Job Vacancies at Manchester Craft & Design Centre

Manchester Craft and Design Centre employs a small but dedicated staff team alongside a board of trustees.

Current Vacancies

Public Engagement Co-ordinator
£24,479 Pro rata (21 hours per week)
3 full days weekly, including Saturdays and the second Sunday of the month
6-month contract (with possibility of extension)

Key Responsibilities:

Venue Hire and Event Coordination – Take charge of booking events, including Space 2 and venue hires, ensuring the smooth running of activities, handling any issues that arise, and serving as the main point of contact.
Visitor Engagement & Feedback – Welcome visitors, provide information, and ensure a high-quality experience. Actively engage with visitors, collect feedback and surveys, and contribute ideas to improve audience experience.
Operational Support – Help maintain a welcoming and clean environment, monitor visitor numbers, support administrative tasks and manage the general enquiries inbox.
Volunteer Coordination – Being the main point of contact for our volunteers, ensuring a good level of communication and experience is maintained.
Key Holder – Responsibility for securely opening and closing the building on weekends.

If you would like to be considered for this role, please download and read the job description below and submit your CV and covering letter by 10am on Tuesday 24th February.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on Wednesday, 11th March. Late applications will, unfortunately, not be considered. If you have not heard from us by this date, please assume your application was unsuccessful.

Please send your CV and a covering letter to: [email protected].

 

MCAD Enterprises Non-Executive Director
Unremunerative volunteer position
Open Recruitment 2026

• Venue Hire and Events
• Public Programming; ideally in the cultural sector
• Business Development
• Retail
• Design and Craft
• Brand, Marketing and Communications

 

We are working towards a Board that is representative of the diversity of modern Britain, and that more closely reflects the diverse communities we work with and alongside. A personal love of the arts and learning is fundamental, as is a commitment to inclusion.

We need board members who will use their expertise, contacts and creativity to support the MCAD team to raise revenue and really make things happen. The role will require creativity, collaboration and a can-do attitude to realise the commercial potential of the space, the makers and the audiences.

Whether you’ve developed your skills through formal or informal routes, we simply want to know about how your experiences make you the best person to take on this position, and we particularly encourage applications from people who live in the communities where we work.

We recognise we currently under-represent Global Majority people, Disabled people, and those with intersecting identities, in our workforce and on our board. MCAD is actively working to address this and encourages applications from these backgrounds.

If you believe you can contribute through your experience and skills, download the pack below, then please get in touch for an informal conversation or simply send us an email. Contact us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you.

If you wish to apply for a Non-Executive Director role with us, please send a CV and a one-page expression of interest, detailing how you feel your experience would be relevant to the role and why you would like to be part of the MCAD family.

We also run a volunteer programme. If you are interested in volunteering at MCDC, head to our volunteers page to find out more.

If you are a Maker looking for a studio space or are interested in sharing a studio with one of our Resident Makers, please visit our Studio page.