Community Post Type: Jobs

Cultural Hubs is an award-winning Arts in Libraries programme. It was voted Best Arts Project in the people’s National Lottery Awards in 2016 and continues to grow in strength, ambition and popularity, engaging over 20,300 audiences in the arts since becoming an NPO.

St Helens Library Service is seeking a number of Advisory Board members that are able to bring one or more of the following skillsets:

Arts programming;
Developing or delivering digital arts;
Local knowledge of St Helens communities;
Experience as a freelance artist;
Arts in Education;
Delivering the arts within secondary education;
Fundraising;

We are committed to broadening the diversity of our Advisory Board. Although we welcome all applications, the Board is under-represented in relation to the profile of the borough and we would encourage people from the following areas of protected characteristic groups to consider applying: people of colour, residents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, people with disabilities (including ‘invisible’ disabilities or neurodiversity such as autism and dyslexia), young people (under 26) and LGBTQ+ residents.

Board membership is a voluntary, unremunerated role although reasonable travel costs will be met. Childcare costs will be reimbursed if required.

If you require any additional information please email Owen Hutchings – Senior Arts In Libraries Officer – owenhutchings@sthelens.gov.uk or call 01744 677087

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.

They want to bring together a talented team of people, reaching out into every corner of Manchester and harnessing the talent and energy that is found across the city and beyond.

MIF are looking for two Creative Engagement Assistants to join the team to provide administrative and production support for MIF’s Creative Engagement Department.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing general administrative support to the Creative Engagement Department
• Providing production and logistical support for Engagement events and activities
• Providing excellent customer care and being the first point of call for dealing with public enquiries
• Supporting monitoring and evaluation processes of data collation and management
• Supporting marketing, communications and social media activity
• Supporting contractual and financial processes and procedures

The essential requirements for this role include:

• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail alongside proficient IT skills
• Ability to work under pressure accurately and efficiently
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude, including a flexible approach to developing and delivering the job
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• 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/creative-engagement-assistant/

This is a new post for Cumbria Theatre Trust and one they believe to be central to the development of a renewed vision and business model where community engagement is at the heart of all they do.

The Community Engagement Manager will be an integral member of the Senior Management team working with the Artistic Director and Executive Director to develop a hub and spoke model which enables the theatre to work meaningfully in communities across Cumbria and uses the stunning facilities of Theatre by the Lake as a creative hub to serve those communities.

For full details and how to apply please visit their website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/job/community-engagement-manager/

Closing date: 12 noon, Tuesday 28th September

The Learning Programme Assistant will play a key role in keeping Manchester Museum’s incredible collection alive during the final year of their closure period, ensuring – through your amazing engagement skills – that they continue to inspire young people across the region.

You will also provide creative ideas and support testing of brand new programmes for our late 2022 reopening, in line with our values and mission and in collaboration with the Primary Learning Coordinator and other team members.

The Inflatable Museum will be one of your main ‘places’ of work. You will be responsible for packing it up safely and taking it out in our electric van to schools across the city where you will run fun and impactful workshops – both existing and newly-developed – alongside the Inflatable Museum Support Assistant.

They expect this aspect of the job to take 2-3 days per week. You will be responsible for following health and safety procedures to ensure the safety of yourself, others, resources and collection items. This will be particularly important when working off-site, where you will give safety briefings to school staff and pupils and will need to sensitively but firmly ensure procedures are followed.

There’ll be other opportunities too: to work with families and other audiences at events and festivals across the city using the outdoor Pop-Up Museum; to help us expand and refine online delivery via platforms such as Zoom; and to work inside the museum as they begin to reopen for piloting brand new programmes.

You’ll get involved in supporting all aspects of programmes with primary schools, including marketing and the e-newsletter, administering school object loan programmes, and some financial and bookings administration with the School Bookings Coordinator.

A driving license and willingness to drive the museum’s van are essential requirements for this post.

Full time £24,174 to £27,116 per annum, depending on relevant experience.

Apply here: bit.ly/3jE3HLW

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the day-to-day visitor experience on site, overseeing the cafés and catering provisions’ day-to-day operation.

In this varied customer-facing role, your priority is to ensure an outstanding visitor experience is always delivered.

This role will primarily cover the café’s normal opening hours but you can expect to also work occasional early evenings through the summer season as well as occasional late evenings for special events such as weddings and private functions.

Closing date: 20 September

You must complete an application form available to download from the Lakeland Arts website: www.lakelandarts.org.uk/job

BIMM Institute seek to appoint an individual with a strong background in academic administration, which includes examinations, student records and timetabling.

The successful candidate will work closely with BIMM’s Education and Student Support teams and be responsible for the smooth running of the administration and exams function in Manchester. A degree of flexibility will be required as there is an expectation to contribute/attend BIMM events.

Essential criteria 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels (written and verbal)
• Ability to prioritise workload and respond to changing demands
• Excellent time management and the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a wider team
• Calm and methodological approach to problem solving and solution finding
• Self-motivation and a proactive approach to task completion
• Computer literate with excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience of minuting meetings
• Previous administration experience in a Further/Higher Education background
• High level of data inputting accuracy, coupled with the ability to concentrate in a busy office environment
• Ability to work quickly under pressure

Desirable criteria 

• Experience of using Celcat (timetables) or a similar timetabling system
• Previous experience of working with a VLE/Online Learning Resource such as Moodle, Blackboard, Canvas etc.
• Previous experience of exam/assessment processing
• Awareness of issues in Higher Education and Quality Assurance requirements
• Educated to degree level
• Ability to identify areas for improvement in administrative systems and propose solutions
• Experience of supporting senior staff
• Knowledge of music/music industry

NB:  This is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities of this post.  The post holder may be required to carry out other duties in keeping with the nature of the post as directed by and agreed with the College Principal.

They are committed to establishing a culture of inclusivity across BIMM Institute, so that they truly represent the diversity of their students and the creative industries, both in what they teach and how they work.
All posts are subject to Right to Work and DBS checks.

To apply, contact: Lizzie Duffell careers@bimm.co.uk

See their website here.