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Closing date:  Sunday 17th July 2022
Department: Creative Engagement
Locations: Manchester International Festival/The Factory
The role involves some local travel in addition to desk / remote work.
Fee: £18,000
Remote status: Hybrid Remote
Employment type: Contract
Contact: Abir Tobji <a href="mailto:abir.tobji@mif.co.uk" target="_blank">abir.tobji@mif.co.uk</a>
Availability: This project is likely to take up roughly 20 hours per week
Duration: We’d like someone to start as soon as possible, this contract will run until the end of Feb 2023
 
Join us! We're looking for a freelance engagement manager to assist with the planning, organisation and delivery of a mass participation project leading towards the opening of The Factory.
Manchester International Festival (MIF) invites artists from across the globe to create extraordinary new work for the Festival, which is staged every two years at venues and found spaces across Manchester. The Factory is our new permanent home opening in 2023, a world-class cultural space being built in the heart of the city, where we’ll present a year-round programme and artists will be able to develop work of huge ambition and scale that they might not be able to anywhere else.
This project involves working with expectant families, as well as early years and health care providers. We’re looking for a part-time freelancer to take on the engagement manager role to support the creative engagement team. This person will help MIF design and fundraise for the project and establish necessary partnerships and recruitment strategies for participants for the project. They will also lead a number of engagement coordinators involved in the recruitment of participants and any budgets associated with this.
The project team will need to be available around the Christmas and New Year holidays 2022/23. All project team must be available from 1 to 31 January 2023.
 
As a freelance engagement manager you will work with the creative engagement team to:
<ul>
<li>Lead on the engagement and participation strategy for the project, including developing ideas for participation, participant recruitment, budget forecasting, contracting, training and delivery of activity</li>
<li>Lead on relationship building with participants, ensuring MIF develops meaningful and sustained relationships with people who get involved</li>
<li>Manage budgets and other resources related to the project’s participatory and engagement activity</li>
<li>Work closely with the head of engagement, producers and MIF’s development team to secure additional resource for participatory programmes</li>
<li>Develop and maintain monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including the drafting of written evaluation reports and project updates for funders, to ensure that all the events are effectively monitored and evaluated including for a range of stakeholders and partners</li>
<li>Set up project partnerships with individuals, groups, and services across Manchester and Salford according to the project need, working alongside MIF’s community partnership manager. This might be individuals, community groups, charities, children centres, women support groups, community midwives, primary health care providers, antenatal services, and businesses amongst others</li>
<li>Lead a team of coordinators leading the participant recruitment process for the project</li>
<li>Develop and share learning around working with the public nationally and internationally, including representing MIF/The Factory on local, national and international networks and forums as required</li>
<li>Contribute to the broader work and vision of the creative engagement team as appropriate</li>
<li>Attend meetings with artists, creative teams, communication teams and other collaborators as required to provide them with relevant information</li>
<li>Creation of post-production notes and summary of learnings</li>
<li>Work in line with MIF’s engagement policy and other related policies such as Safeguarding, Health &amp; Safety and GDPR to ensure the duty of care for all participants</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
Things that would be helpful for this work include:
<ul>
<li>Strong communication skills and experience of writing a range of documentation including bids, briefs and progress or evaluation reports</li>
<li>A track record of managing or producing projects and events to set deadlines including budget, event and contract management</li>
<li>A track record of managing a delivery team</li>
<li>Highly developed interpersonal skills</li>
<li>Proven experience of working effectively with a range of community partners from different sectors preferably the health sector and maternity and children services</li>
<li>An understanding of the health sector including its pathways and providers</li>
<li>Local knowledge of Manchester and/or Salford’s communities and neighbourhoods</li>
<li>An understanding of inclusive practice and different communities’ needs and barriers</li>
<li>Commitment to championing representation and inclusion at every level of the organisation with a proven ability to work with people from a wide range of background</li>
<li>Excellent research and development skills and the ability to analyse, use and present information from a range of different sources</li>
<li>Experience of monitoring and evaluating impact of cultural activities</li>
<li>Enthusiasm for a range of arts and culture, an interest ensuring arts are accessible to all</li>
</ul>
Desirable
<ul>
<li>Experience of working with vulnerable adults, toddlers and children and a knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation</li>
<li>Experience and knowledge of safeguarding matters related to domestic abuse is desirable</li>
</ul>
 
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

MIF Office

Manchester International Festival

MIF21 Festival Highlights

Freelance engagement manager

Salary grade: Grade 8a SCP 36 to 39, £40,927 to £44,706 per annum (actual pro-rata salary £16,370 to £17,882 per annum)
3 year fixed-term contract – 0.4 FTE – 14 hours per week
 
Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Young Artists is a new programme of training and support for pop musicians aged 11-18 from across the North West. You could become the first head of the programme!
Launching in September 2022, the new Saturday school will provide young people with life-changing opportunities to explore their talent and achieve their potential, while making music training from the very best tutors, mentors, and artists, accessible to all.
Designed and delivered by the College’s world-renowned Popular Music Department, RNCM Young Artists will offer year-round weekly sessions focused on composition, production, and performance, led by the faculty and student mentors.
With full access to the fully equipped, state-of-the-art recording and producing studios situated in the College’s central Manchester campus, RNCM Young Artists will work in bands, creating, recording, and distributing original music and sharing their work in showcases at the College and in professional venues in Manchester. 
The RNCM is determined to reach and support young people from all backgrounds and will work with partners in local communities to grow a diverse and creative community of musicians, with financial support in place where needed.
We are seeking to appoint the first Head of RNCM Young Artists – a dynamic and inspiring leader, manager, educator, and industry professional, who will direct the programme, recruit students from diverse backgrounds, and cultivate their artistic development and innovation in performance, composition, and production.
This is an exciting opportunity for industry professionals and educators who work in this field to join an exceptional team at a world-class institution and form and shape the future of this exciting new programme. 
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
Essential
<ul>
<li>A professional musician with experience in at least two core disciplines – performance / composition / production</li>
<li>Significant experience of Popular Music tuition with students aged 11- 18</li>
<li>Significant experience of supervision and assessment of students aged 11-18</li>
<li>Professional level of performance, composition and production skills</li>
<li>Excellent communication and organisational skills with an ability to manage staff and RNCM student mentors</li>
<li>Ability to recruit students</li>
<li>To be able to contribute to all facets of the curriculum</li>
<li>Professional level of knowledge of popular music performance, composition and production</li>
<li>An understanding of popular music pedagogy, the contemporary popular music industry and relevant current research</li>
<li>An understanding of monitoring processes and quality assurance</li>
<li>A knowledge of today’s popular music profession; its standards and demands</li>
<li>A professional network that may enhance the programme and students’ career development</li>
<li>Educated to degree level and / or equivalent relevant professional experience</li>
</ul>
Desirable
<ul>
<li>Experience of managing tutor teams</li>
<li>Experience of working in community-based projects with students aged 11-18</li>
<li>Experience of contributing to the development of the strategy</li>
<li>An awareness of the broader educational issues in the 11-18 sector</li>
</ul>
 
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, for more information please visit <a href="https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa</a>.
Closing date: Wednesday 20 July 2022 
Interview date: Wednesday 10 August 2022
RNCM recognises that music is in every culture. 
We are committed to building a diverse community of staff and students.
 
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Head of Royal Northern College of Music Young Artists

Salary: £20,085 pro rata per annum (£12,051 actual salary)
Hours of work: 21 hours (3 days) per week to be worked flexibly
Deadline for applications: Friday 1st July 2022
Interviews: July 12th 2022
 
Opera North is looking for a well-motivated individual to fill the role of community partnerships assistant. 
Working with our local communities is central to Opera North’s vision to be a truly relevant and welcoming organisation. Our community partnerships programme has been running for 7 years and reaches over 100 community groups across the city region. As a Theatre of Sanctuary we welcome and support refugees and asylum-seekers into our buildings and at our performances.
Opera North is England's national opera company in the north. Based in Leeds, we are committed to producing work of the highest quality that excites, challenges and entertains. Acclaimed for its imaginative programming and innovative productions on the main stage, Opera North also programmes the more intimate Howard Assembly Room, with an enormous diversity of activity.
Working in a small, dedicated team, you will have excellent organisational, administrative and communication skills, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritise under pressure. You will share our belief that music and the arts are for everyone, and an interest in working with a wide range of communities.
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
We would like to hear from you if you are:
<ul>
<li>Educated to at least GCSE Grade C Level (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics </li>
<li>Computer literate</li>
<li>Have knowledge of communities that might usually have barriers to engaging with the arts</li>
<li>Experience of basic administrative procedures such as handling data, managing email inboxes and minute taking</li>
<li>Have knowledge of the refugee community and the asylum-seeking experience</li>
<li>Have knowledge of Spektrix booking system or other Box Office system</li>
<li>An interest in the arts</li>
<li>Communication skills, including confidence in telephone communication</li>
</ul>
 
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Opera North Limited

Community partnerships assistant

Closing date for applications: 11.59pm on Wednesday 6 July 2022
Interviews: 13/14 July 2022
Salary: £24,569
 
Are you passionate about nurturing young talent? 
Sadler's Wells is a world-leading creative organisation dedicated to dance in all its forms. Our mission is to make and share dance that inspires us all. 
We are looking for a Coordinator to support the delivery of all aspects of the National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) including workshops, residencies and performances. You will also liaise with NYDC dancers and creative teams, attend residencies and national tours and contribute to the online presence of NYDC.
You will have strong project delivery skills, with previous experience of engaging young people in dance. You will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, administration experience and be willing to work away from home while NYDC is on residency or on tour. 
 
Responsibilities
Programmes
<ul>
<li>Coordinate NYDC residencies and national touring, including organising accommodation, catering and travel for company dancers, staff and creative teams</li>
<li>Liaise with NYDC company dancers and creative teams on residency and touring plans and logistics</li>
<li>Attend NYDC residencies and national tours, staying with the company to provide day to day coordination and working alongside the NYDC Company Support Team to provide maximum support for company dancers</li>
<li>Coordinate NYDC nationwide workshops and recruitment, including administrating applications, planning workshop logistics and organising travel and accommodation when required</li>
<li>Compile appropriate documentation and evaluation of projects as required by line manager or funders</li>
<li>Support the preparation of funding applications and development plans</li>
</ul>
Communications and web
<ul>
<li>Ensure the NYDC website is kept up to date</li>
<li>Monitor and contribute to social media for NYDC</li>
</ul>
General
<ul>
<li>Live, breathe and role model our organisational values of Excellence, Collaboration, Inclusion and Innovation, being aware of the influence and impact you can have at Sadler’s Wells</li>
<li>Represent Learning &amp; Engagement and NYDC at internal meetings as appropriate</li>
<li>Carry out all administrative work generated by the above activities</li>
<li>Maintain essential communications</li>
<li>Respond to general departmental email and telephone enquiries and act as a point of contact for external queries</li>
<li>Attend occasional staff meetings, training sessions and other events which may take place outside normal working hours</li>
<li>Keeping up to date with developments in the arts and dance education sectors</li>
<li>Undertake other duties as may be reasonably required</li>
<li>At all times to carry out duties and responsibilities with regard to Sadler’s Wells’ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Health and Safety Policies. This may include providing assistance with evacuation procedures or building searches in the event of an emergency at any of Sadler's Wells’ premise</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>Experience of working on programmes or projects that engage young people in dance</li>
<li>Experience of administration in dance or arts/education sectors</li>
<li>Project delivery skills including planning, scheduling, delivery and evaluation</li>
<li>Experience of developing content for websites, blogs and social networking sites as tools for engagement with users</li>
<li>Excellent IT skills: able to effectively use a range of software applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, and database and web software</li>
<li>Good interpersonal skills and ability to adapt working style to different people/groups from both the community and professional world</li>
<li>Good literacy skills: Excellent written and spoken English [or British Sign Language if primary language]</li>
<li>The ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as on own initiative</li>
<li>Availability to work evenings and weekends and travel around the UK as required</li>
<li>Availability to work in residential settings, usually during school holidays (approximately 4 weeks a year)</li>
<li>An interest in arts education issues and in developing strategies to increase new audiences for the arts</li>
<li>An ability to work in a busy environment and prioritise a varied workload</li>
</ul>
 
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Sadler's Wells

National Youth Dance Company coordinator

Salary: £22,500 to £23,500 per annum, according to experience
This role is offered on a full time, permanent basis
 
If you have a passion for music and an interest in music education administration, this may be the role for you.
The London Symphony Orchestra discovery coordinator role covers a range of work across Choral and Schools projects, providing an exciting opportunity for a creative, collaborative and highly organised individual to develop LSO Discovery’s work with schools as well as LSO Sing.
The post will be involved in a vibrant and varied programme encompassing the day-to-day work of the LSO Sing Programme and supporting the LSO Key stage concerts for schools. The post reports to the LSO choral and schools projects manager and works within the LSO discovery first access team. 
 
Key duties
Co-ordinating LSO Choral programme
<ul>
<li>Co-ordinating the day-to-day administrative running of the LSO Choirs and vocal projects including the maintenance of members’ databases and being a first point of contact for parents and members</li>
<li>Sending updated schedules to choir members and conductors and ensuring the smooth running of LSO choirs’ rehearsals and performances</li>
<li>Supporting the LSO Discovery Choral and Schools Project Manager in the planning and scheduling of choral activity, including booking spaces for regular rehearsals and concerts, ensuring a balanced and manageable programme of activity for participants and artists</li>
<li>Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with choral music personnel, choir members, and administration, taking their views into account and informing them of the programme’s development</li>
<li>Preparing for rehearsals including printing music and sorting word-sheets for choir members</li>
<li>Ensuring the staffing for rehearsals – including player booking and chaperones booking</li>
<li>Supporting the planning and organising of other vocal workshops and singing activities </li>
<li>Ensuring all child performance licensing requirements are met for performances as required including completely Body of Persons applications</li>
</ul>
 
Administrative &amp; event support for schools and family concerts
<ul>
<li>Processing bookings and enquiries for Key Stage Concerts </li>
<li>Coordinating the Key stage concert schools booking, creating seating plans</li>
<li>Leading a small team on key stage concert days, working side by side with Barbican staff to ensure the FOH school arrivals are smooth</li>
<li>Coordinating and leading on the delivery of Family concert foyer activities including devising activities in collaboration with the Choral and Schools Projects Manager</li>
<li>Booking players and liaising with the Barbican for Family foyer activities to ensure the event runs smoothly</li>
<li>Booking players for a range of projects including KS1 &amp; KS2 Inset days</li>
<li>Distributing and editing text and design of KS Inset project packs, resources and concert programmes</li>
<li>Co-ordinating event logistics and compiling seating plans for various events at LSO St Luke’s and at the Barbican</li>
<li>A friendly and efficient first point of contact for general enquiries for LSO Sing and Schools concerts</li>
</ul>
 
Publicity, marketing &amp; development
<ul>
<li>Creating publicity material for projects, including writing copy and designing leaflets either on InDesign (the LSO’s in-house design programme), Apple’s Pages and Keynote software or in collaboration with members of the LSO Marketing team</li>
<li>Distributing publicity material to potential participants and audiences</li>
<li>Assisting with the collation of copy for Choral and Schools projects listed in LSO print (such as LSO St Luke’s guides and LSO season guides) </li>
<li>Collating evaluation material for funders’ reports</li>
</ul>
 
Records &amp; databases
<ul>
<li>Maintaining efficient database records for project participants</li>
<li>Assisting with the upkeep of schedules on ArtsVision (the LSO’s scheduling calendar)</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
Essential
<ul>
<li>Experience of project administration</li>
<li>Knowledge of classical music and orchestras</li>
<li>Attention to detail</li>
<li>Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office</li>
<li>Passion for music and an interest in music education administration</li>
<li>Ability to work under pressure, and to deliver accurately and consistently</li>
<li>Ability to take initiative and responsibility when working alone </li>
<li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written</li>
<li>Good interpersonal skills with an interest in working with people of all ages and backgrounds</li>
<li>A friendly approach and understanding of the issues faced when working with children and vulnerable adults </li>
</ul>
Desirable 
<ul>
<li>Acknowledge of safeguarding policies and approaches in arts organisations</li>
<li>Ideally experience working with young people in a musical or arts context</li>
<li>A strong commitment to, and knowledge of, music education</li>
<li>Interest in and knowledge of Choral music</li>
</ul>
 
The closing date for applications is 09:00am on Monday 4 July 2022 and interviews will take place on Thursday 7 or Friday 8 July 2022.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

London Symphony Orchestra

LSO discovery coordinator (choral and schools)

Salary: £27,500 per annum
12-month fixed-term contract, 35 hours per week    
 
We are looking for an administrator to join our public acts team within our learning department. 
This is an excellent opportunity to join the National Theatre's (NT) Nationwide initiative to create extraordinary acts of theatre and community and act as the central administrator for the programme. 
You will act as the central administrator for the Public Acts programme, working closely with the Senior Producer, Associate Producer and Public Acts Coordinator to effectively administrate the various elements of the Public Acts programme.  
The administrator is based in the NT’s Learning department. The role is focused on Public Acts but work with the wider Learning team as required for the operation of the programme and the wider development of community engagement at the NT.  
 
The successful candidate will have: 
<ul>
<li>Solid administrative experience in a professional organisation </li>
<li>Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise tasks </li>
<li>Excellent communication skills - writing, face-to-face and over the phone </li>
<li>Excellent attention to detail </li>
<li>Ability to deal confidently and positively with a wide range of people of all ages and backgrounds </li>
</ul>
If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you! 
 
The closing date for the receipt of completed application forms is: Sunday 26 June 2022, at midday 
For further queries please email <a href="mailto:recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk" target="_blank">recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk</a>         
We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from everyone.           
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.       
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access

National Theatre

Administrator

Closing date for applications: Thursday 7 July 2022, 11.59pm
Contract: Permanent 
 
Location: Flexible mix of home working and from The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB
Hours: Full-Time - 40 hours per week, inclusive of breaks, Monday-Friday. Additional hours will be required occasionally on some evenings and weekends to attend events. TOIL will be awarded in line with our TOIL policy.
Salary: £31,000 - £33,000 per annum
 
Are you excited to manage the day-to-day running of an iconic London theatre's individual giving scheme? 
As an individual giving manager, you will also be reporting to the Head of Individual Giving and working with the Individual Giving Officer to implement and carry out a yearly strategic plan to retain and increase support across all levels of membership and wider areas of giving.
The Individual Giving Manager works within the Development Department which fundraises for The Old Vic Theatre Company and The Old Vic Theatre Trust, which is a registered charity. Its aim is to raise voluntary funds for the theatre from individuals, companies and charitable trusts and foundations. 
 
 
Responsibilities
Individual Giving
<ul>
<li>To assist in the development of a yearly strategic plan for individual giving at The Old Vic, to include year-on-year giving (Membership), small and mid-size donations across channels, including online, and community or challenge led fundraising.</li>
<li>To assume responsibility for The Old Vic’s philanthropic individual giving Membership scheme, OV Together. </li>
<li>To retain and increase support by overseeing the delivery of an excellent programme of customer care, include the delivery of a range of benefits, priority booking and events.</li>
<li>Together with the Head of Individual Giving retain and increase support and generate and convert new prospects, to meet agreed annual individual giving targets of c. £1 million to contribute to the overall Development team target. </li>
<li>To monitor progress against targets, ensuring fundraising costs stay within budgeted expenditure and Gift Aid restrictions.</li>
<li>To work with the Head of Events to ensure a comprehensive Events strategy is delivered, in line with membership benefits, and to assist and attend events run by the Development Department to include individual events as required and corporate and sponsorship evenings as needed to support the wider team.</li>
<li>To oversee and draft communications going out to individual supporters including season announcements, updates and invitations and segmenting mailing lists when necessary.</li>
<li>To oversee ticket bookings and catering reservations for supporters, handing over processing to other members of the team as necessary, and to innovate time-saving new processes for automating bookings and reservations.</li>
<li>To line manage the Individual Giving Officer, monitoring key performance indicators and objectives to ensure that targets are met.</li>
<li>To lead on the implementation of all membership/individual philanthropy updates on the website, including the crediting of donors, and liaise with Marketing to ensure this is properly administered.</li>
<li>To innovate and implement new fundraising projects, such as Tap to Donate scheme, creating supporting documents (e.g. case for support and rebrand of membership scheme).</li>
<li>To oversee, with support from the Individual Giving Officer, the tracking of membership retention rates and other data analyses to inform the Individual Giving strategy and to mitigate against any downturn in renewal rates.</li>
</ul>
American Associates of The Old Vic
<ul>
<li>To support the administration of the American Associates of The Old Vic membership and provide support to the Head of Individual Giving with the delivery of the scheme as necessary. </li>
</ul>
Database, Finance and Gift Aid
<ul>
<li>To monitor weekly fundraising income and reporting progress to the Individuals team on a regular basis. Liaising with Finance and work to ensure management accounts reflect expected, received and forecasted income.</li>
<li>To oversee the use The Old Vic’s database, Tessitura, for recording donations, memberships, prospects and events and with support from the Individual Giving Officer, making sure that records are fully up-to-date.</li>
<li>To maintain and improve Tessitura functionality, training other members of the team as necessary.</li>
<li>To ensure that all data complies with procedures for data integrity (e.g. Gift Aid, GDPR and PCI compliance).</li>
<li>To support the Development team’s use of Tessitura and attend regular Tessitura User Group Meetings regarding issues, best practice etc.</li>
<li>To set up Gift Aid for all individual memberships on Tessitura and support the processing of Gift Aid claims submitted to HMRC for all individual donations each quarter, ensuring that this income stream is maximised fully.</li>
<li>To oversee the processing of monthly and annual Direct Debits and Tessitura.</li>
</ul>
Prospects and New Support
<ul>
<li>To support the Head of Individual Giving on the maintenance of a team-wide prospect tracking system and help monitor the solicitation process.</li>
<li>Together with the Head of Individual Giving and Head of Philanthropy develop new ways of giving e.g. Legacy Giving and contactless giving and take an active role in the roll-out, promotion, marketing and administration of these schemes.</li>
<li>To identify new routes, channels and audiences to promote other ways of giving amongst existing Old Vic contacts, our database and new prospects.</li>
<li>To support the Head of Philanthropy to develop integrated stewardship activities for legacy supporters – e.g. supporter newsletter, invitations to events, electronic and direct marketing and face to face meetings, ensuring all activities are in tandem with the overall stewardship communication programme for Individual Giving.</li>
<li>To identify opportunities to further develop relationships with our existing supporters (e.g. cross-sell) and feeding this in to strategic plans for Individual Giving.</li>
<li>Alongside the Head of Individual Giving and the Head of Philanthropy, implement strategies to acquire an increased number of gifts £10k+ to the theatre.</li>
</ul>
General Administration
<ul>
<li>Support the team in researching and compiling information on prospects, writing supporter/prospect biographies for events and meetings and maintaining these on the database.</li>
<li>Support the team in providing benchmarking research within theatre, the arts and the wider fundraising sector.</li>
</ul>
General Duties
<ul>
<li>To keep the Development calendar up-to-date for forthcoming events and projects (OV Evolve and higher level support) and alert the team to pending dead-lines and to do’s.</li>
<li>To ensure The Old Vic’s programmes, website and social media are regularly updated with Development information and liaise with Marketing as appropriate in achieving these tasks.</li>
<li>To contribute proactively to Development team activities.</li>
<li>To undertake training deemed necessary by the Directors of Development.</li>
<li>To carry out any other duties as requested by the Directors of Development.</li>
<li>To comply with The Old Vic’s Equal Opportunities, Sustainability and Health &amp; Safety and Staff Handbook policies at all times.</li>
</ul>
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the Theatre's management may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.
 
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
Essential
<ul>
<li>Experience as a front-line fundraiser, with a proven record of cultivating gifts and making successful asks for donations up to five figures and ideally knowledge of Membership schemes. </li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills and the ability to build good relations both internally and externally. </li>
<li>Highly skilled and confident communicator, both written and verbal. </li>
<li>Creative thinker and a flexible and adaptive worker. </li>
<li>Self-motivated and proactive, ideally with line management experience. </li>
<li>Able to manage multiple, conflicting priorities in a busy and vibrant workplace. </li>
<li>Meticulous attention to detail, excellent proof reader. </li>
<li>Demonstrated commitment to teamwork. </li>
<li>Experience of using venue software Tessitura or other fundraising software. </li>
<li>Knowledge of Gift Aid, Data Protection and PCI compliance regulations </li>
<li>Availability to work additional hours occasionally to attend events or complete urgent work as required</li>
</ul>
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

The Old Vic Theatre

Individual giving manager

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 18th July
Interviews: Friday 22nd July 
Salary: £30,000 per annum
 
This is an opportunity for an ambitious individual to facilitate a step-change in fundraising and help secure an exciting, sustainable future for this leading dance organisation. 
DanceEast's mission is to remain at the vanguard of artistic, participatory and educational practice in dance. Our vision is a world where everyone values the extraordinary power of dance. We provide extraordinary performances and life-affirming participatory opportunities for all and offer a dynamic, nurturing environment for artists at all stages of their career.
DanceEast is seeking a talented Development Manager to grow voluntary income and play a pivotal role in realising the organisation’s fundraising strategy. 
 
Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Work closely with the Head of Communications &amp; Development to implement a new fundraising strategy designer to realise DanceEast's ambitions</li>
<li>Presenting large-scale outdoor dance performances in central Ipswich</li>
<li>Expanding the organisation's sector-leading digital work and delivering a successful Endowment campaign</li>
<li>Build relationships with key individuals and trusts</li>
<li>Ensure effective donor cultivation and stewardship</li>
<li>Research and write funding applications</li>
<li>Communicate the work of DanceEast to current and potential supporters</li>
<li>Maximise opportunities to secure donations at all levels</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>The successful candidate will have previous and demonstrable experience of fundraising, preferably in an arts environment; and success in raising funds from different sources including individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporates</li>
<li>You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong interpersonal skills and an enthusiasm for communicating with a wide range of people</li>
<li>Excellent administrative and organisational skills</li>
</ul>
 
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

DanceEast

Development manager

Closing date for applications: Monday 4 July 2022 at 11.59pm
Contract: Full-Time – Permanent – to commence August 2021
Location: The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB and working from home.
Hours: 40 hours per week from 10am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, although additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the requirements of the post
Salary: £27,000 per annum
 
Are you excited to join the team that raises funds &amp; grows stewardship for the iconic Old Vic Theatre? 
The Corporate Development Officer works as part of the Corporate Development Team within the Development Department which fundraises for The Old Vic Theatre Company and The Old Vic Theatre Trust, which is a registered charity. Across the team, our aim is to raise voluntary funds for the theatre from individuals, companies and charitable trusts and foundations. The Old Vic is one of the only theatres in London with such scale, scope and international reputation to operate as a registered charity, receiving no regular public subsidy. The Development Team currently raises around £3.5 million each year in revenue fundraising.
Looking ahead, as well as continuing our re-opening campaign, we have a bold and ambitious £14.9m capital campaign to create a vibrant, creative hub to house and expand the reach of our education and social mobility programmes. The impact of this project on the theatre’s sustainability and influence will be far-reaching.
The purpose of this job is to offer administrative support on the day to day running of the Corporate Team, and to aid the Team in maintaining and enhancing member/sponsor relationships through outstanding customer service and stewardship. Additionally, to play a key role in meeting corporate revenue targets for The Old Vic by managing an agreed portfolio of corporate accounts and seeking new business, where appropriate.
 
Responsibilities
Stewardship
<ul>
<li>To manage the day to day administration of the stewardship of all The Old Vic’s Corporate Sponsors/Members, including top-tier partners, all ticket requests, client events, table reservations, drinks tabs, tours, site visits and benefit delivery.</li>
<li>Build strong professional relationships with all partners and day-to-day contacts ensuring, with the Corporate Development Team, that supporters and their staff are kept up to date with regular and relevant news from the theatre.</li>
<li>Working with the Corporate Development Team and wider organisation, to draft and collate evaluation reports and supporting materials for Corporate Supporters, including top tier partners’ quarterly meeting reports.</li>
<li>Lead on seeking approvals on supporter artwork, ensuring branding is in line with the contractual agreements and membership benefits.</li>
<li>Assist the Co-Director of Development and Head of Corporate Development to draft agreements, implement and track delivery of benefits under such agreements.</li>
<li>Request and process invoices and monitor payment schedules of corporate supporters.</li>
<li>Effectively track and sign off catering invoices for clients, facilitator invoices and internal recharges.</li>
</ul>
Account Management &amp; New Business
<ul>
<li>To act as account manager on a portfolio of agreed relationships; to provide, track and administrate all the agreed services and benefits to these clients and deliver outstanding stewardship to secure renewal.</li>
<li>To effectively identify new prospects for corporate partnerships, present a well-researched and strategic commercial offer and support the team in securing new business income, researching and pipeline development.</li>
<li>Undertake research to identify corporate prospects and provide profiles and briefing notes to Co-Director of Development and the Head of Corporate Development from which the team can implement approaches.</li>
<li>Identify and deliver mid and long-term partnership plans for our supporters to retain our them over multiple years. You will also look to identify and deliver opportunities for income growth for supporters across other areas of corporate partnerships (sponsorship, ESG, training).</li>
<li>To support effective new business approaches through networking at events, meetings, phone calls, pitches and presentations to secure support.</li>
<li>To ensure you are adequately skilled up and informed across all fundraising sectors and opportunities to contribute to overarching departmental aims and financial targets.</li>
<li>To work with the Head of Corporate Development to implement appropriate KPIs across your personal targets to track progress and maximise efficiency and profitability.</li>
</ul>
Research, Database &amp; Communications
<ul>
<li>To undertake research on both current and prospective Corporate Sponsors/Members, writing new prospect profiles and together with the Corporate Development Team, retain and increase support and generate and convert new prospects.</li>
<li>Carry out research including benchmarking of corporate giving within other venues, and keep up–to-date research on The Old Vic Corporate Supporters’ giving elsewhere.</li>
<li>To manage all corporate ticket requests on Tessitura, including; holds, bookings, and processing of payments.</li>
<li>Log and keep up to date, all supporter and prospect details and contacts on The Old Vic’s database, Tessitura.</li>
<li>To lead on the drafting of communications going out to Corporate supporters including event invitations, season announcements, priority booking periods, approaches, and any other communications needed.</li>
<li>To assist in drafting and editing of corporate information on our website and ensuring that supporters are credited in line with the agreed policy and their level of contribution.</li>
<li>Ensure that crediting of all corporate supporters are correct in Old Vic programmes, front of house panels and annual review.</li>
</ul>
Internal and External Events
<ul>
<li>To liaise with the Head of Events and clients to deliver all client and internal events for the Corporate Team at the highest standard.</li>
<li>To support the Head of Corporate Development in Corporate Training events through contracting and facilitator communications.</li>
<li>To oversee all catering arrangements, ticketing, seating plans, space availability checks, sourcing of training materials for all Corporate Member/Sponsor/Training events.</li>
<li>To oversee the compilation of invitation design and approval, including drafting invitation copy, compiling invite lists, and emailing of invitations.</li>
<li>To send all invites, manage and respond to RSVPs, sending joining instructions to appropriate guests in advance of each internal event and recording attendance on Tessitura.</li>
<li>To compile briefing notes for guests attending internal events.</li>
<li>To oversee the design and timely delivery of programme wraps for sponsor events, liaising with The Old Vic’s Design Team, external printers and the client.</li>
<li>To attend and assist at regular supporter events, taking an active role in event delivery and networking with guests, with additional hours as necessary.</li>
</ul>
Assisting the Head of Corporate Development
<ul>
<li>To work closely with the Head of Corporate Development to support them in all aspects of implementation of the Corporate Development Strategy and diversifying of income streams for The Old Vic.</li>
<li>To contribute to the compiling of projections, budgets and business plans in relation to the Corporate team.</li>
<li>To offer administrative support on the day to day running of the Corporate Team including some diary management, meeting set up, arranging couriers and taking minutes at meetings as required.</li>
<li>To carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by the Head of Corporate Development and Co-Directors of Development.</li>
</ul>
General
<ul>
<li>To work closely with the wider team to ensure that the best possible systems and processes are in place.</li>
<li>To maintain an electronic and physical filing system with meticulous upkeep and organisation of corporate records and correspondence.</li>
<li>To represent The Old Vic appropriately – taking a professional approach to presentation and communication with corporate partners, the wider business community, peer organisations and internal team.</li>
<li>To comply with The Old Vic’s Equal Opportunities, Sustainability and Health &amp; Safety and Staff Handbook policies at all times.</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>Experience within administration in a charity environment.</li>
<li>Outstanding administration and organisation skills.</li>
<li>Excellent written and verbal skills.</li>
<li>Fully computer literate: word processing, spread sheets, database, internet and email.</li>
<li>Ability to prioritise a number of varied tasks and work under pressure in a fast-paced office environment to meet deadlines.</li>
<li>Ability to get on with people at all levels and build and maintain good relationships.</li>
<li>Immaculately presented work.</li>
<li>Good knowledge of the principles of fundraising and stewardship.</li>
<li>Experience in supporting the running of events.</li>
<li>Experience in carrying out prospecting/research based tasks.</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively within a small team and on own initiative.</li>
<li>Outgoing, resilient, flexible and discreet.</li>
<li>Well motivated and proactive.</li>
</ul>
 
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Corporate development officer

Closing date for applications: 4th July at 10am 
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000 pro rata depending on experience (£18,000 to 19,200 per annum)
Contract terms: 24 hours per week
 
The Tetley, a pioneering centre for contemporary art in Leeds, is seeking an experienced and skilled fundraiser to join the team...
This is an exciting time to join the organisation, as having secured the support of Arts Council England, we embark on a capital development project and secure our position Leeds’ South Bank.
The post will lead the development and delivery of The Tetley’s fundraising and development strategy and support fundraising for programme and capital development, with a particular focus on trusts and foundations.
 
Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Lead the development, implementation and delivery of The Tetley’s Fundraising and Development strategy, setting fundraising targets with the Director to ensure that The Tetley retains a strong financial position at all times</li>
<li>Research and identify sources of funding from a broad range of avenues with a particular focus on trusts &amp; foundations, but also including private/corporate sector, individual giving, charities and the public sector</li>
<li>Monitor fundraising KPIs and maintain an up-to- date log of all development activity</li>
<li>Lead on data collection, qualitative evaluation and updates, to ensure necessary information to report to funders is being accurately recorded and captured</li>
<li>Ensure supporters are credited appropriately in print, digital, internal and external signage</li>
<li>Enable the Board of Trustees of the Charity and trading subsidiary to support the organisation in fundraising by establishing clear actions and providing the necessary supporting information</li>
<li>Ensure Salesforce is updated with prospects and donors. Work with the Director and Trustees, to oversee the cultivation and development of private donors</li>
<li>Work across The Tetley team to ensure effective ‘ask’ engagement with all visitors</li>
<li>Ensure adherence to the Code of Fundraising</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>At least five years’ experience of working in development roles</li>
<li>Track record of success with trusts and foundations, securing both core and project specific funding and unrestricted and restricted funds</li>
<li>Experience of working in an organisation receiving public and/or trust funding</li>
<li>Experience of reporting to trusts and foundations</li>
<li>Ability to write clear and compelling text. Excellent communication skills</li>
<li>Highly-organised self-starter with the ability to work flexibly and as part of a team</li>
<li>Excellent project planning and time management skills</li>
<li>Ability to work calmly under pressure and to manage multiple priorities and deadlines</li>
<li>Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion</li>
<li>Commitment to culture and widening its audiences</li>
</ul>
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

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