Creative Arts Jobs in London

A world class drama school and educational charity, LAMDA – the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – delivers exceptional vocational training in the performing arts. LAMDA’s core aim is to train and develop the best artists regardless of social or financial background. The Academy is at an exciting time in its evolution, paving the way for drama school training in the 21st century and developing multi-skilled creative artists and technicians. In order to ensure that its work is accessible to all, LAMDA is passionately committed to widening participation and operates a robust scholarship scheme, awarding significant support to one in five full-time students each year.

The Role

We are looking for someone who is highly organised and approachable, who displays excellent communication and administration skills. The role requires working at pace and the ability to prioritise and work well under pressure.

With proven experience in a customer facing role and confidence in creating and building relationships, you will be empathetic and professional.

Hours of work: 25 hours per week (0.71 FTE), Monday to Friday between 8.30am to 1.30pm.

Application Process

For a full job description, please visit our website via the apply button.

We want you to have the opportunity to really tell us about yourself and explain to us why this opportunity is right for you. All applications will be judged on content, not on format.

To apply, please complete:

• Application form together with the Equality and Diversity monitoring form
• All applications should address the following questions, and please attach a basic CV:

1. Tell us a little about yourself and why this position interests you
2. Tell us what experience you have had that means you meet the person specification outlined in the job description, include practical examples

To be considered for this role, please send the above information by email to the HR Department.

Closing date for applications: Midday on Friday 10 January 2025.

Interviews will be held w/c 13 January 2025.

We welcome applications from people of the global majority and those with disabilities, as these groups are under-represented at LAMDA.

We would like to hear from people whose situation, background and/or identity is currently under- supported across the arts and training sector and within our organisation. Including but not limited to people who are culturally and ethnically diverse and experience racism in our society, those with LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergent and/or d/Deaf and disabled, and those with caring responsibilities and those who have experienced socio and economic barriers.

Registered Charity No: 312821.

Grounded Sounds, a Brixton-based charity, is looking for an inspiring and visionary Creative Director to lead our creative and programme work.

Collaborating closely with our Managing Director, you will ensure our organisation delivers on its mission to empower young people through music, foster meaningful connections with local communities, and build innovative partnerships within the music industry.

Grounded Sounds operates at the intersection of music, education, and community development. From creative workshops to industry-linked projects, we provide opportunities for young people to thrive musically and personally. This is a unique leadership opportunity for someone passionate about music, youth empowerment, and community engagement, with a proven ability to lead, connect, and inspire.

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Key Responsibilities

• Leadership: Provide creative leadership, ensuring all programmes and initiatives align with Grounded Sounds’ mission and values. Represent the charity externally to promote its mission and work.

• Vision & Strategy: Develop and execute Grounded Sounds’ creative vision, collaborating with the team and trustees to shape and deliver our long-term strategy.

• People Management: Support and manage Programme Directors, workshop leaders, and facilitators, fostering professional development and safeguarding excellence.

• Fundraising & Partnerships: Build relationships with music industry partners and funders to enhance the charity’s profile and secure vital resources.

• Programmes: Oversee impactful, high-quality music programmes, actively participating in delivery and ensuring meaningful evaluation and development.

• Marketing & Social Media: Develop the Grounded Sounds brand and oversee engaging social media and marketing campaigns to connect with diverse audiences.

• Finance: Contribute to budgeting and ensure programmes deliver exceptional value for money.

About You
We’re looking for a creative leader with a deep passion for music and youth development. You’ll have strong experience in the arts, music, or creative sectors, strong UK music industry connections, and a track record of delivering innovative programmes that inspire and empower young people. Excellent communication, people management, and relationship-building skills are essential, as is the ability to authentically connect with South London communities.
If you’re experienced in creative fundraising, safeguarding, or social media content creation, these will be a bonus. Above all, you’re someone who shares our values and believes in the transformative power of music.

Why Join Us?
At Grounded Sounds, you’ll work in the vibrant heart of Brixton, leading a small but dynamic team making a tangible difference in the lives of young people. With flexible hybrid working, a collaborative environment, and the opportunity to shape the future of a growing charity, this is your chance to combine your passion for music with social impact.

How to Apply
Send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role by 12pm on Friday 17th January.

We anticipate that interviews will commence the week beginning 20th January and will be a 3-stage process, however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find the perfect fit before the closing date.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Grounded Sounds is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the communities we serve.  Grounded Sounds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

• Hybrid Position
• Ideal for someone from an Audit and/or Social Impact Organisation

About Our Client

Arts Council England are the national development agency for creativity and culture in England. They champion creativity and culture across the country, develop talent in every corner of the nation, and support artists, practitioners and cultural organisations to work in partnership and to be world leading.

Arts Council believe creativity and culture not only inspire us, but they bring us together and teach us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, they make life better. From 2023 to 2026 Arts Council will invest over £467 million of public money from Government and an estimated £250 million from The National Lottery each year to help support the sector and to deliver their strategic vision.

Job Description

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) created the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help cultural organisations and heritage sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Fund included a £254 million loans programme for arts, culture and heritage organisations. Arts Council acts as loan agent for the borrowers in the programme portfolio.

You will be responsible for all aspects of Arts Council's management of the CRF loans portfolio. You will be the principal contact with DCMS and will be required to meet with them regularly to report on a range of CRF loans portfolio issues and activities including formal portfolio reviews, loan re-profile recommendations, commissioning of external legal and financial advice, loans management process and systems.

The CRF Loans Director will have direct line management responsibility for the CRF loans team and your duties will include:

• Overseeing effective loans monitoring processes to identify where borrowers' business performance indicates a risk to loan repayment
• Reporting to DCMS on the performance of the loans' portfolio on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
• Making recommendations on appropriate action to take on defaulting or at-risk loans.
• Ensuring performance management, risk and internal controls are in place and used effectively.

The Successful Applicant

The successful CRF Loans Director will hold an ACA/CCAB/CIMA qualification (or equivalent) with experience of working at a senior level and exposure to working with loan lenders and borrowers.

You will have excellent financial analysis skills and be able to present complex financial information in simple understandable form to decision makers and others.

Ideally you will have a background within an audit and/or social impact organisation and have an understanding of shaping a loans fund.

Application Stage

As part of the application process, you will be required to provide:

A personal statement of no more than 1000 words attached to your CV that explains how your skills & experience meet the essential experience criteria as listed in the candidate pack.

A supporting CV outlining your job history & qualifications, (including how you meet the essential technical criteria for the role)

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage. Feedback will be provided to those whose applications progress beyond the first shortlisting stage.

 

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE CANDIDATE AND JOB PACK
 

Interview stage

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Closing date is 11:55pm on 6th January 2025

Pre-screening interviews with Michael Page will take place w/c 13th and 20st January 2025

We expect first stage interviews to take place week commencing Monday 27th January 2025. All dates are indicative & subject to change. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

What's on Offer

A salary £70,000 - £80,000 dependent on relevant experience alongside an excellent benefits package including a final salary pension scheme.

Hybrid working is also available for this role which can be based in any Arts Council location nationally (outside of London).

Contact
Bradley Glen
Quote job ref
JN-122024-6616410Z

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Development Team at the world-renown BRIT School, famous for nurturing some of the UK’s most successful creative talent. Working closely with the Director of Development and Trusts & Grants Manager, the Trusts & Grants Officer will support the growth of The BRIT School’s funding from grant-making institutions.

The Team

The Development Team at The BRIT School is focused and experienced consisting of the Director of Development, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Trusts & Grants Manager and Philanthropy Manager, with a supportive Leadership Team and Board. 

With current / recent institutional funders including Garfield Weston Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England, Dr. Martens Foundation and Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - amongst many others - it is an exciting and unique organisation, bringing together world-class education with the creative industries. 

You and The BRIT School

This is an exciting time to join The BRIT School team, as we continue to build on our successful trusts and grants programme and the momentum of recent years. 

Joining us as Trusts & Grants Officer, you will be at the heart of our efforts to #keepBRITspecial, helping the School to realise its plans and ambitions.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for the ethos and ambition of The BRIT School.

As a member of an impactful team, you’ll have the autonomy, responsibility and freedom to bring your own creativity, drive and skills to the role, and to make an impact… not only on our fundraising ambitions, but on the lives of the young artists we support.

We would welcome candidates who are looking to move into trusts fundraising from other fundraising backgrounds, or relevant sales environments. We are supportive of - and happy to consider - flexible working arrangements, including hybrid/home working.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, which is the bedrock of our ethos and values. 

We look forward to receiving your application, and we hope to meet you soon.

Executive Director / Joint CEO

We are seeking an experienced senior leader to join as Executive Director /Joint CEO at an innovative arts centre in the heart of Deptford.

Position: Executive Director /Joint CEO

Location: Deptford, Flexible working negotiable; minimum of 50% office-based working

Salary: £70k per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 12pm, Tuesday 28th January

First Interview: Tuesday 18th February

Second Interview: Thursday 27th February

About the role:

With our long-serving CEO and leadership team stepping down in 2024/25, the executive function has been updated into a co-CEO model of a Creative Director and Joint CEO and an Executive Director and Joint CEO (new role) to provide joint development and leadership for the organisation and affiliated projects.  Together they will be responsible for articulating and achieving the creative vision and business objectives, to maintain and grow a versatile and vibrant performing arts centre and cultural community hub. They will contribute to fundraising and developmental work to achieve sustainability for the organisation. They will also oversee programmes of activity which represent the ethos and maximise artistic innovation, social and creative engagement.

Your main duties will include:

• Provide strategic leadership for the organisation and strategic advice to the Board, ensuring the development of Strategic and Business Plans, budgets and KPIs (jointly with Creative Director).
• Responsible and accountable for the overall management of the organisation through effective implementation of agreed vision, objectives, plans and targets.
• Ensure financial leadership, including annual budget setting, effective management of resources and monitoring of accounts.
• Joint lead on strategic fundraising, contributing to key fundraising applications and funder relationship management.
• With the Creative Director (and Board) maintain a wide and longer-term perspective of the external environment and developments relevant to our work; be proactive in identifying future opportunities and challenges.
• Ensure high standards of governance (with the Board), including charitable objectives and compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

About you:

We are now looking for a confident leader to work alongside a team of experienced senior managers, you will need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Significant experience as a senior manager and leader in a major arts organisation or equivalent transferable skills; with a strong sense of how the organisation can enrich and transform the arts ecology, while meeting key stakeholders’ needs.
• Demonstrable record or potential for commercial awareness, financial acumen and business management skills to run a complex charity as a social enterprise with a vision of considered growth, innovation and risk.
• A desire to work in a creative organisation and a commitment to, and knowledge of, culturally diverse arts environments; confidence addressing equity and inclusion and realising and promoting the values of diversity in every aspect of the work.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders in the voluntary, public and private sectors; a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability and enjoyment of working within and leading an organisational culture equipped to generate cultural, management and institutional change internally and within the sector.
• Experience of management in a venue licensed for public entertainment, including demonstrable understanding of health and safety and facilities with the ability to oversee and lead on statutory compliance and best practice.
• Well-honed practical skills relating to running a similar sized organisation: highly skilled in and understanding of administration, HR, legal aspects, financial planning, monitoring and budget management.

Benefits include:

• 25 holiday days per annum, plus bank holidays
• Complimentary tickets to performances
• Company discount
• Training and development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing support
• Hybrid and flexible working policy
• Access to interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership

About the Organisation

The arts centre committed to representing the extraordinary creativity and diversity of Deptford, Lewisham and South East London. Each year over 60,000 people attend our events, ranging from music to theatre, spoken word and family performances; and take part in our award-winning participatory projects for young people and adults over 60. We were Lead Delivery Partner for We Are Lewisham, the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture 2022, with over 400,000 audience members attending over 600 events throughout the year.

The organisation aims to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and want their team to represent the same diversity of audiences and artists they welcome into venues every day. They are keen to hear from a diverse range of candidates from all backgrounds. They particularly want to encourage people who have lived experience of Black and ethnically diverse communities. The organisation will offer an interview to anyone who identifies as a D/deaf or disabled person who meets the essential criteria.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Charity Director, CEO, Chief Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Director, Theatre Director, Arts Director, Venue Director, General Manager, Venue Supervisor, Creative Arts Director, Operations Manager, Head of Development, Festival Director, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

One-year contract (maternity cover)

Full-time, 35 hours per week

A world class drama school and educational charity, LAMDA – the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – delivers exceptional vocational training in the performing arts. LAMDA’s core aim is to train and develop the best artists regardless of social or financial background. The Academy is at an exciting time in its evolution, paving the way for drama school training in the 21st century and developing multi-skilled creative artists and technicians. In order to ensure that its work is accessible to all, LAMDA is passionately committed to widening participation and operates a robust scholarship scheme, awarding significant support to one in five full-time students each year.

The Role

We are currently looking for an outgoing, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to develop and manage LAMDA’s access and widening participation programme.

The ideal candidate will be able to build strong relationships with schools and youth communities within the west London area. Working with the Head of Academic Affairs and Research, they will lead and deliver LAMDA’s AWP programme. With proven experience in engaging with young people particularly in an access, outreach, or education role, they will have strong communication skills.

Application Process

For a full job description, please visit our website.

We want you to have the opportunity to really tell us about yourself and explain to us why this opportunity is right for you. All applications will be judged on content, not on format.

To apply, please complete:

• Application form together with the Equality and Diversity monitoring form
• All applications should address the following questions:

1. Tell us a little about yourself and why this position interests you
2. Tell us what experience you have had that means you meet the person specification outlined in the job description, include practical examples

To be considered for this role, please send the above information by email to the HR Department.

Closing date: 5.00pm on Friday 3rd January 2025.

Interviews will be held w/c 13th January 2025.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are essential values at LAMDA and we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the benefits that a diverse workforce can bring to the Academy. We welcome applications from the Global majority, those with disabilities and from other under-represented groups.

Registered Charity No: 312821.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with Darbar Arts Culture and Heritage Trust, one of the UK’s most dynamic and cutting-edge Indian arts organisations.  Established as a charity nineteen years ago, we have helped shape the landscape of South Asian classical arts in the UK.

We believe in the power of Indian classical music to stir, thrill and inspire global audiences. Our work to widen access to this genre is focused on producing innovative live events, digital content for streaming, social media and television and music education in schools and online.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of People to join our Leadership Team. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping and leading our people function, ensuring that our people strategy aligns with our mission and values. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic, creative, and growing organisation.

Primary Job Purpose

To lead on all aspects of HR within the organisation, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management and organisational development. You will be responsible for creating and implementing strategies that enhance employee engagement, diversity and wellbeing, while ensuring legal compliance and fostering a positive workplace culture.

Key Areas of Responsibility

To serve as a member of the Leadership Team, contributing to Darbar’s vision and organisational strategy, advising on issues directly affecting people and shaping culture.

Develop and implement talent management strategies on all aspects of the employee lifecycle to from attracting top talent, onboarding, driving performance, employee development and engagement as well as retention. 

Design and implement operating models that enable efficacy – establishing and maintaining systems for measuring performance and ensuring employees are held accountable for their work and cultivating a positive employee experience.

Implementing strategies to embed Darbar’s culture and values – together with the Leadership Team.

Duties and responsibilities

1. To serve as a member of the Leadership Team, contributing to Darbar’s vision and organisational strategy, advising on issues directly affecting people and shaping culture.

· Advising and supporting senior leadership on all people and culture matters, including employment law, best practice and organisational development

· Partnering with the Leadership Team to ensure human resources initiatives align with organisational objectives

· Monitoring and regular reporting on key metrics, including employee turnover, engagement and performance to inform Leadership Team decision making

· Ensuring effective communication between leadership and staff

· Ensuring legal compliance including employment law, health and safety and GDPR

2. Develop and implement talent management strategies on all aspects of the employee lifecycle to from attracting top talent, onboarding, driving performance, employee development and engagement as well as retention.

· Developing and implementing a people strategy

· Developing and implementing HR policies in line with sector good practice and to align with Darbar’s values; socialising these amongst staff and providing training where necessary

· Consistently recruiting top talent and maintaining an effective onboarding system

· Leading on employee relations, ensuring that staff are supported and engaged

· Coaching employees at all levels, building trust and rapport to provide support in areas such as leadership development, line management and effective employee relations

· Conducting regular salary and performance reviews

3. Design and implement operating models that enable efficacy – establishing and maintaining systems for measuring performance and ensuring employees are held accountable for their work.

· Cultivating a positive employee experience, ensuring an enabling environment for employees to succeed in their roles

· Leading on disciplinary and grievance procedures when necessary.

· Handling workplace investigations when necessary.

· Resolving conflicts through positive, professional mediation

4. Implementing strategies to embed Darbar’s culture and values – together with the Leadership Team.

· Championing equity, diversity and inclusion

· Being the staff lead for Darbar on safeguarding

· Driving a learning culture that embraces vertical and horizontal feedback

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 1.3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

It’s an exciting time at BookTrust: we’re investing in developing our successful scaled programmes to deepen the impact we’re delivering for the children we’re reaching. We’re looking for a fantastic Service Design Lead to drive the design and development of ‘at scale’ offers, enhancing the priority touchpoints and moments of truth in our partner journey to create greater impact for families.  Working closely with our Partnerships team and our Research and Impact team the postholder will reimagine our existing service journeys and define and activate service or product improvements that drive loyalty, advocacy and deepen relationships with our key delivery partners.

Objectives and Deliverables:

Define our ‘to be’ delivery partner service journey to identify and deliver priority enhancements that make the most of our physical and digital touchpoints with partners, ensuring that our channels work together to in a cohesive, impactful, service experience for partners.

Create and manage a digital user experience development roadmap/backlog to ensure the website is optimised to support partners, drive and deepen engagement with BookTrust and deliver an impactful digital service experience.

Work closely with our supply chain, IT, digital and books teams to scope feasibility and define key product parameters and design requirements for proposed continuous improvement work.

Extend our core service/product portfolio to deepen impact e.g. designing supplementary support for children with particular needs, reimagining group storytelling support, e-learning and partner training. 

Work with Head of Innovation, Design and Development to define our ‘continuous improvement cycle’ for at scale products and services - when and how we iterate and evolve existing designs in a way that is sustainable for the organisation.

Coach and support more junior designers/line reports to nurture BookTrust’s in-house service design capability.

Would suit someone who:

Has practical experience of leading the development and optimisation of existing products and services, using design thinking /human centered design approaches.

Has experience of defining and delivering new digital experiences in the context of complex ‘offline’ journeys, products and services, and can combine on-line and offline touchpoints for maximum impact.

Knows brilliant collaboration is at the heart of design.

Has a product or service development background in a mid-large organisation/company.  

Has a track record of managing development pipelines/roadmaps and can work within existing governance structures to ensure decision making happens at the right levels.

Understands and demonstrates great design leadership with both line reports and wider organisational teams.

PLEASE NOTE: Applying as soon as possible is advised, as the vacancy may close early, due to the high volume of applicants.

To apply please complete the application along with a copy of your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

The Facilities Coordinator is a new role for SMH and there will be a collaborative process to finalise the working patterns. The ideal candidate is passionate about working within and maintaining historic, community focussed buildings, and has an interest in arts and wellbeing.

The role is full-time, 35 hours per week, with a flexible working pattern due to the nature of this role being reactive to the needs of the organisation. Typically, the role will be 6 hours per day, Monday-Friday from 4:30pm - 10:30pm, with the remaining 5 hours per week either being ‘on call’ at the weekend, or spread across the week.

Please download the Candidate Pack below (or via the SMH website) for the full job description and how to apply. 

Senior Manager: Corporate Partnerships 
Location: King's Cross, London (Hybrid) 
Contract length: 24-month fixed term contract 
Hours: 0.8 FTE with option to consider full-time 
Salary: c. £44,000 

Art Fund is the UK’s national charity for museums and galleries. We fundraise to help public arts organisations to develop and share their collections, to connect with their communities, to invest in professional development for their staff, and to inspire the next generation.

We are supported by our growing membership of 135,000 through the National Art Pass, as well as many individuals, trusts and foundations, funding partners and companies. 

As Senior Manager: Corporate Partnerships, you’ll play a critical role in raising support for Art Fund by developing the Corporate National Art Pass – Art Fund’s corporate membership programme – and wider partnership and sponsorship opportunities, enabling businesses to inspire engagement with art and culture and align with Art Fund’s charitable mission. 

You will develop and implement strategies to strengthen relationships with corporate supporters, enhance the membership experience for employees, raise the profile of the scheme and develop a pipeline of potential corporate clients.

Building on your proven track-record of leveraging successful business relationships, you’ll develop proposals for corporate alignment with Art Fund, contributing to our ambitious income targets to bolster our support for UK museums. 

As a strong communicator and analytical thinker, this is a chance to lead a creative approach to corporate fundraising and partnerships and shape a longer-term strategy, and to collaborate with colleagues across Art Fund to bring companies closer to our work and the many benefits of access to art and culture.  

Key Employee Benefits

• Generous Annual leave  – 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas. 
• Free National Art Pass (NAP) – for yourself and another person of your choice. 
• Free Entry to Exhibitions 
• Life Assurance  – cover for up to three times your basic salary. 
• Season Ticket Loan 
• Pensions – Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%. 

This post is London-based. We have a hybrid working model of minimum 2 days per week at our King’s Cross office (2 Granary Square, London N1C 4BH). 

Closing deadline: Friday 10 January 
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 13 January 2025. 

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We are committed to building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.

We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.

Non-UK nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over 1.3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

To apply please complete the application along with a copy of your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

It’s an exciting time at BookTrust, we’re investing in developing our traded offers to enable us to provide more intensive support and reach more families to get children reading. We need a New Product Development Lead, to drive new product development in response to key new markets for BookTrust – fostering, adoption agencies, local authorities and primary schools. Working with our Proposition Development Manager, Product Developers and new commercial team, the postholder will design and develop new products and services that meet customer needs, our organisational goals and most importantly our puts our families’ needs at the heart of design.  The postholder will take a ‘test and learn’ approach, making rapid progress against our most risky assumptions, whilst also sketching out and engaging the organisation in a 3 year product development strategy.

Objectives and Deliverables for the role:

• Lead the development and prioritisation of our key product hypotheses and build out 3-year development plan scenarios for Story Explorers (our brand new subscription offer) and prioritised primary school offers (tbc) including (not exhaustive) our optimal subscription model, online support model for parents/carers and practitioners, parent/carer push notifications, B2B customer journey.

• Work with our research and impact team to establish robust design learning approach and methodology that supports us to make rapid progress against hypothesis testing and ensure our Story Explorers offer has maximum impact with families.

• Work closely with our supply chain, IT, digital and books teams to scope feasibility and define key product parameters and design requirements early in the development process. 

• Create excellent documentation including concept boards and low fidelity prototypes, process maps, development roadmap, empathy maps, ecosystem maps and value proposition canvas’ to support ongoing development to support the development of our new offers. 

• Establish project group, structures and ways of working to support ongoing offer development and establish the right level of governance for development work.

• Coach and support more junior designers/line reports to nurture BookTrust’s in-house service design capability.

Would suit someone who:

• Has strong practical experience of using design thinking or human centered design approaches to develop new products and services.

• Has a product or service development background in a mid-large organisation/company.

• Has some commercial/social enterprise experience.

• Is used to combining on and off-line touchpoints to create impactful products and services.

• Is very comfortable with ambiguity and guiding stakeholders through it.

• Understands that brilliant collaboration is at the heart of design.

PLEASE NOTE: Applying as soon as possible is advised, as the vacancy may close early, due to the high volume of applicants.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team (contact details can be found on our website) to discuss your requirements further.

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.

We are seeking an experienced and energetic finance professional to join St Margaret’s House (SMH). As Finance Manager, you will work independently to lead SMH’s day-to-day financial operations including budgeting, financial reporting and compliance, while also providing strategic insights to guide the charity’s long-term financial planning. You will report directly to the Executive Director (Co-CEO).

You will join an ambitious, values-led organisation that has a newly appointed leadership team in place, a highly skilled, dynamic multi-disciplinary staff team, network of volunteers, all supported by a motivated and engaged Board of Trustees.

SMH delivers a broad range of activities. An arts and wellbeing programme is delivered by a team of freelance practitioners, a busy café staffed by kitchen and front of house teams, a thriving charity shop, and multiple properties that are let to other organisations that provide their own services that support our community. SMH’s Finance Manager will be responsible for financial processes across all these areas of the charity’s activity.

SMH is looking for someone with a strong background in finance, ideally within the charity or non-profit sector, who is passionate about making a difference.

Heritage of London Trust (HOLT) restores the buildings and monuments that tell the story of the city and the people who live within it. Founded over 40 years ago, our mission is to rescue characterful and neglected historic sites all across the city. We focus on sites at risk in areas of least investment - in local communities that most need our help - ensuring a sustainable future for every project we work on. To date, we have restored 850 sites across London.

In 2020 we launched our ground-breaking Proud Places youth programme to inspire and engage young people with the world around them, helping them develop knowledge and skills now and for the future. We work with mainstream schools across London and are the only UK heritage organisation to specialise in working with excluded pupils, young  people at risk of gang exploitation and young refugees. To date we have worked with 8,000 young people and the programme continues to expand.

As our programme work has grown, so has our team and investment into our communications capability. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled communications professional to make a meaningful impact on London’s people and places. The Head of Communications is a newly created role reporting directly to the Director (Chief Executive).

With over 40 active projects and a vibrant youth engagement program, HOLT offers a wealth of compelling stories to share. As Head of Communications, you will focus our communications strategy to promote our mission, connect projects with diverse audiences, and engage a broad spectrum of supporters. The Head of Communications will bring expertise, fresh perspectives, and a focus on growing media relations. We have warm relationships with journalists and media contacts, which we are keen to build on as our work grows. A natural writer, you’ll produce high-quality content for our website and social media, liaising with our talented design team on videos, photography, and other assets. You’ll build our profile, showcase our work, and advance our social impact and reach.

We are a committed team with an entrepreneurial, creative approach; we find joy and purpose in our work and strive to create a collaborative, stimulating environment. We are seeking a warm, imaginative, and persuasive communicator with a keen eye for storytelling who can champion our work across press, digital, and social media platforms. Working closely with the Director, you will lead a small team and collaborate with senior colleagues in Fundraising, Programmes, and Trustees to capture and communicate our impact effectively.

While communications experience in arts, heritage, or youth engagement is an advantage, the qualities we value most are creativity, curiosity, proactivity, and collaboration. A commitment to our mission and a deep interest in serving young people, London, and its communities are essential.

To learn more about this fantastic opportunity, please download the full appointment brief, where you will also find contact details of our talent consultant Ami Jenick at People Beyond Profit, should you wish to have an informal and confidential conversation about the role.

Closing date: 12 January 2025

People Beyond Profit Conversations: 15- 21 January 2025

HOLT First Interview: 27 January 2025

HOLT Second Stage Conversations: W/c 27 January 2025

We’re looking for an exceptionally organised ‘people person’ to join our amazing team in a brand new ‘enabling role’ - making it possible for our team to thrive, learn and progress.

You will be responsible for creating a nourishing working environment, maintaining our operational systems and adapting governance - ensuring we’re working smoothly, safely and creatively. Caring for and energising others must be a key driver for you. You must be generous with your time and understanding of the complex and demanding working conditions that community based, social justice work demands of our team.

This is a massive opportunity to transform the lives of young people, accelerate our commitment to shifting power within our organisation, and to driving long-term systemic change.

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL

• You are a brilliant communicator and have the ability to build strong, trusted relationships with anyone and everyone.
• You hold exceptional organisational skills, including the ability to work in a fast based, unpredictable environment, multi-task effectively and meet tight deadlines.
• You have a strong grasp of managing internal systems and services and are knowledgeable about the role of new technologies in aiding efficiency.
• You are confident in producing/managing complex projects and buildings, ensuring compliance with a broad range of policies, procedures and controls.
• You have experience of coordinating teams/groups of people, and can talk about the ways in which you chose to approach this.
• You have knowledge of financial management and reporting and feel confident in how to act on key operational policies and procedures including HR and GDPR. 

DESIRABLE

• An understanding of how charities are required to govern and organise, including grant management and impact reporting.
• You know what is required to work effectively in/or with small, independent organisations at a community level.
• Lived experience and knowledge of the issues facing the communities supported by Art Against Knives. 

BENEFITS

• 28 days paid annual leave per year, excluding bank holidays.
• 2 paid ‘Celebration days’ a year to be taken at any point in the calendar year.
• Access to staff wellbeing and away days throughout the year A £500 annual training budget and 2 hours a month ringfenced for a wellbeing activity of your choice.
• Access to regular internal learning and reflective spaces, including training via our own workforce and external partners.
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme including access to 24/7 helpline, counselling and home & work life assistance.
• Up to 3% contribution to your pension.
• A workplace culture that invests and cares for our staff which is reflected in our policies
• Access to events and networks via our relationships with progressive partners across the sector and the creative industries.

The closing date for this role is 6pm on Friday 3rd Janauary 2025.

For more information please download our recruitment pack which can be found via our website under the 'Work for Us' section.

We can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK and you must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.