Director of Productions

at  Birmingham Repertory Theatre

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The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday 24th February 2025 at noon.

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ROLE SUMMARY

The Director of Productions leads The Rep’s Production Department and the role has overall responsibility for the people, facilities, processes and resources managed within these departments. The postholder oversees delivery of all Rep productions, presented productions and other Rep events utilising the performance spaces. They are the Health and Safety lead for the department and responsible for fostering a strong H&S culture across productio

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Production and Technical

• Manages delivery of all Rep productions ensuring delivery on time, on budget and to the highest production values.
• Manages production budgets and resources: controlling costs, scheduling staff and spaces to achieve efficiency and value for money.
• Manages relationships with external stakeholders including producers, creative teams, freelancers, key suppliers.
• Further builds the theatre’s reputation as a first-class producer of theatre productions of all scales.
• Leads on developing environmentally sustainable productions, including delivery of Theatre Green Book Sustainable Productions.
• Lead the production and technical departments, directly line managing Production Heads of Department, Company Manager and Technical Manager.
• Manages risks within the department, contributing to risk planning and mitigation at strategic level and leading the same at departmental level.
• Contribute to programming discussions advising on scheduling and production aspects.
• Keep abreast of industry developments, representing The Rep at industry events and participating in external networks to ensure our practice is current and exemplary.
• Makes recommendations to the Executive and/or Board of Directors regarding capital purchases of equipment.

Health and Safety

• Leads Health & Safety across the production department to ensure all activities are compliant with HSE guidance and law.
• Ensure completion of departmental H&S documentation for the theatre’s H&S Management System, including but not limited to H&S Policies, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Safe Systems of Work and general H&S reporting.
• Plays a key role in the H&S Committee that meets regularly to monitor H&S performance across the organisation.
• Contributes to the H&S Training Plan ensuring all departmental mandatory training and certifications are completed on time.
• Completes regular audits and site inspections, reporting and escalating key risks for attention and monitoring through to completion.
• Continually improves the H & S policy, process and practice in the organisation, educating others on the importance of compliance with the H & S framework

Facilities Management

• Oversees The Rep’s off-site production facilities and storage spaces, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and effective resource management.
• Manages maintenance plan across Rep production departments including planning and delivery of preventative and reactive maintenance work and repairs.
• Manage all vendors, contractors and suppliers holding them to account for quality delivery, on time and within budget.

Leadership

• Develops effective communication and working practices so that production departments have clarity on standards expected and work in a collaborative and effective way to achieve them.
• Holds self and others accountable to outcomes always ensuring delivery teams understand how they contribute to overall business objectives and strategic aims.
• Contributes to the cyclical business planning processes by designing and embedding new and dynamic policies, plans and strategies for the departments you lead.
• Sets departmental objectives and actively manages team and individual delivery against these to ensure high quality outputs.
• Continually reviews organisational design to ensure it is effective, productive and fit for purpose.
• Ensures Heads of Department plan activity and lead their teams to ensure that current and future projects are achieved to appropriate standards.
• Actively contributes to The Rep’s ambition to become a Training Theatre’ through the design and delivery of a viable training plan and development of trainee roles in production.
• Actively contributes to The Rep’s drive to diversify its workforce in relation to production roles, participating in positive action in recruitment initiatives and nurturing an inclusive culture across the department.
• Acts as an ambassador for The Rep brand in the sector and beyond.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adhere to and implement the guidelines, procedures and policies of the company as detailed in the staff policies (available from the staff handbook).
• Play a role in the life of the company and work across departments to develop a positive and engaged organisational culture including playing active and positive roles in staff forums/committee’s.
• Complete all mandatory e-learning and training.
• Take ownership for the safety of the working environment for your teams by being fully complaint with the Health and Safety policies, rules and training for yourself and your team members including casual and freelancer staff.
• Ensure you and your team are fully compliant with all mandatory training and development.
• Be aware of, and comply with, rules and legislation pertaining to Health & Safety at work and abide by the procedures set out in the Health & Safety Policy.
• Be aware of, and comply with, rules and legislation pertaining to data security, and GDPR, at work and abide by the procedures set out in the Data Protection Policy.
• All staff are expected to demonstrate an understanding of, and adherence to, our safeguarding policy, including a duty to report any issues of concern.
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You will be responsible for the following staff:

• Technical and Production teams
• Company & Stage Management
• Production freelancers and contractors, including but not limited to creative teams, production and technical freelance staff, consultants, et