Head of Public Curation

Closing date - 23 June 2026
Salary - £43–50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Job Summary

The Head of Public Curation provides strategic leadership for the organisation’s civic role, driving meaningful and sustained engagement with diverse communities across Greater Manchester and beyond. They will build and sustain relationships with artists, communities and public bodies, developing and embedding new models of public curation. This includes leading the development of a Public Assembly as the next evolution of Factory International’s People’s Forum, exploring participatory democracy and delivering a programme of publicly curated work of all scales across the organisation. Working closely with the Curatorial team and Senior Engagement Producer, they will support the commissioning of participatory artists, shape the organisation’s programme through inclusive curatorial processes and create opportunities for the public to make curatorial decision...