Programme and Impact Manager
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,546 to £29,268 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | L1 3BX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Movema |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
This role will contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of Movema’s artistic programme with a particular focus on projects supporting underserved communities.
You will take the lead on signature projects such as Stronger Together for women, World Fusion adult dance class, schools projects, community outreach and artist development. You will lead on the fundraising, coordination and evaluation of these projects in order to make them sustainable and to open new opportunities.
The role is responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of a wide range of Movema events throughout the year, including Africa Oye Active Zone and Lunar New Year activities.
You will play a pivotal part in shaping Movema’s impact framework, evaluation, and monitoring processes. This includes designing and implementing community consultations, steering groups, and developing new opportunities with our partners.
Hours of working: 21 hours (0.6 FTE).
Contract: Permanent term
Annual Salary: £26,546 - £29,268 (pro rata)
Annual Holiday: 22 days annually (pro rata), plus Bank Holidays.
People Management Responsibility for: Freelance artists and volunteers. Also an Associate Artist, if recruited in the future.
Our core hours are 10am -3pm, Tues-Thurs.
Due to the nature of the role, you must be able to work some evenings, weekends and possible bank holiday for events.
Place of Work: Liverpool office, The Bluecoat
Key Tasks
1. Oversee and deliver projects, managing staff, budgets, logistics, evaluation, and coordinating with stakeholders.
2. Fundraise through grants and income generation, maintaining relationships and reporting.
3. Implement Movema’s evaluation plan, including consultation, steering groups, progress monitoring, and impact communication.
4. Recruit, train, and support freelancers, volunteers, and associate artists as needed.
5. Manage events from programming and budgeting to marketing, partnerships, volunteer management, and health & safety.
6. Market projects by creating and sharing relevant materials.
7. Address safeguarding concerns in Liverpool projects as a Designated Safeguarding Officer.
8. Record all project-related information promptly, ensuring GDPR compliance and adherence to policies.
9. Represent and promote Movema to participants and partners.
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria:
1. Project coordination experience in community and corporate sectors.
2. Strong organisational and project management skills.
3. Proven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise effectively.
4. Works well both independently and as part of a team; solution-focused and creative.
5. Track record of earning income and securing grants.
6. Grant management experience.
7. Able to maintain productive relationships with partners, funders, clients, and service users.
8. Experience supervising staff and volunteers, meeting objectives, and ensuring high-quality service.
9. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
10. Familiar with Safeguarding and Health & Safety, including risk assessments.
11. Experience implementing monitoring and evaluation processes.
12. Understanding of challenges in developing diverse dance programmes for underserved communities.
13. Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion with an anti-oppressive mindset.
14. Willingness and ability to travel within Merseyside, Northwest, and beyond.
15. Enhanced DBS or willingness to obtain one.
Desirable, but not essential
1. Financial management, good understanding of financial systems and software, such as creating financial reports.
2. Marketing strategy, experience building campaigns using social media and building audience reach for example.
3. Confident using different software and online platforms.
4. Good knowledge of the arts and charitable sector.
5. Interest in world cultures, arts and social equality.
6. Interest in teaching world dance styles.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Movema celebrates diversity and we welcome applications from all backgrounds to develop a diverse team to serve and reflects the communities we engage. We particularly encourage applications from;
• Individuals who identify as being/from the: African, South Asian, East Asian and/or Southeast Asian diaspora; Global majority - this includes but is not exclusive to people of Middle Eastern, Arab, Latinx, Jewish, Romany and Irish Traveller heritage.
• And people who; are D/deaf and or disabled; are neuro-divergent; are from working-class backgrounds; are from the LGBTQIA+ community, and/or have Lived Experience of racism and/or other barriers that have impacted their ability to achieve their career potential.
How to apply?
Please visit our website: https://movema.co.uk/programme-and-impact-manager/
We invite candidates to apply with:
1. Completed Application Form (which can be downloaded from the website)
2. Cover Letter
3. Complete Movema’s Equal Opportunities form (online)
If you have any queries or questions, please contact us at info@movema.co.uk / 07548 365869.
Key Dates:
Deadline for applications: 23 January 2026
Invite to interview: 30 January 2026
Interviews: 5 & 10 February 2026
Interview Location: Movema Liverpool Office at the Bluecoat
Post commencing: March 2026
All candidates selected for interview will be asked if they require any reasonable adjustments for their interview.
You will take the lead on signature projects such as Stronger Together for women, World Fusion adult dance class, schools projects, community outreach and artist development. You will lead on the fundraising, coordination and evaluation of these projects in order to make them sustainable and to open new opportunities.
The role is responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of a wide range of Movema events throughout the year, including Africa Oye Active Zone and Lunar New Year activities.
You will play a pivotal part in shaping Movema’s impact framework, evaluation, and monitoring processes. This includes designing and implementing community consultations, steering groups, and developing new opportunities with our partners.
Hours of working: 21 hours (0.6 FTE).
Contract: Permanent term
Annual Salary: £26,546 - £29,268 (pro rata)
Annual Holiday: 22 days annually (pro rata), plus Bank Holidays.
People Management Responsibility for: Freelance artists and volunteers. Also an Associate Artist, if recruited in the future.
Our core hours are 10am -3pm, Tues-Thurs.
Due to the nature of the role, you must be able to work some evenings, weekends and possible bank holiday for events.
Place of Work: Liverpool office, The Bluecoat
Key Tasks
1. Oversee and deliver projects, managing staff, budgets, logistics, evaluation, and coordinating with stakeholders.
2. Fundraise through grants and income generation, maintaining relationships and reporting.
3. Implement Movema’s evaluation plan, including consultation, steering groups, progress monitoring, and impact communication.
4. Recruit, train, and support freelancers, volunteers, and associate artists as needed.
5. Manage events from programming and budgeting to marketing, partnerships, volunteer management, and health & safety.
6. Market projects by creating and sharing relevant materials.
7. Address safeguarding concerns in Liverpool projects as a Designated Safeguarding Officer.
8. Record all project-related information promptly, ensuring GDPR compliance and adherence to policies.
9. Represent and promote Movema to participants and partners.
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria:
1. Project coordination experience in community and corporate sectors.
2. Strong organisational and project management skills.
3. Proven ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise effectively.
4. Works well both independently and as part of a team; solution-focused and creative.
5. Track record of earning income and securing grants.
6. Grant management experience.
7. Able to maintain productive relationships with partners, funders, clients, and service users.
8. Experience supervising staff and volunteers, meeting objectives, and ensuring high-quality service.
9. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
10. Familiar with Safeguarding and Health & Safety, including risk assessments.
11. Experience implementing monitoring and evaluation processes.
12. Understanding of challenges in developing diverse dance programmes for underserved communities.
13. Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion with an anti-oppressive mindset.
14. Willingness and ability to travel within Merseyside, Northwest, and beyond.
15. Enhanced DBS or willingness to obtain one.
Desirable, but not essential
1. Financial management, good understanding of financial systems and software, such as creating financial reports.
2. Marketing strategy, experience building campaigns using social media and building audience reach for example.
3. Confident using different software and online platforms.
4. Good knowledge of the arts and charitable sector.
5. Interest in world cultures, arts and social equality.
6. Interest in teaching world dance styles.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Movema celebrates diversity and we welcome applications from all backgrounds to develop a diverse team to serve and reflects the communities we engage. We particularly encourage applications from;
• Individuals who identify as being/from the: African, South Asian, East Asian and/or Southeast Asian diaspora; Global majority - this includes but is not exclusive to people of Middle Eastern, Arab, Latinx, Jewish, Romany and Irish Traveller heritage.
• And people who; are D/deaf and or disabled; are neuro-divergent; are from working-class backgrounds; are from the LGBTQIA+ community, and/or have Lived Experience of racism and/or other barriers that have impacted their ability to achieve their career potential.
How to apply?
Please visit our website: https://movema.co.uk/programme-and-impact-manager/
We invite candidates to apply with:
1. Completed Application Form (which can be downloaded from the website)
2. Cover Letter
3. Complete Movema’s Equal Opportunities form (online)
If you have any queries or questions, please contact us at info@movema.co.uk / 07548 365869.
Key Dates:
Deadline for applications: 23 January 2026
Invite to interview: 30 January 2026
Interviews: 5 & 10 February 2026
Interview Location: Movema Liverpool Office at the Bluecoat
Post commencing: March 2026
All candidates selected for interview will be asked if they require any reasonable adjustments for their interview.