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Project Manager (Heritage - IOU at 50) |
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IOU Ltd |
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£30,000 - £35,000 p.a. |
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Full-Time Position
Contract: 18 months |
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Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England |
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Monday, 14th July 2025 |
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| Job Description |
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Job Description
Job Title: Project Manager / Producer – IOU at 50
Project: IOU at 50 – Building the North’s Hidden Super City
Location: IOU Creation Centre, Dean Clough, Halifax, with some work in Hebden Bridge.
Contract: Fixed-term (18 months with a potential for extension)
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Application Deadline: Monday 14 July 2025
Interview Dates: W/C Monday 28 July 2025
Start Date: Immediately or 1 September 2025 (or before)
About IOU at 50
IOU has been awarded the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver
IOU at 50—a two-year heritage and exhibition programme celebrating five decades of IOU’s pioneering work in experimental art, theatre, and performance.
This landmark project will:
- Preserve and digitise 50 years of creative and archival materials and develop a public Archive Room at Dean Clough.
- Collect, share and archive oral histories from artists, sector leaders and audiences.
- Deliver a 12-month interactive retrospective exhibition and new artist commissions showcasing IOU’s legacy and future vision from September 2026-September 2027
- Deliver heritage engagement workshops, talks, and a volunteer programme.
- Launch a legacy publication and touring elements nationally.
The project forms a central part of IOU’s Creation Centre vision, which blends art, heritage, engineering, and community engagement.
Role Summary
IOU is seeking an experienced, highly organised Project Manager/ Producer to lead the successful delivery of IOU at 50. This is a key leadership role that works closely with the Creative Director and wider IOU team. You will coordinate across all elements of the project: heritage conservation, creative production, volunteer engagement, evaluation, and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities
1. Project & Programme Management
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of IOU at 50, ensuring milestones, outcomes and outputs are achieved on time and on budget.
- Catalogue and archive 50 years of IOU’s materials.
- Produce a heritage publication and exhibitions.
- Deliver workshops, oral history sessions, artist residencies, and open calls.
- Commission and support artists to respond to the IOU heritage collection.
- Produce and launch a large-scale 12 month exhibition and publication.
- Manage a diverse project team including archivists, artists, marketing, designers, facilitators, and volunteers.
- Monitor risks, track delivery plans and prepare detailed progress reports.
2. Archive & Heritage Delivery
- Work with cataloguers (volunteers to be trained), IOU’s former Artistic Director, carrying out initial archiving, PhD researcher, and University of Huddersfield to digitise and preserve IOU’s archive.
- Coordinate oral history collection, ensuring broad community and artistic participation.
- Oversee archive room development and digital integration with IOU’s website.
3. Creative Programming
- Work with the Creative Director and IOU Marketing Manager and team to:
Commission artists for new work inspired by IOU’s legacy.
- Produce exhibitions, residencies, and an artist-led publication
- Plan and execute launch events for the publication and exhibitions
Collaborate with the Marketing Manager to maximise reach and engagement
4. Community Engagement & Volunteers
- With the IOU Produce and Marketing Manager, lead the design and delivery of a volunteer recruitment and training programme to support archiving, oral history collection, and event delivery
- Ensure workshops and outreach activities engage a wide range of audiences, with an emphasis on inclusivity and access
6. Partnerships & Stakeholder Relations
- Liaise with key partners including the University of Huddersfield, Heritage Quay, National Science and Media Museum, Dean Clough and Calderdale Council.
- Secure new potential exhibition presentation partners.
- Act as a main point of contact for NLHF reporting and communication.
Represent IOU at sector and public events as required.
7. Financial & Funding Oversight
- Manage project budget in collaboration with CEO and Finance Officer.
- Track and prepare financial reports for Heritage Fund and partners.
Identify and support additional fundraising opportunities if required.
8. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
- Design and implement a robust evaluation framework with IOU’s Marketing Manager.
- Monitor impact, diversity, and access across all strands of the project.
- Prepare regular internal and external reports on project outcomes and learning. |
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Person Specification
Essential
- Proven experience managing cultural or heritage projects.
- Strong knowledge of arts/heritage archiving and community engagement.
- Confident working across creative, technical, and administrative teams.
- Excellent project planning, coordination and budgeting skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Commitment to access, equality, environmental sustainability and safeguarding.
Desirable
- Experience with National Lottery Heritage Fund or similar funders.
- Understanding of experimental or interdisciplinary arts practice.
- Interest in placemaking, local heritage, or community history.
- Knowledge of the cultural landscape of West Yorkshire or the North.
Background Information
For IOU history visit our timeline: https://ioutheatre.org/timeline/
Previous academic research can be found here. https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/49027/87070 |
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To Apply
Download the Job Description and fill out the online application form at: https://ioutheatre.org/about/opportunities/
Deadline: Monday 14 July 2025
Interview: W/C Monday 28 July 2025
Start: Immediately or by 1 September 2025
Any queries, email: recruitment@ioutheatre.org |
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Ms Joanne Wain |
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01422369217 |
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recruitment@ioutheatre.org |
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I O U LTD, Dean Clough Mills. |
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