The Programme Director leads the strategic delivery of all aspects of the CPP programme. You will guide the programme from its initial stages of setup to established delivery, ensuring it is community powered, creatively ambitious, operationally strong and publicly accountable.

This role blends strategic leadership, partnership development, creative producing, operational delivery and community engagement. You will manage the CPP delivery team which is likely to include a Data Officer & Story Archivist, Communications Officer, Apprentice Cultural Learning & Participation Officer, freelance Community Hosts and a Community Producer. You will report to the consortium and attend Consortium meetings as a non voting member. The delivery team holds full operational responsibility for the programme, with Stanley Arts providing employment and HR support on behalf of the Consortium.

You will hold final responsibility for contractual arrangements with providers of arts and cultural activity such as workshops, exhibitions, participation projects and large scale community events. You will oversee and delegate day to day management of smaller commissions to the wider team.

In your first months, you will prioritise time on the ground listening, mapping local interest, building trust and identifying the programme's first focus areas. You will translate community insight into a clear three year plan, co developed with residents and partners.

The Programme Director is accountable to the Consortium for achieving programme outputs, outcomes and milestones, and for providing timely information (including proposed contractual details) to support the Consortium's oversight and reporting responsibilities to Arts Council England.