Arts Project Manager Intern (Active Learning Trust)
Location: 20Twenty Productions, March Town Hall
£6.75 hourly rate for 30 hours a week
Hours of work: Monday to Friday hours to be agreed
Line Manager: Katherine Nightingale, 20Twenty Productions
Travel required: Travel will be required (work linked expenses will be reimbursed)
Start dates: 29th March for a 26 week contract
The deadline for applications is: 19th March 2016
Please apply via your local Jobcentre Plus quoting LMS number ****
Application is by CV and cover letter.
Job Description
About the Internship
The role will manage a number of discrete projects with and for the ALT primary schools with the aim of promoting and communicating their arts and cultural provision between classes, between schools and to the wider community including parents. Some of these projects will be with individual schools especially with Isle of Ely Primary helping them to make the new school building a lively and creative environment. Some projects may involve more than one school – shared exhibitions or displays for example.
The internship will work with teachers and children to agree and deliver the project activity. These will include creating display galleries in school; telling the story of creative activities through social media channels, newsletters or websites; developing new partnerships with local artists and organisations to reflect children’s learning; supporting events with parents; and supporting teachers’ activity in the classroom.
This is an internship supported by Young Fenland Cultural Consortium. The role will work with and be supported by the 20Twenty Productions team.
Key duties:
• To specifically support Isle of Ely School with the celebrations around the move to the new building and share creative outputs widely
• To work with Isle of Ely’s artist in residence to profile work across the new school and engage parents
• To work with ALT schools to profile their creativity through school display
• To develop galleries in schools to show work
• To explore options where schools could share displays and art work
• To communicate ALT schools creativity to the wider community through a range of media
• To communicate the benefits of cultural education through school displays and communications with the wider community
Skills/qualifications
Essential:
• Strong interest or experience of working in the arts and project management
• Strong interest or experience of working with schools or with children
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Good understanding of social media and online communication
• Good interpersonal skills
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated and outgoing
• Be able to establish productive relationships with people at all levels
• Have a positive and adaptable approach to problem solving
• Have a basic understanding of financial management
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Experience of using IT packages like Word and Excel
• Have a current driving license and access to own transport
Desirable skills:
• Experience of display, exhibition or gallery curation