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The Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE) in partnership with Coventry City Council wishes to appoint, on a freelance basis, a community liaison manager for the Far Gosford Street Living Memory Project. This post will be funded by Coventry University and Coventry City Council with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and is dependant on a successful bid to HLF.

Background

Far Gosford Street is one of the few medieval streets which survived the blitz in WW2 and the subsequent redevelopment of Coventry. It is possible to still see the medieval layout of the street and there is a rich archive relating to this early period up to the present day.  As a physical regeneration and conservation programme of Far Gosford Street takes shape, we are encouraging those who live, have lived or have connections with the area, to engage with the past and add their memories to a living archive using new digital technologies.

The Far Gosford Street Living Memory project will engage the people of Coventry with their city's medieval past using the archive as an inspiration and historical context to draw out their own memories and give them a new perspective on their city.  The core of the project is the digitisation of Coventry city's archive as it relates to Far Gosford Street which is a Conservation Area.  The existing archive forms a rich and fascinating catalogue of ownership and occupation records from medieval times to present day and includes maps, drawings and documents. 

We are looking for someone who can work with the research team and volunteers responsible for gathering the memories and materials from the local community and assisting them to engage with digital technologies in order to capture their stories. The role also involves liaison with the team at Coventry University responsible for digitising the city's archives, and with the various agencies and enterprises who are working on the regeneration of Far Gosford Street-- including the Council's Regeneration team and its Conservation and Archaeology team; the developers, CDP; and the local traders and residents.

Team

The overall project is being led by Coventry University.  The Project leader is Martin Woolley, Associate Dean, School of Art and Design.  Day-to-day management of the project is the responsibility of Christine Hamilton, Director ICE.  The community liaison manager will work in a team which also includes Ross Varney, Research Assistant: Digital Archiving and Open Media who will be digitisation officer on the project, and Nick Middleton, who is leading the research element of the programme-- both from the School of Art and Design.  There will also be a digital archive project manager engaged on the project  

Tasks

We wish to engage a community liaison manager to undertake the following:

• Develop a key list of organisations and individuals to engage with the project
• Be first point of contact with key partners, volunteers and other participants and ensure good communication throughout between them and the project team.
• Develop and implement marketing and communication initiatives in order to raise the profile of the project locally and ensure participation targets are achieved. These to include local groups, networks and organisations in addition to local press.
• Recruit  participants and oversee engagement of local people to contribute their own narratives to the living memory of Far Gosford Street.
• Liaise with City Archivist and Conservation and Archaeology Team Leader to select appropriate records for digitisation
•  Be first point of contact with the project for the local community and agencies and Liaise closely with the project team to ensure smooth delivery of project
• Raise the profile of the project to the wider general public to enhance Coventry as a visitor attraction
• Contribute to the ongoing evaluation of the project

Skills and experience

We are looking for a someone with the following skills, experience and attributes:

• A knowledge of the Far Gosford Street area OR experience in similar regeneration project
• Experience of community development
• Experience of organising community engagement activity and liaising with partners
• A strong track record of promoting activity locally 
• Experience of local government or HE projects
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Experience of marketing and communications at a local level
• Experience of heritage projects OR interest in and understanding of heritage context is desirable 

In addition we are looking for a proposal which offers value for money.

Programme

The digitisation programme begins in April 2010 and  The programme runs until December 2010.

This is a consultancy contract and as a guide we estimate 20 days will be required in total. At this stage we are hoping to contract someone for the start up phase 1, now until end of March, and then the implementation phase 2 from April to  December subject to HLF funding. An application has been submitted to HLF.  The breakdown of days we anticipate as 5 days for phase 1 and 15 days for phase 2.

Submitting a proposal

Those wishing to apply for this contract should submit a proposal by to the address below.  the proposal should contain:

• outline of skills and experience relevant to this work
• an outline of how this work would be approached/tackled
• a budget indicating number of days and cost per day: any expenses should be indicated separately
• cv.

It is not our intention to hold interviews. All proposals will be reviewed by ICE in consultation with Coventry City Council and will be assessed on how far they meet the brief; the experience of those involved and how far we believe the proposal offers value for money.  We are not obliged to accept the lowest proposal.

Please submit your proposal to:

Christine Hamilton

By 12 Noon on Monday 8 February

Institute for Creative Enterprise

Coventry University Enterprises

Puma Way

Coventry CV1 2TT

We are happy to accept hard copy but please also send an electronic version.

All applicants, successful and unsuccessful will be informed by Wednesday 10th February.

Charge have their first event of the year coming up on Thursday 21st January with gueat speaker Si Scott.

Time: 6-7 pm

Place: Graham Sutherland Building of Coventry University, Room GS404

Ticket sales: £3 before the event (or £4 on the door)

Tickets available from Graham Sutherland reception Monday-Friday from 12:00-3:00

See flyer for more details.

Emerge is holding the monthly networking meeting for creatives at the Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE). This month's theme is Godiva Awakes and we are pleased to welcome Imagineer Productions to talk about their upcoming project. The evening will also include information about other projects in Coventry and your chance to input ideas for the next six months of Emerge Networking.

Come along to share your creative ideas, meet potential collaborators or just meet people from other art forms.

The Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE) can be found at the Coventry Technology Park, Parkside, Coventry, CV1 2QR.  To book a place at this event please contact Katie Law on 024 7615 8381 or email: klaw@cad.coventry.ac.uk

Dates for your diary: Emerge Networking is held on the third Thursday of each month, so make a note of the following dates:

• February 18
• March 18
• April 15

The next publication of the bi-monthly Emerge newsletter will be 25 January, so send any information to editor Jane Howard by 19 January; info@emergemag.co.uk

Emerge is the joint venture between ICE, Coventry University and Coventry City Council to support creative businesses and practitioners.

Venue: Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE), Coventry Technology Park, Parkside CV1 2QR

Tuesday 2nd February 2010 - 12:30-1:30pm

ICE is pleased to welcome Howard Skempton and Christopher Hobbs to talk about their compositions and to discuss the question 'How is music experimental?'

Skempton and Hobbs have been colleagues for over forty years. They studied with Cornelius Cardew in the late 60's and were both among the earliest members of the Scratch Orchestra; their compositions from this time belong firmly in the tradition of British Experimental Music. In this seminar they will play examples of their recent work and discuss what constitutes experimentalism today and whether they still regard themselves as part of it. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to hear two leading composers in their field  talking informally about the context in which they create their music.

To book a place at the seminar event please contact Katie Law on 024 7615 8381 or email: klaw@cad.coventry.ac.uk

Venue: Institute for Creative Enterprise (ICE), Coventry Technology Park, Parkside CV1 2QR

Thursday 28th January 2010 - 5:30pm-6:30pm

ICE is pleased to welcome David MacLennan to talk about groundbreaking programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint. MacLennan will talk about his experiences as a producer, and how A Play, A Pie and A Pint events in Glasgow have transformed lunchtime theatre and developed a brand with regular events across the UK and beyond. This seminar is open to all creative businesses, students and staff.

David MacLennan has worked in theatre for forty years as a writer, director and producer. He was a founder member of 7:84 Theatre Company for whom he wrote and directed his early plays. In 1978 he set up Wildcat Stage Productions for whom he wrote over 40 musicals with Dave Anderson which toured extensively throughout the UK and to Ireland, Holland, Germany and Scandinavia. In 2004 MacLennan set up A Play A Pie and A Pint in partnership with Òran Mór, in Glasgow and during the last five years has commissioned and produced 172 new plays for his lunchtime theatre seasons. Many of the plays have toured in Scotland and have gone on to be seen in Belfast, Dublin, London, Pamplona and Uppsala and been recorded on BBC Radio 4. 

To book a place at the seminar event please contact Katie Law on 024 7615 8381 or email: klaw@cad.coventry.ac.uk.

The ICE team has been busy putting together an interesting series of seminar and networking events for the next few months and we wanted to give you a sneak preview of what's to come...

Thursday 21 January  at 5:30pm- Emerge Networking

Come along to share your creative ideas, meet potential collaborators or just meet people from other art forms. This month's theme is Godiva Awakes with Imagineer Productions. There will also be an opportunity to showcase your creative skills and find out about projects in Coventry.

Wednesday 27 January at 5:30pm - Could you be an ICE mentor?

ICE is looking to recruit a pool of established practitioners interested in working with them as mentors for creative graduates, business start-ups and creative businesses. This event will include training for new and existing mentors, and a chance to meet and network with other arts professionals.

Thursday 28 January at 5:30pm - A seminar with Dave MacLennan

ICE is pleased to welcome Dave MacLennan to talk about his A play, a pie and a pint brand. MacLennan will talk about his experiences as a theatre director, and how his a play, a pie and a pint lunchtime events in Glasgow have transformed into a brand with other regular events across the UK.

Tuesday 2 February at 12:30pm - A seminar with Howard Skempton and Chris Hobbs

ICE is pleased to welcome Howard Skempton and Chris Hobbs to talk about their compositions and discuss the question 'How is music experimental?'

Thursday 18 February at 5:30pm - Emerge Networking

Come along to share your creative ideas, meet potential collaborators or just meet people from other art forms. This month's discussion will be about Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), hosted by Brian More. There will also be an opportunity to showcase your creative skills and find out about projects in Coventry.

Monday 8 March at 5:30pm - A seminar with Sita Popat and Scott Palmer

ICE is pleased to welcome Sita Popat and Scott Palmer, to talk about their collaborations with KMA Creative Technology Ltd. These collaborations explore the interactivity between dancers, computers and operators, bringing together the fields of dance, scenography and digital art.

Thursday 18 March at 5:30pm - Emerge Networking