programmes that bring people together to make better places. They have been engaging people in design, planning and development for the last ten years, connecting communities, decision makers, schools and businesses across the Northwest.

They are a Social Enterprise, and their values are at the heart of all they do. They advocate for genuine involvement of communities and stakeholders, and put creativity at the heart of their approach, helping to ensure those who are traditionally underrepresented in discussions about the built environment can participate on an equal platform.

Through their work, they advocate for better engagement and education about the built environment. It is their belief that we are all experts in the design of the places and spaces in which we live, work and spend time in.

CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT

PLACED delivers creative engagement solutions, delivering the consultation that our clients and communities need in a meaningful, inclusive way. They take an innovative, flexible approach to bringing local people, developers, designers and decision makers together to have conversations, explore ideas and develop solutions.

They help to ensure local peoples’ voices can be heard and ideas can influence decision makers. Their methodologies include pop-up events from our campervan Ed, pop-up exhibitions, workshops and online engagement through their new engagement platform.

Their clients and collaborators include Combined Authorities, local authorities, housing associations, developers, design practices and community organisations from across the Northwest and beyond. They work directly for clients on standalone engagement, or as part of a wider design team to deliver integrated solutions. Their work ranges from engaging communities in Spatial Development Strategies to developing community-led Action Plans.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION

They know creative learning is an invaluable tool in developing young people’s confidence, self-belief and skills. They also believe in the importance of supporting diversity through education, to help create informed, stronger communities and professionals who can make a difference. Supporting those under-represented in the built environment in accessing the sector is a priority. They argue it is critical that young voices are heard in the design and decision-making process about places.

Since 2012, they have worked with thousands of young people. Many of their past participants have gone on to study built environment courses at university, and some are now starting out in their professional careers.

Their current work with young people includes the PLACED Academy, engagement workshops, curriculum development and creative workshops in schools and colleges and holiday programmes.

THEIR AMBASSADORS

Their work is possible due to the support of over 130 volunteer Ambassadors – student and industry professionals – who are passionate about quality design in the built environment. They believe that we can only make better places together.

More information can be found here www.placed.org.uk and www.placedacademy.com

ROLE

The purpose of the role is twofold: firstly, to lead on the delivery of projects, with a focus on engagement work, and secondly, to represent PLACED at relevant sector events.

• Delivery of Projects: The Project Manager’s responsibilities will include leading on
planning, preparing, delivering and reporting on activities, workshops and events,
and co-ordinating project resources internally to ensure projects are delivered in a
professional way and in line with PLACED values.

• Network development: Alongside this, the successful applicant will promote and
advocate for PLACED to potential collaborators, sponsors and clients through
identified and attending relevant sector events on behalf of PLACED, building on their
existing networks to help secure new business. As an attendee at events, the
successful candidate will actively network with others present.

The successful candidate will work closely with and be supported by the PLACED Director, along with the wider team and network. They will be responsible for the effective delivery of ongoing and new projects. Whilst the role is focused on driving forwards engagement projects, there will be a requirement to provide support to our education programmes.

PLACED are a very small core team committed to having a positive impact through diversifying who shapes our built environment. It is essential that any new member of the team shares this commitment, and that they have a flexible, positive, ‘can do’ approach and be prepared to work flexible across projects and business areas.

TO APPLY

Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter no more than two pages long to Jo Harrop on info@placed.org.uk no later than midday 31st October

Please note: Interviews are expected to take place Friday 5th November.

PLACED delivers creative Engagement and Education programmes that bring people together to make better places. They have been engaging people in design, planning and development for the last ten years, connecting communities, decision makers, schools and businesses across the Northwest.

They are a Social Enterprise, and their values are at the heart of all we do. They advocate for genuine involvement of communities and stakeholders, and put creativity at the heart of their approach, helping to ensure those who are traditionally underrepresented in discussions about the built environment can participate on an equal platform.

Through their work, they advocate for better engagement and education about the built environment. It is their belief that we are all experts in the design of the places and spaces in which we live, work and spend time in.

CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT

PLACED delivers creative engagement solutions, delivering the consultation that our clients and communities need in a meaningful, inclusive way. They take an innovative, flexible approach to bringing local people, developers, designers and decision makers together to have conversations, explore ideas and develop solutions.

They help to ensure local peoples’ voices can be heard and ideas can influence decision makers. Their methodologies include pop-up events from our campervan Ed, pop-up exhibitions, workshops and online engagement through their new engagement platform.

Clients and collaborators include Combined Authorities, local authorities, housing associations, developers, design practices and community organisations from across the Northwest and beyond. We work directly for clients on standalone engagement, or as part of a wider design team to deliver integrated solutions. Our work ranges from engaging communities in Spatial Development Strategies to developing community-led Action Plans.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION

They know creative learning is an invaluable tool in developing young people’s confidence, self-belief and skills. We also believe in the importance of supporting diversity through education, to help create informed, stronger communities and professionals who can make a difference. Supporting those under-represented in the built environment in accessing the sector is a priority. They argue it is critical that young voices are heard in the design and decision-making process about places.

Since 2012, we have worked with thousands of young people. Many of our past participants have gone on to study built environment courses at university, and some are now starting out in their professional careers.

Their current work with young people includes the PLACED Academy, engagement workshops, curriculum development and creative workshops in schools and colleges and holiday programmes.

THEIR AMBASSADORS

Their work is possible due to the support of over 130 volunteer Ambassadors – student and industry professionals – who are passionate about quality design in the built environment. They believe that we can only make better places together.

More information can be found about them here www.placed.org.uk and www.placedacademy.com

THE ROLE

They are currently looking to recruit a Project Assistant to support across our projects. The successful candidate will support both Education and Engagement programmes, including co-ordinating, planning and delivering activity. They will work closely with the PLACED team and wider network on both existing work, and new projects. PLACED is committed to having a positive impact through diversifying who shapes our built environment. Critical is that any new member of the team is that they share this commitment, and that they have a flexible, positive, ‘can do’ approach.

TO APPLY

To apply send a copy of your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested in and why you believe you a good candidate for the role to info@placed.org.uk before midday 31st October.

As an Aquarist at World Museum Liverpool you will work with and care for a wide variety of marine and terrestrial animals in their Bug House and newly refurbished Aquarium.

You will receive full training in a range of animal care, plant room maintenance and water chemistry protocols. As someone who is passionate about nature you will also work with our visitors to deliver fun and educational activities based on our live animal collection.

This role would be suited to someone who is excited by animals and has a keen eye for detail as well as being outgoing and creative. You will join their dedicated team to create displays that inspire visitors interest in the natural world.

Please Apply at the link below:

https://liverpoolmuseums.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/2383952?cid=1998&jobtitle=Aquarist&location=Liverpool&rsid=19092&ad=1658646&t=Aquarist&l=Liverpool

Manchester International Festival (MIF) invites great artists from across the globe to create extraordinary new work for the Festival, which is staged every two years at venues and found spaces across Manchester.

Their future home is The Factory, a world-class cultural space being built in the heart of the city, where they’ll present a year-round programme and artists will be able to develop work of huge ambition and scale that they might not be able to anywhere else.

The Producer (Fixed Term) will support the development and delivery of a series of ambitious events designed by the people of Greater Manchester. The events will be part of the opening programme of The Factory (The Welcome) and will be created with a focus on sharing agency with those who don’t typically participate in arts and culture.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with the Executive Producer, Creative Engagement, the Curatorial Group and departments across the organisation to develop the Programme
• Timeline the development and delivery of the overall Programme, communicating plans across the organisation to feed into wider organisational scheduling and resource planning
• Line producing projects as required and/or ensuring smooth hand over of projects to line producers at development stage, ensuring clear information is shared across all teams
• Working closely with the Executive Producer and the International team to manage Co-commission and Co-Production relationships, providing touring information, feeding into the contractual process and hosting partners as required
• Work with Creative Engagement and Producing to embed learning around publicly curated practice into the organisation

Essential requirements include:

• Enthusiasm for working with the public to facilitate the creation of exciting projects
• Experience of delivering projects across a variety of scales
• Good financial skills including managing budgets of varying scales
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude and a flexible approach to developing and delivering work
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds

Please submit your application via https://recruitment.mif.co.uk/recruitment/producer-the-welcome/

Manchester International Festival (MIF) invites great artists from across the globe to create extraordinary new work for the Festival, which is staged every two years at venues and found spaces across Manchester.

Their future home is The Factory, a world-class cultural space being built in the heart of the city, where they’ll present a year-round programme and artists will be able to develop work of huge ambition and scale that they might not be able to anywhere else.

MIF are recruiting for two Project Officer roles:

• The Factory Transition Project
• Technology & Insights Portfolio

The Project Officer will be supporting project work with a range of Project Office responsibilities.

Responsibilities will include:

Project Office

• Supporting the Project Manager and Project Team to update and maintain the Project Plan (using Microsoft Project)
• Monitoring and reporting overall project status, and task statuses, with a pro-active approach
• Supporting the Project Manager to maintain the RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Decisions) log and escalate key items
• Meeting administration including diary scheduling, agendas and minutes
• Proactively following up agreed actions and querying progress with Project Team members
• Creating presentations and reports for various stakeholders
• Attending regular meetings and being a point of contact for the Project Team and other colleagues

Project Support

• Supporting various workstreams with research, information gathering and reporting as required
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the project
• Maintaining a flexible and proactive attitude, providing support to wider Project Team where needed

Essential requirements include:

• Excellent administration and organisational skills, strong attention to detail
• Confident and effective communicator, able to work across a variety of stakeholders
• Previous project management experience or of working in a project office
• Able to work under pressure accurately and efficiently
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Willingness to support MIF’s commitment sustainability
• Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of backgrounds

Please submit your application via https://recruitment.mif.co.uk/recruitment/project-officers/

If you are interested in applying for this role, please visit their recruitment website: Jobs and Careers | Arts Council England

Service Desk Analyst (FCS42)

Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,410 per annum

Location: Manchester

Arts Council England is looking for an approachable Service Desk Analyst to join our welcoming IT Operations first-line team in Manchester.

In this Service Desk Analyst role, you will provide first-line support and technical assistance to Arts Council England (ACE) staff.

To give you an idea of how this flexible role would look and feel, here are some of the things you could expect to do:

• Provide a helpful and courteous service to all ACE staff
• Provide first-line support via email, telephone, self-service, or face-to-face to support members of staff
• Record, categorise and prioritise support requests to ensure assigned incidents and requests are resolved
• Support users of the service to get maximum value from the services they consume
• Contribute to the development of the necessary procedures required to support IT initiatives and service improvements

To succeed in this Service Desk Analyst job, you should have demonstrable experience of working in a busy IT Service Desk and be able to show service improvement initiatives for the team and customer. You will also need excellent communication, time management, analytical and organisational skills together with a passion for customer service.

Other essential attributes include:

• Experience in service management tools, IT User access tools, and collaboration tools
• The ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility
• Adaptability

If this Service Desk Analyst job in Manchester sounds like the right fit for you, please apply today. They look forward to hearing from you.

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people, those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds and people under 30 are under-represented in their workforce so they particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

To View job Description please click here

To view the recruitment pack please click here

Post Reference: FCS42

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 31st October 2021

Interviews: week commencing 8th November 2021

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a CRM & Memberships Officer to join our friendly and dynamic team.

You will be responsible for maximising the impact of their ticketing and CRM systems on their ability to grow income, develop relationships and inform critical decisions.

This role will be responsible for developing their membership scheme to increase income and engagement.

For full details and an application form please download the job pack from their website at www.theatrebythelake.com/job/crm

Interviews will be held on Monday 8th November.