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Regional Co-ordinator – Culture, Children and Young People
Grade: PO 12, points 44 to 47 (£33,984 - £36,402)
Fixed term contract until 31 March 2008 or secondment opportunity
Based in Warrington
Arts Council England, MLA North West and the North West Museum’s Hub are
seeking an experienced and energetic professional to promote and represent
the arts, museums, libraries and archives in working with children’s and
young people’s services across the North West region.
This jointly funded post creates a great opportunity to really make a
difference to expanding cultural and creative experiences for young people.
You will be responsible for demonstrating how culture and creativity can
contribute to the key outcomes of Every Child Matters and for ensuring
that cultural participation and the development of creativity in children
and young people is embedded in local authority corporate planning.
You will have a substantial background of working within the cultural
sector, sound experience of establishing and maintaining strategic
partnerships or networks and have contributed at a senior level to policy
planning. You will have excellent communication and advocacy skills and
ideally, experience of planning and delivering cultural learning
programmes for children and young people.
Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in
England funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Our
vision is to promote the arts at the heart of national life, reflecting
England’s rich and diverse cultural identity.
MLA North West is the strategic development agency for the museums,
libraries and archives sector in the region, also funded by DCMS via the
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). We provide strategic
leadership, advocacy, information and support, raising the profile of
museums, libraries and archives and developing diverse audiences.
The North West Museum’s Hub is a partnership between Manchester City
Galleries, University of Manchester (Manchester Museum and the Whitworth
Art Gallery), Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Harris Museum and Art Gallery
(Preston) and Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery (Carlisle). The Hub is
working with its first partners, the Museum of Science and Industry in
Manchester, the People’s History Museum (Manchester) and Lancashire County
Museums Service, to deliver the national vision of Renaissance in the
Regions to increase participation, by developing world class and
sustainable museums.
An application form and supporting information are downloadable from our
website www.mlanorthwest.org.uk or may be requested from Jackie Fletcher
on 01925 625050, e-mail: [log in to unmask] Please note
we do not accept CVs.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Chris Chadwick,
Head of Development on 01925 625053.
The closing date for this post is 20 January 2006.
Interviews will be held in Manchester on 7 February 2006.
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