Role Title: Producer, Arts & Mental Health Counterpoints Arts is a leading national organization in the field of arts, migration and cultural change. We are a small but dedicated and passionate team based in Hoxton, London and work nationally and internationally with a range of artists, creatives and institutional partners including The Southbank Centre, V&A, BFI and Tate. Our Arts, Refugees and Mental Health programme is a relatively new strand of work that has been running now for one year, for which we have received funding from the Baring Foundation. It focuses on the intersection between arts, displacement, and mental health. As part of this strand, we are building on the learning and work of the creative organizations already operating in this field by developing stronger networks, learning opportunities and creative programmes that would connect with mainstream audiences. This work is currently focused on building new partnerships and links with other arts, culture and creative health organizations and networks as well as organising relevant events in this space. Some of this planning is already in place for 2025. This new programme follows the launch in June 2023 of our recent report Creatively Minded and Refugees - arts, refugees and mental health, commissioned by the Baring Foundation as part of their 'Creatively Minded' series of reports, that examines the role of art in promoting mental health and wellbeing among refugees. The report draws on a range of organizations and projects that have utilized art as a means of generating therapeutic benefits to people from refugee backgrounds, including theatre, painting, sculpture, writing and other creative activities all across the UK and in some international contexts. Working collaboratively with the Counterpoints Arts' team and advisors, the Producer will be responsible for project managing our new Arts, Refugees and Mental Health programme. You will be the first point of contact for Arts, Refugees and Mental health programme and responsible for forging a range of conversations at the intersection of arts, refugee and mental health with a view to continuing to grow our partnerships / collaborations and identifying and leading on strategic opportunities to develop networks, creative programming, and funding opportunities for this network. Essential to the role is experience or knowledge of working with / supporting people with mental health issues as well as experience or knowledge of refugee and displacement issues, with a commitment to the sensitivities and ethics around mental health and lived experience. This is a new strand of work that we expect to evolve as a result of the interactions and connections arising from the work. As such, the role requires a level of flexibility throughout and an awareness of how it can be shaped over the next year, including opportunities to contribute and apply learning from this role to other areas of our work (for example projects around climate justice, PopChange, Refugee Week and other initiatives). The purpose of this role is to act as lead producer on our Arts, Refugees and Mental Health programme (under the guidance of the Director and Senior Producer), helping shape its strategy, longer term developments and funding opportunities. Download the job description for more info. To find out more and apply, please download the full job description at:Job Summary
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Salary: £37,000 FTE per year (pro-rata to 3 days per week) Location: Hoxton, London UKJob Requirements
You will be proactive, highly organized, digitally literate, and have demonstrable skills in project management and budgeting. You'll also have strong event planning and producing skills, and be able to prioritize a varied workload whilst working well under pressure to meet deadlines.Job Responsibilities
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