Opportunities with us

Powered by CAN (PbC) are looking for Head of Business Development with at least 3-5 years experience. The role will lead external communication strategies and public affairs alongside leading income and resource generation through development strategies, bidding and relationship building. This role will require intellectual engagement with the content of our work and exceptional relationship building skills alongside imagination and innovation in approaches to drive transformational change for children, young people and young adults throughout the Black Country and surrounding areas.

Powered by CAN (PbC) is looking for an creative, ambition thought provoker that uses the power of arts, culture and civic change as a as catalyst for every child in the Black Country. The Creative Programmes Producer will work alongside the Creative Director (CD), identifying and securing partnerships and collaboration opportunities in support of strengthening underserved communities of children, young people and young adults (under 35yrs).  

The Creative Programme Producer should champion the rights for children, young people and young adults and drive opportunities for them to become socially engaged in arts, education, culture and civic change.

A Community Changemaker with a key responsibility for identifying localities, as a convener, connector and champion for arts, culture and civic change in communities, identifying and securing partnerships and collaboration opportunities in support of strengthening underserved communities of children, young people and young adults (under 35yrs).   

You will be pro-active in working with young people and key decision makers from local organisations and services to design, plan and deliver against key targets.

Powered by CAN (PbC) are looking for Creative Freelance Associates to work as part of a dynamic pool of freelance staff to team delivering a wide range of projects (within the multi-faceted arts sector) with children, young people and young adults at their heart. 

We are specifically looking for practitioners with experience in one or more of the following, Dance, Theatre, Visual Arts, Poetry, Literature, Digital Design and Film/Media Production and also Creative Entrepreneurship.

You will enjoy working in a collaborative, flexible way, and be committed to work that supports access for underserved communities (under 35’s) across the Black Country and surrounding areas.

To provide a mentoring service delivered by positive male role models to Young Black Men (YBM) aged 10-19 in Sandwell and surrounding areas of the Black Country/Birmingham. The project will support YBM to be at the centre of conversations and action-taking to address racial opportunity disparity and prejudice that is impacting their mental wellbeing. Through mentoring, life coaching and workshops, the project will aim to shift power imbalance, elevate aspirations, improve mental and physical wellbeing and improve each young person’s personal and educational development.