- TIMESCALE: May 2025 to July 2026
- BUDGET: Up to ÂŁ6,000.00 inclusive of VAT
- TENDER DEADLINE: Friday 21 March 2025
- INTERVIEWS: In-person interviews on Tuesday 1 April or Friday 4 April 2025, 10.30 â 1pm at a central Southampton venue.
Southampton Cultural Education Partnership is seeking an education consultant for a fourteen month minimum period to run the SCEP and work with its Steering Group and members to support the development of partnership working across the cultural and education sectors and child-focused services in Southampton.
This contract is offered on a flexible basis, however some evening and weekend work and the ability to work in-person in Southampton will be required, as well as work during school holidays.
About Southampton Cultural Education Partnership
Southampton Cultural Education Partnership is a growing consortium of diverse organisations working together to nurture creative and cultural education for all children and young people in the city. SCEP is a member of Southamptonâs Youth Partnership and contributes cultural education expertise with a range of services. SCEP members range from individuals, small to large-scale creative, cultural and heritage organisations, schools, colleges and universities to youth-focused charities, local authority childrenâs services and health sector. SCEP holds a termly Members Meeting to share information and expertise, held either in-person or online.
Our strategic priorities and outcomes 2023-25
- Increasing Health & Wellbeing for children and young people through arts engagement
- Pathways & Progression: testing out new approaches to conserve capacity and resources including referrals processes
- Building a workforce for the future: providing inclusive training and skills development opportunities for young people and the cultural sector
The Contract
This contract is for the SCEP Lead, who will support the development of the SCEP as a sustainable, strategic network and the development projects linked to the SCEP strategic priorities.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the SCEP Chair and Associate Director, Arts & Culture, University of Southampton, the SCEP host organisation:
- To manage and monitor the day-to-day delivery of the SCEP network.
- To programme and manage the 6 SCEP Steering Group meetings and 3 Members meetings a year.
- In liaison with the SCEP Chair and Universityâs SCEP Coordinator (who provides secretariat services) arrange meetings, preparing and distributing papers.
- In liaison with SCEP Coordinator, oversee delivery of the SCEP communications activity via its channels (e.g. Website, Instagram, LinkedIn) to effectively advocate for and promote the SCEP and its members activity, and manage the SCEP newsletter.
- To represent the SCEP in Southampton networks including Young Southampton, and in public health, education and culture forums.
- To embed Youth Voice into the SCEP governance and practices.
- To deliver SCEP strategic priorities and support Steering Group members to devise detailed project plans that deliver within budget, against agreed objectives and outcomes. For example, current projects include piloting a collaborative cultural work experience offer for Southamptonâs young people and testing a model to improve pathways and progression to cultural activity.
How to Apply
Please visit our website and download a recruitment pack for full details of the role and application process.
If you would like an informal conversation to discuss the scope and nature of the role with Sam Cairns, current SCEP Lead, before you submit, we would be happy to offer you a 15-minute chat. Please email s.cairns@soton.ac.uk with the subject header SCEP Tender Conversation Request. Please note: this is not part of the appointment process.
Deadline: Tenders must be submitted by Friday 21 March.
For full details, download the brief below: