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Advert Date:   Monday, 23rd June 2025   Printer Version   Job Title:   Project Manager (Heritage - IOU at 50) Organisation:   IOU Ltd Salary:   £30,000 - £35,000 p.a. Type:   Full-Time Position Contract: 18 months Location:   Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England Closing Date:   Monday, 14th July 2025 Job Ref No:       Job Description 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.   Required Skills / Qualifications 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   Application Instructions 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 Contact Name:   Ms Joanne Wain Contact Tel:     01422369217 Contact Fax:   Contact Email:   recruitment@ioutheatre.org Website:   Address:   I O U LTD, Dean Clough Mills.