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Creative Programmer – Classes and Courses

Salary Pro Rata of £26,500 FTE = £10,600 per annum
Hours 0.4 FTE (14 hours per week) Will require working on some evenings and some Saturdays.
Location E15 3AE
Closing Date 13 January 2026
Position Type Part Time
Advert expires on 13 January 2026

Main Duties

  • Continue to manage and further develop our ‘Everyone is an Artist’ programme on Saturdays
  • Continue to manage and further develop our creative classes and courses programme
  • Scope, develop and manage new programmes, including commercial and corporate activities
  • Manage the Rosetta Family group, comprising past participants, tutors, staff, etc.
  • Continue to build our pool of relevant artists, technicians and manage all aspects of contracting, planning, budgeting, delivery and evaluation of the activities they will deliver
  • Support the Artist Studio Manager with responding to enquiries and all admin around the artist studios, memberships and events
  • Support the building operations
  • Together with the Rosetta Arts Safeguarding Lead, be the responsible Safeguarding Officer and be responsible for event health & safety, safeguarding, risk assessments, fire marshalling and first aid, etc.
  • Together with the Digital & Operations Officer, plan and coordinate advertising, marketing and community engagement to effectively reach target audiences
  • Support the running of our new Community Advisory Groups
  • Oversee small project budgets, including assessing project viability – and expenditure tracking.
  • Be responsible for the data collection and evaluation of programmed activities

Skills and Experience Required

  • Experience of working as an arts project manager or creative programmer
  • Proven track record of successful project planning, project management and evaluation skills with a range of planning and project management tools.
    • Excellent admin and organisational skills
    • Strong IT literacy and knowledge of systems and programmes that support admin (including enquiries, booking, purchases, diary management, etc.)
    • Good data collection and evaluation skills and ability to write impact reports
  • Experience of setting and managing project budgets, and invoicing
  • Experience of working with a wide range of service users, across age, gender, disability, ethnicity and social background
  • Empathy and ability to positively work with people that may be neurodiverse, vulnerable or have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND)
  • Ability to be hands on in delivery and to delegate to others, including volunteers
  • Experience of HR processes such as DBS checks and contracting
  • Experience of coordinating/running a building in relation to creative programming/studio management
  • Clear communication skills and ability to adapt communication styles to a wide range of stakeholders including participants, tutors, parents, funders, volunteers, corporate businesses
  • Relevant Health & Safety and Safeguarding training and evidence of successfully putting these into practice
  • Good knowledge of the community and creative landscape within Newham and/or East London
  • A passion for Rosetta Arts and the work we produce, including the aim to reach out to underrepresented communities and ensure everyone has a chance to be creative, and improve wellbeing through the arts

Disability Confident Employer

We can confirm that we are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1-3) who can welcome a wide-range of disabled applicants within our level of training.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibility. We are committed to offering a working environment where everyone is valued and feels appreciated.