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Description
Hours: 2 days per week equivalent (16 hours) - Flexibility of working hours required, including some evening and weekend hours
Facilitating Community Decision Making Facilitate Change Maker meetings - listening deeply to the needs of the community - to develop ideas and make decisions for their own creative On Your Doorstep programme; Support the Change Makers to lead, design and deliver a vibrant programme of arts and cultural activities by developing clear briefs and criteria for commissions, delivery plans and budgets for each project; Update on Change Maker groups development by preparing monthly Change Maker reports, facilitate annual Change Maker activity plan and represent the groups at appropriate partnership and governance meetings. Community Engagement Inclusively recruit a diverse group of people living or working within target On Your Doorstep areas to become part of a Change Maker to represent that community, and decide what cultural activities they want to see and experience; Develop and deliver a community outreach programme to raise awareness, promote opportunities and encourage people to get involved with the project; Identify and secure opportunities for local partnerships and collaboration in support of the Havering Changing project. Supporting Creative Programme Delivery Organising regular Go See activities for the Change Makers and people from the area to experience a wide variety of local and national cultural events to inspire new ideas; Work with artists, arts and creative organisations to connect them with communities to collaborate on projects; Administrate contracts and support agreements with artists and community groups to ensure efficient delivery of commissioned activities. Action Research & Evaluation Ensure that accurate stories, data and numbers are recorded to inform project plans, reports and monitoring / evaluation targets; Work with independent evaluation partner to organise and facilitate focus groups and one-to-one interviews in various settings to support the learning and evaluation of the project.
To build trust and develop relationships within a target area in Havering to help people who have been underserved and underrepresented to choose, create and take part in their own inspiring arts and cultural experiences.
Demonstrate understanding of challenges experienced by people living and working within the communities of Beam Park, Collier Row, Harold Hill, Rainham or Rush Green. Demonstrate ability to inclusively facilitate groups of community members to achieve a shared goal. Ability to confidently build relationships with people of all backgrounds across the community. An interest or experience in facilitating excellence in arts and cultural programming in Havering Experience in outreach and community engagement work in building trusted relationships. A passion for community-led arts and culture, valuing the creative ambitions of communities. Enthusiasm for supporting and promoting community-led ideas and talent. Demonstrate understanding of the barriers and challenges audiences experience in accessing arts and culture. Experience in engaging and supervising volunteers.
How to apply: Send CV and cover letter (both should be no more than 2 A4 pages each) to: [email protected]
We ask all candidates who apply to fill out our Equal Opportunities
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We want to make all opportunities at Havering Changing accessible to anyone who wants to apply. If submitting a written application is not the best way to tell us about your skills and experience, please let us know and we will discuss with you.
Please note for interviews we will reimburse travel expenses, provide BSL interpreters and language interpreters if required.
We are especially keen to recruit local people with direct experience
of working or volunteering in the community. If you don’t meet the full specification, please don’t be put off. If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact James Jackson, Project Director, at [email protected]