Cultural Democracy Lead

  • Contract
  • London

QUEERCIRCLE


Job Summary

The Cultural Democracy Lead is a senior position within QUEERCIRCLE, responsible for leading and implementing the organisation’s Cultural Democracy pillar – embedding its principles across all strands of work.

Job Description

The Cultural Democracy Lead is a senior position within QUEERCIRCLE, responsible for leading and implementing the organisation’s Cultural Democracy pillar – embedding its principles across all strands of work.

This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on programme delivery while supporting and aligning the work of the Arts + Communities Producer and Young People’s Programmer.

This role will develop and deliver programmes that place queer communities at the centre of cultural production, political education, and creative health; integrating these activities into a cohesive, inclusive, and responsive programme.

Working collaboratively with the team, they will ensure QUEERCIRCLE’s values of co-creation, equity, and accessibility, are reflected across programmes, partnerships, and public communications.

Term: Permanent

Schedule: 4 days / week

Working hours: Tue – Fri, 10.00 – 18.00
Some evenings and weekend work will be required, compensated by time off in lieu.

Salary: £ 42,000 (based on four day working week)

Application deadline: 7 December 2025

Job Requirements

Essential

  • Significant experience (minimum 5 years) in leading arts, community, or education programmes grounded in social justice.
  • Proven ability to develop and deliver creative health or political education initiatives.
  • Strong theoretical and practical understanding of cultural democracy, participation, and co-creation.
  • Experience managing teams, partnerships, and complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and advocacy skills.
  • Commitment to queer, feminist, anti-racist, and decolonial frameworks.
  • Experience collaborating with public-sector or NHS partners on health and wellbeing projects.
  • Demonstrated ability to embed accessibility, inclusion, and care-centred approaches in creative work.

Desirable

  • Experience contributing to fundraising and partnership development.
  • Familiarity with evaluation, impact assessment, or action research.
  • Understanding of participatory or community learning methodologies.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Cultural Democracy Lead
  • Salary: £40k-£50k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Sun, 07 Dec 2025

  • Location:

    London

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