Location: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Contract Type: 0.8 FTE
Salary: £31.5K - 34K pro rata per annum (dependant on experience)
Deadline: Monday 2 June 2025
Interviews: June 25 2025
Ideal Role start date: August 2025

About The Portland Inn Project:

The Portland Inn Project CIC is an arts and community led organisation making vital change towards collective justice. We are a creative arts project for a community in Stoke On Trent with an aim to achieve community cohesion, economic, social and cultural development by involving the community in development of a pioneering community space, cultural hub and social enterprise.

The Portland Inn Project is cited as an exemplar project of people-led change, in an underrepresented part of the city. Our work is about long-term sustainability, development of core and embedded skills for the future of the project and the community. We strive towards people led change and social and environmental justice for all.

The Portland Inn Project Building:

The Portland Inn Project’s deeply embedded, progressive approach has helped us deliver a collaborative architectural plan and raise significant funding for a pioneering cultural space in theneighbourhood, the first of its kind in the city. Renovation began in October 2023. Once opened in 2025, it will enable us to scale up and diversify our offer to a city-wide audience. The PIP building will be the first cultural centre of its kind in Stoke On Trent; A beacon of community-led development, as part of a high-quality programme of arts education and intervention. This unique building will serve as a centre for creativity, collaboration, and cultural exchange, prioritising families from the local neighbourhood.

This is a really exciting time for our organisation and community, and this new role in our organisation requires flex and development, and there is opportunity to shape this in the future.

Job Overview:

We are excited to be growing our team and are seeking an experienced and dynamic Operations Manager to join us and oversee the day-to-day running of The Portland Inn Project across the building and operations. This role will also support the directors in the fundraising required to sustain the building and our programme. The Operations Manager will play a crucial role in overseeing the delivery of our programme of diverse creative and cultural activity, ensuring the efficient and smooth running of the venue, and driving the overall strategic goals of the organisation. You will work closely with the leadership team, volunteers, and local partners to enhance our impact and maintain our commitment to excellence.

This role will have a one-year probation period, with support and relevant training, provided by directors, board members, as well as external relevant expertise. The Portland Inn Project anticipates the development of this role towards a third director position, and eagerness from applicants for the development of their role is essential.