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Closing date for applications: 31 August 2025Salary: £37,500 - £39,000 per year Design and deliver innovative programmes that break down barriers and champion representation for underrepresented young people in the creative industries.&nbsp;We are seeking an experienced and collaborative inclusive talent programmes manager to lead the growth, delivery, and continuous improvement of some of our Entry Route programmes. This role will be pivotal in co-creating equitable pathways that enable more young people to thrive as artists, makers, audiences, and cultural leaders.You will design and manage participatory talent development initiatives including Creative Industry Placements, the Young Artist Programme, Talent 25, and collaborate with the inclusive talent engagement team to shape and develop radical, equitable and connective programmes such as the flagship Upgrade Yourself Festival, the Digital Series and helping deliver elements of Paul Hamlyn evaluation programme.&nbsp;Working closely with internal teams across Somerset House, external partners, and community organisations, you will help shape programmes that are accessible, culturally responsive, and centred on the leadership and lived experience of young people. This role is also responsible for establishing effective impact measurement and evaluation to ensure programmes remain relevant, evidence-led, and responsive to the needs of underrepresented young people. Responsibilities<ul><li>Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of talent development programmes targeting young people underrepresented in the creative industries</li><li>Collaborate with the head of inclusive talent to develop strategic programme goals that deepen impact and broaden engagement.</li><li>Build and maintain partnerships with community groups, education providers, and creative organisations to enhance access and participation</li><li>Work collaboratively with Somerset House departments, including Studios, Exhibitions, Live Events, and Residents to develop ideas and integrate inclusive talent development into wider public programming</li><li>Manage programme budgets with accuracy and transparency, reporting regularly to the head of inclusive talent</li><li>Develop and sustain effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks that measure both quantitative outcomes and qualitative impact related to skills, empowerment, confidence, and career pathways.</li><li>Support communications and collaborative event planning with the inclusive talent engagement team</li><li>Champion equitable, accessible, and participatory approaches in all aspects of programme delivery, ensuring application and selection processes and participant support are barrier-free</li><li>Promote a workplace culture that values diversity, accessibility, wellbeing, and professional growth</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experience<ul><li>Has a proven track record designing and delivering talent development or youth engagement programmes for 16–30-year-olds, ideally within or linked to the creative sector</li><li>Demonstrates a strong commitment to equity, anti-racism, access and inclusion, with practical experience applying these principles through co-creation and participatory practices</li><li>Is a skilled facilitator, able to design and lead inclusive, engaging workshops and group processes that build trust, confidence, and agency among young people from a range of backgrounds</li><li>Understands the challenges faced by young people who experience multiple barriers and employs trauma-informed, culturally responsive approaches</li><li>Has demonstrable project management and planning skills, with considerable experience of working in complex programme delivery, ideally in a high-volume environment with the ability to work effectively under pressure</li><li>Is experienced in budget management, evaluation, reporting, and using data to inform programme development</li><li>Understands safeguarding and pastoral care in youth work and/or learning and participation settings</li><li>Has a background in community organising, cultural programming, youth work, or social justice-oriented education are welcome</li><li>Has a passion for social change and supporting emerging creative talent to flourish on their own terms</li><li>Is well organised, with demonstrable administrative, analytical and IT skills (Microsoft Office and other planning, budgeting and booking systems)</li><li>Is skilled at building and nurturing partnerships across communities, organisations, and internal teams</li><li>Maintains up-to-date knowledge of the creative industry landscape, youth workforce development, and policy contexts relevant to talent development and equity</li><li>Communicates confidently and empathetically with young people, colleagues, partners, and stakeholders</li><li>Is a collaborative team player with strong problem-solving skills and a flexible, pragmatic approach</li><li>Has a commitment to continuous learning and reflective practice</li></ul> Additional informationSomerset House is open to all, and we value everyone's unique skills. Somerset House Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to championing equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to equal opportunity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.&nbsp;Where candidates are equally qualified, we will seek to prioritise diversity to help us increase representation across the creative economy and the Trust. We anonymise all job applications to help avoid discrimination in the initial screening stage of our recruitment process. This reinforces our commitment to focusing on the skills and qualifications of all applications from the start.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Somerset House

Programme manager - inclusive talent engagement

Closing date for applications: 3 September 2025Salary: £35,000 - £36,750Department/team: DevelopmentResponsible to: Head of philanthropy and individual givingContract: PermanentLocation: Mix of home working and from The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB (min 3 office days)Hours: Full-Time - 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday. The Old Vic offers the ability to work these flexibly under the guidelines in our Hybrid Working policy. Additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.Direct reports: Individual giving officer Play a key role in fundraising at one of London's most iconic theatres, leading individual giving programmes and helping raise millions!The role will support the development team to successfully raise between £3.5-4 million annually through fundraising, in addition to a concurrent £19.25m capital campaign. The successful candidate will efficiently manage the day-to-day running of The Old Vic’s individual giving scheme, reporting to the head of philanthropy and 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.You will be working in the development department which fundraises for The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000, a registered charity. Its aim is to raise voluntary funds for the theatre from individuals, companies and charitable trusts and foundations, as well as through special fundraising events. The Old Vic Trust receives no government subsidy and is reliant on fundraising and ticket sales for its annual income. ResponsibilitiesIndividual giving<ul><li>Contribute to developing a strategic plan for individual giving including membership and small to medium sized donations across all giving channels.</li><li>Working in tandem with the senior philanthropy manager, manage prospect lists and collaborate on new prospect pipelines to maximise individual giving income across both memberships and philanthropy</li><li>Assume responsibility for The Old Vic’s philanthropic individual giving membership scheme, OV Together.</li><li>Retain and increase support by delivering excellent stewardship, including delivery of benefits and events, and communication with donors.</li><li>Generate and convert new donor prospects in order to meet and exceed agreed annual individual giving targets of 1.25 to £1.5 million annually to contribute to the overall development team target.</li><li>Line manage the individual giving officer, monitoring key performance indicators and objectives to ensure that targets are met.</li></ul>Administration<ul><li>Oversee lists and draft communications going out to individual supporters, including season announcements, updates and invitations and segmenting mailing lists when necessary.</li><li>Oversee ticket bookings and catering reservations for supporters and to innovate time-saving new processes for automating bookings and reservations.</li><li>Ensure membership collateral is regularly updated to deadlines.</li><li>Ensure database records are updated with donations, research notes, memberships and event attendance.</li><li>Monitor progress against targets, ensuring fundraising costs stay within budgeted expenditure and Gift Aid restrictions.</li><li>Devise and with input from the events team maintain a system for accurately logging and tracking costs incurred for delivering membership benefits in line with HMRC and Gift Aid guidelines.</li><li>Ensure that all data complies with procedures for data integrity (e.g. Gift Aid, GDPR and PCI compliance).</li><li>Oversee the processing of monthly and annual Direct Debits by the Individual Giving Officer.</li><li>Support the administration of the American Associates of The Old Vic membership.</li></ul>Prospecting and new support<ul><li>Identify new routes, channels and audiences to promote other ways of giving amongst existing Old Vic contacts, our database and new prospects.</li><li>Innovate and implement new fundraising projects, such as Tap to Donate scheme, and create supporting documents (e.g. case for support and rebrand of membership scheme).</li><li>Use data analysis to track membership trends and prospecting, with support from the individual giving officer, to inform strategy and cultivation efforts for upgrading and recruitment.</li><li>Identify opportunities to further develop relationships with our existing supporters (e.g. cross-sell) and feed this into strategic plans for individual giving.</li><li>Support the senior development operations manager on the maintenance of a team-wide prospect tracking system and help monitor the solicitation process.</li></ul>General<ul><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>Contribute proactively to development team activities.</li><li>Undertake training deemed necessary by the development director.</li><li>Carry out any other duties as requested by the development director.</li><li>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 and experience<ul><li>Demonstrable track record of successfully managing an individual giving scheme</li><li>Meticulous attention to detail and ability to work independently and with initiative</li><li>Confident dealing with a range of stakeholders and diverse relationship management</li><li>Excellent and demonstrable administration skills, including with regards to financial record keeping and fundraised income</li><li>A friendly and professional attitude; able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills</li><li>Good working knowledge of Gift Aid</li><li>Outstanding administration and organisation skills</li><li>Ability to juggle multiple priorities and pivot when time-sensitive tasks arise</li><li>A collaborative approach to working in a small, busy team</li><li>Robust knowledge of CRM/fundraising databases (Tessitura is an advantage)</li></ul> We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of the global majority, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse and disabled candidates.Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

The Old Vic Theatre

Individual giving manager

Closing date for applications: 1 September 2025Salary: Total package up to £50kLocation: This role is based in Southampton with occasional travel required. Hours of work will be varied and will include evening and weekends, so flexibility is essential.Department: ProducingReporting to: Creative directorResponsible for: Nationally produced and co-produced workGrade: Leadership team Take the lead on ambitious national productions and drive the partnerships that bring inspiring theatre to life.Mayflower Theatre is the largest theatre on the south coast, welcoming more than 500,000 visitors a year. With a trusted reputation for presenting an eclectic artistic programme including the best in musical theatre, dance, opera, live music, drama and comedy our 2,270-seat venue attracts the world’s best touring productions. Mayflower Theatre is an independent charitable trust, working to the vision of ‘Inspiring Experiences’, ensuring theatre is accessible to all and that our 1928 Grade II listed building is maintained for generations to come.We are seeking a dynamic senior producer to be a key contributor to the creative output of Mayflower Theatre and Mayflower Studios. This is a leadership role that requires a thorough understanding of how to collaborate with innovative artistic teams to create productions and co-productions. Applicants should have demonstrable experience of negotiation and partnership management on a national scale with a track record of producing within the theatre industry.&nbsp;The purpose of this role is:<ul><li>To lead the delivery, development and evaluation of all national producing.</li><li>To develop and deliver co-producing opportunities.</li><li>To ensure that both venues play a full part in the cultural ecology regionally and nationally.</li><li>To contribute to delivering the producing programming objectives.</li></ul> ResponsibilitiesRelationships and reputation<ul><li>Develop the reputation of the company ensuring that quality is maintained across all produced and co-produced work.</li><li>Attend first nights and company events when required and ensure artists are formally welcomed.</li><li>Represent the organisation at partner, stakeholder and industry meetings as required.</li><li>Keep abreast of industry news, developments and maintain a professional network and use this knowledge and connections to inform producing proposals.</li><li>Manage and maintain excellent relationships with our partners, stakeholders, funders, producers, artists and internal teams to continue to develop the produced and coproduced programme and maximise net revenue for the company.</li><li>Ensure that Mayflower plays an active role in the regional and national arts sector and is seen as a contributor to the cultural ecology.</li><li>Promote the produced programme for advocacy purposes.</li></ul>Producing<ul><li>Manage all aspects of the national, new midscale and large-scale touring produced projects, designing activities and managing events that achieve Mayflower’s business plan and ACE funding objectives.</li><li>Seek and negotiate project/production enhancement and co-production deals.</li><li>Employ excellent communication skills ensuring clarity and timely and efficient responses in all correspondence, keeping creative teams informed and supported throughout projects.</li><li>Manage the production and store supervisor to support in the delivery of all producing projects.</li><li>Manage producing budgets and ensure best value is achieved in all projects.</li><li>Ensure all activity within the producing programmes are delivered to the highest quality and are undertaken safely.</li><li>Collaborate with colleagues and external partners to source new work that fulfils the artistic vision and business plan.</li><li>Plan and manage projects that use arts activity to promote Southampton stories.</li><li>Evaluate all productions to help inform future work.</li><li>Help develop and implement a suitable audience development strategy to support the midscale and some large-scale work.</li><li>Maintain show budgets ensuring that box office income is maximised and artistic costs are controlled.</li><li>Contribute to the collation of statistics for management reports and funders.</li><li>Ensure that systems are in place so that all produced work meets all its Health and Safety requirements.</li></ul>Leadership team<ul><li>Ensure excellent communication to assist in creating a positive working environment for all employees and freelancers and to establish a sense of unity, purpose and engagement.</li><li>Protect the sustainability, income and reputation of Mayflower.</li><li>Manage the operational delivery of organisational objectives.</li><li>Ensure all administrative procedures are in place so that the department meets deadlines and disseminates necessary information efficiently to all internal departments and external stakeholders.</li><li>Contribute to business planning, corporate strategy and annual budgets.</li><li>Attend leadership, senior management and operational meetings, chair and be minute taker as per rota.</li><li>Assist head of department in the preparation of quarterly board reports.</li><li>Take responsibility for the strategic planning of team holidays and days off to ensure adequate operational cover.</li><li>Ensure team appraisals are completed and logged in a timely manner.</li><li>Embrace, promote and ensure the implementation of Diversity and Inclusion policies. Demonstrate a commitment to the broadening of cultural diversity and access across all areas.</li><li>Minimise the company’s environmental impact wherever possible with particular reference to the Environmental Policy and Theatre Green Book 2.</li><li>Take an active role in the Health &amp; Safety activities of our venues.</li><li>Support the delivery of team away days.</li><li>Represent the organisation at a city and national level at appropriate forums.</li><li>Investigate and act upon CSI responses for your department.</li><li>Positively lead, support and develop staff to encourage an effective work force.</li><li>Uphold the Leadership Team Contract of Commitment. Any other duties commensurate with the role and responsibility.</li></ul> Knowledge, skills and experienceThe role requires an excellent communicator with a proactive approach, in particular:<ul><li>Experience of delivering ambitious and dynamic professional theatre productions with competing priorities.</li><li>Proven ability to build partnerships and manage effective relationships with other organisations and stakeholders.</li><li>Excellent knowledge of BECTU and Equity guidelines with further knowledge of Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre policies desirable.</li><li>Experience of working in a theatrical producing organisation.</li><li>Strong financial management skills with an understanding of contracting and attention to detail.</li><li>Strong leadership skills.</li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders and departments effectively.</li></ul> 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.

Mayflower Theatre

Senior producer - national

Closing date for applications: 26 August 2025 at 9.00amSalary: £36,900 to £40,850 including Inner London Weighting Are you passionate about fundraising and supporting an inspiring programme of artistic events, learning activities and community work? &nbsp;As we enter an exciting new stage of the Barbican’s life, there couldn’t be a better time to join us. Focussed firmly on the future, we’re working on ambitious plans to create better access to the arts, transforming our building and reimagining what an arts centre can be. Through our work on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, we’ll ensure the Barbican becomes a place where everyone belongs – where creativity, enterprise, and learning coexist, and everybody can achieve their fullest potential.We are seeking a philanthropy officer to play a key role in supporting and delivering excellent stewardship for our patrons and most generous individual donors. From dance and film, to music, theatre and visual arts the philanthropy team works across the whole of our ambitious and joyful cross-arts programme, giving you the chance to share the best of the Barbican with our closest supporters.This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to build on their experience of relationship management and develop their career in fundraising while contributing to the work of an exciting multi-arts venue at a key point of change for the organisation. The successful candidate will be supported to gain experience across all aspects of individual giving, and to develop themselves as an ambitious and high-achieving fundraiser. The Barbican offers an excellent range of staff benefits full details can be found on our website. ResponsibilitiesThe philanthropy officer will be the main point of contact in the philanthropy team, primarily account managing our lower-level patrons and supporting the stewardship and recruitment of higher level donors. Alongside the delivery of our patrons scheme, they will lead on all individual giving events and manage the philanthropy team’s participation in development-wide events such as exhibition private views. The philanthropy officer also provides key administrative support to the philanthropy team, keeping track of financial reconciliation, preparing invoices, and managing accurate income data in our customer relationship management (CRM) platform Spektrix. Knowledge, skills and experienceEssential<ul><li>Experience of developing great donor or stakeholder relationships, both in person and in writing</li><li>Ability to manage income and expenditure budgets, especially toward financial reconciliation</li><li>Professional and persuasive written and verbal communication skills (on the phone and in person) including ability to prepare concise written or financial reports</li><li>Ability to take on new systems/databases to record and analyse data, especially in a CRM context</li><li>Good attention to detail with and strong organisational skills</li><li>Energised and flexible attitude toward working with colleagues and stakeholders in all types of interactions and ability to work calmly under pressure</li><li>Ability to demonstrate discretion and confidentiality</li><li>Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and interest in fundraising and the arts</li><li>Experience of planning and delivering events</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Experience of working in a fundraising or marketing team</li><li>Experience of working with Box Office or ticketing systems</li><li>Understanding of GDPR, UK Gift Aid rules, the Data Protection Act, VAT rules, and other relevant legislation concerning fundraising</li><li>Experience of Patron programmes in the arts or fundraising for education</li></ul> Additional informationOur core values are: inclusive, connected, sustainable, joyful and daring. As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.&nbsp;Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

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