BOM is an award-winning immersive arts organisation, engaging and empowering communities through innovation with immersive technology and inclusive learning programmes.

Our Immersive Studio works with businesses to craft high-quality immersive experiences for commercial clients, cultural organisations, educators and creative practitioners, blending art and technology to deliver powerful immersive experiences.

Our Learning team delivers immersive arts skills programmes engaging underserved children, young people and adults, including schools outreach and adult education Bootcamps. These learning programmes help communities grasp the creative opportunities of immersive technology and progress into careers.

BOM also commissions immersive arts commissions and events for public audiences. Recent examples include the Mother Nature mobile game and VR experience (currently in development), and immersive arts meet-ups and showcase events with invited guest speakers.

The Head of Programme oversees BOM’s public programmes, providing strategic direction, management and fundraising to ensure the successful delivery of BOM’s work for public audiences.

They are a member of the Senior Leadership Team at BOM, reporting to the CEO, overseeing key members of staff delivering engagement with children and young people and adults, and delivering an exciting and dynamic programme of immersive arts commissions, events and community outreach.

The Head of Programme works as part of a collaborative team, feeding into the design and development of immersive projects developed within the Immersive Studio, to ensure plans meet diverse audience needs.

The Head of Programme role is operating as a job share (2 days / 3 days per week contract) over the next 2 years, until September 2027.

We are hiring for the 2 days per week contract to work alongside the existing Head of Programme Louise Latter. You will have a focus on BOM’s immersive arts programme and fundraising, with a focus on the following areas

Key Responsibilities (2 days per week job share):

• Strategic direction of BOM’s immersive arts commissions.
• Strategic direction, planning and delivery of quarterly immersive arts events.
• Fundraising and reporting to funders to meet public programme costs.
• The current Head or Programme, Louise Latter (3 days per week) will focus on overseeing the delivery of BOM’s learning programmes for children, young people and adults, including safeguarding.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package

• Access to the company pension scheme.
• 30 days paid holiday pro rata per annum, including public holidays, plus days falling between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• This is a part-time role on 2 days a week.
• Hybrid Working with set office days.

• Reports to the CEO
• Devise strategic plans for BOM’s Immersive Arts commissions and events, working closely with the CEO and CTO to ensure these align with BOM’s Technology Strategy and emerging vision, mission and values.
• Plan and deliver four public events per year: 2 Immersive Arts Meet Ups and 2 Immersive Arts Bootcamp showcase events, with special guest speakers.
• Tracking and reporting programme SMART objectives for Board and funders.
• Working as part of ‘Team Industry’ to identify and help broker career opportunities for Immersive Art Bootcamp participants, ensuring ‘positive outcomes’ to meet funding targets.
• Ensuring robust project management processes across delivery, including timelines, feasibility, risk assessments, transport, insurance, hospitality, contracting.
• Budget management including setting, tracking and reporting on budgets to ensure programme costs do not exceed targets; Obtaining quotes, purchases, requesting purchase orders, submitting receipts and invoices for processing, coding to budgets.
• Advocacy, being a front face of BOM, representing our work through external speaking opportunities to raise the profile of BOM.
• Identifying funding opportunities, fundraising to meet programme costs, and reporting.

This is a hybrid role. The candidate must be UK based and able to commute to BOM on a weekly basis. Contact days are required each week in the Birmingham-based studio.

Please note that we are unable to support applicants who require work visa sponsorship or work permits.