Legal & Industrial Relations Manager: London

Full-time salary: £45,000 (pro rata £27,000)

Part time/Flexible working: 21 hours (0.6)

Office location: The Albany, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG, UK

Application closing date: 9am, Monday 16^th June 2025

About ITC

The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) is the UK’s management association representing the independent performing arts sector. We are a community of over 450 venues, touring companies, and producers working in drama, dance, opera, musical theatre, mime, physical theatre, circus, puppetry, street arts and mixed media.

About the role

ITC is seeking to employ a Legal and Industrial Relations Manager to work part-time (0.6) within our small team in Deptford, SE London.

The successful candidate will have legal training and experience of advice giving, negotiation and dispute resolution. The work is varied, interesting and rewarding and requires excellent listening and problem-solving skills.

• Delivering Legal and Management advice to ITC members (companies and individuals) over phone, email or in person on a range of issues including: employment, contracts, intellectual property, company & charity law.
• Researching, creating and updating: help-sheets, articles, guidelines, legal updates, model contracts, policies and other written materials to supplement the advice service.
• Negotiating with entertainment unions (Equity, Writers’ Guild, BECTU) on terms and conditions for sector workers, le.g. actors, stage managers, directors, designers, writers, technicians etc).
• Producing and up-dating recognition agreements and minimum terms.
• Mediating disputes between ITC member companies, employees, freelancers and venues.
• Representing ITC members in disputes with unions.
• Devising and delivering seminars, webinars, courses and podcasts on legal and management issues to groups of ITC members and arts practitioners.
• Advising ITC’s Board and CEO where necessary.
• Working with ITC’s CEO on advocacy relating to legal or management issues.
• Developing projects to support the management of ITC members companies
• Maintaining advice records, monitoring and evaluating ITC advice service.
• Promoting and raising awareness of ITC advice service.

• Knowledge of employment, contract, intellectual property, safeguarding, charity and company law.
• Ability to deliver accessible, practical advice over phone, email or in person.
• Ability to explain legal issues in a jargon-free way.
• Concise, clear writing style.
• Excellent listening and analytical skills.
• Excellent negotiation and mediation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work co-operatively within a small team
• Strong Internet research capability and computer literacy (self-servicing).
• Good presentation and public speaking skills.
• Legal qualification/experience (e.g. LCP, SQE or similar).

For the full job responsibilities and person specification please download the Job Pack below:

• Legal & IR Manager Job Pack 2025 (pdf)
• Legal & IR Manager Job Pack 2025 large text (pdf)
• Application Form (word doc)
• Equal Opportunities form (word doc)

How to Apply

Please complete the application and equal opportunities forms above and submit them by e-mail to our General Manager, Zoe Bateman z.bateman@itc-arts.org, with your full name in the file name.

Application closing date: 9am, Monday 16^th June 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 24^th June 2025

Please note: CVs will not be accepted. All applicants must complete the application form provided above.

Feel free to call Charlotte Jones, CEO, with any questions about the role on 020 7403 1727.