APPLICATION PACKSENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

CREATE BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF THE CREATIVE ARTS TO PROMOTE INCLUSION, EMPOWER LIVES AND INCREASE ACCEPTANCE.

Create is the UK’s leading charity empowering lives through the creative arts. Our focus is on

engaging participants in inspiring, sustainable arts programmes in areas where provision is

poor and engagement in the arts is therefore low. We know that unleashing creativity ignites

imaginations, develops confidence and builds relationships. Like setting off a firework, our

professional artists light the touch paper and our participants discover new found self-belief

and a desire to try more, do more and be more.

Each year we design and deliver arts workshops to engage people who don’t normally get the

chance to be creative. We work with seven participant groups: young patients; disabled children

and adults; young and adult carers; schoolchildren (and their teachers) in areas of deprivation;

vulnerable older people; young and adult offenders (and their families); and marginalised children

and adults. Many projects culminate in a showcase of participants’ work.

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Lord Mayor’s Show 2018

CREATIVITY IS INTEGRAL TO YOUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING. IT ENRICHES AND NOURISHES YOUR SOUL

WE SHOULD ALL HAVE SOME EXPOSURE TO CREATIVE ACTIVITY. SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS LIKE CREATE IN HELPING TO GET THE BEST OUT OF PEOPLE IS A WAY OF DOING THAT.

THERE IS PLENTY OF MAGIC HAPPENING, NOT ONLY ABOUT THE ARTFORM, BUT ALL THE LITTLE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE ROOM, CONVERSATIONS, INTERACTIONS, KNOWING DIFFERENT PEOPLE, DIFFERENT AGES.

EACH YEAR CREATE MANAGES TO COME UP WITH EVERMORE INNOVATIVE AND ENGAGING PROJECTS, WHICH REALLY CAPTURE THE IMAGINATION OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEYWORK WITH. IT’S WONDERFUL TO WITNESS THE BENEFITS PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS BRING TO DISADVANTAGED YOUNGPEOPLE AND IT’S ALWAYS A REAL PRIVILEGE TO SEE THEIMPRESSIVE END RESULTS OFTHEIR CREATIVE ENDEAVOURS.

Peter Estlin, 691st Lord Mayor of the City of London

Ashurst LLP Volunteer

Create Participant

CREATE IN NUMBERS

37,622participants have taken part in our projects since 2003

9,319workshops have taken place since 2003

£777,940income for 2018/19

62professional artists worked for Create in 2018/19

Create’s Nurturing Talent programme gives emerging artists the opportunity to work as supporting artists on a range of Create projects, attend professional development training days and design and deliver their own Create workshop in a community setting. Each artist receives a bursary and commits to around 25 days across the year.

IT HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME AND HAS HELPED ME TO SEE MYSELF AS A WRITER AND WORKSHOP LEADER.

Nurturing Talent artist

OUR ARTISTSOur programmes are delivered by exceptional artists who share our commitment to empowering lives. All are professionals in their specialist field (eg musicians, photographers, sculptors) who have outstanding communication skills and a wealth of experience in leading creative arts projects in community settings. They act as facilitators, encouraging and motivating our participants to explore their creativity, develop existing and new life skills, become more confident and have fun. All participants’ contributions are encouraged and valued: their ideas and the development of their creativity are at the heart of every project.

NURTURING TALENT HELP US INSPIRE IMAGINATION, RELEASE CREATIVITY, PROMOTE INCLUSION AND EMPOWER LIVES

inspired:arts performance at Sadler’s Wells in 2014 in partnership with Create Patron, Sir Matthew Bourne OBE

THE ROLEAre you a highly experienced, driven, meticulously organised project manager with a commitment to rigorous monitoring and evaluation? Do you have extensive experience working at a senior level? Are you looking for a new challenge within an ambitious, growing, award winning creative arts charity?

Create is seeking a dynamic, energetic, people-centred individual with extensive experience of managing projects across a wide range of artforms in education and community settings. This full time position would suit someone with a passion for the arts and a belief in the power of the arts as a transformational tool in challenging community settings.

You will have extensive people management experience, outstanding interpersonal, negotiation and organisational skills and the ability to communicate effectively, persuasively and empathetically with a variety of different groups of people. You will have the ability to assess experienced artists as they lead workshops and have experience and a commitment to monitoring and evaluation procedures and data analysis. As Create continues to develop its work over the coming years, the job may involve increasing levels of travel around the UK. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing a portfolio of Create’s projects and line managing a Project Manager.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVETo plan, oversee and monitor a portfolio of creative arts projects in accordance with goals and objectives established by the Chief Executive (CEO) and Board of Trustees. To assure the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of delivery of these services. Specifically:

• To oversee the planning, management and rigorous evaluation of a proportion of the project portfolio including line managing project staff and freelance artists.

• To oversee and develop on-going relationships with existing community partners.

• To assist in the recruitment of freelance artists to the pool of professional practitioners.

• To lead on evaluation and data analysis, using Create’s award-winning methodology.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS• Salary: £25,000-£26,500 per annum dependent on experience, + annual 7.5% “loyalty scheme” (terms & conditions apply).

• 28 days holiday including eight Public Holidays.

• This position is based at Create’s offices in the City of London.

• Regular travel to projects in London/the South East and across the UK.

• Office hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch.

• Working hours whilst on projects fit with those of the community partner, which are regularly outside these hours.

• Time Off In Lieu may be offered for weekend work required.

• All staff are required to adhere to Create’s Dress Code.

• All Create personnel are required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check, which Create will carry out upon appointment.

POSITION WITHIN THE ORGANISATIONWorking alongside two other Senior Project Managers all reporting to the CEO. Each Senior Project Manager manages a Project Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESVision and Strategy

• Demonstrate a passion and enthusiasm for the charity, its vision and business strategy, and be an effective part of the team delivering and supporting that strategy.

Project portfolio

• Oversee and develop on-going relationships with existing community partners.

• Oversee the planning and management of a proportion of Create’s project portfolio:

• Devise project budgets and monitor project expenditure against budget.

• Feed into the production of artists’ monthly pay sheets.

• Write project summary documents for community partners, including aims, outputs and outcomes.

• Liaise with artists and community partners for specific projects, as appropriate.

• Contract artists and community partners.

• Attend planning and de-brief project meetings, as appropriate.

• Attend project sharings.

• Hand out certificates / make end-of-project speeches in the absence of the CEO.

• Proof read project documents, eg: evaluation reports, project booklets, programme sheets ensuring that all are produced to agreed deadlines.

• Oversee the collection of statistics from all projects.

• On-site project management of a small portfolio of projects each year, if required.

• Preparing, lifting and transporting heavy project materials, supplies & instruments etc from our basement storage to projects across the country.

HR

• Line manage and appraise a Project Manager whose role involves:

• Liaison with community partners to discuss and arrange the logistics for a portfolio of projects.

• Making site visits in advance of projects and making all necessary project arrangements.

• Arranging and attending project planning meetings.

• Liaison with artists re logistics for project days.

• Reviewing and sending out project contracts and schedules.

• Producing feedback questionnaires and undertaking face-to-face and telephone research.

• Writing evaluation reports to deadline.

• Acting as Health and Safety Manager: undertaking/overseeing Risk Assessment documentation for specific funders / community partners / projects, as appropriate.

• Recording project statistics; and collecting media permissions.

• Inducting and overseeing volunteers.

• Overseeing the production of certificates, project CDs and post-project material, eg poetry booklets.

• Completing a daily project log.

• Support the recruitment and management of freelance professional artists.

Evaluation

Take overall responsibility for Create’s rigorous evaluation and data capture processes:

• Oversee and manage the timely, efficient and accurate collection of project, artist, volunteer and participant data in line with GDPR.

• Analyse the data annually to provide key performance statistics for the CEO, communications and fundraising teams.

• Visit projects to assess them critically.

• Sign off evaluation reports as submitted by the Project Manager, ensuring these meet Create’s rigorous standards.

• Ensure all teams meet their evaluation deadlines.

• Oversee Making it Matter (Create’s longer-term impact evaluation).

• Develop new evaluation techniques as required.

Other

• Office duties.

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as may be required by the CEO.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCEEssential Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.

• Extensive project management experience at a senior level, ideally within the arts or charity sector.

• Demonstrable interest in/knowledge of the arts.

• Passion for the transformative power of the arts to empower and enhance wellbeing.

• Experience of and interest in working across a broad range of artforms, with a wide range of disadvantaged and vulnerable participant groups.

• The ability to assess highly experienced artists working in challenging community settings.

• Experience of developing relationships with a range of community sector/voluntary sector organisations.

• Experience of a commitment to monitoring and evaluation procedures / analysing data.

• Management experience.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

• Commitment to Create, its activities and mission.

Job specific skills and experience

• Creative, strategic approach to working.

• Exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work to strict deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

• Ability to work within a small, multi-disciplinary team.

• Ability to prioritise and work to disparate agendas.

• Ability to work on own initiative.

• Ability to solve problems in a creative way.

• Budget development, monitoring and management.

• Excellency numeracy / data analysis and evaluation skills.

• Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.

• A sense of humour.

• A flexible attitude to work: evening and weekend work will be required. The post will also require extensive travel across London and the South east and some travel to the rest of the UK. This is likely to increase as the national project portfolio develops.

• An understanding of equal opportunities issues and a commitment to diversity.

• Computer literacy including Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Adobe InDesign & Photoshop and the Internet. If needed, training will be given in Act! (Create’s contact management system) and InDesign.

Create is committed to a policy of equal opportunities embracing diversity in all areas of activity and welcomes applications from disabled people and people of all ethnicities

I HAVE FOUND MY VOICE THROUGH CREATE’S ARTS PROGRAMMES. EVEN WHEN I FEEL A BIT OUT OF MY DEPTH USING NEW TECHNIQUES, I STILL FEEL COMFORTABLE HERE.

CREATE IS A SMALL CHARITY WITH A BIG HEART AND FIERCE AMBITION TO SUPPORT, TOUCH AND CHANGE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE CREATIVE ARTS. AND IT DOES THIS BRILLIANTLY.

Nicola Brentnall, ex-Director, The Queen’s Trust

Create participant

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Creative, Development,

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Aruna JosephBookkeeper

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Thisbe CaselliniSenior Development

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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

Xanthe BurdettCommunications

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Wendy Dempsey

Elena Cinelli

Hannah Conway

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Campbell FindlaySenior

Communications Manager

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Rosie BillingtonEA to the Chief

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Frankie Coppola

Lydia Beardmore Matt Weir

Hannah Clayden

Krisrian Sakulku

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Isabelle Jones

Projects and Research Assistant

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Chairman: Eddie Donaldson

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The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 17 February 2020.

1st Interview: Monday 24 February 2020

2nd Interview: Friday 28 February 2020

To apply, please send a completed application form with a short email providing a telephone number where you can be contacted in confidence.

Download the application form at createarts.org.uk/SPM

Completed application forms can be emailed to recruitment@createarts.org.uk (please type the job title in the subject field).

HOW TO APPLY

CREATE’S PROGRAMMES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING KEY SKILLS, LIKE CREATIVITY, SO THOSE MOST IN NEED IMPROVE THEIR LIFE CHANCES.

Nicole Lovett , Director, CSR, Deutsche Bank

FURTHER INFORMATION

Rosie Billington Executive Assistant to Chief ExecutiveT: 020 7374 8485E: recruitment@createarts.org.uk

Create 379 Salisbury HouseLondon Wall, LondonEC2M 5QQ

createarts.org.uk@createcharity

Registered charity number 1099733