Apply to join our Hires & Events team
Contract:Â 1 year, fixed term contract
Salary: £25,000 per annum pro rata
Place of Work: Jacksons Lane, Highgate, London, N6 5AA
Application Deadline:Â 10am Monday 4 March 2024
Interviews: Monday 11 March 2024
Preferred start date: 1 April 2024
Jacksons Lane is seeking a new Hires & Events Assistant to join our team. As the 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.
The Hires and Events Assistant is a new role to support the Hires and Events Manager in all aspects of the department. This is a customer facing role that is a mixture of department administration and managing and running live events. There will be a large number of evening and weekend shifts required to support the many events we have at Jacksons Lane.
Jacksons Lane is host to a wide range of events throughout the year, including, but not limited to: Weddings, bar-mitzvahs’, adult and child birthday parties, workshops and training courses, professional networking and seminars, private rehearsals and over 40 regular classes and courses.
Below you can download the full recruitment pack and equal opportunities form. Please note that our recruitment pack is available in PDF, large print/plain text and audio (MP3) versions
Jacksons Lane has a strong commitment to increasing the diversity of our staff. With this in mind, all candidates who indicate that they are from an ethnically or culturally diverse background or are disabled, and who meet the Essential Criteria of the Person Specification will be guaranteed an interview.
We are a PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) partner. PiPA enables and empowers parents, carers and employers to achieve sustainable change in attitudes and practices in order to attract, support and retain a more diverse and flexible workforce. We are always happy to   discuss solutions that allow people to balance their caring responsibilities with their working lives, for example through job shares or flexible working arrangements.
To apply for the role send a copy of your CV and a short covering letter or video/audio file to [email protected], including your full name and Hires & Events Assistant in the subject line of the email. Should you wish to submit your application in another way please get in touch. We would also appreciate it if you could complete an Equal Opportunities form, and include this with your application so that we can continue to monitor and increase the accessibility of our recruitment process. This form is available on our website, alongside this recruitment pack.
If you wish to discuss the role before you apply, we can offer an informal 1:1 chat with a member of the team. To arrange an informal chat please email [email protected].
We will respond to all applicants after the closing date, regardless of the outcome. Interviews will take place at Jacksons Lane, with questions sent out in advance to allow for some preparation. Should you have any specific requirements for the interview process, please get in touch.
Recruitment Pack (pdf) Recruitment Pack (plain text) Equal Opportunities FormJacksons 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.