Programme Manager - Bradford Literature Festival

Bradford Literature Festival is an annual, ten day festival, held between June and July each year in the heart of Bradford. The festival was launched in 2014 with the aim of creating a national destination festival that would excite and encourage both children and parents to engage with books and reading.

Bradford Literature Festival is looking for a Programme Manager to aid with:
•further development of the festival’s schools programme
•development of a year round programme of schools engagement

Under the direction of the Festival Director, the Programme Manager will:
•Lead in the creation of a year-round school’s engagement programme that links to each Key Stage, from Early Years to Key Stage 4.
•Lead in the research, development and execution of a planned 3 day National Educator’s Conference with CPD accreditation.
•Work with the core programming team to create the festival schools programme.
•Work with the wider team to support marketing, bookings, recruitment, relationship management and operations for the successful delivery of the programme.
•Oversee execution of events during the festival, managing a dedicated schools team made up of both paid staff and volunteers.
•Take the initiative in developing new opportunities for children and young people to engage with the festival.
•Establish strong relationships with teachers, schools and administrators across the Bradford district, developing BLF’s understanding of the challenges faced.
•Create partnerships with other literacy charities where appropriate.
•Manage the schools programme budget.
•Lead on the collection of data, and assist with the analysis of data, and evaluation of the Education Programme, and associated activities.

Interviews: October 31st/November 1st & 2nd 2018

Salary: £23,000 to £26,000 dependent on experience

For information on how to apply: Please visit www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/opportunities/ and view the job description in full.

For more information visit http://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/opportunities/