Creative Sidley project manager

Closing date: 11th October 2024 at 9 am

Salary: £24,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Contract: 16 hours a week, 36-month fixed term

Start date: Immediately

Manage youth programs, coordinate with artists, and oversee community events as a project manager at this community-led project in East Sussex!

Creative Sidley is a 3-year community-led project funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation under Creative, Confident Communities. It is driven by the needs and aspirations of the Sidley community, an area of Bexhill that is in the top 10% areas of deprivation and poor outward mobility in the UK and where its young people have been heavily impacted by economic and social inequality. The Project centres on young people becoming leaders, designing and implementing a creative programme with artists and taking ownership of their community’s creative future in spaces in Sidley, working towards the opening of the Sidley Community Hub.

The Creative Sidley Project Manager will manage the day-to-day operational aspects of the programme as well as supporting the Artists in Residence and the 8 – 10 core cohort of young people involved the project.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Head of Learning and Engagement in all aspects of the project including recruitment of young people and the project team.
• Organising meetings and availability of spaces.
• Liaising with Creative Sidley partners.
• Supporting events and evaluation.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Working with young people (12+) on cultural projects or in creative settings.
• Working with artists to deliver a broad range of creative activity.
• Demonstrable experience of working in community settings, building and maintaining strong working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, partners, and audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and with generosity to connect people, and to share ideas confidently at all levels.
• Strong facilitation and mediation skills that supports active participation across a diverse range of people and perspectives.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace and digital platforms that support young peoples participation.
• A flexible and adaptable approach, able to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• A knowledge of Sidley and its community is desirable but not essential.

To apply

Please apply by sending CV, a letter or video telling us a bit more about yourself and an Equal Opportunities form to the De La Warr Pavilion recruitment team by clicking the 'Apply' button.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.