Programme Manager – FutureFest
Blackfriars, Central London
c.£40k pa + excellent benefits One-year, fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
Arts & heritage, Events, Charities, Environment, International, Marketing & PR, Communications, Conferences & events, Digital marketing, Market research, Marketing analytics, PR
Are you a passionate, highly motivated and experienced programme manager with a proven record of successfully producing and delivering a multi-faceted creative programme of events? Are you a natural leader who can provide support and guidance to motivate team members and get results? If so, don't miss this fantastic opportunity to join Nesta as Programme Manager, where you will play a crucial role in bringing together all the different activities that Nesta undertakes to deliver the FutureFest programme – one of the largest festivals of the future in Europe.
About Nesta and FutureFest
Nesta is an innovation foundation. For us, innovation means turning bold ideas into reality and changing lives for the better. We use our expertise, skills and funding in areas where there are big challenges facing society. Nesta is based in the UK and supported by a financial endowment. We work with partners around the globe to bring bold ideas to life to change the world for good.
Nesta runs around 100 events a year, the largest of which is FutureFest – a programme of events comprising of an annual festival across five stages and a series of associated events that take place throughout the year. The programme explores different versions of the future, and creates a space for more optimistic, challenging, and enlivening views of what may lie ahead.
About this key role
You will take the lead on designing and managing the programme delivery process for all events in the year-round FutureFest series, including acting as the main point of contact and coordinator for all external and internal programme contributors and speakers, as well as providing solution-focused advice about feasibility of booking, negotiating fees and costs, and managing the briefing process.
You will also guide and manage a wide range of contributors with diverse skills and expertise through a carefully designed collaborative process of content creation and support the development and production of installations and immersive experiences by managing multiple mini-teams. Plus, you will:
Lead on designing and managing the programme schedule
Contribute to content creation by advising on content ideas and building partnership opportunities
Lead on the overall events series and the coordination of the programming, communications and the production functions of the project
Manage the programming of Nesta's In Conversation series by sourcing ideas, booking and briefing speakers and coordinating the delivery of the events, including event production and marketing
You will have experience in a similar role, ideally for a creative project, with a proven ability to plan, create and maintain an effective production schedule for multiple functions in all phases of programme development. You will also have a sound understanding of all elements of managing a festival and a year-round series of events, including event production, marketing, ticketing, digital, media and partnerships,
An inspiring leader and outstanding communicator, you must have excellent interpersonal, project management and negotiating skills, while a proven interest in, and some knowledge of, festival themes such as futures, science and emerging technology, the arts, cities and design is also vital.
Closing date: 25 June (11.45pm).
London (North), London (Greater)
£29,525 to £32,805 depending on experience
WEST LONDON COLLEGE
£35k - 38k per year
HARRIS HILL
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