Join The Team

We are a small friendly music and arts organisation with a thriving outreach programme. We work with superb musicians from different cultures to present concert programmes exploring a rich mix of sounds and genres with an underlying theme of social and cultural significance. This is the context for our creative community workshops in storytelling, creative writing, theatre or visual arts exploring the same theme. For these we partner with a growing group of charities supporting marginalised communities. Participants in the workshops share the platform at the concerts with the musicians. See some of our recent work in the video here:

Project Manager / Administrator

We are looking for an enthusiastic, efficient and hard-working Project Manager/ Administrator to join us 2 days a week from 8 August to 31 December 2023 to complete our current project. This could be extended.

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to and liaising with the Artistic Director, to support the Artistic Director in all areas of administration including:

  • Organise filing, systems and management of NW Live Arts administrative procedures.
  • Tracking and updating financial records of income and expenditure.
  • Assist the Artistic Director with administrative tasks such as job descriptions, budget compiling, and duties in relation to project development and funding bids.
  • Be responsible for contracting freelancers/artists engaged by the Artistic Director.
  • Liaise with Artistic Director on projects and live events to ensure that all NW Live policies are adhered to in relation to event/participant safety.
  • Work with the Artistic Director and Marketing Manager to find funding sources, trusts and foundations and partners.
  • Compile material and stats for funding bids and reports, board reports and annual report.
  • Assist the Workshop facilitator over 8 weeks of workshops and attend workshops as needed to support safeguarding.
  • Support the Development Director in building cases of support to develop relationships and collaboration with a pipeline of national and international partner organisations and charities to expand the work of NW Live Arts with vulnerable participants and underrepresented communities.
  • Write policies and procedures to inform NW Live governance and best practice in relation to the following: freelance and artist engagement, health and safety (including risk assessment and safeguarding), privacy and data policy, financial monitoring, processing and reporting, and evaluation.
  • Assist in finding new trustees and board members to help sustained governance of NW Live Arts.
  • Develop artist contacts and relationships for future NW Live Arts projects.
  • Attend NW Live Arts events and be an advocate for its work and aims through networking.
  • Support the programming team alongside the Artistic Director to consult on NW Live artistic projects.

Term

8 August – 22 December 2023

Fee: £300 a week (£150 a day)

Apply

Applicants should send in a CV and covering letter no longer than 1 side of A4, describing their relevant experience and explaining why they feel they are the right person for this post to Caroline Heslop, Artistic Director at applications@nwlivearts.co.uk

Deadline for applications Wednesday 5th July, 5pm.