Managing Director

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 depending on experience

International Documentary Festival Sheffield – the charity whose flagship event is Sheffield DocFest – is seeking an exceptional candidate for the newly created role of Managing Director.

The Managing Director will be responsible for business affairs; partnerships and fundraising; production and operations as well as audience development.

As part of a new leadership model, the successful candidate will work collaboratively with the Creative Director to deliver the annual festival Sheffield DocFest (June) and its year-round programmes and initiatives. The Creative Director will be responsible for setting the programme agenda across Film Programmes, Alternate Realities, Marketplace & Talent and Talks & Sessions and year-round programme and will report to the Managing Director with a direct line to the Board of Trustees on programme.

With the Creative Director, the Managing Director will be expected to jointly lead the organisation, assuming full responsibility for business performance and sustainability; and developing and actioning strategic and business plans that deliver on the International Documentary Festival Sheffield’s charitable objectives.

A full job pack can be found on our website.

Applications

We are inviting prospective applicants to apply for this role by submitting an up-to-date CV and either a) a covering letter (no longer than 2 pages), or b) a video letter (up to 10 minutes in length), explaining what attracts you to the role, what you can bring and how you meet the criteria.

We monitor the diversity of our workforce and for the purposes of reporting to our key funders we ask that you help us by completing the following questionnaire anonymously.

Please address applications to: Maria Stoneman, Head of HR & Participation at recruitment@sheffdocfest.com

If you require further information (including requests for printed forms/access support), please contact us on +44 (0) 114 276 5141.

Please email Maria at recruitment@sheffdocfest.com to arrange a conversation in advance of applying, should you wish to.

Interview date: week commencing 26 September 2022

Festival dates: 14-19 June 2023 

The closing date for this position is 15/09/2022 at 23:59