Head of Resoures

Salary: £50,000 pa pro rata
Terms: Fixed Term role April 2026 to March 2028
Holiday: 28 days per year including Bank Holidays pa pro rata
Location: Hybrid, working mainly remotely with monthly \’In person\’ working days. Working pattern currently under review and to be discussed with successful candidate.

A new leadership position contributing to the strategic direction of Second Hand Dance, supporting the Co-Directors to realise an adaptive leadership model.

Second Hand Dance is re-imagining its leadership structure, adopting an adaptive leadership model that is agile and able to provide the flexibility required of its disabled and non-disabled Co-Directors, Rosie Heafford and Claire Summerfield. Achieving NPO status in 2023, the company continues to subtly challenge the status quo, creating equitable, playful shared dance experiences for children and adults that tour nationally and internationally.

This is a key role during a time of visioning, with responsibility for the management of the company’s resources, finances and people, and for the delivery of operations.
The successful candidate will centre care for our people and our values at the heart of who we are and how we operate. It would suit someone who is passionate about underpinning artistic drive with robust processes and systems whilst having a flexible but forensic approach to financial management.

How to apply

Please visit https://www.secondhanddance.co.uk/workwithus to download a copy of the job description.

Candidates are required to complete a statement (written, video or audio) no longer than 600 words (2 pages) or 4–5 minutes long outlining your relevant experience and what it is that excites you about the position. Please respond to the Job Description and the Essential Attributes in the Person Specification in your statement, along with confirmation you are available on the interview dates. Please send completed applications to Tosia Bargiełowska Johnsen tosia@secondhanddance.co.uk with a copy of your CV. Additionally, contact Tosia if you prefer the information in Large Print.

For an informal, confidential conversation about the role with Co-Director Claire Summerfield ahead of applying please contact Tosia to arrange a time.

We ask that all interest parties complete our Equal Opportunities and Diversity Monitoring Form https://forms.gle/gE7WrHMsJ5NpvXEe6

Closing Date for applications

09:00 Monday 12 January 2026

Interviews

Monday 19 & Wednesday 21 January (second interview Friday 23 January)