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General Manager JMK Trust

We’re looking for a dynamic new General Manager to deliver our strategic objectives and oversee day-to-day operations.

Fee: Hours: 5 days pw – flexible. Salary: £29,500 – £35,000 dependent on experience.

Please note – this is an employee role not freelance.

The Job: The General Manager (GM) is pivotal to the Trust’s work and operations. The GM plays an integral role in planning, with the Board of Trustees, the Trust’s strategic direction and is responsible for raising funds and overseeing its delivery and day-to-day activity – specifically its annual Award, in partnership with the Orange Tree Theatre, London, and the National Programme, in partnership with 14 producing theatres across the UK.

The GM reports to the Trust’s Chair and Trustees, apprising them of all operations at quarterly board meetings. The GM also line-manages a team of Director Practitioners which deliver National Programme activity across the country. The General Manager is also responsible for the Trust’s bursary programme which offers paid opportunities to theatre artists to work as assistant directors at partner theatres nationwide.

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    The Process: To apply, please email a copy of your CV, accompanied by a supporting statement, which sets out clearly your interest in this post, and why you are suitable for it, referring to the job description and person specification, to: recruitment@jmktrust.org.

We will send you an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to accompany your application.

For an informal conversation about this post, email our Chair, Stephen Fewell on stephen@jmktrust.org to arrange a time to talk with him or one of our Trustees.

Closing date for applications: 12pm on Monday 19th December 2022

First Interview (online): w/c 2nd January 2023

Second Interview (in person): w/c 9th January 2023

 

Start date: upon availability or March 2023

Closing date 19/12/2021

 

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Patrons: Dame Judi Dench, Baroness Howe, Sir Ian McKellen, Clare Menzies-Kitchin MBE and Tom Morris OBE (Founding Chair).  

The JMK Trust is kindly supported by The Martin Bowley Charitable Trust, Arts Council England, The Katie Bradford Arts Trust, The Leche Trust, Scops Arts Trust, The Garrick Charitable Trust, The Victoria Wood Foundation, The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust, The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, The Hollick Family Foundation and all our individual donors.

Registered address: Talton Farm Cottage, Newbold on Stour, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8UB.

Registered Charity: No. 295080

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