Jobs at Rural Media

 

Rural Media is recruiting a new team to deliver the

Herefordshire’s a Great Place project

 

The Rural Media Charity is an award-winning organisation with a national reputation for high quality arts and heritage projects aimed at strengthening both rural and disadvantaged communities.

 

We are delivering a Great Place Scheme https://www.greatplacescheme.org.uk/  projects called Herefordshire’s a Great Place (HGP) on behalf of the Herefordshire Cultural Partnership, which has secured three-year funding from Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund.

 

We are seeking to appoint a Project Manager to lead a new three person team (all positions available via Rural Media website) based in Hereford.

 

This post is suited to an experienced Project Manager with experience of arts, heritage and culture, preferably within a rural context.  This role is for the overall management of the HGP team.  You will maintain good working relations with a wide array of partners and oversee delivery of the scheme and its outcomes.

 

Salary: NJC scale SO 2pt 32-34 £27,924 - £29,558

 

To apply: Further information and a job pack are available on Rural Media Charity’s website www.ruralmedia.co.uk 

 

To arrange an informal conversation with Rural Media CEO, contact Ewa Olearczyk on 01432 344039 or email EwaO@ruralmedia.co.uk

 

Closing date: Friday 21^st July

 

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Big Dance Fortnight begins this Saturday with our Big Dance Picnic We're really looking forward to this first event, with our children’s dance groups, Jigsaw Integrated Performance Group and live music from Bandemonium. There's still time to get involved in our Big Dance Fortnight - with the Watch Out Worcester performance project (18+) on Saturday 15 July and Moving Pictures - Grease (55+) on Wednesday 19 July - and there will be lots of opportunities to join in with the fortnight's events. Find out more

Hello,

Writing West Midlands is seeking an Operations Assistant to support its core team of 4 across all its projects and events throughout the year, including the annual Birmingham Literature Festival.

The role will be for 3-4 days a week dependent on experience, permanent, with an initial 3-month probation period.

Deadline for applications: 24 July, 5pm

Salary: £18,000 – £20,000 pro rata dependent on experience.

The role will include the following:

• Author liaison during festivals and events (booking travel and accommodation, briefing speakers, and creating schedules for them and their publicists.)
• Recruiting and managing volunteers for festivals and events.
• Box office liaison for festivals and events, in coordination with the PR & Communications Manager
• Website and social media management, in coordination with the PR & Communications Manager
• Administration of the monthly Spark Young Writers’ groups, in coordination with the Learning & Participation Manager.
• Database Management
• Some office management – ordering of supplies for the office, ensuring IT and equipment is maintained and safety-checked as required.
• Any other tasks which may reasonably be expected.

Person specification:

This role is a perfect entry point into working in arts administration, and would suit a recent graduate, someone changing the direction of their career or looking to re-enter the workforce after a career break.

The role will be 3 to 4 days a week, depending on the person, and time can be organised flexibly in the week to suit the right candidate.

Writing West Midlands is particularly interested in applications from those who feel they have transferable skills from other industries or relevant experience.
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