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Executive Director, Keighley Creative
Job title Executive Director, Keighley Creative
Salary £40,000 gross per annum
Period Fixed Term contract, end date 31st March 2026. The post holder will be employed by Kala Sangam and seconded to Keighley Creative.
Hours of work This is a full-time post (37.5 hours) and will involve flexible working patterns with some evening and weekend work likely.
Description
With Bradford’s year as UK City of Culture on the horizon, and a transformational capital project ready to be delivered, Keighley Creative is looking for an exceptional individual to lead the organisation through to its next chapter.
Employed by Kala Sangam but seconded to Keighley Creative, the successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership for Keighley Creative, holding and shaping the organisation’s vision whilst developing a sustainable future for the company.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leadership role in one of Bradford district’s key cultural organisations in the run up to, during and beyond the City of Culture year. It is a great opportunity for either an experienced leader looking for a new challenge, or an aspiring cultural leader to make a huge impact.
With Keighley Creative due to become the Anchor Tenant in new East Street Arts building in Keighley in 2026, a key responsibility of the role will be working with East Street Arts, Architects and Bradford 2025 to ensure the new building supports and enables the vision of Keighley Creative to be realised.
Alongside leading and managing the staff team at Keighley Creative, the Executive Director will be responsible for building and maintain strategic relationships across Bradford district, including funders such as Arts Council England as Keighley Creative looks to secure National portfolio status from 2027.
Kala Sangam is an equal opportunities employer with a diverse staff team and Board. We would be particularly interested in receiving applications from people from non-traditional arts backgrounds.
Closing date Wednesday 01 May (midday)
Interviews Thursday 09 May at Keighley Creative, 3-7 Cooke Lane, Keighley, BD21 3PF
Start date From July 2024 – contract end date end date 31st March 2026
To apply please complete the Application form and Equal Opportunities form and send them to Alex Croft: alex@kalasangam.org
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