Work with us
Current vacanies and opportunities to work with us
Who are we?
A New Direction is a London-based non-profit generating opportunities for children and young people to unlock their creativity.
We’re a small tight-knit organisation based in the City, located within walking distance of Old Street, Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for people who are passionate about supporting the capacity of all children and young people to shape culture and be creative.
Specific details about what skills, qualities and experience we are looking for in each role is always included in the person specification.
Current opportunities
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Community Manager (Good Growth Hub)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: FTC to 31/03/2026
Reporting to: Senior Relationship Manager
Salary band: £33,100 - £39,390
Application deadline: 10am, Monday 15th March 2021We are looking for a dynamic Community Manager with excellent communication skills and a passion for working with young people to lead on outreach and alumni building activity associated with the new Good Growth Hub (GGH) space and annual programme.
About the role
The Community Manager role will be responsible for the outreach and alumni building activity associated with the GGH space and annual programme. This will include having oversight of the recruitment of associated programmes including the Shared Training and Employment Programme (STEP), the Creative and Cultural Opportunity Programme, careers advice, guidance and coaching and alumni activity.
This role offers a great opportunity for an individual who has vision to support A New Direction in building the Hub into a real beacon of best practice across the employment and skills landscape, with a focus on inclusive growth and connecting to the area’s growth sectors in creative and tech industries.
We are looking for a dynamic and strategic individual who can demonstrate the ability to work in partnerships, has the ability to develop long-lasting partnerships with community groups and brokerage agencies, whilst equally having a passion for working with young people and employers alike. You will have experience within this landscape and understand the pitfalls and methods of success.
This is a new post within the organisation following the successful tender of a contract with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to manage the Good Growth Hub space and deliver a programme that will provide a physical home for the LLDC’s East Works (the Legacy Corporation’s skills, employment and enterprise programme).
The Good Growth Hub programme will support local businesses to access local diverse talent whilst connecting local residents to the wealth of employment opportunities being generated by growth, particularly in the cultural, creative, fashion and technology sectors.
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Senior Programme Manager (Good Growth Hub)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract: FTC to 31/03/2026
Reporting to: Director of Employment and Skills
Salary band: £40,550 - £46,900
Application deadline: 10am, Monday 15th March 2021We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Senior Programme Manager to lead on operational planning and management of activity in the new Good Growth Hub.
About the role
The Senior Programme Manager role will have operational planning responsibilities including management of activity that takes place within the Good Growth Hub space and the annual programme. The role will include the strategic partnership management of delivery partners and will hold budgetary responsibility for delivery funding as well as associated monitoring, evaluation and reporting oversight.
This role offers a great opportunity for an individual who has vision to support A New Direction in building the Hub into a real beacon of best practice across the employment and skills landscape, with a focus on inclusive growth and connecting to the area’s growth sectors in creative and tech industries.
We are looking for a dynamic and strategic individual who can demonstrate multi-stakeholder management, the ability to forecast, plan and to create systems that allow for collective insight into management processes. The candidate will have a passion for working with young people and employers alike, will have experience within this landscape, and will understand the pitfalls and methods of success.
This is a new post within the organisation following the successful tender of a contract with the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLCD) to manage the Good Growth Hub space and deliver a programme that will provide a physical home for the LLDC’s East Works (the Legacy Corporation’s skills, employment and enterprise programme).
The Good Growth Hub programme will support local businesses to access local diverse talent whilst connecting local residents to the wealth of employment opportunities being generated by growth, particularly in the cultural, creative, fashion and technology sectors.
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Programme Assistant (Internship), Education and Cultural Sector
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: 1 year fixed-term
Reporting to: Senior Programme Manager
Salary: £10.85 per hour (London Living Wage)
Application deadline: 10am, Monday 15th March 2021We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping all children and young people to develop their creativity, and is interested in developing their professional capabilities in a critical support role within our Programmes team.
You will be excited by the opportunity to use your excellent administration and communication skills to support the delivery of A New Direction’s work with a range of stakeholders including schools, cultural sector partners and children and young people.
About the role
You will support a range of programmes and events for the cultural and education sectors, providing coordination, administration and delivery support. This role offers a great opportunity for someone to develop these skills within a dynamic team that is passionate about access to culture and creativity.
This role is supported by the Jack Petchey Internship Programme. The postholder will receive additional support through the Jack Petchey Internship development and mentoring programmes, and time will be dedicated to accommodate full participation in this programme.
Duties include:
- providing administration and support for events and workshops;
- data collection and entry;
- sharing information with project partners and working with our communications team to ensure web content is up to date;
- and supporting accurate evaluation of projects and programmes.
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I Am Festival 2021 – Call for proposals
A New Direction are looking for proposals from creative practitioners, artist(s) and arts organisations to develop and deliver activity with our SEND Network.
We are particularly interested in hearing from those who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodiverse, or disabled-led arts organisations. This work will be developed with teachers and pupils in SEND settings and showcased at our online I Am Festival in June 2021.
Within the following brief there is a call out for proposals in four key areas identified and developed by the SEND Network festival working group:
- Portraiture
- Love Letters
- Collaborative Commissions
- Live Event(s)
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Any proposals from artists, practitioners or organisations should be approached with a collaborative spirit, and an approach that can tailor the work to the wide range of educational settings represented in our network.
If you are asked for an interview you will receive an access audit so we can ensure any access requirements are met.
For each strand there is a budget of up to £2,000 for practitioner time, with additional budget available for materials and resources.
We suggest that proposals include:
- your creative/artistic statement or approach to this work
- your interest in the I Am Festival and its theme of love
- an example of your creative work or a previous project you’ve delivered
- a rough breakdown of budget and additional resources needed
and be no more than 2 sides of A4 or 5 minutes audio/video (for a single strand)
If you have questions about this brief, and would like to have an informal conversation about our work, please email us to arrange a time.
Please send proposals by 6pm on Sunday 14 March with a proposed budget (practitioner fees, materials, and applicable VAT) to schools@anewdirection.org.uk
Please note that the successful candidate for this post will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Check, must be eligible to work in the UK and registered to pay their own taxes.
Applying for a role at A New Direction
For any questions please email recruitment@anewdirection.org.uk
A New Direction is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce. We’re committed to making reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process. There is space to tell us about any access requirements on the application form and we will always do our best to make any reasonable adjustments. If you need any of the application documents in a different format or need support with your application, please get in touch or call on 0207 608 2132
A New Direction is proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Are you a young Londoner looking for work or training opportunities in the creative industries?
Create Jobs is our employability programme for young Londoners. As well as the vacancies at A New Direction you can find more vacancies from across the creative and cultural sector, training programmes and other great opportunities on the Create Jobs website.