Production & Programme Assistant

Production & Programme Assistant

Norfolk & Norwich Festival Closing date: Mon, 16 Nov 2026

Artform: Combined arts
Role: Technical & Production
Contract: Temporary
East

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

To support Norfolk & Norwich Festival’s Production & Programme team in the development and delivery of the Norfolk & Norwich Festival and our other initiatives.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the delivery team for the annual Norfolk & Norwich Festival. The Production & Programme Assistant role provides an opportunity to gain valuable first-hand experience of major event delivery. The Assistant will join the wider Production & Programme team and gain a broad experience of event delivery support.

Typically this role will attend site visits with Festival artists, support with financial and scheduling aspects, conduct research as required and gain experience in various aspects of delivering multi-artform events as well as supporting the Production & Programme team in a variety of ways.

This role will focus on general support (event set up, sound/lighting requirements, runners schedule, manage receipts and spreadsheet management) and will work alongside a second Assistant and a Volunteer Coordinator in the team.

We anticipate that the role will run from late January to mid-June. The successful candidate would need to be based in Norwich (or Norfolk) for the duration of the role and able to work from the Guildhall offices for a minimum 80% of their contracted hours.

Job Requirements

It is essential that the Production & Programme Assistant has:
- strong organisation skills and an ability to keep good accurate records.
- experience of being proactive and using their own initiative at work.
- experience liaising with a wide variety of people and stakeholders.
- experience of project delivery and/or planning events.
- experience working as part of a team.
- numeracy skills and an understanding of the importance of budget administration.
- experience of managing a busy workload.
- excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- a proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook.

It is also essential that the post holders are available for the busy weeks before during and after the Festival, which in 2027 runs from Friday 14 to Sunday 30 May. The role will involve evening and weekend working during the Festival in May and events in the run up to the Festival.

See the job pack for a full list of requirements.

Job Responsibilities

Duties include:

1. Support the Production & Programme and Festival Connect & Create teams in the administration and delivery of their events or projects as required.
2. Maintain existing and develop new relationships with suppliers, contractors, travel partners and any other organisations as required.
3. Collate relevant Health & Safety related paperwork and documentation from festival artists, suppliers and contractors.
4. Obtain quotes for Festival equipment as requested and update budget records regularly, including reporting on expenditure and organising cash requests and artists' per diems.
5. Manage the Runner's schedule in the lead up to and over the Festival period.
6. Maintain, update and review budget and financial information as required by the Production & Programme team.
7. Assisting the Volunteer Coordinator to plan training and briefing sessions and support the volunteers during the Festival delivery as required.

Please see the job pack for a full list of duties.

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Production & Programme Assistant
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Combined arts
  • Role: Technical & Production
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Mon, 16 Nov 2026
  • Location:
    East
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Job: Production & Programme Assistant

Job: Production & Programme Assistant

Organisation: Norfolk & Norwich Festival

Postcode: NR2 1JS

How to Apply

Applicants need to complete Norfolk & Norwich Festival's Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.

The Application Form should be submitted, via email, to [email protected] while the Equal Opportunities Form can be completed online.

Applications will be anonymised for shortlisting, therefore additional documents or links submitted will not be included. CVs will not be accepted in lieu of an Application Form.

In shortlisting and interviewing, the panel will use the person specification to decide the suitability of candidates.

For the supporting statement in section 3 of the application form, we encourage you to use examples to demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria in the person specification.

If you require the forms in large print or would like a paper copy posting to you please contact [email protected].

Deadline: 10am, Monday 16 November
Interviews: week commencing 23 November