Youth Programme Manager

We expect the successful candidate to begin the role w/c 8th September ahead of our autumn term.

ABOUT MIMBRE

Mimbre are a female-led producing company, creating delicate, breathtaking and highly-skilled acrobatic theatre for outdoor and unusual settings, touring nationally and internationally, with a strong digital presence. We collaborate across the Creative Industries, as consultants and creators. We run a vibrant local youth programme and an Artist Development Programme for physical performers. We use circus and movement innovatively as a physical language to illuminate human connections.

We pull down barriers to reach beyond social, financial, and cultural boundaries and facilitate everyone’s place within the arts. In all our work we aim to challenge gender stereotypes and promote a positive, diverse, and inclusive image of cis and trans women as well as non-binary people.

A collaborative approach permeates all aspects of our work, from our company structure to our relationship with our performers, audiences and participants. Working with a wide variety of artists, technical innovators and educators, across art forms and borders, allows us to continuously enhance our artistic vocabulary and create bold, challenging and highly skilled work.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Mimbre is seeking someone with a strong interest in high quality participatory work and experienced in community and/or youth arts to take over the running of our youth programme. The ideal post-holder would be able to manage the administration of the classes and extra-curricular activities, help to develop the programme’s future potential, and would be able to assist in the facilitation of the classes themselves.

They will share Mimbre’s vision of an accessible but ambitious youth programme which enables every child to thrive. Mimbre work as a close team and we will be able to offer support and training with the role – in return we’re hoping to find someone we can also learn from.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Administration

• Manage programme sign-ups and weekly registers.
• Organise hall hire with local TRA.
• Manage teaching schedules (support can be given with contracts if necessary).
• Organise (with support) the creation and production of posters, flyers and other advertising and distribute these both in person and online

Delivery of programme

• Assist the teachers to manage the running of the classes – this could include activities such as running ice-breakers, games and teaching general performance skills.
• Be the lead contact for youth programme families.
• Run trips and excursions.
• Support the evaluation of the programme via written and verbal feedback.
• Act as Mimbre’s Designated Safeguarding Officer (training will be given)

Strategic

• Make connections with local partners such as theatres, community groups and so on.
• Generate ideas for new partnerships and projects such as holiday projects.
• Support Mimbre’s youth programme fundraising

Other

• Uphold Mimbre values and company policies on equality, anti-bullying, data protection and so on.
• All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
• Undertake any other duties as required.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Essential skills, knowledge and experience

• Experience of working with arts or performance projects in community or youth settings.
• Administrative experience including working with Word, Excel and Google Docs, and the
  ability to organise data clearly.
• Training or experience in facilitation skills with children, such as ice-breakers, games and performance skills, ideally in a physical artform (NB circus and/or streetdance experience are not essential).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate well with people from a variety of backgrounds (including those who do not have English as a first language).

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Fundraising experience.
• Safeguarding experience and training.
• Basic graphic design skills in Canva or similar platforms.
• Social Media skills.
• Project Management skills.

We especially welcome applications from Hackney residents and from people representative of our participants, for example: those from the Global Majority, with mixed heritage; people from low-income families or who identify as working class. Mimbre is a female-led company but this role is open to anyone from any gender.

MIMBRE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND YOUR UPDATED CV AND COVER LETTER  george.belle@hackney.gov.uk  YOUR COVER LETTER SHOULD COVER THE BELOW POINTS:

1. What you are applying for and why.
2. Why do you want to work for MIMBRE?
3. What qualifications do you already hold that are relevant to the Youth Programme Manager?
4. What SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERTISE do you have that are relevant for this role? (please refer to the candidate requirements listed above).
5. What personal qualities do you have that will be useful for this role?
6. What do you hope to gain from this role? (please refer to the job description above).
7. Please mention in your covering letter if you are unavailable for either or both of the days of the interview. 

Interviews will be held on Friday 29th August and Tuesday 2nd September.