Executive Director Babylon ARTS (ADEC) £35k full time
Deadline: 12 noon, Monday 30th April
An exciting opportunity to lead Babylon Arts to the next step of our journey. This new, full time, post of Executive Director will provide leadership and management of our strategic priorities and finance across all our activities. Application & Information Pack.
This includes our flagship Arts Council funded Creative People & Places project, Market Place in Forest Heath and Fenland, together with a range of other community arts projects across rural East Cambridgeshire. Operating from our micro-arts centre in Ely, the Babylon Gallery shows exhibitions from local artists, as well as major names like Chagall and Matisse, and runs live events including Ely Cinema at The Maltings. For an overview of both Market Place and Babylon Arts go to: www.cppmarketplace.co.uk and www.babylonarts.org.uk
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities, with the ability to deliver business and financial planning, lead on fundraising and oversee the implementation of our multi-arts, community programmes.
Applications of CV and covering letter will only be accepted as email attachments and must be returned with an equal opportunities form to: admin@babylonarts.org.uk by 12 noon on Monday 30th April. Please download Application & Information Pack.
Please ensure you also complete our Equal Opportunites Form here.
Further information, or an informal chat about the post, please contact Linda Holland, Babylon Arts Trustee at linda.holland87@gmail.com
Operations & Development Director Babylon ARTS (ADEC)
£35,000 per annum (pro rata)
Fixed term post (4 days a week) until 31st October 2021
Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Friday 23rd February 2018
Interviews: week beginning 5th March 2018
We are seeking to appoint an Operations & Development Director to provide leadership and management of the strategic priorities and finances of Babylon ARTS and directly manage its Arts Council England funded Market Place programme, reporting to both the Babylon ARTS (ADEC) Board of Trustees and the Market Place Consortium.
This role is funded 50/50 between Babylon ARTS and Arts Council England. The opportunity for the recruitment for this post follows a restructure which has seen the creation of three new positions – an Operations & Development Director, Market Place Creative Manager and a freelance Creative Producer to deliver the programme.
Market Place is a Creative People and Places (CPP) programme which is designed to develop new ways of engaging more people in and empowering them through great arts experiences in areas of least engagement. Supporting seven market towns of Fenland and Forest Heath to bring creativity, fun and excitement to the region; Market Place has an extension for its Phase 1 programme through to Autumn 2018 and Phase 2 will run from October 2018 – 2021.
The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate strong leadership qualities with the ability to deliver business and financial planning and oversee implementation of a multi-arts, community led programme. An understanding of the local arts environment would be ideal but not essential.
For an overview of the current Market Place programme please go to: www.cppmarketplace.co.uk
For an overview of Babylon ARTS (ADEC) please go to: www.babylonarts.org.uk
Applications of CV and covering letter will only be accepted as email attachments, and must be returned with an equal opportunities form to: admin@babylonarts.org.uk by 12 noon on Friday 23rd February 2018.
Please download Application Pack Operations & Development Director and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form.
Job share not available for this role.
For further information, or an informal chat about the post, please contact: Linda Holland, Babylon ARTS Trustee: linda.holland87@gmail.com Tel: 07933 769511.
APPLICATION ROUND IS NOW CLOSED.
Market Place is building audiences for the arts by supporting new activity that reaches new audiences in the market towns of Forest Heath (Brandon, Mildenhall, Newmarket) and Fenland (Chatteris, March, Whittlesey and Wisbech). As well as developing and delivering exciting and inspirational events in our seven towns, Market Place has also commissioned a range of artists, arts organisations and community groups to deliver their own new projects which reach new audiences.
WHO CAN APPLY
Development Commissions are open to anyone wanting to contribute to building the creative offer in the market towns of Forest Heath and Fenland. Creative businesses and professional artists are eligible to apply alongside voluntary arts groups, community organisations and young people. In developing your commission we would encourage you to collaborate with project partners to ensure that you have the capacity and skills to deliver your proposed idea.
Priorities for Round 3 of the Development Commission will be given to projects that:
Round 3 deadline 30th August 2017. Applications Round is now CLOSED.
Projects for Round 3 Development Commissions need to commence after 15 June 2017.
There is £40,000 in total for the whole Market Place region in 2017, with additional professional support from the Market Place team. We will provide up to £4,000 per commission. In some instances, the panel may not award the full amount, which is applied for. A spread across the towns is sought and awards will be made considering local need and strength of applications.
SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR APPLICANTS
HOW TO APPLY
ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS
Organisations making submissions, which are passed by the panel, will need to agree to terms and conditions to receive final approval and support. Details of the agreement can be found in the Guidance for Applicants pack.
If you have any questions about the development commissions, please contact Catherine Mummery, our Programme Manager, at catherine.mummery@cppmarketplace.co.uk or call 01353 611 591.
We really value volunteers. They bring their own experiences, insights and interests to Market Place, helping us gain new perspectives and develop links with local communities.
Volunteers can be involved in a range of roles from marketing support to events management, research and work with databases, social media and offline promotion. Different people volunteer for various reason. You may want to try something new or gain new skills and experience, or maybe meet new people and get behind-the-scenes of the arts, or just to give something back to your local community.
If you would like to know more about volunteering for Market Place, please send your CV and expression of interest to Kayleigh Boyle at kayleigh.boyle@cppmarketplace.co.uk.