Head of Culture - Link4Life
Museum & Gallery


Head of Culture

Job Reference Number: L1776 
Interview Date: Wednesday 20th December 2017
Location: Touchstones Rochdale and other sites as required
Pay Band: Band 8a, £38,334 - £42,844 (pro-rata if part time)
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING


The purpose of the role is to lead Link4Life’s cultural offer, including the work at Touchstones Rochdale and in our communities and integrating Link4Life’s existing Events and Entertainment offer into the Arts and Heritage Service to create a single Cultural Services department.

 

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU


The post holder will be an efficient, motivated and experienced leader who can continue the growth and progress of the cultural offer in Rochdale Borough and beyond.  Experienced in multiple artistic or heritage fields but have a particular knowledge of venues and performance spaces. They will be an exemplary advocate for the positive impact culture can have on different communities and will have a real skill for budget management, income generation, fundraising and financial negotiation.

 

The successful candidate will be able to quickly and adeptly turn their hand to anything and everything, setting the benchmark for high quality and ensuring that a complex and broad department functions over and above expectations. They will have a strong artistic vision, be an excellent communicator and a confident representative of the service to stakeholders, partners, funders, the public and other interested parties.

 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU!


Link4Life are committed to being an employer of choice and offer competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits, including access to:

·   Childcare vouchers
·   Company sick pay
·   Local Government pension scheme
·   Employee Assistance Programme
·   Free use of our leisure facilities
·   Learning and career development opportunities

 

WHO ARE WE?


We are a charity based in Rochdale that aims to inspire every member of our diverse community to live more active, creative and healthy lifestyles.

 

ABOUT THE ARTS & HERITAGE SERVICE


We are looking for an excellent candidate to build on the success of the past 2 years, taking culture in Rochdale onto the next stage. Link4Life’s Arts & Heritage Service has been following a path of significant change and development. Culture, in the broadest sense, has moved to become a key driver of decision making in the Borough, relationships with major funders and partners are flourishing and the organisation is growing at a significant rate.

 

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Tom Besford on 01706 924 984.

If you wish to apply for this job, please visit www.link4life.org to download our Application Form.  If you do not have access to the Internet please telephone 01706 926268 / 926215 to request an Application Form through the post, quoting the job reference number above.  

All applications must be made using the Link4Life Application Form as we do not accept CVs

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Head of Culture

Job Reference Number: L1776 
Interview Date: Wednesday 20th December 2017
Location: Touchstones Rochdale and other sites as required
Pay Band: Band 8a, £38,334 - £42,844 (pro-rata if part time)
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING


The purpose of the role is to lead Link4Life’s cultural offer, including the work at Touchstones Rochdale and in our communities and integrating Link4Life’s existing Events and Entertainment offer into the Arts and Heritage Service to create a single Cultural Services department.

 

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU


The post holder will be an efficient, motivated and experienced leader who can continue the growth and progress of the cultural offer in Rochdale Borough and beyond.  Experienced in multiple artistic or heritage fields but have a particular knowledge of venues and performance spaces. They will be an exemplary advocate for the positive impact culture can have on different communities and will have a real skill for budget management, income generation, fundraising and financial negotiation.

 

The successful candidate will be able to quickly and adeptly turn their hand to anything and everything, setting the benchmark for high quality and ensuring that a complex and broad department functions over and above expectations. They will have a strong artistic vision, be an excellent communicator and a confident representative of the service to stakeholders, partners, funders, the public and other interested parties.

 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU!


Link4Life are committed to being an employer of choice and offer competitive salaries and a wide range of benefits, including access to:

·   Childcare vouchers
·   Company sick pay
·   Local Government pension scheme
·   Employee Assistance Programme
·   Free use of our leisure facilities
·   Learning and career development opportunities

 

WHO ARE WE?


We are a charity based in Rochdale that aims to inspire every member of our diverse community to live more active, creative and healthy lifestyles.

 

ABOUT THE ARTS & HERITAGE SERVICE


We are looking for an excellent candidate to build on the success of the past 2 years, taking culture in Rochdale onto the next stage. Link4Life’s Arts & Heritage Service has been following a path of significant change and development. Culture, in the broadest sense, has moved to become a key driver of decision making in the Borough, relationships with major funders and partners are flourishing and the organisation is growing at a significant rate.

 

For an informal conversation about this role, please contact Tom Besford on 01706 924 984.

If you wish to apply for this job, please visit www.link4life.org to download our Application Form.  If you do not have access to the Internet please telephone 01706 926268 / 926215 to request an Application Form through the post, quoting the job reference number above.  

All applications must be made using the Link4Life Application Form as we do not accept CVs

Job Pack.pdf