Community Post Type: Jobs

Salary: £25,756 Full Time Equivalent (FTE). Pro-rata to 0.6
Hours of work: 0.6 FTE, 21 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term one year with possibility of extension
Holidays: 15 days (25 pro-rata), plus days for Christmas closure

Cheshire Dance seeks a Digital Marketing Officer to engage with audiences, partners and stakeholders and to build upon its growing profile in the North West and nationally.

From supporting its regular programme and projects within the community, to leading on the promotion of its events and providing strategic direction in terms of organisational communications, you will engage with diverse audience types to champion the work of Cheshire Dance in the arts sector and beyond.

A confident self-starter, you will utilise your experience in a similar role within the arts or charity sectors to deliver high quality marketing and communications, which build our profile and reputation across platforms. With the experience and ability to craft marketing plans and strategies that meet organisational objectives, you will develop our audiences, increase engagement and build relationships with partners and stakeholders.

You will have skills in designing, managing and executing creative campaigns across a range of communication channels including social media, email marketing, website, print and partner communications. You will fuse your creative copywriting skills with design and video skills to create rich media content.

The Digital Marketing Officer is vital to the organisation, providing a link between the artistic team and the administration team to support Cheshire’s Dance’s programme, projects and events. Whilst this is a busy role, it is hugely rewarding and offers creativity, flexibility and the opportunity to play a part in a creative organisation with very big ambitions.

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 18 October

BIMM University are seeking an experienced and visionary Head of School to lead and ensure the delivery of outstanding learning, teaching, and assessment practices.

Job Description:

• Strategically contribute to the development and implementation of plans aimed at enhancing student and graduate outcomes at the campus level, ensuring alignment with institutional goals.
• Work collaboratively with the Dean of Film to devise and implement local initiatives that broaden access and participation, enrich the induction process, and elevate the international student experience.
• Lead curriculum quality assurance, championing teaching and assessment excellence to ensure the curriculum’s continuous enhancement and relevance.
• Advocate passionately for your subject area, elevating its profile across the campus through innovative curriculum enhancement and strategic engagement.
• Drive teaching excellence by recruiting and developing highly skilled lecturers, ensuring they are equipped to deliver outstanding educational experiences.
• Promote a culture of excellence and collaboration by facilitating the exchange of best practices and effectively addressing any teaching or curriculum delivery challenges.
• Manage performance and disciplinary processes with discretion, advancing matters appropriately to ensure a positive and productive working environment.
• Represent your subject area with integrity in governance forums, actively contributing to university committees to influence decision-making and policy development.
• Champion student well-being, proactively addressing concerns and ensuring a supportive academic environment that fosters student success.
• Participate in university processes to enhance the academic character of the institution, demonstrating leadership and a commitment to academic excellence.
• Support marketing and recruitment strategies by actively participating in open days and other events, showcasing the strengths and opportunities within your subject area.
• Lead and manage the collection, monitoring, and analysis of data to inform strategic decisions and report on key outcomes, ensuring continuous improvement and accountability for your school.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 6 October

Reporting to the Customer Services Team Leader, the post holder will play a full and active role in the day-to-day management of customer and member enquiries across all communications channels, the development of new business from those enquiries, and the effective capture and management of data related to all customer interactions. The Customer Services team also plays a central role in ensuring the museum remains customer oriented and enhancing the customer experience across all activities.

This role includes generating income through processing school and group bookings, new memberships, tickets, and private image, film and licensing sales.

Annual leave requests may be restricted at certain times of the year. There will be a requirement to work rostered weekends and bank holidays as required.

Travel to the five IWM museums on work related matters may also be required.

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 14 October

Thanks to support from National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and The Granada Foundation, Manchester Histories are seeking a Project Manager for the Queer Up North 1992-2002 project: Celebrating Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Heritage.

Queer Up North Festival was one of the most pioneering and influential LGBTQ+ arts festivals in the UK and Europe. Established in 1992 by Tanja Farman and Gavin Barlow as part of the Manchester Festival, QUN quickly became a beacon for queer culture, drawing artists and audiences from across the globe.

Over its first decade, the festival showcased groundbreaking performances and played a pivotal role in shaping Manchester’s identity as an inclusive and vibrant LGBTQ+ city.

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 21 October

FutureEverything is seeking an experienced creative producer who is entrepreneurial and ready to deliver key elements of our portfolio, including developing relationships with partners in fields ranging from technology and academia to culture and the environment.

They are looking for somebody to align projects with their new creative vision, which is being shaped by their decision to bring Nature on to their Board. To help kickstart and embed new ways of thinking across their operations, technologies and artistic programme.

Can you plan and deliver world-class exhibitions, festivals, art installations, conferences, workshops, and consultation work? Can you manage complex budgets and do you possess outstanding negotiation and diplomacy skills?

Do you have the insight and ability to lead on identifying new funding and income opportunities, and building relationships for future business development?

You may already be producing at a cultural institution or as a freelancer, and will already have several years of experience as a project manager.

Are you somebody with ambition, inspired by the work they do, and ready to join them on their journey towards sustainability and growth?

If you are all of these things, and more, they would be excited to hear from you.

FutureEverything is committed to championing equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the cultural sector. If you’re a suitably qualified applicant, they encourage your application whatever your age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or socio-economic background.

They are committed to providing equal access to everyone. If you require any support with the application or interview process then reach out at: info@futureeverything.org

FutureEverything operates out of SEESAW in Manchester (UK), and has a hybrid working policy that encourages the team to combine working in-person and virtually, to align with individual needs.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 14 October

The artist will work together with their partner agencies, volunteers(s) and Library staff to create a Family Art Club programme that will be attractive to refugee families taking part, will be suitable for a library space and will provide a safe and inclusive place where families can play creatively together.

The artist will be supported by worker from an agency currently supporting refugee families in the area and will be required to attend Trauma Informed Practice training before sessions start.

They are looking for an artist or artist collective who:

Can deliver fun, playful arts sessions that will engage a whole family

Has an awareness of how the sessions could support ESOL learning

Can create a programme of activity with an awareness of issues that can affect refugee families. Has experience of working in situations where confidentiality and sensitivity may be required and have some awareness of safeguarding principles.

Can engage with the library staff to make the sessions relevant to the library’s aims.

They are particularly interested in hearing from artists who may themselves have lived experience of the asylum system or are international artists.

To apply and read the full brief, please visit the application form:

https://forms.office.com/e/CEjNZRTZaF

Closing date: 9 October

The last twenty years has seen Liverpool’s Royal Court grow in size and reputation regionally and nationally. To mark the Royal Court’s 20th anniversary, they are commissioning an economic and social impact assessment of their organisation and the many community activities it supports.

The report will demonstrate the economic and social opportunities across Liverpool, the wider City Region and the rest of the UK. The report will also place a value on the social contribution made by the Royal Court by demonstrating increases in the wellbeing of participants across various programmes.

They expect the report authors to consult with a wide range of stakeholders, trustees, young people and community groups, politicians and funding partners to ensure as many stories and views are captured as possible.

They would like the report to be concluded by end of December 2024.

In your tender, please detail the following:

Why your organisation is the best choice for Liverpool’s Royal Court and how your experience and past work makes you suitable. Please include relevant credentials and evidence previous projects.

A proposed team of professionals to undertake the brief. They particularly welcome those with experience in social / economic impact assessment. Please include relevant credentials and experience.

Specific examples of similar organisations that have benefitted from your method and expertise.

How your research plan and assessment framework will help fulfil the brief provided by the proposed deadline

A budget of proposed costs incurred by undertaking the brief. Please include a breakdown of each individual cost

At least two suitable references from past clients

They will be considering tender proposals during the week of 21st October so would appreciate applications being returned by 12noon on Monday 21st October.

Please submit your tender to:

Joe Morris, Executive Assistant: execassist@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com

Role Title: Trustee, 20 Stories High Board

Direct Report: Chair

The Board of 20 Stories High has the ultimate responsibility for the making sure 20 Stories High is well run, financially secure and delivers its objectives for the benefit of the public.

Previous trustee or board experience is not essential as they aim to be a Board where people can come to develop valuable skills, insight and experience.

It is important to them that Trusteesshare the company’s values, and are committed to contributing to their developing practice in terms of both wellbeing and EDIA (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Activism).

To apply and for more details, visit here

Closing date: 11 October

Robin Kingsland’s RUMPLESTILTSKIN is designed for 3 – 8 year olds and their families. It will both tour to schools and play to audiences in the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton during December 2024.

Buxton Opera House is seeking a Technical DSM to be on the book during rehearsals and then to set up and operate the schools tour and Arts Centre Shows. They must be able to drive a van.

Rehearsal and Tech Dates: 18 November to 4 December 2024 (6 days a week)

Performance Dates: 5 – 23 December 2024 (6 days a week)

Closing date: 23 September

How to Apply

Freelance Early Years Movement Specialist to support the early education practitioners in their Rambert Grades’ Creative Dance for Early Years training.

They are looking for a Freelance Early Years Movement Specialist to play a key role in the development of Early Moves. The Specialist will be an experienced Early Years dance facilitator, and will support the early education practitioners in their Rambert Grades’ Creative Dance for Early Years training and their journey to delivering their movement sessions independently and confidently.

This support will be bespoke according to each practitioner, and it will be the successful candidate’s responsibility to design and deliver this support.

To apply, visit here

Closing date: 30 September