People Dancing

The Project Manager will manage and deliver professional development and support for artists and support the distribution and sales of Serendipity publications.

 

Description of role:

• Devise, develop and project manage creative activities across the breadth of Serendipity’s programme in partnership with external curators, artists, partners and freelancers
• Build and manage effective working relationships with internal and external partners to successfully deliver projects
• Deliver the LDIF+ residencies, conferences, BlackChat and support the distribution and sales of Serendipity publications
• Find the resources and set up the structures for a full time PhD affiliated with Serendipity for either dance or Black History Month
• Manage and deliver professional development and support for dancers and artists at different stages of their career, particularly within the context of diversity and the case for the arts
• Explore and obtain a feasible, formal accreditation for Serendipity’s courses
• Deliver accurate and timely updates to the CEO/Artistic Director
• Understand and implement processes and mechanisms to present creative information on the Serendipity website
• Positively represent Serendipity at events as required
• (With the team) evaluate and report on all programme events, including providing timely information to internal and external partners and funders.

You will support the organisation’s fundraising, marketing and audience development aims, particularly by working with fundraising and marketing colleagues to ensure:

• Information about projects, including potential narratives to be used with marketing and PR, is shared in a timely fashion
• Marketing materials are gathered from external partners in order to meet internal deadlines
• Marketing strategies for projects, including events and performances are appropriate
• All marketing materials are relevant, of a high standard and quality, and will maximise audiences
• All materials developed are in line with the organisation’s branding guidelines
• Fundraising opportunities and creative projects, which have the capability of attracting funding in line with the organisation’s development strategy, are regularly identified
• Funders and donors are credited and acknowledged to a level that meets or exceeds funding requirements
• Work with the fundraising team to create written bids in line with application requirements, to deadline
• Support the fundraising team with reporting, donor and funder care, cultivation of events and other development activities linked to the programme.

Finance

• Work to organisational processes to deliver projects to approved income and expenditure budgets
• Work in a flexible, cooperative way, and be prepared to take on any other administrative duties which may be reasonably required.