To support our continued organisational growth, development, and resilience, we are looking to appoint an Executive Director to join Team Mortal Fools.
Application deadline: Monday 16th December, 9am
The creation of this Executive Director role is a step change for Mortal Fools. It is our hope that this new role in executive leadership will support us to maintain excellence in our business operations, together with creating renewed capacity for our Artistic Director & CEO to lead the next phase of the development of our creative programmes to fulfil our considerable artistic ambitions.
We expect the new post holder will bring new ideas, new ways of working, and new energy into our team and organisation; positively influencing all areas of business development.
As a new role, we anticipate that it will evolve and develop with the successful candidate; utilising their skills, knowledge, ideas, and interests to best support business development needs.
We invite applications from people who can strongly articulate and demonstrate how their personal values align with the values of Mortal Fools and the contribution they could make in this new and evolving role.
We expect the new post holder will bring new ideas, new ways of working, and new energy into our team and organisation; positively influencing all areas of business development.
As a new role, we anticipate that it will evolve and develop with the successful candidate; utilising their skills, knowledge, ideas, and interests to best support business development needs.
We invite applications from people who can strongly articulate and demonstrate how their personal values align with the values of Mortal Fools and the contribution they could make in this new and evolving role.
Key Information
- Role Purpose: Operational implementation of the business plan.
- Contract: Employed, permanent. Full-time with flexible working offered.
- Salary: £40-55k, depending on experience and capability.
- Location: Hybrid working between head office in Ashington, home working, and other external work locations as required.
- Application deadline: Monday 16th December, 9am.
To Apply
Download our Executive Director Recruitment Pack. Read this pack thoroughly, it is designed to help with your application. You can download a plain text version of the Executive Director Recruitment Pack here.
When you’re ready to pull together an application, download and complete the following documents:
Note: Appointments will be made on merit, but we believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us, and that it is the responsibility of all arts organisations to make the arts and cultural sector a more diverse and equal place. Black, South Asian, South-East Asian, and East Asian people, people from or connected to ethnically diverse communities, and disabled people are currently under-represented at Mortal Fools, so we particularly encourage and welcome applications from these people.
Additional Application Information:
When you’re ready to pull together an application, download and complete the following documents:
- Application Form Part 1 – click here to download.
- Application Form Part 2 – click here to download.
- Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form – click here to download.
Note: Appointments will be made on merit, but we believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us, and that it is the responsibility of all arts organisations to make the arts and cultural sector a more diverse and equal place. Black, South Asian, South-East Asian, and East Asian people, people from or connected to ethnically diverse communities, and disabled people are currently under-represented at Mortal Fools, so we particularly encourage and welcome applications from these people.
Additional Application Information:
- If you prefer, you can complete Section G of your application form via video submission instead.
- If you’d like to request the application pack in a different format, please email [email protected]
- If you have any general questions, queries, or feedback (including anything connected to accessibility or inclusion), please email [email protected] or call 0191 580 1250.
- If you’d like an informal conversation with our Artistic Director (Kiz Crosbie) about the role ahead of applying, you can request this by emailing [email protected]
“Over the last 12 years, Mortal Fools has been through some incredible developments, successfully navigated significant challenges, and been recognised for our excellence – all testament to our wonderful, dedicated, and talented staff team.
I am personally so excited to find someone to join our team who can bring fresh ideas and energy, inspire me and the rest of the staff team, and work alongside me to lead Mortal Fools into its next dynamic decade.”
- Kiz Crosbie, Artistic Director and CEO
Good luck!
If you have any questions about the Executive Director role, an application, or the application pack, feel free to drop us an email at [email protected] or give us a call on 0191 580 1250.
