Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) Programme Coordinator – The Lowry, closes 28 Apr ’24

CAT Programme Coordinator – fixed term contract renewed annually in line with academic year funding, 37.5 hours per week, £25,642.50 per annum plus staff benefits

The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed cultural landmark situated at the heart of MediaCityUK, one of the world’s most exciting culture and media destinations. The Lowry is also a registered charity with a long-standing commitment to using creativity and culture to support the wellbeing, life chances and positive development of children, young people and local communities

In this role you will be responsible for providing coordination and project support to facilitate the operational delivery of The Lowry’s Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) and other youth dance activity such as the regional youth dance festival, U.Dance NW. In addition, this role requires the candidate to provide training development and pastoral support to the young people on our CAT and internship programmes.

The successful candidate will have excellent coordination and organisational skills and knowledge of the Music and Dance/National CAT scheme. You will have understanding of good practice in dance education, training, the youth dance sector and the nurturing of young creative dance artists

Please note: The successful applicant will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

The role has a number of staff benefits including:

  • Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets
  • Free car parking just a few minutes’ walk from The Lowry building
  • Generous annual leave entitlement and a paid day off for your birthday
  • Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within The Lowry building

Please note that Salford Quays is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options – bus, car, tram and bike.

The application deadline for this vacancy is Sunday 28 April 2024 at 11:59pm. Interviews are provisionally planned for the week commencing 6 May.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 28 April

Art Sales Consultant – Atelier Galleries, closes 26 Apr ’24

Atelier Galleries is an associated brand under the DeMontfort Fine Art and Clarendon Fine Art family, which specialises in luxury artwork with significant savings. Together, with our other brands, we are the UK’s leading fine art retailer and distributor. We are looking for someone to join and support our Atelier expansion!

The successful candidate will have a wealth of experience within Sales, be able to cope with a high amount of footfall from customers daily and provide a friendly and personal service.

You will be joining a very successful and established Company that has expansion and growth high on the agenda. We provide a multitude of platforms and opportunities to support our team members in being the best versions of themselves, including an open door approach and a vibrant, fun and inspirational work environment.

We take care of our team! Rewards and Benefits:

  • We recognise hard work so we give you 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays in lieu)
  • Contributory employee pension scheme
  • Develop and advance your career with promotion and progression opportunities
  • Join the wider company at social events throughout the year
  • We offer a 24/7 helpline for you and your relatives, somebody to talk to, mental health assessments and action plans for short term counselling
  • Sell Artwork, buy artwork – as a thank you we offer a fantastic employee discount scheme of up to 50% off
  • Employee PERKS – we offer you benefits and discounts including food, drink, retailers and fun days out all through Bravo Benefits
  • Reduced priced gym memberships through our employee perks scheme
  • Milestone rewards to celebrate your big life events both inside and outside of work
  • Seasonal ‘Thank you’ gifts from the company throughout the year

To apply, see here

Closing date: 26 April

Ticketing Supervisor – Royal Northern College of Music, closes 15 Apr ’24

Recognised as one of the world’s leading conservatoires with integrated performance venues, the RNCM welcomes applications for a fixed-term (18 months) Ticketing Supervisor to play a key role in delivering outstanding customer service and to contribute to the operational success of the College’s events programme.

The successful candidate will join a dedicated team who are passionate about live music, its importance to people’s lives and to social prosperity in the city of Manchester.

Supporting the Ticketing Manager in the coverage of event shifts and customer services, the Ticketing Supervisor maintains the RNCM’s ticketing operations throughout a busy and diverse season of events – ranging from the College’s flagship student ensembles to visiting commercial hires. 2024 is also a period of dynamic change for the College as it undertakes a multi-departmental project to transition between CRM systems and ticketing infrastructure.

The Ticketing Supervisor shares supervision responsibilities of casual ticketing assistants at events, being a key liaison between the ticketing desk and Front of House, as well as one of the first points of contact for the RNCM’s diverse audiences. The role-holder is also required to work variable rota patterns on a weekly basis to correspond with the RNCM events schedule, including evening and weekend shifts on site.

Prior experience of events administration is essential, as is a capacity to develop proficiency in the CRM/ticketing platform Spektrix.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 15 April

Museum Officer – The Fusilier Museum, closes 16 Apr ’24

Based Bury, Greater Manchester

Salary c. £22,310 p.a. (pro-rata)

Part time – 4 days/30 hours per week

You will be passionate about the preservation of historical information and artefacts and have a proactive approach in helping to ensure that the museum remains an important community amenity by creating a quality visitor experience.

Additionally, you must have the aptitude and skills necessary to deliver educational workshops to formal learning groups for which a full, clear DBS check is necessary.

As a registered key-holder, you must also take responsibility for the security of the building by adopting a structured approach towards security and the safety of the general public.

This role requires Saturday working for which a weekday can be taken in lieu.

We value highly the contribution that all of our colleagues make at the museum, and if you would like to join our team, please contact John Harwood on 0161 763 8950 or email him at john.harwood@fusiliermuseum.com

To apply, see here

Closing date: 16 April

Trainer, LGBTQIA+ Awareness – Curious Arts, closes 10 Apr ’24

Curious Arts and Northern Pride are seeking to extend our team of trainers to support and deliver our “Proud Allies” LGBTQIA+ Awareness Training.

Our Proud Allies training has been delivered to arts, culture & heritage organisations, charities, social care and educational settings, local authorities and more recently to larger scale commercial businesses and corporate industries including Sky, TWITCH, Northern Gas, Nexus, Cleveland Police and Northumbria Police. The training has been warmly received and due to popular demand we are increasing output and require more trainers to join our experienced and knowledgeable training team.

Since 2019 we have delivered over 150 training sessions to over 100 organisations. With over 2000 individuals having participated in the training, raising their awareness, increasing confidence around the use of inclusive language and providing a greater understanding of the intersectionality of the LGBTQIA+ community.

In 2023 we worked closely with Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI) to deliver numerous Proud Allies training sessions to staff from the hospitality industry and tourism sector to ensure that the LGBTQIA+ community always receive a positive welcome when visiting the North East region.

Trainer fee:

A fee of £100 will be paid per session.

£16 per hour will be paid for pre-agreed meetings/admin.

Prior to on-boarding, the successful applicant will receive training and mentorship from our experienced training team who currently deliver the training.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 10 April

Company Manager – Wired Aerial Theatre, closes 11 Apr ’24

Wired Aerial Theatre are seeking to appoint a Company Manager who has excellent organising, planning and communication skills, and enjoys travelling and working abroad. 

This is a fixed term contract for 6 months, beginning in May 2024. Work in the UK will be 2 days a week and there will be a period of time (11 weeks) where this job will continue in Austria to work on a large-scale production, on full time hours. After this, we return to the UK and resume work at 2 days a week.

As this role involves office-based work when in the UK, we are searching for someone who is based locally to Liverpool.

Job Title: Company Manager

Salary: £28,000 pro rata

Contract: Initially 6 month Fixed Term

Responsible to: Directors

Location: Remote and in person whilst in UK, on site at Producing Festival in Bregenz, Austria

Hours of Work: UK: 16 hours per week | Bregenz (Austria): 40 hours a week

Annual Leave: 20 days per year pro rata plus statutory bank holidays.

Pension: Pension is currently 5% employee 3% employer it will increase as per government guidelines

Key relationships: 

  • Internally: Artistic Director and Technical Director.
  • External: Finance Manager, Accountants (re Payroll), HR Consultant, Producing Festival: Bregenz.
TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND: 
  • A current CV
  • A Personal Statement (no more than 1 side of A4) which outlines your skills, experience and knowledge and how you would deliver the role with attention to the outlined duties, responsibilities and personal specifications

to celia@wiredaerialtheatre.com making the subject title, ‘Company Manager application’.

Please also complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by following this link and hitting submit.

Applications close on Thursday 11th April 2024, 12pm (noon). 

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted on 12th April and should be available for interviews on 19th April 2024. 

LGBTQ+ Team Leader / Youth Worker roles – GYRO, closes 12 Apr ’24

Be a part of the team and work on the GYRO/TAY LGBTQ+ youth groups or help lead the team to deliver vital LGBTQ+ youth services in Liverpool.

Our group work is aimed at Yr7 12- 25 years old LGBTQ+ youth. Core delivery runs 3 days a week between the hours of 4pm-8pm. There is often some weekend and community work that we engage in outside of the usual groups. We need passionate youth workers to deliver group youth work as part of a dynamic team. Create session plans, deliver and record. Fun stuff, half term activities, partnership working, serious issue based work all welcome.

We also need someone to oversee the delivery of our LGBTQ+ services which means networking, supervising staff, delivering and overseeing some 1:1 and group work. You will be supported to achieve these goals.

You can do this! These LGBTQ+ young people deserve the best and that’s why you or someone you know should apply.

We would really encourage anyone with lived experience of marginalisation to apply. You deserve to be seen as a leader and achiever in this field of work and we are open to hear how we can make that happen with you.

To apply, see here

Closing date: 12 April

Executive Assistant – Liverpool Royal Court, closes 18 Apr ’24

Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre is now hiring.

This is a new role in the organisation that will support the theatre’s CEO, Board and executive team including trustees, Finance Executive Officer and Exec Producer. The role will focus on supporting the CEO in the day to day operation of the organisation including fundraising, grant monitoring and data collection for evaluation purposes.

How To Apply

If you think that you meet all the requirements to be a successful candidate, please send us the following:

• An up-to-date CV

• A supporting statement which details why you want the role, how it fits in to your longer-term career plans and how you feel you meet the expectations of the JD, ensuring that you address each point under the ‘successful candidates will have’ section above

• The names and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer, if possible. We will not contact any referees without your prior permission

• We will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria within the person specification

• Completion of our EDI form which will help the organisation to be more diverse

If you require further information about this recruitment process, need additional information about the role, or would like to discuss your access requirements please email Abishek Devadas on abishek@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com

We would appreciate it if all candidates could complete the EDI form to help the organisation to monitor diversity across the organisation. We particularly welcome applications from people from the Global Majority for this post.

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

We’re committed to creating a comfortable and inclusive environment for all candidates, so please let us know if you need any accommodations or special arrangements for the interview.

Job Information – https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/liverpool-s-royal-court/executive-assistant-to-ceo/959184?tsId=8

Closing date: 18 April

Sales Assistant, Maternity Cover (12 months FTC) – The Beatles Story, closes 3 Apr ’24

To support the Sales and Marketing team during maternity leave cover by assisting with overall daily sales tasks including:

  • Booking System – complete full training for new Booking system to efficiently deal with the administration of online customers, groups and travel trade bookings through the in-house booking system, including set up, bookings, API links, customer correspondence, packages and reporting.
  • Customer Enquiries – deal with incoming general customer enquiries, trade and group bookings with clear communication and timely response.
  • Travel Trade Partners – update spreadsheet of TBS key travel trade partners including key contacts, engagement plan, follow up and analysis of trade sales for reporting purposes.
  • Sales Analysis/Reports – analyse sales performance for key visitor data and production of clear, concise key sales data to assist with management reporting and analysis of weekly/monthly sales performances.
  • Promotions: Set up and evaluation of any promotions with clear customer communications process and analysis of results for sales reporting purposes.
  • City Partners: Engagement with key city partners including hoteliers, attractions, BIG, Visit Liverpool to set up packages and partner discounts for upselling opportunities.
  • CRM/E-Newsletters – production of regular, timely e-newsletters and analysis of engagement and results for reporting purposes.
  • LinkedIn – enable relevant B2B LinkedIn postings with analysis of engagement and evaluation of communications.
  • Customer Review sites – responding to review site customers efficiently dealing with any complaints with timely responses.
  • Engagement with key local businesses, hoteliers, attractions and affiliates to increase co-promotional sales and activities.
  • To carry out any other duties which naturally fall within the reasonable expectations of the role.

If you wish to apply for the above role then please send an up-to-date CV and covering letter to dianeglover@beatlesstory.com to be received by 5pm Wednesday 3rd April 2024.