FREELANCE TRAINEE PROJECT COORDINATOR ROLE

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Delia Derbyshire Day 2025 10th anniversary project

Trainee Project Coordinator job description

Responsible and reports to: Project Manager of Delia Derbyshire Day

Responsible for: Project Coordination of the Delia Derbyshire Day 10th anniversary heritage project

Fee: £6300 (35 days @ £180 per day), a temporary freelance contract. For our Charity Commission auditing, you will need a UTR (Unique Tax Reference number)

Hours of work: Approx 0.5 or 1 day per week with more days leading up to DD Day in November, 8 hours per day (including breaks)

Base: Working in Manchester with the DD Day 2025 team, with some working from home

Period of contract: w/c 26 May 2025 – 30 Jan 2026

Deadline for applications – 10am, 12 May 2025

Interviews – w/c 19 May 2025, in Manchester

This project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) will focus on the 10th anniversary of DD Day being a registered charity. Our main focus is involving a wider range of people in heritage and building organisational resilience.

To deliver this project we are looking to recruit a temporary freelance part-time position of Trainee Project Coordinator. You will develop skills in all aspects of project management while supporting the Project Manager. A flexible approach to working hours is expected and will be agreed with you.

Job Description

As the Trainee Project Coordinator of this Delia Derbyshire Day 10th anniversary heritage project, you will develop skills like:

  • Liaising and co-ordinating with project staff, partner organisations, venues and volunteers involved in delivering the project.

  • Attending regular meetings with Project Manager – reporting on what we have done, what needs to be done and how the project is progressing. These meetings will be in person (in an office in MCR city centre) and via phone/Zoom.

  • Assisting with marketing: posting content on social media platforms and DD Day mailing list.

  • Publishing website content according to NLHF guidelines for producing accessible online content – upload, compose, edit, keep up to date.

  • Assisting with administration and day-to-day running of the project including email correspondence.

  • Assisting with the evaluation of the project – collecting on-going monitoring during the project (quantitative) and any feedback (qualitative), in-person and online.

  • Being aware of safeguarding, health and safety and first aid issues relating to the project and organisation.

  • Booking meeting rooms, training sessions, travel and accommodation for DD Day team.

  • Contributing to the evaluation of the project with your own feedback and that of people you have worked with on the project (participants/audiences, all stakeholders and staff).

  • Championing the work of DD Day organisation, fully committed to our charitable aims and objectives.

Person specification

We’re looking for a highly motivated person to help us deliver this exciting heritage project in 2025. Previous experience is not necessary as this is a trainee role, so do tell us about all the transferable skills you think you have. We want to give you the opportunity to develop in project management and/or the arts & culture sector with a small developing organisation that is passionate about unlocking the heritage and history of electronic music through the arts. You don’t need to be an expert on Delia Derbyshire but do need to be familiar with her work and heritage – there are plenty of videos about Delia on Youtube and on our Youtube channel.

We are looking for someone who:

  • is keen to learn

  • is organised

  • enjoys communicating and working with lots of different people to make things happen

  • can work in a flexible manner

  • has a solution-focused approach

  • values diversity and inclusion

  • who has their own laptop to work on

About us: Delia Derbyshire Day (DD Day) is a small Manchester-based charitable organisation honouring the work of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001). DD Day produces arts heritage projects and events, commissions new art and offers electronic music education centred around the Delia Derbyshire Archive which is held at John Rylands Library in Manchester, UK. Delia’s most famous work is her iconic realisation of the original Doctor Who theme in 1963. The charitable aims of DD Day are to advance the art and education of the public in music technology and the history of British electronic music via the archive and works of Delia Derbyshire. DD Day are very grateful to have the support and approval of the Delia Derbyshire Estate, which is essential to the initiative’s integrity. We are planning this 10th anniversary heritage project to celebrate our successes, our growing community and find out how we can be of best service over the next 10 years.

This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required of the Project Coordinator for our 10th anniversary project. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive and may be reviewed with the post holder and project manager as operationally required.

How to apply

Deadline for applications – 10am, 12 May 2025

Informal interview – w/c 19 May 2025, in Manchester

Please send:

– CV with contact information for 2 referees

– Supporting statement outlining why you are perfect for this post – maximum 1 side A4

To: deliaderbyshireday[at]gmail[dot]com

If you would like to discuss this opportunity, please email:

Caro at deliaderbyshireday [at] gmail [dot] com

We are unable to reimburse travel costs for interview. We will cover access costs.

Delia Derbyshire Day aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons.

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