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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.

You will be an approachable, dynamic, and friendly person who is able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.

You will have an important role in responding to general student enquiries face-to-face at the reception desk or via email, phone and messaging services. Your knowledge base will develop to enable you to respond directly to questions or direct enquiries to other colleagues and departments.

You will also provide services to students, including the production of status letters, printing replacement ID cards and the posting of award certificates.

You will be the first point of contact for all visitors to BIMM Institute Manchester making our guests feel welcome, escorting them to meeting rooms, and providing refreshments as requested by a member of the college management team or executive member.

You will undertake administrative duties during teaching and assessment weeks in support of our student services and administration teams, and during the summer period you will contribute to preparations for the next academic year including enrolment and induction.

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent telephone manner
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Experience of using Word, Excel and Outlook skills
• Excellent personal presentation
• Basic understanding of GDPR
• Excellent timekeeping
• Excellent Teamwork

To read the full description please visit https://www.bimm.ac.uk/careers/

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres are looking for a someone to join the Audience Experience team at the Theatres as the Audience Experience Manager – Street Café and Events.

All members of the Audience Experience team aim to provide an excellent standard of customer care; ensure licensing legislation is upheld across the theatre sites; look after the audience health, safety and welfare and develop opportunities to increase earned income throughout the front of house operation.

The Audience Experience Manager – Street Café and Events will be responsible for creating front of house spaces in which all members of our city feel welcome, valued, represented and safe, ensuring the smooth co-ordination of the daily running of the Everyman Street Café, and supporting the development of the Everyman Bistro.

Please read the recruitment pack  here and apply using the form here

The deadline for applications is Friday 22nd October at midday.

Kickstart Scheme Placement: Site & Community Projects Assistant.

St Luke’s Church is a Grade II listed heritage site and venue for arts, cultural and community-based activities and events. They aim to bring people in touch with the remarkable story of this site in order to inspire personal growth and civic agency, in the service of the local area.

You will play a key role in the day to day maintenance and running of the church and grounds, increasing public access to the space, while supporting the organisations community and education initiatives.

Working in the heart of the city centre, your role will assist new working relationships with local education providers, organisations and charities; engaging more people with St Luke’s in new ways, with a focus on the arts, nature, wildlife, sustainability, accessibility and reciprocal community-based learning. The role will suit an individual early in their career development with a passion for the arts and community engagement.

For more information, to view the job description and apply visit https://www.slboc.com/sitecommunityprojectsassistant

The Reader Café, Ice Cream Parlour and events businesses are open seven days a week, and provide a quality and affordable offer for the local community in welcoming environments.

They are looking for a hard-working, experienced and honest individual who is comfortable supervising others to join our growing Social Enterprise team. You will be invited to participate fully in the development of an exciting Social Enterprise, which offers many opportunities for growth and development.

In this role you will work across all Social Enterprises at The Reader, including the Café, Ice Cream Parlour and events, working within a team that is developing and delivering a range of profitable catering offers that work in harmony with The Reader’s ethos and vision, consistently delivering a high level of customer service.

The Reader Enterprises are a key way in which the charity meets the public at Calderstones. Therefore, they need staff who are friendly and who have or are able to learn great customer service skills. They are looking for someone who is kind but bold, who can lead others, cares, is willing to work hard and does what it takes to get the job done. You will be a person of integrity, honest, straightforward and able to speak up about things that matter.

Please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job/catering-supervisor/ to download the recruitment pack to view a full job description and application form.

Please send a completed application form or CV detailing your experience to laurakershaw@thereader.org.uk.