Jobs

We are currently recruiting for:

Greater Manchester Mentoring Officer

• Permanent 3.5 days / 24.5 hours per week
• £30,500 per annum pro rata, plus 6% pension contribution
• This role can be home or office-based
• Arts Emergency operates a 35-hour week, we will consider compressed or annualised hours

Arts Emergency empowers, connects and develops under-resourced young people to be their best, most aspirational selves through 1:1 mentoring and up to ten-years’ worth of tailored assistance, real-life opportunities, connection to our Network - thousands of cultural professionals - and peer support.

The key purpose of the Greater Manchester Mentoring Officer is to recruit, match and support mentoring pairs across Greater Manchester. This is a busy, fun, and super rewarding role which requires you to work independently while being supported by the Mentoring Manager, the Mentoring team colleagues, and the wider Arts Emergency team around the country.

We welcome applications from individuals at any stage of their career. Training and support can be provided for the successful candidate to support their development in areas of the role with which they are less familiar.

How to apply

All links are provided below. Please read the Job Pack thoroughly and complete the following three steps:

1. Download and fill in the application forms. There are two parts to the application:

• Part One asks for your personal information, education, work history, and referees
• Part Two asks for supporting statements in relation to the job application

You can return the application forms as a Word Document or PDF. If you prefer, you can talk through the Part Two questions in audio files. To transfer audio files, we suggest uploading to Wetransfer.com and use the ‘get transfer link’ option, then share the generated link in your email.

2. Send the application documents (Parts One and Two) to jobs@arts-emergency.org by 10am on Monday 30 June 2025 with AE-GMO in the subject line.

3. Complete our Equality and Diversity Monitoring survey.
 

This survey is anonymous and not linked in any way to your application. Any information you provide will be used by Arts Emergency to monitor the demographics of candidates applying for roles and make improvements in line with our diversity and inclusion ambitions.
 

Interviews will be held in Manchester at the end of the week commencing Monday 7 July.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Danny Kilbride, Mentoring Manager at danny@arts-emergency.org

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact jobs@arts-emergency.org

Online Q&A

We will be hosting an optional Zoom on Tuesday 17 June at 6pm for prospective applicants to learn more about the role, the Mentoring team, and Arts Emergency before they apply. Register here.