Ten Higher Education institutions in the South East have come together to develop a Cultural
Innovation Forum as a framework for collective action. Our ambition is to work collaboratively to ignite positive change in our region through culture and creativity. Following a research and development phase, we are now in a position to extend the Forum’s impact, and are therefore seeking a Project Development Manager to work with us to develop an effective strategy and action plan, including the delivery of a high-profile event.
The Project Development Manager will work across the institutions and the complex London and South East region to identify the themes and areas of work that are key priorities for the educational and cultural organisations in the region and the complexities of the diverse communities that we serve.
Cultural Innovation Forum Project Development Manager
We wish to appoint a Cultural Innovation Forum Project Development Manager to work with us to help us to realise our ambition to maximise creative impact, engagement and legacy, and to ensure that diversity is embedded across the Cultural Innovation Forum and its activities.
Utilising the findings from our development phase, they will work with forum members to identify and engage young people, artists, academics, business, funders and other stakeholders in the planning and co-creation of a public conference to launch the forum and inform its future work. In the course of this work, the role will also involve increasing partnership with other HE and FE institutions across the South East to diversify and develop the forum membership, and engaging with Cultural Forum North and East Midlands Higher Education Forum to ensure there is a national as well as regional overview. A key aspect of this role will be the identification of future funding streams, and development of strategies to ensure the sustainability and legacy of CIF activity.
The Project Development Manager will lead and manage all aspects of this exciting project. They will facilitate:
– dialogues/events/research to address key issues facing the Cultural and Creative Sector with
a view to working collaboratively to develop innovative solutions and new ways of working;
– research to provide robust evidence and proof of the social, cultural and economic value of
creative education;
– development of thinking and modelling of the role and impact of the Civic University;
– consideration of what we can do collectively that we cannot do as individual institutions.
Key Tasks
· Successfully deliver the Cultural Innovation Forum project within the defined brief,
resources and timeframe.
· Establish clear and inclusive partnership and stakeholder arrangements.
· Develop new partnerships.
· Develop our communications with stakeholders and partners, including through the Cultural Innovation Forum website and a high-profile conference.
· Develop strategies for the future financial sustainability and legacy of Cultural Innovation
Forum activity, identifying potential new sources of funding, and encouraging the
mainstreaming of the work within partner organisations.
· Be an inspirational ambassador for the project, and represent it at local regional, national
and international levels.
· Develop clear and effective communication systems and practices that ensure all partners
are fully informed and supported.
· Identify and work with partnership organisations and individuals that can broaden access for diverse communities.
· Produce a headline evaluation report by the end of the project.
Key Skills and Experience
· Proven track record of developing and delivering cultural projects in a complex environment.
· Experience of working with or in an academic institution.
· Demonstrable experience of establishing and maintaining positive and effective working
relationships and partnerships across multiple stakeholders.
· Understanding of academic research and/or commercial R&D environments.
· Knowledge/relevant work experience relating to local growth, local government or placefocused policy making.
· Experience of preparing and presenting proposals to potential funders and collaborators and
successfully securing investment.
· Commitment to delivering equality, diversity and inclusivity.
· Understanding of the need to pro-actively recruit partners from diverse communities and
interests.
· High levels of organisation with excellent communication skills.
· Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload to achieve deadlines with good time management skills
Timetable and Payment Schedule
Deadline for applications:
12 noon, 27 th November 2020
Interviews if required: Date to be confirmed
Contract to commence no later than: Monday 4th January 2021
Fee
The total fee will be £12,000.
Submission information
To apply, please provide the following:
1. A proposal outlining your approach to this work of no more than 1500 words.
2. A minimum of two examples of recent, relevant previous experience.
3. An indication of your availability.
4. A copy of your CV
5. Two recent referees
6. Selection Criteria
We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals from Black, Asian, Disabled, d/Deaf and Minority Ethnic communities and all those who feel their voices and stories are not commonly represented.
Contact and deadline
Please email any questions to Catherine Richardson C.T.Richardson@kent.ac.uk
Submit your proposal to Camilla Emdon C.Emdon@kent.ac.uk by 27 th November 12 noon.
Your submission will be acknowledged by return email.
The Forum
The Forum brings together the following ten HEIs.
Ravensbourne University
UCL
University of Westminster
University of Essex
University for the Creative Arts
Pearson College
University of Bedfordshire
Canterbury Christchurch University
University of Sussex
University of Kent