Programmes Manager

Programmes Manager – Manchester Jewish Museum

Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Salary: £25,500 to £27,000. Deadline for applications: 19th November 2025, 9am.

As Programmes Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivery of the museum’s programming strategy, ensuring all programming related targets are connected to the museum’s engagement policy, as well as financial and audience development plans. This includes leading on and supporting the museum’s Creative Producers to design and deliver our school programme, community projects, live events, artist network, food activities, adult participatory programming and outreach activities.

We believe strongly in co‑creation, designing our activities with and for our audiences. You’ll support us to grow as a social‑impact museum, exploring artistic and conversational programming that draws on our key values of bravery, belonging, imagination and impact.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of all programming related aims connected to our financial and engagement policies, ensuring programming supports our audience development objectives, such as connecting with local communities, sustaining a culturally engaged audience and engaging diverse Jewish audiences.
• Engage schools and adult education groups across the Northwest.
• Work with Marketing & Fundraising Manager to collect and interpret data to measure success via a CRM system and evaluation framework.
• Work with the museum’s curator to ensure Jewish stories from the collection sit at the heart of all aspects of our programme.
• Work with the Catering and Retail Operations Manager to support group visits, training and food‑based events and activities.
• Lead on the delivery of externally funded programming projects, ensuring objectives and targets are met.
• Support the CEO in the successful delivery of the wider programme and activity plans.
• Engage in training related to Safeguarding, Carbon Literacy Awareness, health and safety and inclusive programming.
• Lead the Creative Producers to deliver their projects and programming strands, aligning with audience development strategies.
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to ensure programming embodies the museum’s values.
• Attend performances, cultural events and networking events to stay up to date and identify opportunities.
• Build relationships with stakeholder groups and arts organisations, sharing best practice.
• Support the museum’s volunteer programme focused on schools and events.
• Manage all programming budgets, reporting on income and expenditure with the Finance Manager.
• Support fundraising and marketing strategy delivery, and report on progress to stakeholders.

General Responsibilities

• Facilitate activities and manage operational workload alongside strategic duties.
• Maintain all programming technical equipment (PA, AV, lighting).
• Manage licensing requirements.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Promote and deliver the museum’s vision and values.
• Work effectively within a small team, attending staff meetings and supporting colleagues.
• Act as Duty Manager on a rota basis, managing day‑to‑day operations and key holder duties.
• Regular weekend and evening working is expected.

Who We Are Looking For

An experienced programming professional with senior‑level partnership skills.

A minimum of 3 years’ programming experience in an arts or heritage setting, including:

• Delivery of a programming strategy
• Management of budgets
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Working with artists
• Facilitating events for diverse audiences
• Managing staff or volunteers
• Co‑creation and iterative processes such as Scratch
• Partnership working
• Supporting fundraising and marketing activity
• Use of AV equipment
• Completing risk assessments
• Using a CRM/Ticketing system

Other key qualities include:

• Leadership of Producers and volunteers
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Creative idea generation and implementation
• Comfort in solo and team settings
• Enthusiastic commitment to museum work, diversity, access and inclusion
• Drive to reach new audiences
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Passion for engaging diverse audiences in heritage, arts and culture
• Computer literacy with Outlook, Word and Excel

How to Apply

Deadline for applications by email: 9am, Wednesday 19th November 2025.

Send your CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages A4 or a 3‑minute video) detailing why you want to work with us and why you are a good fit, referencing the job requirements. Email to Gemma Meek (ceo@manchesterjewishmuseum.com). Include the completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form with your application.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an in‑person interview on 26th November 2025.

Equality and Diversity

We pride ourselves on being a welcoming and inclusive organisation. We celebrate diversity and promote acceptance and inclusivity, recognising under‑representation of black people, people of colour, people with disabilities and intersecting identities. We also seek to include self‑identifying Jewish representation. We encourage applications from these communities and commit to positive policies that support equal opportunity within the museum industry.