Company Manager - INTEGRITAS EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LTD : Job Details

Job Overview

• Job Title: Operations & Production Manager - London Gay Men's Chorus
• Salary: £40k-FTE (pro-rata) 26 hours a week approximately £26k (actual salary )with the opportunity to increase pay and hours when a major concert approaches,
• Hours: Part time
• Artform: Performing arts
• Role: Technical & Production
• Contract: Permanent
• Closing date: Sun, 05 May 2024
• London based

Job Description

A small team of professionals - including this role - support our two standing choirs who perform throughout the year and at short series of concerts in both the summer and winter. We regularly take part in LGBTQ+ and Arts festivals in the UK, Europe and sometimes further afield. Recent collaborations have included West End shows, TV productions, performances at embassies, and Pride-based events.

Your job is both creative and operational. You'll be hiring the tech professionals who make us look and sound great; you'll be sourcing props and costumes that help us deliver knock-out performances; you'll also be talking to our accounting firm - who keep our finances in order.

You'll work with clients who are keen to hire us for events - managing their expectations, sorting out fees and contracts, and making sure our singers have everything they need to deliver amazing performances.

At the same time, as an organisation with over 300 members, but only a small team of staff and freelancers, you'll need to be comfortable working with volunteers as we rely on many people to help run our organisation. It takes a village... (in this case a very gay village).

This is a part-time (26 hours/week) role, with a split between home-working and co-working. Flexibility is key and actual hours/locations are up for discussion. Tell us what works for you and we'll tell you what works for us.

Job Requirements

• Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication & interpersonal skills
• Very organised: able to navigate complexity and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Attention to detail
• Experience working with volunteers
• A team player, flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the organisation
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently.
• IT proficient with experience of using Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), online apps/tools such as Zoom, Dropbox, Google. And an ability to pick up new platforms quickly.
• Prior experience in accounting or bookkeeping would be desirable, but not essential
• A willingness to constructively question established ways of doing things, while remaining solution-focused and sensitive to the contribution of volunteer members and professionals.
• Ability to flex work-hours up or down depending on demand (e.g. the lead-up to a major production is likely to be much busier than periods where there are no rehearsals)

Job Responsibilities

• Production Management - working closely with the Artistic Director & production teams to ensure all aspects of LGMC productions are delivered in line with budgets and creative plans

• Programming - managing the client lifecycle from initial contact through fee negotiation, contracting and invoice management. Liaising regularly with the Artistic Director on client contact and interaction.
• Administration, Finance & IT - working closely with a range of volunteers and outsourced providers to effectively manage the operations of the Chorus
• Venue Sourcing, Liaison & Management - working with the music team to develop the rehearsal plan for each season and sourcing and booking venues for both rehearsals and main productions.

Integritas Education Recruitment and School Staffing Ltd are acting as an employment businesses for this position.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.