Agatha Christie Festival Ltd
Job Summary
Agatha Christie Festival is seeking a freelance, part-time, Project Officer to support the Festival’s programme for schools & young people in Torbay in 2026/7, on a 12 month fixed term basis
Job Description
Agatha Christie Festival is a registered charity. We programme & deliver an annual festival designed to celebrate the life, legacy & provenance of world-best selling author, Torquay-born, Agatha Christie. Building upon the Christie provenance, and integral to our work, is a bespoke creative learning programme open to all Torbay schoolchildren, designed to advance literacy and a love of reading. Our schools programme this year is supported through public funding from National Lottery Arts Council England. To help us achieve our goals for Torbay schools in 2026/7, we are seeking a part-time freelance Schools Programme Project Officer for a 12 month fixed term. Details of the Job Description can be found here: https://www.iacf-uk.org/news/vacancy-freelance-project-officer
Job Requirements
We are looking for a versatile & motivated Project Officer to work with our festival team to project-manage the Festival’s programme of creative education for primary & secondary-school age young poeple in Torbay (Torquay, Paignton & Brixham) across 2026/7. The framework & timetable for the programme is already established. The project is funded through a grant from National Lottery Arts Council England and the post is fixed term & part-time for 12 months. We are offering an inclusive fee of £5,240 for ca 30 days across the year. Essential: at least 3y experience of delivering similar community projects; proven experience of working with Torbay schools; excellent interpersonal skills. Preferred: able to start immediately; Torbay-based; DBS check; clean driving license.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Schools Programme Project Officer, Agatha Christie Festival
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Salary: £30k-£40k
(pro-rata) - Hours:
Part time - Artform: Education
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026
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Location:
South West
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