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Employer: Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
Closing Date: 7 Nov 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Location: Clonmel
Type: Paid Job

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is seeking a new Director.

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is seeking a new Director.

Role

The role of Director of CJAF is one which encompasses the artistic and management leadership of the organisation.
The Director takes overall responsibility, with the Board, for the strategic direction of the festival and is directly responsible for the curation, funding, resourcing, marketing and organisation of the festival. The purpose is to deliver an outstanding arts festival to audiences in Clonmel and the wider catchment, which is resonant, popular and artistically excellent. The Director reports directly to the Board of Directors.

Person Specification

The Board is seeking an exceptional individual to lead the organisation in the next phase of its development and meet the challenges of presentation in Clonmel.

The board is seeking candidates who can demonstrate:
• Experience in a senior role in an arts organisation or similar
• Experience in managing funding, finance and organisational management in a senior role
• Knowledge of and experience in the arts landscape in Ireland and programme experience in a venue or festival context
• Hands-on management experience of delivery of events and programme
• The ability to represent the organisation effectively at local and national level
• That they are persuasive, imaginative and innovative
• Can work within the local context to commission, encourage and amplify the work of local artists

If this sounds like you, please contact una@unacarmody.ie with your telephone number
for an initial chat about the role.

Terms and Conditions

• This is a three-year fixed term contract from the date of commencement of employment and commences as soon as possible and ideally in December 2024.
• The salary payable is 40,000 euro per annum, reviewed annually and with scopefor performance bonus. The Director is entitled to 25 days of annual leave per year.
• The position is based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Application Process

If you would like to apply for the role, please email your application to recruitment@junctionfestival.com
before 5pm on Thursday November 7th 2024.

Your application should contain:
• A detailed CV highlighting relevant experience and achievement against the
specification
• A letter outlining your suitability for the role and your reasons for applying

The Board intends to hold first round interviews for the role on  Tuesday November 19th 2024 (please note date change).

For more information and full candidate pack visit here

Job Description

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