WHO WE ARE

The Blue Room Theatre is a highly regarded organisation that is fundamental to the needs of independent theatre and performing arts in Western Australia. Situated in Boorloo/Perth, The Blue Room Theatre is a bustling artistic hub for artists and audiences to meet, create, produce, engage, critique and network.

Driven by the passion, energy and commitment of our members and supporters, The Blue Room Theatre is one of Australia’s leading artist development organisations, offering a unique and effective model of resource management and service delivery for independent performance makers.

At The Blue Room Theatre we believe that stories humanise, inspire and connect our individual and collective experiences, and that they must be nurtured and celebrated in all their diverse forms.

We commit to removing systemic barriers. We commit to unpacking our own unconscious bias, privilege and power. We commit to listening more. We commit to making room for new people, and voices. We commit to implementing safe and inclusive practices. We commit to being generous and open hearted.

Our values drive us in everything we do:

• Creativity: We support risk-taking, innovation and rigour in artistic practice and our organisational culture.
• Community: We are an inclusive and accessible organisation; practicing equity, justice and mutual respect.
• Sustainability: We are ethical, transparent and accountable environmentally, socially and in governance.

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for a Program and Engagement Manager to lead our creative engagements, transforming our spaces into those we share with communities to enable the telling of rich and diverse stories. You are a creative leader with a proven track record of innovative and community led arts practice.

You get the best from your team by investing in collective vision and co-operative endeavour. You believe in the arts as a vehicle for social transformation, and your role as a facilitator of opportunities.

Super organised, you create the structures that enable participation, listening and co-designing as you go. If you’re looking for a role at the heart of a community engaged organisation, melding the needs of artists and audiences, this is for you.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential Skills and Experience:

At least 5 years experience in arts program management;

• Significant experience in community engagement, applying cultural safety and equity frameworks;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including problem solving and capacity building; and
• High level organisational and planning skills including evaluation and reporting.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience managing grants including writing grant applications, managing relationships with funders and preparing acquittals;
• Experience in audience development strategies and implementation;
• Ability to guide marketing and communications functions in relation to programs and events; and
• Capacity to initiate, manage and sustain partnerships with a range of key stakeholders.

Please see the full position description below, or in the attachment here.

The Blue Room Theatre is committed to equity of opportunity and addressing the underrepresentation of marginalised people in the arts sector. We encourage applications from people with diverse lived experiences. 

If you have access requirements that we can assist with through the application process, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. We accept applications in a range of formats and can modify our application process to meet your needs. 

Start date can be negotiated but our preference is the successful candidate would begin mid-March.