Participation and Learning Manager (Mat Leave Cover)

Key Responsibilities

• Day to day operational responsibility for the high-quality delivery of Participation and Learning programmes: planning and scheduling, developing and delivering high quality content, managing Creative Producers and external contractor/s where appropriate and working collaboratively across the Lakeland Arts (LA) team.
• Programme and deliver exciting participation opportunities that engage participants, artists, partners and audiences in ways that are inspired by and relevant for our local communities, our collections and locations.
• Operational responsibility for managing the P&L Team and ensuring the team delivers against the new Lakeland Arts Strategy.
• Working with teams across Lakeland Arts to support the delivery of one of the key strategic objectives ‘Reaching Wider’. Broadening and increasing our audiences through the creation of meaningful experiences across our sites, engaging people and developing audiences.
• Working with the Lakeland Arts team to support delivery of Arts Council England’s (ACE) Investment Programme 23-26 objectives and outputs.
• Working with the Creative Producers to create, develop and deliver distinctive Participation and Learning programmes from idea generation, through to project development and delivery.
• Work collaboratively with the Curatorial Team to develop a public programme that reflects and makes accessible, the richness of Lakeland Arts’ collections, architecture, and surrounding landscape.
• Manage learning budgets effectively in line with Lakeland Arts’ financial and reporting processes.
• Responsible for the evaluation of the P&L programme and managing of P&L data and statistics to support Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation and other reporting.
• Maintain an active and informed interest in developments in education and learning in the sector. This includes virtual learning and web-based provision, public policy initiatives etc., and ensure that this knowledge is implemented and shared where appropriate.
• Lead on Lakeland Arts’ Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy and those relating to P&L. Regularly monitor and review policy updates and developments and ensure that Lakeland Arts is adopting best practice.
• Contribute to funding applications, including project funding and capital bids.
• Produce reports and information accurately and in a timely manner and as required by Lakeland Arts, Cumbria Museums Consortium, Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund, other funders, and partners.
• Represent Lakeland Arts at stakeholder, partner and sector events.

General Accountabilities
Contribute to Lakeland Arts’ strategic and business planning in addition to other strategies and plans.
Contribute to the overall success of the organisation, including attracting new audiences and delivering high quality visitor experience.
Support the development of Lakeland Arts’ staff members - carrying out regular reviews, appraisals and identifying training and development needs for staff managed by the post holder.


This job description outlines the principal responsibilities and duties of the post holder. It isn’t meant to be, nor is it, an exhaustive list of specific responsibilities and duties. The post holder will be expected to undertake any other duties which could reasonably be expected as being within the remit of the post and which arise out of changes of legislation, regulations, orders, rules and working practices, methods and procedures and reviews, as directed from time to time.

Additional information
This post is full time, working 37.5 hours per week. As a key member of staff, the post holder will be required to attend events, particularly those connected with responsibilities of the post including weekends and evenings. Candidates must demonstrate that they can fulfil the requirements of the post.

The annual leave entitlement for this post is 33 working days, made up of 20 statutory days, eight Public Bank Holidays and 5 contractual days per annum.

Lakeland Arts offers an auto-enrolment pension scheme as well as a range of benefits including free entry into a range of partner venues in the UK, free entry into Lakeland Arts venues for immediate family, discounts in Lakeland Arts shops and cafes.

Lakeland Arts reimburses staff for travel and other expenses within agreed guidelines. The post holder will be expected to travel efficiently and in a timely manner between Lakeland Arts sites. Lakeland Arts welcomes applications from people with protected characteristics. Lakeland Arts offers all employees access to an Employee Assistant Programme as well as Eye Tests for DSE users. Health and Safety The post holder is required to carry out their duties in accordance with Lakeland Arts Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Diversity
The postholder is required to always have due regard to equal opportunities, and to work in a fair and reasonable manner towards all people, ensuring service standards are maintained for all cultures.

Museum Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/jobs