Rock Pools is the 3-year Creative People & Places programme for Hartlepool, funded by Arts Council England and wider cultural partners. The Creative People and Places programme focuses on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture is significantly below the national average. Over the last 10 years Creative People and Places has access to high-quality arts and culture in communities, opening up creativity to the widest possible audiences. The Northern School of Art is the lead applicant for the Rock Pools consortium and provides overarching leadership of the programme, the Rock Pool’s team will be established and employed within the School. The Northern School of Art, is an independent School of further and higher education delivering vocational, innovative industry relevant programmes of study. We achieved a Gold award in regards to teaching excellence framework. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Delivery Manager to lead Rock Pool’s, this is a unique opportunity to shape and deliver a community led cultural programme that increases access to high-quality arts and creativity across the town. Working with local communities, artists, and partners, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure the programme delivers meaningful engagement, strong partnerships and artistic excellence. This includes overseeing artistic quality, commission artists and partners, managing programme finances and risk, supporting governance and reporting structures and leading a delivery team to ensure the programme runs effectively and compliantly. You will be a confident leader with a strong background in community engagement, programme management and partnership working, able to manage teams and complex projects while building trust with people from diverse backgrounds. You will need to bring a strong combination of creative and cultural sector experience, strategic thinking, and excellent organisational and communication skills. You will have a proven track record of developing and delivering high-quality artistic or creative programmes within complex, publicly funded or community focused projects. A strong understanding of community engagement, co-creation and place-based working is essential, as is the ability to translate creative ambition into robust delivery plans that meet funder requirements and demonstrate impact. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about widening participation in culture, values co-creation and inclusion, and is excited by the challenge of delivering a high profile, place based arts programme with lasting impact for Hartlepool and its communities. For more information on Creative People and Places please click here. What will you get if you join us? • A culture that supports work-life balance, and cares for the wellbeing of staff; • Staff development opportunities; • Generous annual leave; • Free confidential counselling service and physiotherapy; • Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses for VDU use; • Free IT products including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud; • Professional fees paid by the School; • Staff recognition awards • Free car parking and access to other staff benefits; and • Access to the Local Government scheme (with significant employer contributions).