FREELANCE RESIDENCY PROJECT COORDINATOR, THE WORK ROOM, GLASGOW

[Joanne Lee]

9 months fixed term freelance contract
(hours equivalent to 0.6 FT)

*Candidates must be available for interview on 31st August, 12-4pm Tramway, Glasgow*

Application by covering letter and CV via email to:
[e-mail]

CLOSING DATE: 12 noon, Monday 27 August 2012

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*JOB DESCRIPTION*
Based at Glasgow’s Tramway,The Work Room, a new artist-led organisation, has been set up for the creation of dance works by independent dance artists in the city. It is now looking to appoint a highly motivated and well-organised freelance coordinator for the residency programme and to assist the Director and Associates in coordinating the core activities of the organisation.

The Work Room is established as a limited company, and has funding from both Creative Scotland and Glasgow City Council. The organisation is an artist-led membership structure, which was set up in 2008, in consultation with a steering committee, and following a feasibility study commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council from Ian Bramley.

The organisation is led by the Artists’ Panel and legally managed by a Board of Directors and the staff of the organisation work within that structure. The Work Room is in the process of restructuring and has agreed to the principle of a Director post and residency coordinator. As the Director will be on maternity leave from October we envisage that initially, the coordinator role will assume responsibility for part of the day-to-day functions of the organisation and at this period of time the development function will be outsourced external consultant. In the first instance the coordinator will report to the Board and on the Director’s return to work she will resume line management responsibilities for the coordinator.

The role will be for the equivalent of 3 days a week, £20k pro rata, for a nine month period in the first instance.

It is hoped that over time, the Residency Project Coordinator will be able to provide support to enable the develop The Work Room to the point where the role can become longer term and full-time. Until that point is reached, the role will be on a 9-month contract basis. There is the possibility of the Residency Project Coordinator developing an internship placement system, which could benefit The Work Room, with the organisation gaining free administrative support and the intern gaining valuable work experience in exchange.

*Candidates must be available for interview on 31st August, 12-4pm Tramway, Glasgow*

*Job responsibilities*
The Project Coordinator will report directly to the Director (or the Chair of the board of The Work Room in her absence) and will work with the strategic artistic panel in coordinating the residency programme. She/he will contribute a reliable and steadfast role to the ongoing development of the organisation - with the right person in the role it is hoped that they will become part of the core team as The Work Room continues to evolve as one of the main dance institutions in Scotland with an international profile and reputation.

The role of Residency Project Coordinator role will include the following responsibilities:
· Carrying out project administration, following the necessary systems, policies and procedures
· Acting as core operational coordinator and reporting to the board in the director’s absence
· Management and administration of the organisation, including maintaining communication with the members and partner organisations such as Tramway and the Scottish Dance Agencies.
· Book keeping
· Administration of the selection procedure and coordinating support for the artists accessing The Work Room’s programme
· Offering support, advice and guidance to artists working in The Work Room
· Evaluation and documentation
· Maintaining funding and reporting systems, as set out in the first instance by the Chair of the Board (and then by the Director upon her return to work)
· Maintaining partnerships, advocacy and networking - reporting to the Chair of the Board (and then the Director upon her return to work)
· Communication coordination, including website updates, tweeting and social networking
· Supporting the administration of the commissioning/touring projects as necessary, under the guidance of TWR’sAssociate Producer
· Supporting the implementation of activities as directed by the chair of the Board, and under the guidance of TWR Organisational Development Consultant (direction will be resumed by the Director upon her return to work).

*Person specification*
The range of the Residency Project Coordinator’s role will require a flexible and conscientious person to fill it.
· The person we are looking for will need to possess initiative, good organisational skills and a people-focused approach.
· The person will need to have a good track record of working in the arts and with artists, preferably with experience of management in an artist-led environment.
· She/he will need to be able to work collaboratively, in
consultation with the artists panel, and other associates brought on by the Director and the Board.
· She/he will be organised and self-motivated and able to implement project activities alone in order to meet objectives, as directed.
· She/he will have experience of book keeping, preparing board papers and minute taking
· She/he will have experience of implementing communications
campaigns through social media, newsletters and website updates
· She/he will ideally have experience of documentation and collecting evaluation data, research (as directed), and preparing reports
· She/he will ideally have knowledge or experience of assisting or coordinating dance research/production/touring
· She/he will have a good knowledge of the dance and arts scene in Scotland, throughout the UK and internationally.

*Application by covering letter and CV via email to:*
[e-mail]

http://theworkroom.org.uk/news/article/vacancy_at_the_work_room_fre...

Laura Eaton-Lewi
Director
The Work Room

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THE WORK ROOM
Glasgow's Independent Dance Studio

The Work Room is funded by the Creative Scotland and Glasgow Life
The Work Room (Dance) is registered in Scotland No. SC343929 with its registered office at:

Tramway
25 Albert Drive
Glasgow G41 2PE
[e-mail]
0141 276 0950 (x56120)
07976316073