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Work With Us: Operations Assistant

Download the Operations Assistant – Job Pack

Post: Operations Assistant
Hours: 30 hours per week flexible working hours over 4 or 5 days. Occasional weekend and evening work to support the delivery of projects and festival events. 
Salary: £21,000 per annum.
Reporting to: Director.
Responsible for: Office management and administrative volunteers.
Location: Based at the company office at Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX. Offsite working is required to support delivery of events and projects.
Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus bank holidays pro rata.
Pension: Employee enrolled into the Nest Pension Scheme with employer’s statutory contributions.

We are looking to appoint an Operations Assistant to support the effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation.

Working individually and as part of a team, the Operations Assistant will support our ambitious growth plans through effective administration, financial recording and monitoring procedures. The postholder will undertake a wide range of tasks, including working closely with the creative team to support the delivery of artistic events and projects.

This position is the perfect opportunity for a positive, motivated and well-organised individual looking to develop a career in artist management.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply, please email the following to admin@arabicartsfestival.co.uk with the subject line ‘Operations Assistant application’:

  • A covering letter (maximum 2 sides of A4) demonstrating your suitability to the role, directly addressing how you meet the Responsibilities, Skills, Knowledge, and Experience stated in the Job Description.
  • Your CV
  • Contact details of 2 referees, one of whom should be a current employer.
  • Completed Equal Opportunities form.

Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is committed to building the diversity of its core team to be more representative of the communities it serves, and to increase opportunities for people who are currently underrepresented in our industry.

We encourage applications from candidates of Arab and SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) backgrounds, those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), d/Deaf and disabled applicants and individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18 September 2023.
Interviews held w/c 2 October 2023 at a fully accessible location.

An Arab man is crouched in a sandy coloured desert landscape. He is wearing a black turban

‘And still, it remains’ at LUX

Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah’s film And still, it remains will be exhibited at LUX in London next month.

If you missed the film at our festival in July, it’s a great opportunity to see the film in London.

Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah: ‘And still, it remains’

8 September – 14 October, 2023
Thursday – Sunday, 12 – 5pm
LUX
Waterlow Park Centre, Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 7JF

Breakfast Opening: Friday 8 September 9am-11am

‘LUX is pleased to announce the first London solo exhibition by artists Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah in collaboration with Open City Documentary Festival.

‘And still, it remains’ is a new artists’ film that examines time, toxic colonialism and how we survive the end of our world. In 2021, radioactive sand resulting from French nuclear bombs travelled in the winds all the way from the Algerian Sahara back to France. The bombs had been detonated in Algeria back in the 1960s. These returning winds were a reminder that the environmental legacies of colonialism cannot be forgotten or contained; it also raised the more pertinent question of how people live with the afterlife of toxic colonialism.

‘And still, it remains’ spends time with the residents of a village in the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria who live surrounded by ancient rock art and the legacy of France’s nuclear bombs. Exploring their migration to the area, faith, their way of life, colonialism and the nuclear bombs, the film asks: What does it mean to live in such intimacy with toxic colonialism? What understanding is gained from this proximity? The feminist thinker bell hooks talks about a particular way of knowing that comes from experience – “it’s a deep understanding that is often expressed through the body, as what they know has been deeply inscribed on it.” How do people make sense of what happened to them? What are their ideas of justice? And finally, how do they find a way to carry on?

‘And still, it remains’ is presented in collaboration with Open City Documentary Festival (6-12 September 2023) and was commissioned by Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, supported using funds from Arts Council England and The Elephant Trust.

For more information visit: https://lux.org.uk/event/arwa-aburawa-and-turab-shah-and-still-it-remains/

Work With Us: Administrator

We are looking to appoint an Administrator to support the growth of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival at an exciting time. Working individually and as part of a team, the Administrator will play a key role in maintaining and building upon the smooth running, effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation.

The role will support with a wide range of office, event and project administration tasks and will often be the first point of contact handling communications with partners, audiences and funders.

Download the Administrator Job Pack.

Post: Administrator

Hours: 35 hours (Full Time) per week with occasional weekend and evening work to support the delivery of projects and festival events. 

Salary: £21,000 per annum

Reporting to: Director

Location: Based at the company office at Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX. Offsite working is required to support delivery of events and projects.

Flexible working: Can be discussed in response to need.

Holiday entitlement: 25 days plus bank holidays

Pension: Employee enrolled into the Nest Pension Scheme with 3% employer’s statutory contributions.

Closing date: 10am, Thursday 18 May. Interviews held on Thursday 1 June at an accessible venue.

This post is time limited and funded by Arts Council England until 31st March 2026.

Please note Liverpool Arab Arts Festival is not able to offer sponsorship for overseas workers. All candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK prior to applying.

How to apply

Please complete the application form within the Job Pack and return via email to: admin@arabicartsfestival.co.uk with the subject line ‘Administrator application’

Or post: For the Attention of Anne Thwaite (Private and Confidential), Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool, L1 3BX

Family Day 2023: Call for Traders

Are you interested in being part of our 2023 Family Day event as a trader? 

Family Day takes place on Sunday 16th July 2023, at the Palm House in Sefton Park.

Each year we welcome a variety of traders, selling food and drink, authentic Arab goods, or simply promoting causes or initiatives that reflect our ethos.

Trading hours are 12:00 to 17:00, with set up allowed from 10:00. All trading areas will be in the grounds of the venue, on either grass or hardstanding, and within a dedicated marquee or similar structure.

We especially welcome traders whose product or service closely aligns with the objectives of LAAF, but all applications will be considered. The cost to trade will be determined on the answers to the questions on the form. we will contact you directly via the email address you provide.

Family Day Trader applications are now closed. Thank you for your interest.

Image credit: Stall at Family Day 2022. Image by Andrew AB Photography.