The Culture Challenge Manager

This is a new fixed-term position managing our flagship programme, The Culture Challenge (TCC). TCC provides an online directory and CPD strategy that supports school engagement with culture across Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.

The role will include devising systems for ensuring the smooth administration of the online directory and recruitment of cultural providers as well as brokering relationships between schools and providers, and supporting schools with accessing funding.

You will be in regular contact with schools and cultural providers across Bedfordshire and provide advice on a variety of cultural education issues such as Arts Mark and Arts Award.

We are looking for someone who is able to work independently and is efficient at developing logical administrative systems and handling digital communications. You will have a positive and approachable interpersonal style, easily building rapport with teachers, artists and creative professionals as well as young people. You’ll have a solid understanding of the educational landscape, able to speak and understand the language or primary & secondary schools.

Bedford Creative Arts (BCA) is an established arts charity working in Bedfordshire for more than 30 years and proud to be a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England. We actively target work with young people as a key community that will build the audiences and creators of the future.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Wed 6th January 2021.  Interviews will be held on Mon 18th January.

To download a full recruitment pack including a JD and job specification visit https://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/jobopportunities/

Opportunity Type

Employment

Contact Name

Bex Foskett 

Contact Email

Office@bedfordcreativearts.org.uk

Website

https://bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/jobopportunities/

Start Date

4th December 2020

Closing Date

6th January 2021