Learning & Participation Officer

Salary up to £21,850 per annum
Full-time (35 hours per week), based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
2 year post until March 2014

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) requires a full-time Learning & Participation Officer with a minimum of 3 years experience of working in arts education to produce our varied programme of creative learning projects.

You will develop links between the Festival, participant groups and partner organisations, build upon existing and create new projects with participants, and maximise opportunities for wider engagement with the local community. You will also liaise with a wide range of music leaders and participants, deliver workshop activity and outcome events, as well as carry out monitoring and evaluation.

You will be educated to degree level and have fantastic communication and organisational skills, experience of fundraising and working strategically, an interest in new and experimental music, and tons of creative energy. You will have a proven track record of identifying, applying for and securing funding for Learning & Participation projects. The position is a minimum 2 year post until March 2014, supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

For further information about the Festival and our Learning & Participation programme please visit http://www.hcmf.co.uk/participation

hcmf// is an equal opportunities employer. Criminal Records Bureau clearance will be required, application on appointment.

An application pack can be requested by emailing r.hughes@hud.ac.uk
Please note we will only accept applications by email. To apply please email your CV and a letter of application to r.hughes@hud.ac.uk

For further information please contact Nikki Cassidy on 01484 472103 or e-mail n.cassidy@hud.ac.uk

Closing date for completed applications: 5pm Monday 27th February 2012
Interviews will take place on Thursday 8 & Friday 9 March 2012

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