Hours: 22.2 Hours Per Week
Term: Fixed until 30th September 2027
Interview Date: 5th August 2026
Closing Date: 23rd July 2026
Salary: Hay Band A (£34,433 - £39,152 FTE)
**Once you have submitted your application, please email [email protected] with your name, vacancy title and application reference so that we can check that your application has been received**
The Inspire Youth Arts (IYA) team deliver a range of inclusive music, dance and digital projects for 11-25 year olds. Based at The Old Library in Mansfield, but working across Nottinghamshire, we engage over 1500 young people each year. Our programme is an exciting mix of:
- Regular weekly sessions
- One-off workshops, projects, and intensives
- Events and performance showcases
- Installations
- Mentoring, career and industry focused pathways
We create opportunities which develop young people’s creativity, confidence, employability and wellbeing. IYA places access and inclusion at the heart of all its work. You can find out more about us and our programme, here: Inspire Youth Arts | Inspire - Culture, Learning, Libraries
We are seeking a Creative Producer to support our delivery of arts and cultural opportunities for young people. The successful candidate will work alongside an experienced team of producers, developing our offer for young people and ensuring access to high-quality experiences. The postholder will be required to work dynamically with a range of partners, artists, stakeholders and funders. While working across several arts forms, we are seeking candidates with specialisms in music and/or dance and/or digital arts.
We are looking for individuals with experience in the cultural or creative sectors, who have a strong understanding of events programming and management. A flexible, proactive and enthusiastic approach to teamwork, and excellent project management and communication skills. Excellent time management and organisational skills are essential.
Working 22.2 hours per week including some weekend and evening working, the post holders will be based at The Old Library in Mansfield, with home working supported. Working days and patterns can be negotiated, except for Tuesdays, which must be in-person at The Old Library. The ability to travel across the county by your own means is essential.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. As such, this post will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Inspire is committed to applying its Equality Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. The selection process will be carried out without regard to disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, pregnancy and maternity or trade union membership.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact: Jennifer Manderson-Smith by calling 0115 804 3822 or email [email protected].
For more information about working for Inspire please visit www.inspireculture.org.uk/work-for-us/
Job Description
Job Title: Creative Producer
Hay Band A
Job Purpose
To develop, manage, deliver and promote a full range of inclusive arts and cultural opportunities for children and young people ensuring access to a high quality cultural experience.
Key Responsibilities
- To deliver the Inspire Youth Arts offer as required by the Youth Arts Manager ensuring access to high quality cultural experiences.
- To lead service delivery and to develop and manage projects throughout the county as required to deliver best practice and innovative services.
- To be responsible for planning and co-ordinating the deployment of people and resources to service needs.
- To support and deliver the Inspire Youth Arts Service Plan to meet agreed performance targets.
- To ensure that the Inspire Youth Arts programme is delivered professionally, working positively with staff, artists and partners, reporting as required and promoting the work of Inspire Youth Arts to existing, new and potential customers.
- To train, induct, and support freelance artists, staff, volunteers and participants to perform their job or role where appropriate.
- To work flexibly across Nottinghamshire under the direction of the Principal Arts Officer and Youth Arts Manager to meet business needs and customer demand.
- To ensure young people are safeguarded in all youth arts settings and projects and ensure safeguarding policy and procedures are followed.
- The post holder will work in accordance with all Inspire policies and procedures, Inspire Brand guidelines,
contractual requirements, and professional best practice.
- The post holder will perform any duties or tasks assigned by management required to meet service needs as appropriate to the role.
Education and Knowledge Required for the role
- A nationally recognised arts qualification and / or relevant industry experience.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of excellent customer service.
- Knowledge of participatory arts sector locally, regionally and nationally.
- Knowledge of music or dance or digital art
Skills and Experience
- Experience of customer focused service delivery within the arts sector.
- Experience of planning and delivering projects, events and activities within relevant sectors.
- Excellent organisational skills, delivering projects to time, budget and quality standards.
- Experience of organising your own work and that of others.
Role Dimensions
- Supervise a range of freelance artists, casual support staff and volunteers
- Management of multiple arts projects
- Ensuring good customer services whilst managing multiple priorities and streams of activity
- Accountability to a range of funders and partner bodies
Inspire Competencies
Customer Service (Competency Level 3)
- Demonstrates effective customer service skills – in person, online, email or on the phone - identifies and satisfies customer needs, adjusting their style with a friendly and professional approach as appropriate for the customer, respecting confidentiality, equality & diversity and prioritises the customer over tasks where appropriate
- Responds positively to customer concerns, acts to resolve or reassure customers as needed, agrees solutions with the customer or hands over to an appropriate colleague
- Responds positively to any complaint or suggestion and seeks to resolve it within limits of their authority or hands over to a more senior manager as appropriate
Deliver the service offer (Competency Level 4)
- Knows and/or accesses information to advise and promote the Inspire Service Offer to all customers – to meet their immediate needs and other services that could be of interest or benefit them
- Embraces any changes to the offer and any associated changes to processes or working practices positively, takes responsibility for their own development and engages with and makes the most of development opportunities provided
- Shares feedback about the Inspire offer with their line manager and contributes to meetings, discussions and related activities to ensure service delivery and/or improve our offer
- Leads work to develop, enhance or create new elements of the Inspire service offer and where appropriate ensure there is an integrated customer offer and journey
Communicating well (Competency Level 3)
- Communicates clearly and effectively in person, on the phone and in writing respectfully and in a style appropriate to the person and situation and uses and engages with Inspire’s online communications
- Communicates effectively in a meeting or other group situation, respectfully and in a style appropriate to the group and situation with a solutions-based / can-do approach
- Debates, positively challenges and/or discusses issues with colleagues and line manager, sharing views and acknowledging and respecting the views of others, seeks to reach agreement and respects the final decision made
Working together (Competency Level 3)
- Adopts a friendly, helpful, supportive and respectful manner when working with others
- Acts in a way that shows they are trustworthy, reliable and transparent in their dealings with others, respecting privacy and confidentiality as appropriate
- Forms positive and effective working relationships, makes and implements decisions fairly, using good judgement and with integrity, in line with Inspire values and role modelling Inspire management and leadership behaviours
- Forms and maintains effective internal and external working relationships across the organisation, with partners and stakeholders motivated by achieving the best for our customers and in best interests of all concerned
Managing others (N/A)
Leading the way (Competency Level 3)
- Incorporates the spirit of Inspire’s mission, vision and values in the work they do with customers, colleagues and stakeholders, plays their part in implementing Inspire policies and procedures and management decisions
- Articulates and shares Inspire’s mission, vision and values to enthuse and focus the efforts of colleagues
- Contributes to the decision-making process, stands by decisions made and owns them when implementing them
Working efficiently and cost effectively (Competency Level 3)
- Uses Inspire resources and their time effectively to meet service demand, objectives and/or targets
- Plans ahead, making best use of time and resources available to achieve service delivery, maximising the use of technology available, minimising unnecessary travel or waste, prioritising work and working within spending limits
- Resolves competing or conflicting demand for resources and time effectively to meet the needs of themselves, colleagues and customers
Skills and qualifications (Competency Level 4)
- Experienced qualified (3years or more): Diploma or service specific qualification or relevant HNC
**Once you have submitted your application, please email [email protected] with your name, vacancy title and application reference so that we can check that your application has been received**
