Community Post Type: Jobs

Arts Council England has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled candidate to join our inclusive and welcoming team as an Officer in the Museums and Cultural Property team. This fixed term full-time role can be based in any of the office locations listed, offers a salary of £32,163 and a great benefits package.

The Museums and Cultural Property team delivers a range of national responsibilities that support the strategic development of museums and works with the cultural sector in securing, sustaining, preserving, advocating for and enabling access to collections in support of Arts Council’s Strategy Let’s Create!.

For more details and to apply, visit here

Closing date: 24 March

The overall purpose of the role is to lead and manage the Learning & Engagement department and team, overseeing the development and delivery of a dynamic cross-artform programme of courses, workshops and engagement projects for adults and young people at Brewery Arts.

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 31 March

The team are looking for an artist to feature in our Creative Nature Films, a series of 10 short films showcasing Wigan’s distinctive and historic green spaces.

Each film will feature an artist led activity in nature, demonstrating how to creatively engage with these spaces.

• Contact name: Hannah Thompson
• Contact email: hannah.thompson@groundwork.org.uk

The Musical Director will be responsible for

• Planning and leading weekly rehearsals
• Conducting the company, musicians and soloists at concerts, in shows and at other community events
• Working with and advising the committee on the choice of show and the selection of music for concerts and other events
• Working with the committee and advising them on engaging musicians for shows and concerts

The Musical Director may attend the company’s committee meeting when invited by the committee.

Additional Responsibilities

To ensure that safeguarding is always considered when planning shows and company activity.

To support equality, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of the company’s activities.

Person Specification

The Musical Director should have the knowledge and experience and be able to demonstrate the following behaviours and skills

• Knowledge of both traditional and modern musical show repertoire which can also be selected and used separately for concerts
• Experience of directing Musical Theatre Companies
• Experience of leading adult companies
• Experience of choosing musical shows and selecting pieces for concerts and other events to encourage audiences and future company members
• An engaging, enthusiastic and dynamic style that encourages and supports the development of amateur singers and offers opportunities within the company and externally
• Formal conductor training
• Proven ability to build relationships with the company’s committee and company members

The Musical Director will be appointed on a self-employed basis with remuneration discussed at interview and subject to yearly review. The successful candidate will not be employed but will be engaged as an independent contractor providing services to the company. They will be responsible for their own income tax liabilities and National Insurance contributions.

To apply for this exciting opportunity send your CV with a maximum of a two page supporting statement outlining relevant experience, your suitability and the key skills you would bring to the role. Please include names and contact details of two referees, at least one of which must be a current or recent employer.

References will only be taken up if you are successful in being offered the role. Send your CV to jctphipps@yahoo.co.uk (see how to apply below)

The closing date for applications is: – 31st of May 2025

Timetable for recruitment: Interviews (face to face or virtual) to be held during June 2025 (dates to be confirmed)

If successful at interview you will be invited to audition with the company during September 2025

Start Date- beginning of October 2025
Information to:- John Phipps- jctphipps@yahoo.co.uk

The Atkinson are looking for two Centre Assistants to join their Southport Library team! ✨

1 x 20 hours post.
1 x 25 hours post.

Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Flexible Hours/Part Time/Weekends
Closing date: 31 March 2025, 23:59pm.

📚 Find out more & how to apply by clicking this link.

Research Associate, Heritage Collections: Grade 7

Libraries, Museums and Galleries (LMG) and the Centre for the Study of International Slavery (CSIS) are working together to facilitate research into the University’s links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, colonialism, and their legacies.

Working with community groups, the purpose of the Research Associate role is to make this important history widely shared, investigate ways for the community to co-create projects in response, and support curators to transform their own practice, taking a more critical approach to issues of race, identity and colonial history.

Applications close on 1 April 2025.

More here and how to apply: https://tinyurl.com/ywmmk9ap 

Could you support the Liverpool Film Office team by assisting with financial and administrative duties?

They’re looking for an enthusiastic person, with a passion for film and TV, to join their expanding Liverpool Film Office team as a Finance & Office Co-ordinator! 🎬

📌Based at Cunard Building, Liverpool City Centre
📌This is a fixed term role for 12 months
📌Closing date – Friday 14th March

For more info and to apply follow this link 

A rare opportunity has arisen at Liverpool Film Office for a Crew & New Entrant Co-ordinator! 🤩

They’re looking for someone with a positive can-do attitude who will support our Crew Development Manager Helen in promoting local crew while brokering pre-entry and entry-level training and employment opportunities within industry – could this be you?

📌This is a hybrid role but based in Cunard Building, Liverpool City Centre
📌This is a fixed term role for 12 months
📌Closing date – Friday 14th March

For more info & to apply for the Crew & New Entrant Co-ordinator post, follow this link.

Working to the Head of Sales, you will support delivery of the sales strategy for Hosted by NML to drive new business and encourage repeat business across NML’s portfolio of venues. You will cultivate and grow commercial relationships with existing city-wide partners and take a proactive approach to identifying prospective clients to create new selling opportunities.

You will work with the Head of Sales and colleagues across NML to identify new ways to drive income through the innovative use of NML’s estate, finding creative solutions to ensure events can be delivered.

You will be part of a high-performing sales team focused on delivering results. You will monitor and report on sales performance, working with the Head of Sales and Head of Events Operations to take action to mitigate poor performance.

To be successful in this role you will be a proven salesperson with previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment. You will have delivered successful and tangible results, be super organised, love attention to detail and able to achieve positive results. You will be ambitious for the success of Hosted by NML and will relish seizing new challenges and opportunities, which will lead to maximising income to support the work of NML.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 26 March

NML pride themselves on being a place for everyone, but are always aiming higher, aspiring to be representative of the communities they serve. Through people, they are building a culture which embeds trust, respect and inclusion and an organisation in which people are engaged and empowered to enable National Museums Liverpool to evolve. You could be just the right person to join them.

The Security Department at NML plays a vital role in creating impactful experiences for our visitors. Reporting to the Head of Security, you will be pivotal in creating a risk-informed security culture focused on protecting our people, collections, and spaces.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 26 March