Successor Leadership Programme

Supported By Arts Council of England
Places are free
Programme will start in March 2007
This is a customised programme for 25 future arts leaders working in Merseyside. If you have ambition to take a senior leadership role in an arts organisation, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills and work closely with others, whilst developing leadership capacity within the region. To apply, you need:
• To have worked in the arts for more than 3 years
• To have managed a budget
• To have managed people, either volunteers, freelancers or permanent team members
• To have a demonstrable commitment through your ideas, participation and/or networks to developing the arts in the region
The aims of the programme are to:
• Build a network of ‘next generation’ leaders in the arts and culture world in Liverpool
• Develop participants ‘understanding and awareness of leadership in different contexts
• Develop their own aspirations as leaders in the arts
• Build their awareness of key issues, agencies and leading players influencing the city’s development such as regeneration, culture and the political backdrop
• Build the capacity of leaders in the arts to communicate broadly and effectively with leaders operating on other worlds.
Application packs are available from:
Anne Jones, Bluecoat Arts Centre
School Lane, Liverpool L1 3X
Tel: 0151 709 5297
Email: annj@bluecoatartscentre.com

(alternative formats available on request)
Closing date for applications 12th January 2007