Community Producer (Gosport Routes)

Job title: Community Producer (Gosport Routes)

Salary: £30,390 - £34,390 pro rata per annum (depending on skills, qualifications and experience)

Contract type: Fixed term to March 2029.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Location: Community based across Gosport with travel across South East Hampshire

Reporting to: Programme Director (Gosport Routes)

Purpose of the job:

Gosport Routes connects communities with creative and cultural experiences, through accessible programming, youth-led decision making and inclusive practice. This role will work with the Programme Director to transition from the listening/testing phase ("short-haul journeys") into larger-scale, long-term programming ("long-haul journeys"), showcasing Gosport's unique cultural heritage locally, across neighbouring communities and beyond. The Community Producer will work with the Programme Director to design and deliver accessible, community-embedded cultural activity, working hand in hand with residents and young people.

What is the role? What does a day in the life of a Community Producer look like?:

A typical day for the Community Producer balances grassroots community engagement with collaborative programme planning across Gosport. This could involve facilitating inclusive workshops or listening sessions at a local departure lounge, meeting with young people and the Youth Voice Consortium to shape youth led creative activities, and coordinating with the Programme Director and local partners to remove barriers and develop accessible cultural events. They may also work closely with artists to develop place-specific commissions or offer their expertise and guidance to community groups producing cultural activity for the first time.

What we are looking for:

• Passion for supporting and empowering young people, community engagement and/or cultural development
• Creativity and solution focused thinking
• Respectful, honesty and integrity
• Ability to be adaptive, approachable and flexible
• High commitment to continuous professional practice and to continually look for ways to improve
• Be able to learn from experiences
• Be able to work collaboratively
• Be able to build positive relationships

Motiv8 is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate for the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

To apply for this role, click "apply now", where you can then register your details onto our recruitment portal. Please upload your CV and covering letter, making sure that you outline your experience and knowledge of the following 4 areas:

• Experience of producing a range of cultural activities and events in diverse communities, including programme design, co-production and delivery
• Experience of effective project planning, achieving targets, monitoring and analysing information and reporting on projects
• Experience of working in contexts with low cultural engagement and structural barriers (e.g. transport, class/culture)
• Experience of empowering communities and/or young people to lead the shaping and/or creation of local cultural provision, ensuring that local engagement is at the heart of all provision.

For the full application pack please click here or view this on our website at www.motiv8.org.uk

The closing date for this role is midday on 30 October 2026

Interviews are expected to take place on 17 November 2026

If you have any queries regarding this role, please contact Marina Tuck on [email protected]