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Creative Engagement Administrator (maternity cover), Mercury Theatre

  •  East
  •  Â£20k-25k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes June 3, 2025
  •  Hannelore Canessa-Wright
  •  hannelore.canessawright@mercurytheatre.co.uk
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

Are you a highly organised administrator looking to play a key role in delivering creative and community programmes? If you are organised, proactive, and passionate about the power of the arts to engage and inspire, we would love to hear from you.

Job Description

Are you a highly organised administrator looking to play a key role in delivering creative and community programmes?

Then this opportunity to join #Team Mercury is for you!

The Mercury is an artistic powerhouse in the East - a vital, vibrant, welcoming centre of culture for the people of Colchester, Essex and beyond. We're creative, collaborative, kind, energetic and connection is at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for an experienced Administrator to join our Creative Engagement team at the Mercury. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our team that delivers a wide range of creative and community programmes, supporting young people, older people, schools, and theatre makers.

As Administrator, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of our talent development, community, and creative activities. You will provide essential administrative support that enables the team to plan and deliver inspiring engagement projects, including work with schools, artist development programmes, and community outreach.

If you are organised, proactive, and passionate about the power of the arts to engage and inspire, we would love to hear from you.

The opportunity is available for a fixed term contract from July 2025 until March 2026.

To find out more and apply, download the candidate pack https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Creative-Engagment-Administrator-Mat-cover-Candidate-Pack-May-2025.pdf - here

Submit your application via Staffology https://app.staffologyhr.co.uk/recruit/application/apply.aspx?cid=5491-9E2BD100-9235-4320-97A2-DBE3FAAB9466&VacancyID=29112-C48284E9-3B7D-4545-9984-0A061402C3DD - here by 10:00am on Tuesday, 3 June 2025.

If you like being part of a friendly, creative team in a building where amazing things happen - Come join us!

Job Requirements

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

  • Excellent administration and planning skills
  • Self-disciplined, organised and self-motivated
  • Adaptable and receptive to new ideas and initiatives
  • Ability to work under pressure, at pace and to manage competing deadlines
  • Enthusiasm for the arts.

Professional competencies

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent all-round IT skills including experience of using Microsoft Office
  • An accurate and thorough approach to work with excellent attention to detail
  • Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
  • Experience in a customer-facing environment
  • The ability to problem-solve and provide solutions to unexpected challenges.

Desirable

  • Experience of managing contracts
  • Knowledge of Spektrix and Artifax

Job Responsibilities

Purpose of the post

The Creative Engagement Administrator provides administrative and operational support to the Creative Engagement department and the Talent and New Work Producer. The role is focused on ensuring the smooth running of the department, across all elements of the programme, putting in place clear and easy to follow processes, policies and procedures where required.

For further information about the role, please refer to the candidate pack.

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How to Apply

Download the candidate pack and submit your CV and cover letter via Staffology.

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