Trainee Project Coordinator – Delia Derbyshire Day

Deadline to apply – Monday 12th May, link here

Delia Derbyshire Day are looking for a highly motivated person to help deliver this exciting cultural heritage project in 2025. Previous experience is not necessary as this is a trainee role, so do tell them about all the transferable skills you think you have. They want to give you the opportunity to develop in project management and/or the arts & culture sector with a small developing organisation that is passionate about unlocking the heritage and history of electronic music through the arts. You don’t need to be an expert on Delia Derbyshire but do need to be familiar with her work and heritage – there are plenty of videos about Delia on Youtube and on our Youtube channel.

You will assist with the smooth running of the project including administration, marketing, documenting the project, evaluation, liaising with project partners and staff.

Fee: £6300 (35 days @ £180 per day), a temporary freelance contract. For our Charity Commission auditing, you will need a UTR (Unique Tax Reference number)

Hours of work: Approx 0.5 or 1 day per week with more days leading up to DD Day in November, 8 hours per day (including breaks)

Base: Working in Manchester with the DD Day 2025 team, with some working from home

Period of contract: w/c 26 May 2025 – 30 Jan 2026

Deadline for applications – 10am, 12 May 2025

Interviews – w/c 19 May 2025, in Manchester