About the role

The post is regionally based in the East of England, or with easy public transport access to East Anglia (Arts Council England region).

Orchestras Live Regional Producer – East forms a key element in the organisation’s structure, designed to support our national footprint through regional delivery, with a view to stage regional growth in future years. This role sits alongside the Regional Producers for the North and Midlands in our Production team, which includes Community Impact Coordinators for each of the regions. The successful post holder will report to the Chief Executive.

As a champion for OL’s ethos that orchestras are for everyone, you will work closely with the Orchestras Live team to deliver our commitment to engage people of all ages and backgrounds, and particularly those in historically under-invested, non-metropolitan communities in England, in creating place-based work that harnesses the transformative power of orchestral music to inspire, bring joy and support wellbeing. As a co-producer you will assemble creative teams, including world class professional orchestras, diverse artists, creatives and emerging music leaders, to work with local communities.

You will liaise with colleagues across a focused, experienced team to contribute to Orchestras Live’s unique thought leadership role in the sector, influencing change to address inequalities in the sector, both within the orchestral workforce and our audiences and participants.

What you will do

The Regional Producer – East will report to the Chief Executive, supported by the Community Impact Coordinator – East and liaising closely with the Production Team. You will be working closely with colleagues in the Development, Business Innovation, Impact and Insight and Communications Teams.

You will drive a strategy to support and develop the regional and local partner network, fostering consultation and collaboration across the network in order to deliver OL’s business plan priorities.

The work will consist of four core elements:

Partnership development and programme delivery

Provide the regional focus to develop and coordinate a programme of innovative, collaborative, inclusive orchestral projects and events, for which OL is the creative producer, to engage audiences and participants in high quality live orchestral experiences, largely in the East region of England through the following:

• Lead creative development and maintain strong and effective partnerships with a specified portfolio of OL’s existing partners
• Liaise with producer colleagues to maintain a coherent approach to partnership management, aligned with Orchestras Live’s business plan.
• In consultation with the Chief Executive, Producer Team, Community Impact Coordinator – East and Head of Development, identify and build new opportunities for strategic partnerships e.g. with local authorities, music education hubs, social and health care providers, promoters and orchestras, with a focus on historically under-invested communities, in the East.
• In consultation with the Chief Executive and Business Innovation Manager, identify and build new opportunities for paid consultancy services in the East and South.
• In consultation with the Regional Producers for the North and Midlands, implement delivery of national programmes at a regional/local level with specific East partners whilst exploring associated opportunities to build new relationships in the South.
• Work proactively with artistic partners to embed inclusive practice and achieve measurable progress in diversifying the orchestral and creative workforce, audience and participant base.
• Liaise with our co-production partners to consider and mitigate environmental impact in developing activity.

Impact and advocacy

• Work closely with the Community Impact Coordinator – East and Production, Data and Insight Analyst to monitor, evaluate and report on the impact of Orchestras Live’s activity in the East.
• Liaise and collaborate on a regular basis with the Production, Data and Insight Analyst, and in liaison with the Community Impact Coordinator – East, to supply financial, engagement, audience and other monitoring data as required.
• Support the work of the Communications team through creation of content across a range of platforms.
• Use an evidence-based approach to demonstrate the impact of our work across the region.
• Represent and advocate for Orchestras Live to a wide range of stakeholders, building an active and notable presence in the region.

Strategic Team collaboration

• Collaborate with fellow Regional Producers to develop Orchestras Live’s artistic strategy.
• In consultation with the Chief Executive, provide internal leadership to support Orchestras Live’s development role in the field of Creative Health.
• Collaborate with fellow Regional Producers to develop digital work that adds a new layer to Orchestras Live's co-curation role with existing and new promoter partners.
• In consultation with the Business Innovation Manager and Chief Executive, identify opportunities to capitalise on OL’s specialist expertise to provide consultancy services to regional clients.
• In consultation with the Communications Strategist, deliver a strategic regional communications plan to support the national brand and engage with Orchestras Live’s thought leadership strategy to influence positive change in the orchestral sector.

Line Management

Provide line management for the Community Impact Coordinator – East:

• identifying areas of focus and planning workflow
• overseeing day to day activities
• ensuring internal and external reporting requirements are met
• supporting skills development
• providing the first contact point for problem solving and support
• conducting bi-annual appraisals.

Terms and Conditions

• The position is full time.
• Confirmation of the position is subject to a 6-month probationary period.
• The normal place of work will be your home, in the East of England, or with easy public transport access to East Anglia (Arts CouncIl England region). Orchestras Live’s registered office is in Leeds, with an ancillary office in London; the team meets regularly – in person in either office and/or virtually.
• The salary will be £40,000.
• Expenses for necessary travel will be reimbursed on receipt of monthly claims and receipts. 
• The annual leave will be 25 days plus Bank Holidays/Extra Statutory Days.
• Orchestras Live’s workplace pension provider is the Local Government Pension Scheme run by the Essex Pension Fund.
• After 1 month’s service, notice can be served by either party, giving three months’ written notice of intent.

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