Technical Assistant

Full-time (1.0FTE) : 35 hours per week, flexible work hours

Based in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)

15.25 gross per hour

Deadline : Monday 7 July

We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative, and experienced Technical Assistant to plan, design and oversee a wide variety of events and activities at the Institut français d’Ecosse from a technical perspective, in close cooperation with the whole team of the Institut français d’Ecosse (12 permanent team members).

Please note that only applications from people residing in the United Kingdom (settled status, pre-settled status or present in the territory before 01 / 01 / 2021) or having British nationality or dual Franco-British nationality will be examined.

The Institut français d’Ecosse has been a well-known Edinburgh cultural institution since 1946. The Scottish outpost of the French Embassy in the United Kingdom, it promotes French language and culture, produces events, nurtures Franco-Scottish partnerships, and aims at being an open and stimulating meeting place for the French community, their friends, and all those interested in French language and culture in every dimension.

This role involves working in close cooperation with the whole team of the French Institute in Scotland in Edinburgh (12 permanent team members), to plan, design and oversee a wide variety of events and activities from a technical perspective.

The key responsibilities of the technical assistant are as follows :

• To manage the institute’s technical facilities (stage, light and sound systems, video and audio recording, video projection), their maintenance, training for their use; stage management during events and shows, including liaising with artists to prepare for their technical requirements
• To manage the public spaces on offer at the institute (pre-visits for artists, layout design and organization, room preparation and tidy up, design and implementation of safe and practical storage for all pieces of equipment and furniture), participation in the design and implementation of the building’s maintenance strategy
• Supporting the cultural officer for the programming of cultural activities (music, theatre, cinema, visual arts)

Working conditions involve :

Please note that only applications from people residing in the United Kingdom (settled status, pre-settled status or present in the territory before 01 / 01 / 2021) or having British nationality or dual Franco-British nationality will be examined.

Deadline : Monday 7 July

If you are interested in this role please send your CV attached to a short email stressing your areas of expertise (based on the above chart), experience and interests.

Contact : culture.ifecosse@institutfrancais.org.uk and stephane.pailler@diplomatie.gouv.fr

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