East London Dance is hiring:
Executive Director
The Executive Director will provide strategic, operational and financial leadership for East London Dance, working in close partnership with the Creative Director & CEO to deliver the organisation’s vision and business plan, strengthening its position as an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. The role leads people, culture, finance, governance, risk, operations, fundraising and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the organisation remains financially sustainable, well-governed and equipped to deliver high-quality artistic and community programmes.
As a senior ambassador, the Executive Director builds strong relationships with funders, partners, trustees and stakeholders, while fostering an inclusive, collaborative and values-led culture. The role creates the conditions for a thriving team, turning creative ambition into organisational reality and supporting East London Dance’s long-term success.
We’re looking for someone who can help turn our ambition into a sustainable, thriving future – building the relationships and the funding that will carry us forward, and doing it alongside a team that already cares deeply about the organisation.
If you’re someone who loves building things, who knows how to bring people and money together, and who wants to help shape what east London’s cultural life looks like for years to come – we’d love to hear from you.
- Salary: £48 – £50,000 per annum
- Full time
How to apply:
Download or view the full recruitment pack HERE. Please read the recruitment pack carefully before applying.
Please submit a CV, with 2 referees, and a covering statement about why you would like the role and how your experience is relevant (no more than 2 pages of A4) to recruitment@eastlondondance.org. Please use the subject line ‘ED APPLICATION’.
If applying as a job share, please include both CVs and set out how you propose the job share will work.
Please also complete and submit an online anonymous Equal Opportunities Form here.
- Closing date for applications: Thursday 8 October 12noon
- Interviews: Wed 21 – Thu 22 October (in-person at the Talent House)
- Second interviews (if shortlisted): Wed 28 – Thu 29 October
East London Dance is based in Newham where 72% of the population is of ethnically diverse heritage. We work in the arts and cultural sector, where ethnic diversity is also under-represented in senior leadership roles. Because we are committed to building an inclusive workforce and society, we welcome applications from all areas of our community, and in particular from applicants of Global Majority heritages.
We will work with applicants to ensure an accessible interview process relevant to individual needs as required.
For any access needs please contact us at recruitment@eastlondondance.org. Please use the subject line ‘ED ACCESS’
More information:
If you would like to have an informal, confidential conversation about the role in advance of applying please email:
recruitment@eastlondondance.org
Please use the subject line ‘ED RECRUITMENT’. The deadline to request a conversation is Thursday 1 October.
