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Participation Coordinator

£27,000 - £30,000 Per Annum | Permanent | Full Time

Zest is an award-winning company that creates exhilarating theatre and cultural experiences for, with and inspired by those under 25. 

Zest joined Arts Council England’s National Portfolio in April 2023, receiving £540,000 of support between 2023-26. This investment is enabling Zest to create increasingly transformative, high-quality theatre and cultural experiences for thousands of young people across the length of the country whilst expanding our core team of permanent staff.

The Participation Coordinator plays a key role in this exciting expansion. They will organise, manage, facilitate, and curate a range of Zest’s participatory activities alongside the Artistic Director & CEO. They’ll work across theatre, public art, and digital artforms to engage children and young people nationally.

Ideally, you would work in person from Zest's offices in central Lincoln at least 2 days per week. Zest is open to flexible, remote working arrangements that best support our staff’s needs and development. We, therefore, encourage candidates from across the UK to apply.

The Participation Coordinator will be ideas-driven and excited about using their experience and knowledge to push boundaries and help Zest discover new ways of connecting with young people.

For more information and to apply, download the Recruitment Pack

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Key Dates

Closing date: 12 noon on 22nd May 2024
Interviews: 30th or 31st May 2024

Zest Theatre is committed to inclusion and equal opportunities in the workplace. Zest makes appointments based solely on ability to fulfil the duties of the post. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, of different ages, genders, social and economic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations and people with and without disabilities.

In particular, Zest is committed to anti-racist practice across our whole organisation and encourage applications from all global majority backgrounds. We are dedicated to reflecting the wider world and pursuing an increasingly more representative practiceZest Theatre is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. In addition, we are committed to anti-racist practice across our whole organisation. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community and in particular those from all global majority and underrepresented backgrounds. We are dedicated to reflecting the wider world and pursuing an increasingly more representative practice.