Learning Programme Manager (Seasons)

About the role

The Learning Programme Manager (Seasons) will work closely with Head of Programmes & Partnerships and across Learning teams to lead and project manage the successful delivery of Learning Seasons; a series of thematically linked public programme and creative learning activities.

About your team

Learning is a department of 40 colleagues who create opportunities for people of all backgrounds and ages to engage with art in a range of ways, to be inspired, to play, build knowledge, ideas, and skills at Tate Britain, Tate Modern and online.

Teams within Learning include Early Years & Families, Schools & Teachers, Young People's Programmes, Public Programmes, and Community & Partnerships, who work together to develop a year-round programme of events and activities for audiences. We work in close collaboration with colleagues across Tate including Curatorial, Visitor Experience, and Digital teams, and with a broad range of artists, creative practitioners and partner organisations.

We believe that everyone has the right to experience and engage with art. We work to represent the diversity of the communities we are part of in all that we create, and to embed practices of equity, inclusion, and care in everything we do.

This role sits as part of the Programme and Operations team. The team supports the strategic planning, management and communication of all Learning’s public facing programme and activities, and the operational and administrative systems that support Learning colleagues to work together, across Tate and with our partners to realise ideas, produce activity and share our work.

This role requires working on site at Tate Modern and Tate Britain and some evening and weekend hours that are managed within the team as Time off in Lieu.

What you will gain

In this role you will be encouraged to contribute your ideas within your team and as part of a busy and progressive Learning department. You will work alongside colleagues across Learning and Tate with a range of roles and specialisms and learn new skills and knowledge as part of an inquisitive and collaborative team.

What you will do (Main Activities/Responsibilities)

• Project manage the effective delivery of Learning Seasonal programme, including building project timelines and establishing clear roles with project teams
• Lead the planning and management of Season Working Group meetings, ensuring timely planning and communication with Learning colleagues, and across Tate departments
• Oversee and plan the event production of Season programme, working closely with team leads / Curators to build production timelines and identify any key resource needs, including Programme Assistant support
• Oversee and collate all event production and due diligence documents, including Events Memo, Safeguarding and Readiness, and Risk Assessments, ensuring they meet Tate Events guidance and deadlines
• Work closely with key colleagues at Tate, notably Visitor Experience, Diary booking, AV and Audiences/Marketing, coordinating all Learning Season programme needs and meeting deadlines for information and planning
• Work closely with Learning Programme Manager (Comms & Data) to collate and manage key programme event copy and texts and meet internal Marketing comms deadlines
• Manage the debrief of each Season, coordinating individual event wrap ups, working with Learning Programme Manager (Comms & Data) to align all data reporting
• Proactively build working relationships with key contacts, including Programme Managers, across Tate departments to support better communication and aligned event processes
• Line manage Programme Assistant(s) and support their development in role
• Work with Senior Learning Curator, Young Peoples Programmes to plan and manage staffing needs for Learning Seasons alongside Tate Collective Producer programme

Event Production
• Lead end to end event production for 1 large scale event per year, working with Learning Curator/ project team.

General
• Work with Head of Planning & Operations to ensure all documentation and production processes are aligned in Learning and with Tate Events guidance
• Contribute to progressing Programme and Operations team strategic plans and projects as part of the Learning 5 Year Plan


What you will bring to the team

• Strong project management skills and experience of setting up project teams, scheduling, managing deadlines and coordinating work across multiple stakeholders
• Extensive experience of managing delivery of a programme of public arts and cultural events, across a range of formats, scales, and budgets
• Demonstrable experience of event production at scale and the processes involved in staging cultural events, including safeguarding procedures
• A collaborative and adaptive approach to teamwork with the ability to confidently take a leadership role in a team or project
• Proven experience of setting up and managing operational systems and processes that improve effective working practices in a large team or group
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, proven ability to negotiate and work collaboratively across a complex organisation to deliver results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate sensitively and effectively at all levels, and across a diverse range of people
• Excellent organisation, planning and administrative skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands to meet deadlines.
• Awareness of principles of gallery engagement or creative learning and understanding of approaches to support audience engagement

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