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Business Development Officer (Vacancy Post)


26th August 2024

Job Title: Business Development Officer - (Bready Ulster-Scots)

Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association

Is recruiting for the following position:

Business Development Officer

36 Hours per Week

Post ending on 31st March 2025

Based at the Sollus Centre 

231 Victoria Road

Bready BT82 0EB

Application information / Job Description and Specification available by email at brian@newgatearts.com

Completed C.V.s must be returned to the Sollus Centre, Bready in an envelope or to the above email address by 12 noon on Wednesday 4thSeptember 2024

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PR, Marketing & Merchandising Officer (Part Time) Vacancy

Job Title: PR, Marketing & Merchandising Officer (Bready Ulster-Scots)
Duration: Up until 31st March 2024
Hours: Part Time – 8 hours per week = 22days
Fee: £2200
Responsible to: Bready Ulster-Scots Management team.
Location: Sollus Centre, Bready.

Background
Bready Ulster Scots is a leading community-based Ulster Scots charity based in Bready, County Tyrone who deliver projects and
tuition based around music, dance, language, drama and culture. We are passionate about the work we do and need equally
committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.
Requirements & skills
You will be someone with experience in PR, Marketing & Merchandising and previous experience in working in the development
of Ulster-Scots would be preferable.
You will be highly efficient, organised and hands-on in supporting and effectively managing promotion for the organisation. You
will work collaboratively with others, be able to forge good working relationships and have strong communications skills and
grasp of all social media techniques. You will be a team player, be passionate about our work and will strive for excellence in all
you do.
Key Working Relationships:
The CEO of BUS will be your key point of contact.
Duties:
 Begin and sustain the promotion of BUS through all forms of social and mainstream media inc. populating the website
with current activities/events.
 Working with existing volunteers in developing a PR & Merchandising strategy.
 Advise on development of merchandising items of specific Ulster-Scots interest.
 Maximize customer interest and sales levels by displaying products applicably.
This Job Description is not intended to comprehensively list the responsibilities of the post, but to indicate the main areas
which at this stage appear to be the essential requirements of the post.
Summary of Main Terms and Conditions
● This is a fixed term Part Time position up until 31st March 2024 (when the post will be reviewed)
● Working hours: 8hrs per week
For further information; Email: akee@live.co.uk
CV Should be returned by Friday 17th Nov 2023 at 5pm. Interviews will be held during the week commencing Monday 20th Nov
2023 with the candidate expected to begin with immediate effect.

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Bagpipe Instructor (NW Schools) Vacancy

Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association with support from The Department of Education, are looking for a Full Time Bagpipe Instructor for their schools programme (36hrs p/week). Duties will include teaching pupils to play bagpipes, develop their musical literacy, aural awareness and interest in music making in secondary schools and primary schools in the North West province of NI. The post will see the bagpipe instructor deliver lessons in up to 10 schools (8 primary & 2 secondary) on a weekly basis to pupils of all ranges and abilities. Pupils will receive approx. 20-40 minutes of weekly tuition in small groups. The post will see instructors work from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, however there may be a requirement for extracurricular work to be undertaken. Instructors will also aid with delivery of cultural awareness workshops with other tutors from other disciplines. Effective communication, organisational skills and the ability to self-motivate are essential.
Salary: £27,388: The Instructor will also be entitled to claim travel expenses at a rate of £0.45 p/mile.
For a Job Description and Application form please email darren@breadyulsterscots.com (Application close on Thursday 25th November 2022 @ 5pm).

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New Gate Fringe Festival 2021

We're delighted again to be be a part of the New Gate Fringe Festival run by our partner organisation North West Cultural Partnership.  The festival runs from Monday 26th July 2021 until Friday 6th August! The New Gate Fringe Festival offers a unique blend of music, dance, drama, art, comedy, tours and debates. We would encourage people to attend as many of the events as possible; spaces are limited, so early booking is advised. We are delighted to see a return of in person events, although we have decided to air in the side of caution, with smaller and many more localised events. We hope that the programme will engage various communities throughout the city and district. To find out whats on check out the festival digital brochure here. To book tickets for an event visit: https://www.newgatearts.com/what-s-on
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Cultural Activities set to resume after Lockdown

A sense of normality is returning to everyone at The Sollus Centre with many activities set to return to The Sollus Centre after 24th May 2021. The easing of government restrictions allows some indoor activities to take place again, although there will be some restrictions still in place on numbers taking part etc, however everyone here at Bready Ulster-Scots looks forward to welcoming all our young dancers and musicians back and creating the hype of activity which we all have missed over this last year.

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Robert Burns Festival Announced for January 2022

Bready & District Ulster-Scots will host a new Robert Burns Festival celebrating the life and works of the famous Bard. The festival which will take place in January 2022 will include events such as Official Burns Supper, Ceilidhs, Interactive Schools Programme, Dance/ Music Workshops, The European Highland Dance Championships and so much more! Stay tuned for more information.

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BreadyAncestry.com website

Our history and genealogy site, BreadyAncestry.com, is currently being redesigned and rebuilt. Everything is going well and, if all continues to plan, we are hoping to relaunch the site toward the end of July 2021.

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