Community Post Type: Jobs

Would you like to lead the collaborative design of the Portico’s activity plan for its £7m Reunited project?

Are you passionate about breaking down barriers to accessing heritage as well as the opportunities and challenges of contextualising offensive collections? This role, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, offers an opportunity to work with local communities, partners, staff, members, and critical friends to develop the Library’s future activity programme.

As Activity Planner for the Portico, you will be working closely with staff, numerous project consultants including the Design Team, Evaluator, Business Planner, Interpretation Designer and Lead Fundraiser. Your role is to author a compelling Activity Plan to take the Portico Library through the three-year delivery phase, including a period of closure for the capital works, where you will be running engagement and activities for targeted audiences. This plan should also map out the long term vision for public programming at the Portico once we re-open in 2028.

This piece of work will build on consultation with partners and community groups, with whom some established relationships are already in place but others need to be built up. Staff at the Portico – led by the Creative Producer – will support your work in this area, particularly on site at the Portico in scoping out activities and themes for interpretation.

In addition to the fee for your work, there is budget allocated to consultation on the legacies of enslavement, developing new displays and trialling different activities. You will play a part in allocating this budget with the guidance of the Creative Producer, Librarian and Project Management Team (budget details are in the outline Activity Plan). You will bring together skills and knowledge in audience development, community engagement, heritage interpretation and a love for working with people.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 12 August

While an essential area of experience will be acoustic instrumental and vocal composition, additional and complementary areas of expertise might include electronic music, experimental music, and/or composition for theatre, dance, screen, and video game.

The appointee will be expected to deliver one-to-one composition lessons at undergraduate and postgraduate level, potentially some small group teaching, and may be called on to contribute to auditions, examination, and seminars as required.

The post is initially for approximately 6-8 hours a week during term time.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Larry Goves: Larry.Goves@rncm.ac.uk.

For full details regarding this role please view the candidate pack, which can be found in the downloads section.

You can apply for this role via the Application Form at the link here: https://www.rncm.ac.uk/jobs/professor-of-composition/

All of the fields are required unless stated.

Once you have submitted your application you will receive an automated email from ‘RNCM Website’ confirming your Application Form submission for this role.

Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be submitted to the panel.

If you have any queries please contact our Human Resources department via email at Recruitment@rncm.ac.uk

As a Supervisor in Cass Art’s Manchester Store you will be working as part of the wider store management team assisting in operational excellence and sales growth.

This role is also responsible for the day to day running of the shop floor (sometimes unsupervised), together with supporting the Store Manager and Assistant Manager in direct line management responsibility for all Retail Sales Assistants and Key Holders.

This is a temporary role for 6 months covering 32 hours per week.

Job Requirements

– Retail Team Management experience skills gained at a similar level
– Self-driven and results orientated
– Numerate and analytical
– Sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
– Energy enthusiasm and passion
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills
– Highly organised and motivated
– Passionate about retail and the mission of Cass Art

To apply, see here

Closing date: 26 July

Z-arts, Manchester’s dedicated venue for children and families, seeks a dance facilitator specialising in dance to join the creative team. This is an exceptional opportunity to develop a career within the performing arts industry based with an arts centre focused on working with children and young people.

The resident performing arts facilitator will help Z-arts to provide dance education to address inclusion, equality, and diversity for all young people in Greater Manchester. They will create a culture of dance-making that harnesses potential and encourages all participants to build their skills and develop their talents.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring an excellent, efficient, and welcoming environment for all dance participants to Z-arts and have specific responsibility for the smooth running of Z-arts dance studio and dance sessions. Styles of dance skills required: Contemporary ballet, urban tap, street dance, jazz dance, and musical theatre for ages 5 -7, 8-11 and 12+. Other styles welcome!

Ask them a question or call for a chat. Get in touch in whichever way works best for you – or drop a line and ask them to call you back.

Email: saskia@z-arts.org / Call: 0161 226 1912

To apply, see here

Posts available: 1.
Contract: Permanent.
Term: Part-Time.
Salary: £30,500 per annum, pro rata.
Hours per week: 21 hours.
Reporting to: Head of Community.
Location: The role can be home or office-based, or hybrid. Given the nature of the role they would expect the Community Events Officer to be based in or near one of the three areas where they currently work: London, Manchester or Merseyside.

Employer Bio

Arts Emergency, a mentoring organisation and support network aiming to address the inequalities in the creative and cultural sectors.

Job Summary

The Arts Emergency Community programme provides a wide-ranging offer that supports young people to broaden their experiences of creative careers and cultural organisations, build connections with each other and with the industry, grow in their confidence to advocate for themselves and others, and successfully navigate their pathways into the creative and cultural sector.

This is an exciting new role that will be responsible for planning and delivering a programme of events (in-person and online) that bring together members of Arts Emergency’s Young Community across networking, skills development and community-building opportunities.

To read the full job description and to apply, please click here.

Deadline: 12 August 2024 at 10 AM.

Interviews: W/C 19 August 2024.

Contact Details: jobs@arts-emergency.org.

This role is responsible for creating a culture of reading for pleasure within Woodchurch High school that sits outside the national curriculum but helps to enhance it.

This role leads weekly one-to-one and group Shared Reading sessions with pupils identified by designated staff members. With responsibility for nurturing a culture of Reading for Pleasure within Woodchurch High School this role aims to promote health and well-being through:

– Introducing children to the idea of Shared Reading and reading for pleasure.
– Giving pupils the opportunity to explore, discuss and think about potentially difficult topics in a safe, non-judgmental environment.
– Improving the wellbeing and confidence of children
– Providing children with dedicated time and space to read or be read to.
– Improving life skills e.g. listening, collaborating, social connection

Hours: 1.5 days per week term time only (additional 4 days ad hoc across the year) (Annualised pattern TBC)
Salary: £21,445.42 per annum (pro-rata)
Contract: Term time – 2nd September 2024 to 22nd July 2025
Deadline: 9am, Tuesday 30th July 2024
Reference code: CO_300724

Person Specification:

– Ability to demonstrate wide range of personal reading, including poetry, and the ability to talk about it in an engaging manner
– Read to Lead trained or a willingness to attend this training
– Able to demonstrate why literature is important to you
– Excellent at reading aloud
– Committed to The Reader’s beliefs and values
– A good communicator with great speaking, listening and writing skills
– Able to make and maintain appropriate relationships with schools and teachers
– Has the ability to quickly establish a rapport with young people; a warm and engaging delivery style
– Able to deal with potentially distressing situations in a careful and calm manner
– Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised
– Able to work in a peripatetic style
– Able to demonstrate excellent emotional resilience
– An understanding of the problems of engaging people who think books are not for them
– Experience working with children and young people

To apply please visit https://www.thereader.org.uk/job to view a full job description and application form.

The LIPA Learning Group is an innovative and inclusive unique centre of excellence for compulsory age learning and professional vocational training within the performing arts and creative economies.

Ranging from primary school through to postgraduate study, the LIPA Learning Group develops learners and graduates in readiness to respond to the evolving needs of the contemporary world and the creative industries. They enjoy an international and national reputation for the quality of teaching, their world class facilities and an enviable track record of graduate employment and alumni successes. Aligning with their vision and values, their ambitious strategic plan focuses on the core themes of Excellence, Equity, Environment, Empowerment, Employability and Entrepreneurship.

This is an exciting time in their evolution as they embark upon acquiring degree awarding powers, expand their portfolio of degree programmes, and develop and enhance the provision across their Multi Academy Trust and continue to focus upon and invest in the delivery of a world leading creative learning environment.

They are seeking to appoint an exceptional and experienced individual to the newly created position of Director of Education for the LIPA Learning Group, reporting to the Principal/CEO as a member of the Executive Leadership Team for LIPA HE and as the executive lead and accounting officer of the LIPA Multi Academy Trust. The Director of Education will be ultimately responsible for the success of the Trust and provide strategic cohesion and operational connectivity of the curriculum and student/pupil experience across the LIPA Learning Group.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 19 August

The Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement is one of The University of Manchester’s Cultural institutions. They connect people with the science, heritage & culture of Jodrell Bank and the wider University of Manchester, engaging visitors through a year-round visitor experience via our exhibitions, grounds, events, and festivals.

They’re looking for a skilled events professional to step into the role of Events Production Manager as Maternity Cover, delivering a high-quality public events programme that attracts a wide range of people to Jodrell Bank provoking wonder, curiosity, fun, engagement and learning across science, heritage, culture, and the arts.

The world-leading science and heritage of Jodrell Bank set a high bar for all of their work and requires them to deliver innovative, credible content of high integrity and quality in their events programme. The post-holder will continue to develop and deliver the programme of events that was relaunched in September 2022, which continues to develop. The post-holder will continue to programme events that reach the wider range of audiences (e.g. young adults, science/tech aficionados, urban-based culture seekers etc) attracted to Jodrell Bank, expanding the appeal of the programme.

Their events must be delivered to the highest possible standards for all involved, be they attendees, staff, guest speakers/talent, partners and volunteers and others.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 29 July

PHM generates income through many channels including retail, venue hire, catering contracts and commissions. Since the impact of COVID-19, we have worked hard to rebuild these commercial income streams as a key source of self-generated income for the museum.

Within the current climate, self-generated income is more important than ever, and they are now embarking on a new project to grow their commercial work further. This two-year project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and will focus on the future resilience of the museum. They aim to evolve their approach to grow and develop existing commercial income streams and explore what our future model should look like.

This is a dynamic role which will lead on refining our commercial strategy. The immediate focus will be to deliver their commercial plan, working with our skilled team to develop, market and grow existing income streams. This role will have responsibility towards meeting ambitious targets and reporting to their Trading Company Board. Over time, the role will shift to have an eye on the future, testing new ideas to increase the level of self-generated income.

They are seeking a strong project manager with commercial experience and excellent relationship management skills. Experience within the events and hospitality sector is essential. This will be a fast-paced role, where no two days are the same.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 31 July

The museum is seeking a skilled senior leader to take the organisation into the future, bringing creativity and dynamism at a time of organisational change. Working with the staff team and trustees you will bring their ambition and values to life with a key focus on organisational resilience and strategic audience development.

As well as delivering the 2024/25 business plan, the new Director will lead the organisation in developing its medium and long-term strategic plans for the future of the museum, as it looks to make the changes needed to navigate a challenging economic climate and fundraising landscape. You will need to be agile and responsive to lead the organisation against the challenging backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis and high energy prices.

They are seeking an inspiring and motivational leader with a proven track record of advocacy, networking and stakeholder engagement, as we look to build our profile in the city region and also nationally and internationally. You will be confident in managing and developing strategic relationships, working to raise the profile of PHM’s impact for audiences and communities and securing vital resources to safeguard our future.

A passion for their collections that explore the radical stories of people coming together to champion ideas worth fighting for is vital, alongside a strong commitment to social justice. As we develop plans for a redevelopment of our galleries you will champion content that is bold, brave, challenging and shared with care, compassion and hope for a better future.

Your vision will ensure the museum remains and grows as a welcoming organisation, committed to standing in solidarity with people who face persecution and discrimination. You will lead the museum in responding effectively to changing audience expectations, whilst remaining committed to honouring their socially engaged practice and the legacy of recent community engagement, co-curation and partnership working.

To apply and for more details, see here

Closing date: 31 July