Community Manager Job London England UK,Non-Profit & Social Impact

Location: Greater London

Department/Team: Education and Community

Responsible to: Education and Community Director

Contract: Permanent

Location: Mix of home working and from The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB
(min 3 office days to include Monday and Tuesday)

Hours: Full-Time, usual working hours are Monday-Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out of hours work (e.g. evenings and weekends)

Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 depending on experience

Your Team

The Education & Community department is led by the Education & Community Director and also includes the Head of Education and Community, three Education Managers, the Participation Manager, the Participation Coordinator, the Education & Community Coordinator and the Education and Community intern. This team is supported by a network of Education Associates and freelance artists.

Areas of responsibility

As Community Manager, you will project manage, develop and oversee The Old Vic's community projects including Theatre Club, Community Choir, OV Community Network and collaborate on the delivery of our intergenerational project 12 Choirs. You will also work alongside the Education and Community Director to develop future strategic community engagement activity, taking advantage of the opportunities presented in our new Backstage Building.

You will work closely with the Education and Community Coordinator on the delivery of the projects.

These projects will serve particular strategic objectives as defined in The Old Vic Business Plan. You will also contribute to organisation-wide initiatives from an Education and Community perspective.

Programme Content

To project manage, develop and oversee key Old Vic Community projects including Theatre Club, Community Choir, ensuring that they meet objectives, reviewing this regularly and ensuring projects are kept to budget and evaluated thoroughly
To collaborate with the Education Manager on the development and delivery of 12 Choirs, taking responsibility for community groups engagement
To support the Education and Community Coordinator in the delivery of the OV Community Network and wider community projects as required
To support the creation and delivery of workshop content in collaboration with facilitators
To support the Education and Community Director in the delivery and development of the community strategy including supporting on consultations and evaluation
To recruit, maintain and develop strong relationships with participants for Community projects
To maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders from participants to supporters to professionals involved in the department's activities
To research, develop and maintain strategic links with local community organisations developing referral routes for participants
To contribute to the development and content of wider Education and Community initiatives

Operational Activity

To manage freelance artists and facilitators working on community programmes
To act as a point of contact for community participants
To update and maintain our database of community organisations
To work closely with the marketing team to create marketing material for our projects, in line with Old Vic branding guidelines
To support annual reporting through provision of data and interpreted evaluation reports
To support the Development department by providing data for reporting purposes and ensuring supporters' needs are met, and information is available in a timely and appropriate fashion
To maintain an awareness of best practice in community arts participation settings

Company-wide Activity

To attend Development events as requested
To contribute to regular all staff meetings, sharing information and connecting staff with activity across our projects
To represent The Old Vic at various events and ensure its reputation is…