The post holder will assist the Children's Health Ireland (CHI) Arts in Health Curator on delivering all aspects of the CHI Arts in Health Strategy 2018 – 2023. CHI is developing an ambitious Arts in Health programme that will provide engaging, innovative and uplifting experiences that support an integrated approach to care for all the children, families, and staff who access its services.

Essential Criteria:

Qualifications:

• Applicants must hold a 3rd level qualification in a relevant discipline.

Skills & Experience:

• A minimum of three years’ post- graduate Arts management experience.
• Experience of managing arts programme’s in an environment where the primary purpose is not arts based.
• Excellent inter-personal skills, with the ability and confidence to develop and build good relationships with key personnel in existing hospitals, the CHI and the NPHDB.
• Strong writing skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a team, follow direction and work on own initiative.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams.

Desirable criteria:

Qualifications:

• Possess an Arts Management qualification.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience of managing Arts programmes in a healthcare setting and an understanding of the constraints that can apply to this work.
• Experience of curating for children and young people.
• Experience and understanding of managing participatory/collaborative arts programmes.
• Experience of risk management in an Arts in Health context.
• Demonstrated proactive development, motivation and engagement skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization, focus on predefined goals and deliver results.
• Demonstrated report writing and presentation skills.