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Project Co-Director Crawley's Creative Playground, Creative Crawley

  •  South East
  •  ÂŁ40k-50k
  •  Part time
  •  Closes November 26, 2026
  •  Sophie Eustace
  •  sophie@creativecrawley.com
  • #Charity
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Job Summary

Creative Playground is the Arts Council funded Creative People and Places programme for Crawley. Creative Crawley is the lead organisation for this funding. The leadership of this project is shared equally with the Project Co-Director.

Job Description

Provide co-leadership of The Creative Playground CPP programme in close collaboration with the other Co-Director.
The Project Co-Director works 2.5 days per week on the delivery of Crawley's Creative Playground alongside the current Project Co-Director
Champion genuine community engagement and empowerment, placing community voice at the heart of a programme that pushes the boundaries of what artistic excellence can be.
Lead on a fundraising strategy for The Creative Playground to enhance the programme of activity and to develop funds for future phases of activity beyond 2029.
Develop key partnerships in Crawley and beyond that will support the sustainability of the programme.
Working in partnership with the other Project Co-Director this role will take a lead on programming, fundraising and communications.

Job Requirements

You are a self-motivated organisational leader who is comfortable operating independently and reporting strategically to a volunteer Consortium.

You have:

A strong commitment to community engagement and place-based working
Experience in producing or programming high quality arts activity
High level fundraising experience in the charity sector
An understanding of the importance of good communications

You may have:
Worked on fast paced arts projects
Led a community engagement programme
Experience of working with Arts Council England and delivering a multi-year funding agreement

Job Responsibilities

Key responsibilities:
Provide co leadership of The Creative Playground CPP programme in close collaboration with the other Co-Director.
Champion genuine community engagement and empowerment, placing community voice at the heart of a programme that pushes the boundaries of what artistic excellence can be.
Lead on a fundraising strategy for The Creative Playground to enhance the programme of activity and to develop funds for future phases of activity beyond 2029.
Develop key partnerships in Crawley and beyond that will support the sustainability of the programme.

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How to Apply

The deadline to apply is Thurs 26 November at 5pm. We hope the right candidate will be able to start in March 2027 or before.

Please submit a CV and a statement outlining your interest in the role and what you can bring to it, by email to: [email protected]

This statement can be submitted as:

a covering letter (no more than 2 pages, size 12 font)
an audio recording (maximum 4 minutes)
a video (maximum 4 minutes)
We are keen to find the right person for the role which means there may be flexibility on start dates/salary level and working hours. If you think the job could be for you please contact [email protected] for an informal chat pre application.

Selection process:

Interviews will follow submission of your CV and a covering letter about why you’d like to join the company as Project Co-Director and what you can bring to the table. Initial interviews will take place w/c 7 December. Before an offer is made, you will be invited to visit Crawley

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