The Egg has been awarded an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant to undertake a year long engagement programme in hospitals, schools and community settings to accompany a Summer Production of The Secret Garden.

We are looking for an experienced Project Producer to deliver this project.

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months, starting as soon as possible.

Download the full job description and application pack

Job Title: Project Producer – Secret Gardens

Department: Egg Productions and Engagement

Hours: 4 days per week

Salary & benefits: £34,500

Term: Fixed term (12 months)

Reporting to: Director – The Egg

Responsible for: Freelance Artist, Production Teams, Workshop Assistants, Volunteers & Placement Students

Location: Theatre Royal Bath. Working from home - negotiable.

Benefits: 4 weeks holiday - Pro rata

Job Description

Objectives:

• Coordinate and deliver three major artistic projects associated with the Egg’s July production of The Secret Garden: x2 new commissions for schools; x1 regional hospital project; x1 sensory and imaginative pop-up baby pod, plus all remaining elements contained within the National Lottery Project Grant, Secret Gardens, excluding the production of The Secret Garden, although The Producer will be involved in wrap-around activity.

• Maintain oversight of project budget/s.

• Prepare evaluations and reports to funders.

Responsibilities:

● Work alongside Egg staff to commission and contract lead and associate artists, stage managers, volunteers and apprentices on each of the project strands.

● Maintain a sense of artistic cohesion across all sub-artistic teams.

● Manage each of the project strands, setting aims and objectives and ensuring creatives and clients are fully and clearly briefed at all times.

● Develop relationships with schools, hospitals and community settings involved in the project strands by maintaining regular updates and being clear in agreements, communications and expectations.

● Monitor and manage the digital elements of the project: an email channel between hospital

patients and the Project; x2 films.

● Work alongside Egg staff to recruit and manage 3 young (6-12) associate artists and coordinate their engagement.

● Work alongside Egg staff to coordinate a youth green team and to deliver family and outreach show-related workshops.

● Coordinate and monitor the ‘green process’ across all operations and deliver on ‘green’ promises within the bid.

● Work alongside Egg staff to coordinate the commissioning, conception and procurement of evaluation tools and front of house displays.

● Work alongside Egg staff and the project Access Consultant to ensure all projects are within reason accessible for all.

● Analyse and document evaluations.

● Support Theatre Royal Bath’s reporting processes by maintaining detailed expenditure budgets, cash flows and project statistics.

● Maintain public profile and funder acknowledgement for all project strands, generating and distributing material appropriately.

● Take on other Egg departmental projects and responsibilities as mutually agreed if and where

possible.

Organisation-wide responsibilities:

● Preparing reports for the Egg Director, Development team, and other stakeholders as required.

● Supporting related fundraising applications.

● Abiding by the financial systems and practices laid out by the TRB Finance Department.

● Attending internal and external meetings as required, including monthly departmental meetings, acting as a champion for the organisation.

● Always acting in the best interests of TRB and acting as an ambassador for The Egg.

● Working with The Egg staff to develop and promote The Egg’s aims, policies and development plan.

● Complying with the Egg’s Access Manifesto (draft), recruitment targets, Child and Vulnerable Adult Safeguarding and Respect at Work policies.

● Undertaking any further training as specified and agreed.

In completing your application, please refer to the Person Specification outlined below. We do not

expect you to possess all the criteria, but we would like you to demonstrate that you possess a few of

them. Those in bold are essential.

Experience

● At least three full-time years of professional experience in an arts or charitable organisation.

● Experience of working with community partners, including at least two of: teachers, community leaders, hospital staff.

● Experience of working with and supporting artist ideas.

● Experience of project coordination.

● Experience of managing complex budgets.

● Experience, professional or lived, of disability.

● Experience of managing National Lottery Project Arts Council England grants.

Skills

● Demonstrably strong administration and organisational skills, and the ability to work to deadlines.

● A fastidious approach to ensuring outcomes are as desired.

● Excellent communication style, ensuring all stakeholders are aware of expectations.

● Computer literate with good working knowledge of the Microsoft Package.

● Ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date records.

● Experience working in SEN settings and a passion for facilitating spaces for young people with varied abilities.

● Generating creative ideas and understanding how to support others in doing the same.

● An understanding of how to manage people, expectations and outcomes.

● An understanding of theatrical processes, forms and possibilities.

● A creative and outcome-led approach to problem solving.

● Digital producing or understanding of the digital theatre landscape.

Knowledge

● Knowledge of arts funding landscape.

● Understanding of the principals behind EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)

● Good working knowledge of safeguarding procedures and best practice.

● Knowledge of the local community of Bath and the Southwest

● Understanding of school environments.

● Knowledge of hospital environments and/or creative health initiatives.

Qualifications

● Relevant / transferable qualification OR an academic certificate / industry-specific training scheme OR evidence of continued professional development.

● Driving license.

Personal Attributes

● A passion for live theatre.

● An interest in the social issues impacting children and young people.

● Endless curiosity.

● A motivated self-starter looking to apply energy and enthusiasm to achieve excellent results.

● Ability to work in an office environment.

● Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently.

● An organised mind that can process and prioritise a range of administrative tasks.

● Intuition and ability to read the room of both young people and adults.