Achates Recruits and Brings Change
At Achates we support organisations to make change through the adoption of a purpose-led, audience-informed approach to their development. Achates Recruits and Brings Change applies this distinctive approach to recruitment and change management by offering a range of products which support organisations and leaders to bring about change in a sustainable and inclusive way by centring on organisational purpose and ensuring that all key stakeholders are fully engaged and valued in the process. Products offered include Executive Appointment and Recruitment Support, Leadership Support and Development including training and executive coaching, and bespoke change management support.
Recent clients have included the Royal Shakespeare Company, New Art Exchange, National Centre for Writing, Macrobert Arts Centre, English Touring Theatre, East Street Arts, Complicite, PalMusic, RADA, VocalEyes, Shakespeare’s Globe, Worthing Theatres and Museums and the Institute for International Visual Arts.
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To discuss your recruitment, training, coaching and/or organisational change needs in more detail and to learn how Achates might support you please contact our Director of Recruitment and Organisational Change, Vicki Grace, at vicki@achates.org.uk for an initial exploratory chat.
Current Recruitment Opportunities
Tall Stories – Trustee
Tall Stories is seeking a new Trustee with experience as a creative or artistic leader to help guide the company’s strategic growth and artistic future. Tall Stories is a leading theatre company touring the UK and the world with our exciting blend of storytelling theatre, catchy music, innovative puppetry and lots of laughs. Based at the Tall Stories Studio, an accessible 80 seat space situated in the Central Library in Islington, London. The space plays host to preview performances. and they run artist development programmes and deliver wider community activities to complement their programme of on-stage work.
Trustee
The Trustee will advise and support Tall Stories’ Executive team as they undergo a strategic review that will inform Tall Stories’ 5-year strategy and explores the artistic programme, touring model and partnerships. They are looking for someone with a creative and strategic approach to governance who would enjoy the opportunity to contribute to the cultural sector by helping to lead Tall Stories into its next phase. You will be empathetic and will be passionate about the role theatre can play in people’s lives and will have an understanding of the landscape within which Tall Stories is making and programming artistic work including its opportunities and challenges.
More details can be found in the Recruitment Pack.
To discuss the role in more detail please contact Vicki Grace, Director of Recruitment and Organisational Change at Achates who are supporting us with this process, by emailing vicki@achates.org.uk to set up a confidential conversation.
To apply for the position of Trustee of Tall Stories, please submit a CV (of no more than 2 pages) along with a Cover Letter (of no more than 2 pages) telling us about yourself, your interest in Tall Stories, why you want to help lead the organisation at this time and how you meet the person specification to recruits@achates.org.uk.
If you have any access requirements at this stage of the process please let us know by contacting vicki@achates.org.uk.
Closing date for applications: Monday 20 October at 9am.
Round 1 Interview – w/c 3 November
Round 2 Interviews – w/c 10 or w/c 14 November
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