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Carn To Cove Programme Manager (Maternity Cover), Creative Kernow

  •  South West
  •  Â£25k-30k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes January 30, 2026
  •  Rachael Woodhead
  •  hr@creativekernow.org.uk
  • #Charity

Description

Job Description

The Carn to Cove Programme Manager is responsible for the delivery of and overseeing the long-term planning of https://carntocove.co.uk/ - Carn to Cove Cornwall's rural touring scheme, and to connect opportunities for rural touring into our Creative Communities programme area. The postholder will maintain and develop partnerships with local volunteer promoters and make relationships with performers and companies to both champion local artists, and to bring a diverse range of work into Cornwall. This cross artform range of work includes theatre, music, dance, puppetry, film and spoken word and will involve local, national, and international companies.

The role covers a range of different activities and requires experience of programming, artist liaison, partnership working and event promotion. The programme manager is part of the Creative Communities team at Creative Kernow and manages the Creative Communities Administrator.

Attending showcases and festivals in the UK and further afield and pro-actively seeking innovative, diverse work is a key part of the role, as well as supporting both the performers and local promoters by attending a high proportion of our events in person.

This position is 30 hours a week (0.8 FTE).

Job Requirements

  • Excellent understanding of professional performance work appropriate to rural touring

  • Excellent relationship management skills with evidenced experience of partnership working

  • Experience working in the arts at a managerial level

  • Strong project management and evaluation skills, evidenced through their work

  • Experienced budget manager

  • Good knowledge of the arts sector in Cornwall and the development of performing arts activities in a rural location

  • A clear commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, evidenced through their work

  • Excellent communication and IT skills and a comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office including Teams

  • A good understanding of audience development and event promotion

  • Working with volunteers and voluntary organisations

  • Understanding of community engagement

  • Full driving licence and access to own transport

Job Responsibilities

For details of the job responsibilities, please see the full job description on our website:

https://www.creativekernow.org.uk/vacancy-carntocove-programme-manager/

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How to Apply

Your application should include the following:

A statement - covering a maximum of 2 sides of A4 at 12pt or a voice recorded version of this document or a video that is a maximum of 5 minutes- sent via WeTransfer. This statement should explain how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.
Your CV – max 3 pages
Contact details for 2 referees (including their email)
A completed equal opportunities monitoring form
A completed GDPR form

Please email this to [email protected] with Programme Manager: Carn to Cove (Maternity cover) in the email subject by Friday 30 January at midday.

If you need support with submitting an application via other formats, please contact [email protected].

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