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NWN’s Young People and Community Programme Managers have a wide-ranging workplan. You will work with your colleagues to plan the department’s programme, support our freelance team to deliver the programme and will enjoy working in the community as much as the office. You will be committed to New Writing North’s vision, mission, and values and will be interested in exploring the development of opportunities with the wider team and other organisations to enhance the programmes you manage. You will be working with a small team of people to make big things happen.

This role is for you if you believe that talent is everywhere, but opportunities are not! You will create the conditions for our freelance team and people engaging with our programme to thrive. You will value the importance of the administrative work necessary for this role, including contracting and negotiating whilst promoting the importance of artistic ambition. You will enjoy meeting people of all ages and backgrounds and learning about their lives and what makes them tick. The role is incredibly satisfying if you care about making real change happen for people who face a whole host of barriers to being creative, finding joy in everyday life, and achieving their potential as communities or individuals. You will enjoy this role if you bring your own ideas and value collaborating with others.

Your previous experience could be in roles as diverse as a freelance artist, writer, producer or programmer who has experience leading engagement projects in any artform; youth work or in a VCSE supporting people in the community; as a teacher or experienced teaching assistant with a knack for project management and creativity; project manager or team leader role in health or social care who has seen how being creative can support wellbeing; part of an outreach team in a literature or arts organisation.

You will have the opportunity to lead on the direction and design of creative projects and programmes across the North East, collaborating with the people engaging in your programmes. You will be part of an organisation working across the North and with national partners in arts and publishing and will have opportunities to attend and support events across our wider programme. You will be working with artists and writers in everything you do and will meet writers working in all genres and forms at every level – from the household name to the aspiring 11-year-old poet with big ambitions. You will be supported in your professional development via training and tailored research activities. You will also have the opportunity to read a lot of books!