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ManythanksforyourinterestintheroleofExecu5veDirectorforShobanaJeyasinghDance.

Inthepackbelowyouwillfind:

•Anintroduc5ontothecompanyfromourChairAmandaCupplesandourAr5s5cDirectorShobanaJeyasingh•Summaryofvisionandupcomingprojects•Informa5ononthecoreteam•Athumbnailoffinanceandfundraising•Theinterna5onalarena•Ajobdescrip5on•Apersonspecifica5on•Termsandcondi5ons•EqualOpportuni5es•Fulldetailsonhowtoapply

AMANDACUPPLES,CHAIRwrites…InSpring2018ourcompanyisatapivotalpointinitsdevelopment.OurNPOstatuswithACEiscurrentlyassuredandwelookforwardtotheopportunitytogrowandexpandtherangeofpeoplewhoengagewithourwork-ar5sts,audiences,par5cipants,fundersandthatinfiniteworldofdigitalconsumers.Wearethereforeseekingaspecialindividualtoleadthecompanyintoanexci5ngfuture:afuturethatspringsfromourdis5nc5veposi5onwithinthedanceecologyandfurthersourimpactonBri5shculture.OurAr5s5cDirectorShobanaJeyasinghhasdevelopedanextraordinaryrepertoireofworkwithnewworkconstantlybeingcreatedwitharangeofpartnerswithever-widerrangeandscope.

EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR

TheBoard,ShobanaandtheteamarethrilledattheprospectofwelcominganewExecu5veDirectorintothecompanyandsuppor5ngthemastheyworkacrossthefullrangeofartsleadershipresponsibili5es.Weverymuchlookforwardtohearingfromyou.

HellofromARTISTICDIRECTORSHOBANAJEYASINGHWeareasmallcompanywithawealthofambi5onforthefuture.Withar5s5cintegrityasourtouchstoneweareproudofourhistoryandoftheconsistentlyhighcri5calacclaimthatwehaveaVractedfromcri5csandaudiencesalike.Wearetenaciousandalwaysendeavourtoturnchallengesintoopportuni5es.

WeseekanExecu5veDirectorwhothrivesbyworkingincloseanddynamicproximitywiththecrea5veprocess.

Weworkwithafabulousrangeofcrea5vesindesignandregularlycommissionnewworksfromcontemporarycomposers.Ourcollaboratorshaveincludedscien5sts,architects,arthistorians,filmmakersanddigitalcrea5veswhohelpuscreateworkfortradi5onaltheatrespacesaswellasunusualsites.

Welikenewterritoriesandhopethatyoushareourindefa5gablecuriosity.Weconstantlyenternewar5s5cterrainsand,asaresult,ourExecu5veDirectorneedstobefleetoffoot–steeringawiderangeofcollaborators–holdingtheendsofallthepiecesofstringthatdeliverexcellentproduc5ons,feasibletours,strongpartnerships,fiscalsecurityandlongtermsuccess.

OurbaseinSomersetHousemeansweareattheheartofamajorculturalhubandwehaveanewcoreteameagertodriveanddelivertheprogrammewiththeleadershipandguidanceofournewExecu5veDirector.Asweapproachour30thanniversarywehopethatyouareasexcitedaboutourfutureasweare.

“ChoreographerShobanaJeyasinghembracesthepreposterousmelodramaandseduc8vebeau8esofPe8pa’sorientalballetandaddsinspiredpostmoderntwists.Bayadère:TheNinthLifebeginsincleverlyforensicstyle…amarvellous,inspiringmeshofhistory,poetryandideas.”

TheGuardian2016

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VISIONANDUPCOMINGPROJECTS

Thecentralvisionofthecompanyhasalwaysbeenabeliefinthepowerofdancetos5mulatethemindaswellasthebody.Ourworksstrivetoplacedanceinthecentreofthedialogueofideas.Inpar5cularweexplorearenassuchasthepostcolonialexperience,scienceandthechangingworldofglobalisa5onwherethemarginsandthecentreareinvolvedinever-changingconfigura5ons.Inaddi5on,wecelebratecommonalityinculturaldiversity.Theworksplannedforthenextthreetofouryearsarenoexcep5on;theyfurtherar5s5c,socialandpoli5calconcerns,whichhavesuccessfullyguidedthecompany'sprogressthroughthechangesthathavehappenednotonlyintheartssectorbutalsoinourcountrygenerally.

2018(AUTUMN)SJDwillbeproducingandtouring(UK)Contagion,asitespecificdanceandvideoinstalla5on,inspiredbytheSpanishFlupandemicof1918.Venuesinclude“LibraryLate”attheBri5shLibrary,theGreatHallinWinchesterandtheImperialWarMuseuminSalford,Manchester.Thisisamajorcommissionfrom14-18NOWwithaddi5onalfundingfromtheWellcomeTrust.AfilmaboutthemakingofContagionwillbebroadcastonBBC4inApril2018aswellasaBBCWorldServicefeature.TheprojectisextendedthroughawidereachingLearningandPar5cipa5onprogramme.Thecompanyhasalsocommissioneddigitalcrea5vesFlyingObjecttocreateaparallelInstagram-basednarra5veimaginingtherealityofaflupandemicwereittohappennow.

2019SJDwillpremiereanewworkbasedonMonteverdi’sinnova5veBaroqueworkIlCombaNmentodiTancredieClorindaaboutabaVlesetinthefirstcrusades

betweenaChris5anknightandaMuslimwomansoldierwhoarealsolovers.Thisworkincludesremixesoftheoriginalmusicbytwocontemporarycomposers.

2019/20ArevivalofMaterialMenRedux(aduetforhiphopandIndianclassicaldancewithstringquartet)touringthroughoutEuropebuildingontheprofileoftheworkaspartoftanzmesseinGermanyinSummer2018.

MaterialMenReduxisadynamicandmovingexplora5onoftheviolenceoflossandthecrea5onofnewwaysofbelonging.ItfeaturesaspeciallycommissionedscorebyacclaimedAustraliancomposerElenaKats-Chernin,includingsounddesignbyLeafcuVerJohn.ThescoreisplayedliveonstagebyTheSmithQuartet.MaterialMenreduxsuccessfullytouredtosixUKvenuesin2016/17andwasprogrammedaspartoftheRavennaFes5valinJune2017.

“ShobanaJeyasingh’sscin5lla5ngMaterialMenReduxexaminedtheancestraljourneysofabreak-dancerandaBharatanatyamperformer,psychicjourneys,embodiedmemories.Whollymesmerising.”

TheObservercri5csreviewoftoptendanceworksDecember2017

2020Shobanawillbechoreographinganddirec5nganopera/dancefortheL’Opérana5onalduRhininStrasbourgandBasel.Theoperaisbasedonthebook“Un$lTheLions”byKarthikaNair.SJDwillproducetheUKtour.

"WorkingwithShobanaovertheyearshasalwaysbeenapleasure.Theconsistenthighqualityofthework,thebrilliantcrea8vecollaboratorsshealwaysgathers,drivenbygreatambi8onmeansthatshowsandprojectarealwaysawelcomehighlighttoourprogrammehereatThePoint.Shobana’spersonaltouchandinvestmentintorela8onshipbuildingisadis8nc8vepartofthecompany’sethosandapproach.”

SachaLee,DirectorthePoint,Eastleigh

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THECOMPANYWehaveasmallcoreteamandbringexpertfreelancesupport/projectteamsintothecompanyasandwhenappropriate.

Coreteam:Execu5veDirector(full5me)Ar5s5cDirector(full5me)Producer(full5me)CompanyAdministrator(full5me)LearningManager(threedaysaweek)Marke5ngAssociate(onedayaweek)DevelopmentAssociate(onedayaweek)FinanceManager(onedayaweek)

Board:AmandaCupples(Chair)AlisonDuthieEmmaDavidsonSamirSavantNatalieShiptonSandiUlrichRachelHarrisOliverVicarsHarrisRhianHughesCarolinePriceRebeccaSimor

Youcanfindoutmoreaboutourhistory,ourproduc5onsandac5vi5esonourwebsitewww.shobanajeyasingh.co.uk

Youcanfollowourwork:TwiVer:hVps://twiVer.com/SJeyasinghDanceFacebook:hVps://www.facebook.com/ShobanaJeyasinghDCInstagram:hVps://www.instagram.com/shobanajeyasinghdance/YouTube:hVps://www.youtube.com/user/shobanajeyasingh

ASSOCIATECOMPANYattheSOUTHBANKCENTREEarlierthisyeartheSouthbankCentreannouncedSJD’sappointmentwiththeofaimofworkingtoresearch,developandpremierework.ShobanaJeyasinghfirstperformedatSouthbankCentrein1989andhasregularlypremieredworkattheQueenElizabethHall,includingMaterialMenandStrangeBlooms,bothSouthbankCentrecommissions.Thissummer,thecompanywillbeginaresearchanddevelopmentprojectintheRoyalFes5valHall'sPlantRoomspace,joinedbyBBCYoungDanceroftheYear2015finalistVidyaPatel.

FINANCEandFUNDRAISINGSJDisfinanciallyrobustwithadiverserangeoffunding.Ourturnovervariesaccordingtoourprogrammeandthean5cipatedturnoverfor2017/18isc.£650k.Inaddi5ontoourfundingfromACE,ourincomeisderivedfromawiderangeofsources,includingfounda5ons&trusts,individualdonorsandcommissioningandperformancefees.

“WeareimmenselyproudandprivilegedtobeabletosupportthedevelopmentofnewworkatShobanaJeyasinghDance.Beingevenasmallpartofthecrea8vejourneythatbringsanexci8ngnewperformancetothewideraudienceisextremelyimportanttous.”

SandiandJakeUlrich,MembersoftheCrea5veCircleanddonorstoSJD

SJDhasanexemplaryfundraisingtrackrecordinaverychallengingenvironmentthatrequiresconstantvigilanceandproac5vity.SJD’sDevelopmentStrategyaimstosupportitsorganisa5onalgoalofstrengtheningresiliencetoenablear5s5cgrowthandna5onalimpact.Itwillsignificantlycontributetothisbymaintainingahighlevelofphilanthropicincomefromindividualsandtrustsinthecomingfouryears.Growingourregularsupporterbaseisanotherkeyobjec5veandthroughinvestmentfromACECatalyst:Evolve,ournetworkofindividualdonorshasalreadyincreasedby65%inthepastyearwiththeintroduc5onofanewhigh-levelindividualgivingprogramme,TheCrea5veCircle,andrefreshedentry-levelprogramme,ApsaraFund.

THEINTERNATIONALARENASJDprogrammesworkwithambi5ousthemesthattranslatewithinawiderangeofcontexts.Fundsareearmarkedtodevelopinterna5onalmarketswithanaimtosellthecurrentrepertoire,thereforeincreasingreturnoncrea5veinvestmentalongsideincreasedconnec5onsandopportuni5esfornewcommissionsandcollabora5ons.OnesuchpartnershipiswithL’Opérana5onalduRhin.Weareintheprocessofappoin5ngconsultantDawnPren5cetohelpusrealiseouraimsinthisarena.

Thecompanywillcon5nueitscollabora5veapproachandencourageinterna5onalexchangewithcontribu5onsfromadiversepoolofar5sts.Ourfocusondigitalandlive-streamingwillengageinterna5onalaudiences,raisingtheprofileofSJD’sworkglobally,aVrac5ngnewinterna5onaldancersandar5ststoworkwiththecompany.

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Photography:ChrisNash;JaneHobson;FoteiniChristofilopoulou

EXECUTIVEDIRECTORJOBDESCRIPTION

Post: Execu5veDirector

Responsibleto: BoardofDirectors

Responsiblefor: Producer,CompanyAdministrator,LearningManager,DevelopmentAssociate,Marke5ngAssociate,FinanceManager,freelancespecialistsasappropriate.

Role: ToworkcloselywiththeAr5s5cDirectortofurtherthelong-termpoten5alofthecompany.

Tohelpprovideinspira5onalstrategicleadershipandsoundbusinessdirec5ontoensurethatallofSJD’swork,takingplaceacrossawidevarietyofplauorms,isplannedandproducedinthebestpossiblecircumstances.

Tohelpleadonallproduc5on,opera5onal,administra5veandfinancialfunc5onsofthecompanyinordertosupporttheachievementofthecompany’sar5s5cvision,itsfinancialobjec5vesandaudienceengagementpriori5es.

ToensurethatSJDfulfilsitspoten5alasaculturalleaderintheartsecologywithintheUKandinterna5onally.

PrincipalduZes

Execu5veProduc5on• ToworkinclosepartnershipwiththeAr5s5cDirectorShobanaJeyasingh

toimplementandsustainthevisionandiden5tyofthecompanyandiden5fynewproduc5onopportuni5esforShobanaJeyasinghDance.

• TooverseetheworkoftheProducertoensurethatprojectsaredeliveredinthebestpossiblecrea5veandprac5calcircumstances,on5meandonbudget.

Strategic&BusinessPlanning

• Leadonthemonitoringandevalua5onoftheBusinessPlan2018-2022consul5ngwithtrustees,staff,stakeholdersandpartners,andwhereappropriate,thedevelopmentofnewplans.

• AlongsidetheAr5s5cDirector,leadoncompanyforwardplanninganddevelopment,includingproduc5ons,projects,partnershipsandtouring.

• Developandmaintainposi5veandproduc5verela5onshipswithkeystakeholders,inpar5cular,ArtsCouncilEnglandandotherkeyfunders.

• Leadontheiden5fica5onanddevelopmentofnewna5onalandinterna5onalpartnerships;specificallyseeknewcommissioningpartnersandperformanceopportuni5es.

Management&Governance

• Providestrongleadershiptotheteam,includingensuringregularmee5ngs,workplanningandcommunica5on.

• Encourageanac5veandcon5nuingprogrammeofprofessionaldevelopmentthroughouttheorganisa5on.

• Source,recruit,andlinemanagecorestaffandprovideappropriatesupportandleadershiptoexternalcontractors.

• Provideappropriaterepor5ngforquarterlyBoardmee5ngsincludingmanagementaccounts,progressreportsandotherrepor5ngasrequiredbytheBoard.

• Demonstrateanac5vecommitmentandengagementwithequalopportuni5esandleadonthedeliveryoftheEqualityAc5onPlan.

• LeadonthedeliveryoftheEnvironmentalAc5onPlanandeensurethecompanyisfullycompliantwithandac5velyengagedwithHealth&Safetyproceduresandpolicy.

• TorepresenttheCompanyatmee5ngs,recep5ons,workshops,performancesandeventsasrequired.

Finance

• Plan,setandmonitorannualandprojectbudgetsinlinewiththeBusinessPlan.

• WorkcloselywiththeFinanceManagertoproduceregularmanagementaccountsandotherrepor5ngmechanismstoensurecostsarerigorouslycontrolledandrealis5cincometargetsachieved.

• Produceandmonitorannualandquarterlycashflowdocumentsincollabora5onwiththeFinanceManager.

• Manageandmonitorsub-budgetsasagreed.• OverseetheannualauditalongsideFinanceManagerandAuditor.

Marke5ng&Communica5ons

• WiththeMarke5ngAssociateleadonthedevelopmentandimplementa5onofmarke5nganddigitalstrategiesandproduc5oncampaignsusingexternalconsultants/specialistswherenecessary.

• ImplementAudienceDevelopmentPlansalongsidevenuepartnersandotherstakeholders.

• Developpressandcommunica5onplansalongsideexternalconsultantswherenecessary.

• Representandadvocateforthecompanytostakeholders,donors,ar5stsandaudiences.

• EnsurethatthecompanyisGDPRcompliant.

Fundraising

• WorkcloselywiththeDevelopmentAssociateandtheDevelopmentCommiVeetodevelopandmonitorthreeyearfundraisingstrategiesandcommunica5ons.

• Ensurethatrealis5cfundraisingtargetsareagreedandcloselymonitored.

• ProvidematerialandsupporttotheDevelopmentAssociateasneededformajorapplica5onsandac5velyundertakesomeofthefundraisingsolicita5onmee5ngswitharangeofprospectsasappropriate(trusts,individuals,companies).

• Beresponsiblefortheoversightofeffec5verela5onshipmanagementofdonors,includingworkingalongsidetheDevelopmentCommiVeeandtheDevelopmentAssociate,plananddeliveraprogrammeofeventstoengagenewandexis5ngdonorsandotherstakeholders.

Learning

• WorkingalongsidetheLearningManagercon5nuetodeveloptheLearningprogrammetofurtherengagedancers,schoolsandcommuni5esinawidevarietyofac5vi5es.

• WorkingalongsidetheAr5s5cDirector,AssociateAr5standLearningManagerdevelopanddeliverprofessionaldevelopmentac5vityfordancers.

ThisJobDescrip5onisindica5veoftheresponsibili5esanddu5esassociatedwiththisposi5on.Itisneitherrestric5venorinclusiveanddoesnotformpartofthecontractofemployment.

ShobanaJeyasinghDancereservestherighttomakereasonablechangestothisjobdescrip5on.

PERSONSPECIFICATION

EssenZal

1. Atleastfiveyears’experienceinartsmanagementpreferablywithinaproducingenvironment

2. Athoroughknowledgeofandcommitmenttotheperformingarts

3. Anunderstandingofthena5onalartsenvironment

4. Anunderstandingofpublicandprivatefundingsystemsandatrackrecordofsuccessfulfundraising

5. ProvenexperienceofworkingstrategicallyincludingdeliveryofBusinessPlans

6. Prac5calexperienceoffinancialmanagementandrepor5ng,includingstrongbudgetaryskillsandfinancialanalysisdemonstra5ngstrongfinancialacumen

7. Persuasivenego5a5onandeexcellentwriVenandoralcommunica5onskills

8. Excellentpeoplemanagementskills

9. Provenabilitytoworkcollabora5velywitharangeofpartners

10.Ahighlymo5vatedteamplayer

Desirable

1. Broadknowledgeofthedancesector

2. Knowledgeoftheinterna5onalfes5val/venuesector

3. Produc5veandwiderangingcontactswithinthedanceandperformingartssector

4. Experienceofmarke5ngandaudiencedevelopment

5. ExperienceofworkingwithaBoardofDirectors

6. Anunderstandingoftheissuesaffec5ngthemakinganddistribu5onofwork

TERMSANDCONDITIONSTheExecu5veDirectorisafull-5mepostofferedatasalaryofbetween£40,000-£50,000dependingonexperience.

Hoursofwork:TheExecu5veDirector/CEOworksanaverageof35hoursperweek.ThenatureofthispostincludestherequirementtoworksomeeveningsandweekendsandtotravelwithintheUKandinterna5onally.

Annualleave:20daysperyearplusallBankHolidays.Proba5onPeriod:threemonths.Proba5onaryNo5cePeriod:onemonth’sno5ceinwri5ngoneitherside.

EQUALOPPORTUNITIESSJDisanequalopportuni5esemployer,andposi5velyencouragesapplica5onsfromgroupscurrentlyunderrepresentedirrespec5veofgenderiden5ty,sexualorienta5on,maritalstatus,race,religion,na5onality,ethnicorigin,disabilityorage.Thisapplieswhetherinrela5ontotermsofemployment,condi5onsofserviceoropportuni5esfortraining.Individualsareselectedandtreatedonthebasisoftheirrelevantmeritsandabili5esandno

oneisdisadvantagedbycondi5onsorrequirementsthatcannotbeshowntobejus5fiable.NB:OurcurrentofficeisinaGradeIlistedbuilding(SomersetHouse),andweabidebytheiraccesspolicy.

HOWTOAPPLYYourapplica5onshouldconsistof:1)AleVerindica5ngwhythispostistherightnextmoveforyou,whatyoucanbringtoSJD,whyitexcitesyouandwhatyouhopetogainfromthepost.

WewouldalsoliketohearaliVleabouthowyourcurrentexperiencedovetailswiththerequirementsofthepost.Pleaseincludeyourearliestavailablestartdate/no5ceperiodandyourcurrentsalary.TheleVershouldbenomorethantwosidesofA4.

2)YourleVershouldbesupportedbyacopyofyourCVdetailingyouremploymenthistoryandthekeyresponsibili5esheldinrelevantroles.YourCVshouldincludetworeferees(onerela5ngtoyourcurrent/mostrecentwork).

3)PleasealsocompletetheEqualOpportuni5esMonitoringform(thisisformonitoringpurposesonlyandwillbedetachedfromyourapplica5on).

Pleasesendyourapplica5ontoAmandaCupplesatamanda@shobanajeyasingh.co.ukThedeadlineforapplica5onsis9amon8thMay.Youareencouragedtotakeuptheofferofaconfiden5alconversa5onwithEdHossackbeforeapplying.Emailhimoned@shobanajeyasingh.co.uktoarrangeagood5metotalk.FirstroundinterviewswilltakeplaceinLondonon14/15thMay2018.Pleaseletusknowinyourapplica5onifyouareunavailableonthesedates.Secondroundinterviewswillbeheldon21/22ndMay.Wean5cipatethesuccessfulcandidatetakingupthepostnolaterthan

September2018.