PORTSMOUTH CULTURAL TRUST
TITLE: Learning and Participation Intern
DEPARTMENT: Learning and Participation
RESPONSIBLE TO: Learning and Participation Coordinator
DURATION OF ENGAGEMENT: 6 months
HOURS: 30 Hours Per Week
REMUNERATION: 18-20 years old £5.13 p/hour, 21-24 £6.50 p/hour
LOCATION: Portsmouth Guildhall, PO1 2AB
KINDLY NOTE:
This is an externally sponsored opportunity, which requires candidates to satisfy the
following requirements:
1. Be between the age of 18 and 24.
2. Receive a benefit of some kind.
3. Be a Portsmouth resident (all PO postcodes qualify).
Purpose of Job
To assist the Learning and Participation Coordinator, with facilitating and increasing arts
engagement within the Portsmouth Cultural Trust. To assist in the delivery of a programme
of initiatives and activities that inspires and enables the local community to engage in
learning and participation activity with a particular focus on music and other artforms.
Organisation Chart
Chief
Executive
Learning and
Participation
Coordinator
Intern
Principal Responsibilities
1. To assist with developing the Trust’s ‘Learning and Participation’ programme. To
discuss ideas with the Learning and Participation Coordinator and to help implement
a programme which is exciting, innovative and with clear and specific outcomes and
outputs.
2. To work with the Learning and Participation Coordinator in collaborating with local
and regional arts partners, developing relationships with other organisations and
agencies which further the Cultural Trust’s objectives.
3. To represent the interests of the Cultural Trust at meetings and networking events
with the Learning and Participation Coordinator, to contribute to ideas and
discussions.
4. To provide administration assistance for the Trust’s Get into Music programme,
including the organisation of work experience placements.
Dimensions
Other
The nature of the work undertaken by the post holder will be required to work flexibly to
meet the needs of the department and the business. This might include occasional evenings
and weekends. Good communication and organisational skills are essential. We are looking
for a dynamic and enthusiastic person that is able to work independently as well as in a
team. A demonstrable passion for the arts and culture sector is a necessity. Please see
Person Specification for more details.
Budget
None
Physical
None
Context
In October 2010, Portsmouth City Council decided to create an independent Not for Profit
Distributing Organisation or NPDO to take over the running of the Guildhall.
In December 2010, the Portsmouth Cultural Trust was created. The Trust is a Company
Limited by Guarantee, which is a not-for-profit organisation overseen by a Board of
Directors. The Trust became a charity in August’13. The Cultural Trust is a completely
independent body which receives a grant from the Council and it operates the Guildhall
under a 25-year lease.
The Guildhall is a major concert centre with a history of attracting some of the world’s top
artists. Artists including the Beetles, the Rolling Stones and The Who have all performed at
the venue and more recently, the venue has hosted Mumford and Sons, Russell Watson and
The Scissor Sisters. The Guildhall has magnificent lounges and rooms which occasionally
host weddings, conferences and functions. The Guildhall’s stated objectives are to be a
venue which is serious about its music provision and has a realistic desire to become a
major conference centre for both the city of Portsmouth and the region.
Our overall goal is to provide a first class service, where the customer and client feels
valued and the venue meets their expectation.
The Guildhall regularly attracts in excess of 250,000 customers a year and plans to
continuously increase this number through audience development and diversification of its
business.
Person Specification
This acts as selection criteria and gives an outline of the type of person the characteristic
required to do the job.
This is an externally sponsored opportunity, which requires candidates to
satisfy the following requirements:
4. Be between the age of 18 and 24.
5. Receive a benefit of some kind.
6. Be a Portsmouth resident (all PO postcodes qualify).
Essential: - without which the candidate would be rejected
Desirable: - useful for choosing between two good candidates
Attribute
Experience
Skill/
Abilities
Essential
Some relevant experience of working,
volunteering or participating in the arts or
wider cultural sector.
Desirable
Demonstrable passion for the arts or wider
cultural sector.
The ability to embrace a cross art form
approach.
A high standard of organisation, efficiency and
time keeping.
Good I.T. skills
The ability to communicate well with partners
and colleagues
Education
and training
A qualification in performing
arts or music.
Please send a completed Job Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring
Form to Hayley Reay, Learning and Participation Coordinator by Tuesday 31st March
2015.
Email (preferred): [email protected]
Post/ drop off: Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB.
For more info on the Portsmouth Guildhall please visit
www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk.