Wed, 29 Jan 2025 published - Wed, 29 Jan 2025
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced project manager to lead the development of a creative project that will run from Feb-Sept 2025. The project will work closely with Hounslow’s Polish communities. Job Description
Context CPP Hounslow aims to increase engagement with arts and culture across the borough of Hounslow. We have a particular focus on increasing engagement amongst Hounslow's significant Polish communities, as a group identified as having less engagement with our arts and culture programme. We are aiming to amplify this work by connecting with the UK- Poland Season, being led by the British Council & Adam Mickiewicz Institute, from March-November 2025 to raise the profile of the Polish community in Hounslow. Project aims - To engage in the UK-Poland cultural dialogue around addressing global challenges that is being sparked by the UK-Poland Season - Create a shared project that can be engaged with by both the Polish and non-Polish communities in Hounslow - Provide opportunities for Polish cultural leaders and the younger Polish community (16-24 year olds) to respond to and engage with global challenges through arts and culture. Project Scope This project will explore how storytelling, folklore, and traditional crafts provide a way for Polish communities in the UK to explore their Polish heritage; connect to Poland; each other and the potential for developing new stories, folklore, and craft as Poles living in the UK. This will involve managing three elements: postcards, workshops, and artist commission. For further information on these elements, view the full brief. This brief has been devised in consultation with leaders in Hounslow's Polish community and the project should be developed in collaboration with the community wherever possible. Job Requirements
- Demonstrable Project Management experience - An organised and pro-active person who can confidently manage the planning and timelines of this project - Experience working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a shared goal - A strong facilitator, experienced in delivering collaborative, creative workshops with a range of communities - Fluency in Polish and English language - Experience working in creative, arts-based settings - Experience working with and commissioning artists - Experience evaluating and reporting on projects - The selected artist will hold Public Liability Insurance to the minimum value of £5M. Job Responsibilities
- Lead the management of the project timeline and scheduling - Manage contracting of a lead artist and multiple local artist facilitators - Work collaboratively with the Polish community and Polish community leaders to arrange, develop and publicise the three workshops - Deliver a large, complex creative project that explores the theme of this brief - Distribute postcards throughout the borough through attending events and engaging with the Polish community - Work closely with the Visual Arts Producer to produce exhibitions at CPP Hounslow's five community gallery spaces - Co-ordinate the data collection, monitoring and evaluation required. Application Instructions
To apply, please send a CV and a short cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements in this Job Description to lily@watermans.org.uk. We put the decisions and views of local people at the heart of everything we do. Together, we’re creating a Colourful, Confident, and Creative Hounslow!
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We are looking for an experienced project manager to lead the development of a creative project that will run from Feb-Sept 2025. The project will work closely with Hounslow’s Polish communities. Job Description
Context CPP Hounslow aims to increase engagement with arts and culture across the borough of Hounslow. We have a particular focus on increasing engagement amongst Hounslow's significant Polish communities, as a group identified as having less engagement with our arts and culture programme. We are aiming to amplify this work by connecting with the UK- Poland Season, being led by the British Council & Adam Mickiewicz Institute, from March-November 2025 to raise the profile of the Polish community in Hounslow. Project aims - To engage in the UK-Poland cultural dialogue around addressing global challenges that is being sparked by the UK-Poland Season - Create a shared project that can be engaged with by both the Polish and non-Polish communities in Hounslow - Provide opportunities for Polish cultural leaders and the younger Polish community (16-24 year olds) to respond to and engage with global challenges through arts and culture. Project Scope This project will explore how storytelling, folklore, and traditional crafts provide a way for Polish communities in the UK to explore their Polish heritage; connect to Poland; each other and the potential for developing new stories, folklore, and craft as Poles living in the UK. This will involve managing three elements: postcards, workshops, and artist commission. For further information on these elements, view the full brief. This brief has been devised in consultation with leaders in Hounslow's Polish community and the project should be developed in collaboration with the community wherever possible. Job Requirements
- Demonstrable Project Management experience - An organised and pro-active person who can confidently manage the planning and timelines of this project - Experience working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a shared goal - A strong facilitator, experienced in delivering collaborative, creative workshops with a range of communities - Fluency in Polish and English language - Experience working in creative, arts-based settings - Experience working with and commissioning artists - Experience evaluating and reporting on projects - The selected artist will hold Public Liability Insurance to the minimum value of £5M. Job Responsibilities
- Lead the management of the project timeline and scheduling - Manage contracting of a lead artist and multiple local artist facilitators - Work collaboratively with the Polish community and Polish community leaders to arrange, develop and publicise the three workshops - Deliver a large, complex creative project that explores the theme of this brief - Distribute postcards throughout the borough through attending events and engaging with the Polish community - Work closely with the Visual Arts Producer to produce exhibitions at CPP Hounslow's five community gallery spaces - Co-ordinate the data collection, monitoring and evaluation required. Application Instructions
To apply, please send a CV and a short cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements in this Job Description to lily@watermans.org.uk. We put the decisions and views of local people at the heart of everything we do. Together, we’re creating a Colourful, Confident, and Creative Hounslow!
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