Opportunity: Community Producer

Peterborough Presents; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days of annual leave pro rata

Pension benefits

Health benefits

Job summary

Peterborough Presents is seeking a part-time Community Producer to support creative engagement in Welland, Peterborough. This role involves developing new community-led programmes, working closely with residents and key partners like Family Action and National Literacy Trust. The position requires strong project management abilities and creativity.

Working 18.75 hours per week, the role may demand evening and weekend hours. The successful candidate will be based at Peterborough Museum initially, with flexible home-working options available.

Applications are due by 12.00 noon on 8th May 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in community production and engagement.
• Ability to manage and shape creative programmes.
• Proven skills in project management and organizing events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of creative programmes in Welland.
• Coordinate community commissioning panels.
• Project manage programmes and events in collaboration with artists.

Skills

Community engagement

Project management

Creativity

Communication

Job description

Come and join our team!! We’re excited to be looking for a new Community Producer to support the Peterborough Presents team over the next 12 months. The role will include working with residents in Welland, Peterborough to co-commission new bespoke creative programmes for the community. This will be alongside supporting the team with the wider PP programme.

A summary of the role is below. A full recruitment pack is available in PDF, plain text or audio versions by clicking on the links at the bottom of this page.

Deadline for applications: 8th May 2026

In Summary

We’re looking for a new Community Producer to support the Peterborough Presents team over the next 12 months. This role will take a lead on working with a specific community in Peterborough, supporting them to create new bespoke creative programmes whilst also supporting the wider programme of the team.

As Community Producer, this person will be responsible for creatively engaging the community to understand their skills, stories, needs and ambitions, using this to help shape the creation of new creative programmes. You will recruit and support community commissioning panels who will help shape and co-commission new arts programmes for their communities. You will then work alongside the communities and commissioned artists / creatives to project manage the programmes including organising events and workshops, working with the wider team on marketing and evaluation.

We are looking for an experienced community producer who can lead the development of a new creative programme in Welland, Peterborough as well as supporting the wider Peterborough Presents programme. We anticipate the programme in Welland focusing on artists residency and regular creative activity. Family Action, Woodfield Park Community Centre and National Literacy Trust are amongst our growing group of key partners in the area. Welland is one of 2 Pride in Place programmes in Peterborough.

Peterborough Presents is committed to attracting a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive and equitable organisation. You can read more about what this means under recruitment.

This is a part-time role, working 18.75 hours per week for 12 months, starting asap. The role will require some evenings and weekend work. Your employment contract will be with Peterborough Presents host organisation, Nene Park Trust. The Trust provides 33 days of annual leave pro rata (including Bank Holidays). You will have access to pension and health benefits via NPT.

Office Location: The Peterborough Presents team will be based at Peterborough Museum for approx. 5–6 months. Longer-term our office will be at another city-centre location tbc. The role will require working within the community, specifically Welland and other target communities. We offer flexible home-working but would prefer for roles to be minimum 60% based in the PP office.

Recruitment and application process

Recruitment: We recognise that some communities are under-represented within the cultural sector and within our own organisation. We would love to hear from experienced producer who have lived experience of our target audiences. In addition to this, as part of our commitment to addressing imbalance, we are operating a guaranteed interview scheme. Applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role and identify as one of the following groups will be guaranteed an interview:

• Global Majority (including people who identify as Black, Asian, Arab, mixed heritage or from other racially minoritised backgrounds)
• Disabled (including D/deaf, neurodivergent and people with long-term health conditions)

This forms part of our positive action approach under the Equality Act 2010.

Interested in applying?

Please send us your CV and covering letter (of no more than 2 sides of A4 or 8 min video / audio file) outlining how you meet the criteria and why you want the job by 12.00 midday on 8th May 2026 to: [e-mail]

• Complete our pre-application demographics form using the link below. Your responses help us to understand whether our opportunities are reaching a wide range of people. Please note that your responses are and will always remain anonymous: https://form.jotform.com/260963621119356

The information you provide on your application will be used to support the scoring process and determine if you are successful for interview.

If you would like to apply in a different format that meets your access requirements better, please contact us.

Deadlines for applications: 8th May 2026

Interviews: Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by 18th May 2026 and interviews are expected to be held during the first week of June 2026.