Community Post Type: Jobs

The role will assist the Culture Development and Events Officer to develop a rich programme of exhibitions, workshops, volunteer opportunities and events for residents and visitors to Knowsley at Kirkby gallery and Prescot Museum.

Hours: 18.5 hours per week. Alternative Mondays and every Thursday and Friday.

Experience of working within the museum and gallery sector along with working with communities is essential. NVQ in a related field is required.

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 8 May

Operations & Programme Assistant: Job Description

Contract: 38.5 hours per week (full-time, 5 days) with occasional evening and weekend work. 8 months fixed term.

Salary: £25,445 per annum (pro-rata)

Start Date: June 2026

Main duties

Operations (approximately 3 days per week)*

Work with the Operations Managers to ensure Open Eye Gallery runs smoothly and compliantly, ensuring the health and safety of the team and visitors. The role can involve everything from ordering cleaning materials to scheduling and setting up meetings; minuting those meetings to setting up for in-gallery events. It will be necessary to be proficient in Microsoft and Google packages, especially MS Excel and Google Sheets, and calendar management.

Programme (approximately 2 days of the week)*

Support the Open Eye team to deliver on gallery programme production, such as exhibitions (including installation and deinstallation) and events, with the ability to work across the team and with external partners. This would include some evening and weekend work.

*This split is approximate, and we envision that it won’t be as clear cut. A flexible approach to this role is required.

General

A flexible, can-do attitude, great communication skills, and a warm, friendly approach to team work is required. There will be some Front of House work, providing cover in the gallery when needed (including some weekends and evening events), opening/closing and supervising volunteers as required. The role offers a great opportunity for an individual who wishes to move into the arts and experience how a contemporary arts organisation operates.

Requirements to carry out job

Essential (E) or desirable (D) are indicated against each requirement

E: Experience of working within a team

E: Experience of administration

E: Excellent writing skills

E: Excellent communication skills

E: Ability to work independently and as part of a team

E: A very good level of IT skills

E: A positive disposition with the ability to stay motivated and focused

E: Ability to work weekends and evenings based on the nature of Open Eye Gallery’s programme

E: An understanding of and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in the arts

D: Experience of working in arts organisations, supporting events and programme

D: An understanding of First Aid and/or Health and Safety procedures

D: An understanding of Safeguarding measures

D: Experience of working with artists

D: Experience of coordinating and supporting evaluation and reporting processes

D: Experience of supporting public events

D: Experience of working with a charity or non-profit organisation

D: Experience of volunteering or working with volunteers

How to Apply:

Please send a CV and cover letter explaining why you are interested in and suitable for the role to jobs@openeye.org.uk

Please also fill in our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

The closing date for applications is midnight on 18 May 2026. 

Interviews will take place at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool on Wednesday 3rd June. Please let them know in your application email if you have any access requirements. If you have any questions about your application or about the role, please contact pascal@openeye.org.uk.

 

This is an exceptional opportunity to join Arts Council England at a pivotal moment in their history. They are embarking on a significant programme of organisational transformation — redesigning how they work so that services are simple, modern, accessible, and financially and environmentally sustainable.

To deliver this, they are strengthening their People & Culture leadership and creating a role that will sit at the heart of their transformation.

As their new Director of People and Culture, you’ll play a strategic and highly influential role: shaping people strategy and supporting colleagues through a period of organisational evolution.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 11 May

You’ll be a critical part of the team, helping to initiate, develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships, investments and development programmes that catalyse creative ambition and opportunity.

At Arts Council they know that culture and creativity are essential for healthy, happy and resilient communities. They want to make exciting, high quality cultural opportunities and experiences available to everyone, everywhere and we need your help to make that happen.

Contract: Permanent, working 35 hours (Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way they work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility)

Salary: £50,468 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Leeds or Manchester (The role will be based in any of the locations listed; however, they are operating a hybrid way of working and support staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members of the team, normally 1-2 days a week)

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 11 May

Lead the bassoon section with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, delivering exceptional performances across a wide range of repertoire in the UK and internationally.

Principal Role: To perform as Section Leader Bassoon with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a range of musical styles and genres, orchestra and ensemble size

To have excellent orchestral and solo playing abilities, maintaining this to the highest musical standards

To perform in the Orchestra at venues throughout the UK and on foreign tours, involving regular evening and weekend working.

Closing date: 15 May

To apply and for more details, visit here.

Without Walls is a pioneer and trailblazer of exceptional outdoor art in the UK. We forge and spearhead a network of cultural organisations and festivals. They work in partnership to commission, co-create, and share outdoor art with communities across the country, and ensure onward touring nationally and internationally.

They exist to innovate artistic approach, collaborative working, financial sustainability, and inclusive practice. Working with artists, producers, and presenting partners, they collectively enable the outdoor arts scene to realise its full potential and operate as a global leader in the industry. Please read more about them here https://withoutwalls.uk.com/about/

They are looking for a Development Producer (Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent Focus) to join their team and to act as the Without Wall access-lead, dismantling structural barriers for DDN artists, implementing anti-ableism practices, and providing specialist guidance to embed access into the creative fabric of outdoor arts.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

They don’t necessarily expect applicants to tick every box below. Lived experience and a genuine commitment to change matter as much as formal credentials. Successful applicants are likely to have experience or knowledge in the following areas:

Proven knowledge of, and commitment to, access, accessibility and inclusive practice, with specific expertise relating to Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent artists and audiences. Personal lived experience of disability or neurodivergence is welcomed.

An understanding of the outdoor arts sector in England, including its commissioning structures, festivals and development pathways. This might be from a practice, production or development background.

Experience of providing professional access advice, consultancy or mentoring to artists or creative organisations, ideally within a live events or outdoor arts context.

Experience of planning and delivering training sessions on access or inclusion, whether for individual practitioners or organisations.

Experience of supporting artists — whether through mentoring, producing, advice-giving or programme delivery.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with artists, partners and colleagues across a range of contexts, including formal and informal settings.

The ability to manage your own time, priorities and workload effectively in a part-time, independent role.

Please see the full job listing here withoutwalls.uk.com/development-producer-access.

Without Walls is a pioneer and trailblazer of exceptional outdoor art in the UK. We forge and spearhead a network of cultural organisations and festivals. They work in partnership to commission, co-create, and share outdoor art with communities across the country, and ensure onward touring nationally and internationally.

They exist to innovate artistic approach, collaborative working, financial sustainability, and inclusive practice. Working with artists, producers, and presenting partners, they collectively enable the outdoor arts scene to realise its full potential and operate as a global leader in the industry. Please read more about them here https://withoutwalls.uk.com/about/

They are looking for a Development Producer (Global Majority Focus) to join our team and provide structural and creative support for Global Majority artists navigating the outdoor arts sector, ensuring equitable representation across Without Walls’ commissioning and touring programmes, and implementing the network’s Anti-Racism Action Plan. This role will focus on Artist Development, Programme Selection and Training and Advocacy.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

They don’t necessarily expect applicants to tick every box below. Lived experience and a genuine commitment to change matter as much as formal credentials. Successful applicants are likely to have experience or knowledge in the following areas:

Proven knowledge of, and commitment to, anti-racism and equitable practice, with a focus on the needs of Global Majority artists. Experience of working within or alongside Global Majority communities is essential.

An understanding of the outdoor arts sector in England, including its commissioning structures, festivals and development pathways. This might be from a practice, production or development background.

Experience of supporting artists – whether through mentoring, producing, advice-giving or programme delivery – particularly artists from underrepresented backgrounds.

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with artists, partners and colleagues across a range of contexts.
Experience of contributing to or leading a development programme or similar initiative, including planning, facilitation and evaluation.
The ability to manage your own time, priorities and workload effectively in a part-time, independent role.

Please see the full job listing here withoutwalls.uk.com/development-producer-edi.

The Youth Programme Manager leads the operational and administrative management of all youth activity and events.

Working across multiple sites to oversee In Harmony Liverpool Philharmonic (their programme providing free music-making opportunities to children in North Liverpool) and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company (ten weekly youth ensembles), you’ll be responsible for multi-strand project management.

You’ll coordinate timetables, staffing and activity logistics, manage recruitment, and ensure all programmes run safely and to the highest possible standard – converting long-term artistic strategies into practical realities.

The postholder will line manage a team, oversee all budgets and lead robust evaluation processes, while ensuring participants are supported and programmes are always growing. If you’re an exceptionally organised programme manager, with great communication skills and significant experience in a similar role, please do get in touch.

Closing date: 6 May

To apply, visit here.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will develop and implement a wide range of inspiring, inclusive and engaging marketing and brand campaigns to promote the extraordinary collection of work and programmes delivered by National Museums Liverpool.

In doing so, you’ll actively contribute to raising the profile of our organisation by highlighting our seven museums and galleries, exhibitions, events, commercial activities and projects, helping to reach audiences locally, regionally and nationally.

They’re looking for someone with a creative flair and a successful track record of delivering efficient and impactful campaigns. You’ll bring a strong understanding of insight-led campaign work and audience development, be commercially minded, and highly engaged with arts and culture. Working in a fast-paced environment, you’ll deliver a variety of campaign types and sizes and collaborate with colleagues from across National Museums Liverpool.

Together, challenging expectations and creating memorable experiences for everyone.

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

Closing date: 29 April

The Learning Projects Coordinator will help ensure the successful operation of Liverpool Philharmonic’s Learning programmes.

As part of their Youth Company team, you’ll help facilitate all aspects of their rehearsals, projects, events and activities for children, young people and communities, often working in the evenings and weekends. You’ll be responsible for setting up rehearsals and activities, supporting artistic teams to inspire the next generation of young musicians.

You will manage relationships with participants, partners and stakeholders, serving as a first point of contact and providing support for all involved. You’ll also use evaluation and feedback from participants to help increase accessibility and grow reach and diversity. If you’re motivated and organised, and a confident communicator with a great knowledge of music, they’d love to hear from you.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 22 April