Opportunity
General Manager
The Spark Arts for Children is looking for a General Manager to be part of our small dynamic team and creative children’s arts organisation.
This is a great role for someone with a background in the arts and with company management experience and or very strong arts administration and events management skills and experience.
The General Manager is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, finances and HR and working closely with the Interim Director to support the development of the company in Leicester, regionally and nationally. They will ensure smooth operations, enable strong relationships with stakeholders and empower a creative community of practitioners, artists and partners with the support and resources they need to deliver high quality child-centred activities across multiple community settings and arts and cultural venues.
If you love working in a small creative team and a big creative community of volunteers, freelancers, audiences and participants, this could be the opportunity for you
The Role
Working closely with the Interim Director, the General Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations, company administration and financial management, HR, overseeing project and event management, and supporting the development of the organisation in Leicester, regionally and nationally.
The General Manager will act as Company Secretary, support governance activities and work closely with the team to enable child voice in the development of our company.
The General Manager will provide the support, tools and resources required to enable the team to deliver.
This includes managing IT and improving systems, policy and procedures to ensure that the organisation operates effectively in partnership, efficiently within the resources available and flexibly in a busy and productive work environment.
If you have any questions about this role please contact Trina Haldar for an informal chat (email trina@thesparkarts.co.uk).
Thank you for considering this exciting opportunity at The Spark Arts for Children!
Key dates
1. Find out more
Learn more about this opportunity by reading or listening to the Information Pack. Choose the format that works best for you:
2. Preparing an application
You can prepare a written, audio, or video application. To get started, review the application questions below. Choose the download format that works best for you:
3. Submitting an application
You can apply in a variety of formats and we encourage you to use the format you are most comfortable with. You’ll apply for the role using our online portal. When you arrive in the application portal you will be able to complete your personal details in the form, then choose to either:
- Answer the questions by typing or copying and pasting your answers from a word document.
- Upload a video file that answers the questions.
- Upload a voice recording that answers the questions.
If you want to submit a video or voice application you can use the additional guidance sheet which will guide you through the process.
When you are ready to apply please use the links below which will take you to the General Manager – application portal.
