Community Programmes Manager

Job Title: Community Programmes Manager

Level: 3B

Salary: £15,900 – £16,800 per annum (£26,500 – £28,000 FTE)

Location: Forest Arts Centre, New Milton

Hours: 22.2 hours per week (3 days)

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover until April 2027)

As the community programme manager at Forest Arts Centre, you will take the lead and ownership of the venue’s community programming and engagement – covering the workshops, classes and exhibitions across the venue as well as working closely with our programming team. You will also generate, maintain and develop great links with local partners, stakeholders and those in the community to identify opportunities to encourage these groups to engage with the venue and to maximise a diverse and engaging community programme.

A bit about you

You’ll have extensive experience in community engagement and working with freelancers in a programme capacity. You’ll have experience of programme management focused on a variety of classes, workshops and events across various art-forms. A strong administrative background and great stakeholder management skills are essential coupled with your creativity to deliver a commercially viable programme against income and expenditure targets.

Who we are

At Hampshire Cultural Trust we have a vision to create inspirational culture experiences that enrich and transform lives. We manage and support 20+ attractions and deliver county-wide outreach programmes that bring great culture to local communities. We also deliver a diverse range of wider social impact initiatives targeted at those who are most vulnerable or disadvantaged and who would not usually have access to arts and culture.