Executive Director/Joint CEO

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum

Place of work: Highgate, London, N6 5AA with occasional home working

Preferred start date: 4 April 2022

Application deadline: Sunday 27 February 2022

Interviews: 3/4 March 2022

Jacksons Lane is seeking an exceptional individual to join our passionate team as executive director/joint CEO. As the recently renovated flagship arts and cultural venue in Haringey, Jacksons Lane hosts a year round programme encompassing the best in contemporary circus performance, arts participation activities, cultural education and outreach work for both its community and the sector as a whole.

This opportunity comes at an exciting time in Jacksons Lane’s history now our extensive and transformative capital project is completed. The executive director will lead the organisation with artistic director, Adrian Berry, building on the reopening to ensure the long term development and sustainability of Jacksons Lane.

We are looking for someone who is excellent at stakeholder and staff management, financial management, with a successful background in venue management and creative learning. Jacksons Lane is a vibrant and proactive organisation and so a passion for the continued development of all our  work and continued development all aspects of the company’s work is essential.

You will have a solution based approach and ability to deal with a range of issues confidently and tactfully, whilst remaining calm with a sense of humour! An interest in our work as an arts centre is vital alongside a commitment to arts and circus.

Jacksons Lane is an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the dynamism and broad range of work we do as an organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals and, as with all our work, strive to make our application process as accessible as we can.

If you wish to discuss the role before you apply, we would like to invite you to attend an informal 1:1 Zoom chat with the current executive director on Wednesday 16 February 2022. To take up this opportunity please email [email protected] to arrange a time.

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Jacksons Lane is an equal opportunities employer, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the dynamism and broad range of work we do as an organisation. We welcome applications from all individuals and, as with all our work, strive to make our application process as accessible as we can.

If you wish to discuss the role before you apply, we would like to offer you the chance to attend an informal 1:1 Zoom chat with a member of the team. To take up this opportunity please email [email protected] to arrange a time.