Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd

Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Application Pack

GMAC is funded by

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Creating a new organisation

In November 2010 Manchester City Council Executive Committee agreed to fund the development of a new £19m purpose built cultural centre on the First Street site in Manchester. All the funding is in place and a Design Team led by Dutch architects practice, Mecanoo, have already begun the process of drawing up detailed plans for the Centre which is currently scheduled to open in 2014. This exciting new building will become home to Cornerhouse and The Library Theatre Company, two of Manchester’s key cultural organisations, who will be merging in April 2012 to create a GMAC (working name), an entirely new, production based multi-artform organisation.

It is currently proposed that the new venue will include a 500 seat theatre, 120-150 seat flexible theatre space , 600m2 gallery space, 5 cinema screens, education spaces, digital production and broadcast facilities, café bar, restaurant, offices and other ancillary spaces consistent with a production centre, a making place – intimately concerned with providing new opportunities for artists and audiences to create work differently.

The new organisation will:  build on the heritage and track record of both organisations  have a clearly articulated artistic vision  look to the future to create a fit for purpose contemporary multi-artform production focused arts organisation  have a robust and sound business model  be audience focused, open and an artistic and business innovator.

This opportunity has emerged because of the Manchester City Council’s Cultural Ambition strategy that sets out the importance of culture to the city and the City Council’s ambitious approach to the cultural sector.

Our ambition for the new organisation

The creative teams of both organisations have worked together to create a draft artistic vision and set of core values for GMAC:

Artistic vision:

By 2014 GMAC will be an international contemporary multi-artform organisation producing and presenting excellent world-class work, an engine- room for creative adventure, artistic excellence, and audience engagement for the people of Manchester, the North West and the UK. GMAC will play a leading national role in innovation, risk taking and digital audience engagement through integrated, interdisciplinary and open practice working with visual art, theatre and film and will be recognised as entrepreneurial and a model collaborator.

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Core values:

• Integrity of programme within the artistic vision • Engaged with the world and ideas around us • Producing the best we can • Place artists and audiences* at the heart of what we do • Commitment to revealing unheard voices • Rooted in the locality with a global outlook • Creating new ways of doing things • Deploying resources to maximum effect – human, financial, and environmental

*refers to the broadest notion of audience

About Cornerhouse

Cornerhouse is Manchester’s international centre for contemporary visual arts and culturally diverse independent film. It was founded by the Greater Manchester Visual Arts Trust, chaired by Sir Bob Scott, opened in 1985 and has subsequently been at the forefront of Manchester’s vibrant cultural scene ever since.

Cornerhouse is constituted as two companies, a registered charity that is a company limited by guarantee (Greater Manchester Arts Centre, known as GMAC) and a trading company (Greater Manchester Arts Services). Currently located on Oxford Road, Cornerhouse has three floors of contemporary art galleries, three screens showing the best in independent cinema, a bar, café and a bookshop.

Cornerhouse also operates an international distribution service for contemporary visual arts books and catalogues, working with over 95 publishers including Arnofini, BALTIC, British Council Visual Arts and Design Publications, Hayward Gallery Publishing, the Henry Moore institute, ICA, The Lowry, Modern Art Oxford, Photoworks and Picture This. Cornerhouse is committed to giving audiences the opportunity not just to enjoy the artistic, cultural or social experiences it offers, but to able to talk and tell others about it, and at the far end of the spectrum to actually have a hand in creating the experience.

A not for profit organisation, Cornerhouse’s priority is to ensure that everything it does – from the exhibitions and films it presents, to the education and creative industries programmes on offer, to the way it supports the team and is run, is done to maximise value for the public.

Cornerhouse welcome over 500,000 visitors every year, and in 2010/11 it achieved some of its best ever visitor statistics. More than 90,000 people attended an exhibition, it presented 3,833 film screenings seen by more than 129,000 people and over 16,000

of 9 Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd About the Library Theatre Company

The Library Theatre Company was founded in 1952 and is the major producer of contemporary drama in the North West. Since its inception it has been directly managed by Manchester City Council but this of course will change with the merger with Cornerhouse in April next year. LTC has:  Produced numerous U.K. and world premieres  Championed contemporary playwrights  Co-produced with national and regional companies such as Out of Joint, Rasa, and Lip Service  Driven an innovatory participation programme engaging neglected and disadvantaged communities  Nurtured emerging regional theatre companies through the RePlay festival  Presented significant international work particularly from Australasia and North America.  Won or been nominated for over thirty Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in the last seven years.  Produced a hugely popular play for families and children every Christmas

The Company has been in transition since leaving its base at the Library Theatre in July 2010 and establishing its new city centre home in 2014, in partnership with Cornerhouse. It currently produces three major productions a year at the Lowry (including a Christmas slot), a diverse participation programme from it’s temporary base at the Zion Arts Centre and a three year programme of innovative ‘event’ style theatre in non-theatre spaces in the city, e.g. Hard Times by Charles Dickens in an Ancoats mill, a performance commissioned from Jackie Kay which will be about all kinds of journeys, and a rave party invaded by the Peterloo Massacre.

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DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

This opportunity - GMAC Development Manager GMAC is in a unique situation. The merger of Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company to create a new mutli-artform production focused organisation is in itself not something that has been done before. Adding to this the creation of a new purpose built venue to facilitate this work sets out the level of ambition which the constituent organisations and their stakeholders have for this project. With such amibition comes great opportunity and risk.

GMAC has many challenges ahead and we aim to approach them with creativity, vigour and enthusiasm but to help us do this we need an experienced and dedicated individual to help mould and deliver a new fundraising strategy for the new venue. This is an opportunity to be part of something very significant from a very early stage in the process.

The Development Manager will oversee the day to day management of the fundraising function of the new company and will be expected to act as the interface between the revenue and capital fundraising.

The Development Manager will be a senior Head of Department and report directly to the CEO. You will be part of an exciting forward-looking organisation working with a wide range of artists, partners and stakeholders. Our team is enthusiastic, motivated and engaged so expect to be challenged. If you can share our ambition and have the skills, knowledge and experience to do the job this is a great and unique opportunity.

Our Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone with flair and passion and a willingness to develop both as a professional fundraiser and as a team leader. Working alongside other members of the fundraising and senior management teams and an external consultant, you will have proven fundraising skills ideally honed within the charitable and / or arts industry. More importantly you will be someone who can challenge resistance, lead by example and build a new department at a time when all budgets are being squeezed and expectations increased.

Experience of managing and building teams and of designing and implementing both short and long term fundraising systems will be fundamental requirements. Ideally experience of delivering capital fundraising campaigns would be desirable but not essential as the candidate will receive significant support and mentoring in the short / medium term.

Application Procedure Please complete the GMAC application form telling us how you meet the Person Specification for this role return with a completed Equal Opportunities questionnaire.

The deadline for applications is 12.00noon Monday 12 December 2011 Interviews will take place week starting Mon 9 January 2012

A hard copy of the completed application form should be sent to Siobhan Ward Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street , Manchester , M1 5 NH.

GMAC strives to be an equality of opportunity employer

Job Description

Job title: DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Responsible for Development Team

Purpose

To implement the Cornerhouse Business Plan and Strategy by  Managing day to day fundraising activities for GMAC  Meeting fundraising targets in partnership with Chief Executive and the Board of trustees  Working with the board, CEO and any consultancy support to help deliver the Capital Fundraising target  Assisting in the planning and implementation of the organisation’s strategic objectives, business plan, budgets and policies  To liaise with other Heads of Department to ensure the smooth running of GMAC and the maximising of its potential  As a budget holder, to follow company guidelines and procedures for determining, monitoring and accounting for departmental budgets  As a line manager, to ensure the well-being, motivation, professional development and satisfactory conduct of staff  To undertake the day-to-day management of Health and Safety procedures

Main Duties

1. To manage and implement the GMAC Fundraising Strategy. 2. To write applications for funding and sponsorship. 3. Along with the consultant / mentor propose achievable fundraising income targets. 4. To manage the Development Team’s human and financial resources efficiently. 5. To identify areas of research which will generate new sources of income. 6. To oversee the creation and maintenance of up-to-date databases of clients, sponsors, charities and fundraising bodies and use them creatively to support the work of the Team. 7. To be responsible for the management and delivery of all hospitality and PR for sponsors, donors and other supporters of the GMAC on an ongoing 8. To participate in devising Cornerhouse Business Plan and budget. 9. Along with the consultant prepare and present reports to the senior GMAC Management Committee and Trustees about fundraising activities. 10.To respond positively to any fundraising needs and opportunities as they arise. 11.To perform all tasks in line with the GMAC's commitment to providing the widest audience access. 12.To implement GMAC policies 13.To carry out duties as deemed appropriate by the Chief Executive and in conjunction with the consultant / mentor 14.To work evenings and weekends as appropriate to support fundraising events and sponsors receptions.

Person Specification for DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Essential Desirable

QUALIFICATIONS Educated to degree level or with Training in sponsorship and AND TRAINING comparable life experience development

SPECIALIST Knowledge of the principles of Knowledge and KNOWLEDGE fundraising – not necessarily in the understanding of theatre, cultural sector film, media and contemporary art

EXPERIENCE Minimum of 5 years fundraising Working in an arts work experience at a senior level (in organisation any charitable environment not necessarily theatre or the visual Business to Business sales arts) or marketing

Experience of brokering and Organising events and managing sponsorship agreements meetings

Writing detailed reports for boards managers

Communicating with busy business people

Devising and managing team and business budgets

Research and evaluation of projects

PRACTICAL & The ability to communicate and A good standard second INTELLECTUAL negotiate with senior and European language SKILLS professional people in the business, charity and local government sectors

The ability to write coherently and Ability to analyse and persuasively. interpret statistics and audience research data The ability to generate creative ideas and turn them into reality

The ability to write reports

The ability to use diplomatic and social skills in a wide range of environments and to exploit these to

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Strong writing and proof-reading skills and an eye for detail

Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise and organise workload

Ability to work under pressure, remain calm and meet deadlines

Management of databases and knowledge of data protection compliance

Computer literate including Microsoft Office WP and spread sheet applications to a high standard

Skilled in the use of web and internet communications and research tools

DISPOSITION & Flexible, creative and innovative ATTITUDE approach to working in a variety of contexts both formal and informal

A good team leader who motivates and generates enthusiasm in others

Confident in building relationships with a diverse range of people

The disposition to be hospitable and deliver hospitality to a wide range of people.

An informed interest in the type of work presented by GMAC

Well presented

Understanding of and commitment to Equal Opportunities.

PERSONAL Willing and able to work irregular CIRCUMSTANCES hours – evenings, weekends and bank holidays

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

GMAC Ltd has a Staff Manual that provides full details of all terms and conditions of employment as well as staff benefits. The following are the main terms of employment.

Salary Range: £25,000 - 31,000 pa

Hours of work GMAC Ltd has a standard working week of 40 hours inclusive of meal breaks.

Exact hours of work as required by demands of the post. Overtime payments will not be made, however time off in lieu, with the agreement of the Director, will be available to cover any additional hours worked.

Contract Period Minimum 2 year contract

Probationary period 3 months

Period of notice 1 month will apply to both employer and employee

Holidays 25 days p.a. plus statutory holidays

Pensions GMAC Ltd operates a company pension scheme that is available to all staff