Learning and Participation Administrator

DisabilityArtsOnline Limited; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury is recruiting a full-time Administrator to support the Learning & Participation team across Kent. You will help manage day-to-day operations and ensure accurate information flows within projects.

The role suits an organised, proactive administrator with strong prioritisation and communication skills, capable of working with young people, schools and community groups while upholding safeguarding requirements.

Qualifications

• A competent administrator, you have developed the skills needed to work in a busy office, such as prioritisation, communication, record keeping, problem solving, attention to detail, and agility to change.

Responsibilities

• Provide organised, responsive administrative support to arts programme managers to deliver creative programmes.
• Streamline day-to-day operations, strengthen internal systems and processes, and ensure information flows across projects and the wider Marlowe team.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Record keeping

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Job description

We are recruiting a full-time Administrator to join our fast-paced Learning & Participation department. We deliver a diverse range of complex projects and programmes at the Marlowe Theatre and across Kent, working with young people aged 5 and up, schools across the region and a range of community groups. Our partners include the RSC, Philharmonia and Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures.

We are seeking a highly organised administrator to streamline day-to-day operations, strengthen internal systems and processes, and ensure information flows effectively across our projects and the wider Marlowe team.

Your skills and experience may have been gained outside the arts sector. We welcome the fresh perspectives and transferable expertise you can bring to a creative environment. A competent administrator, you have developed the skills needed to work in a busy office, such as prioritisation, communication, record keeping, problem solving, attention to detail, and agility to change.

You will be confident working alongside experienced arts programme managers, providing the organised, responsive administrative support they need to deliver creative programmes effectively.

The Marlowe Theatre is an inclusive and disability confident employer. We value difference and recruit by merit based on fair and open competition. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

The Marlowe Theatre is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk. As this post might involve some work alongside children and young people, the successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references and a basic DBS check.