CPC Developing Leaders

CPC Developing Leaders is open to cultural leaders or senior managers with 5+ years’ experience who are living and/or working in Norfolk or Suffolk. 

Applications for this programme will open on Monday 24th August 2020 when a Key Information Pack including the dates of the programme and how to apply will be made available on this page. The anticipated start date for this programme is January 2021 and will run for 10 months.

To be eligible for the programme, you must be:

• A developing cultural leader or senior manager (employed or freelance) with 5+ years’ experience of strategic development, initiating innovative projects and leading partnerships in the arts, culture, museums, libraries, Higher Education or public sector*
• Living or working in the local authority areas of Norfolk and Suffolk
• Be committed to taking part in a significant period of directed and self-directed learning in order to strengthen and develop their individual leadership practice

There is a significant lack of diversity within cultural leadership nationally and regionally. To ensure the long-term sustainability of cultural leadership we welcome applications which represent our region in terms of ethnicity, disability, gender and socio-economic background.

*Example job titles for applicants working in organisations could include Head of Communications, Museums Visitor Manager, General Manager in a theatre, Local Authority Arts and Events Manager, Library Manager, Programme Director, Finance Director, Head of Fundraising, Head of Learning & Participation. For freelance applicants, you may have a portfolio career which includes several strands of work. You may be an Artist Educator, Artist Practitioner, Theatre Director, Creative Producer, Community Artist, Performer, Events Manager, Festival Manager. This is not an exhaustive list – you may have a relevant role which differs from these.