Opportunities Round Up
Central to our work at Good Chance is creating opportunities for displaced creatives to become an integral part of the UK theatre ecosystem, as well as amplifying opportunities that are open to all, and making connections for people in the industry.
Here is our live e-round up of opportunities for artists from around the world and across the whole creative spectrum!
CLOSING SOON
Freelance Facilitators / Trainers - Protection Approaches
LINK protectionapproaches.org/current-vacancies
Deadline: 11:59pm on Sunday 5 October
Location: In-person delivery in schools, businesses, and community settings and online delivery
Protection Approaches are recruiting a small pool of freelance facilitators to help them meet the increasing requests for their Active Bystander Training and Hate Crime Awareness workshops, delivered with schools, businesses, local authorities, and community groups across England.
Freelance Social Media Manager - Refugee Week
LINK refugeeweek.org.uk/social-media-manager-2026/
Deadline: 11:59pm on Friday 10 October
Location: London
Refugee Week UK are recruiting a freelance social media manager to lead the development and delivery of their social media presence in the lead-up to and during Refugee Week 2026. Working closely with the Refugee Week team, you will help shape and tell the story of Refugee Week over the year – inspiring people to take part, building our digital profile, and growing our online community. This role is ideal for someone who is creative, organised, and confident in digital storytelling, with an interest in social change, arts and culture, and refugee rights.
Preserving Swana Cultural Memory in London Open Call - Shubbak
LINK www.shubbak.co.uk/open-call-preserving-swana-cultural-memory-in-london/
Deadline: 12pm (midday) on Sunday 12 October
Location: London
Shubbak are inviting 12 young people (age 18-30) to join them on a journey where we learn and reflect together and build a living archive of SWANA cultural memory in London. Documenting the living histories of SWANA residents of Brent & Westminster, this is a unique opportunity to work in pairs with your mother, grandmother, or an elder relative to record and preserve intergenerational stories of movement, belonging, resilience, learning and healing through the process of finding home in this city. You will gain access to training and mentorship support to shape your story, develop skills in oral history and archival practice, and contribute to an exhibition with the Brent Museum & Archives in early 2026.
Assistant Director - Dash Arts
LINK www.dasharts.org.uk/vacancies
Deadline: 10am on Monday 13th October
Location: London
Dash Arts is seeking an Assistant Director to join the creative team for Our Public House, a new national touring production. This role will be central to the integration of local community participants into the production across five touring venues, ensuring their voices and contributions are fully supported and celebrated on stage.
Associate Music Director / Composer - Fuel Theatre
LINK fueltheatre.com/fuel-new-talent-open-call-associate-music-director/
Deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 13 October
Location: London
Fuel Theatre have an exciting opportunity for an emerging music director or composer to work with them on the development of a new opera with music by Michael Henry and libretto by Inua Ellams. The opera deals with themes of migration and displacement, drawing on both traditional East African music and Greek mythology.
Volunteer Project Assistant - Unity Theatre
Deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 13 October
Location: Liverpool
Unity Theatre are looking for a volunteer project assistant for an exciting creative project working with asylum seekers and Afloat, a Theatre for Social Change group. If you're interested, send a short expression of interest to elirandle@unitytheatre.co.uk with the subject line: Afloat Volunteer
Associate Director - Actors Touring Company
LINK www.atctheatre.com/about/#recruitment/
Deadline: 10am on Friday 17 October
Location: London
ATC is looking for a mid-career director, preferably with touring experience, who aspires to lead an arts organisation. You will have the skills and experience to manage a production on a mid-scale national tour. You will be committed to engaging with audiences and communities across the UK , creating and delivering high quality programmes and events. You will be a champion of ATC’s vision: connecting global stories with local communities and amplifying and celebrating global artists.
Education Programme Collaborations Open Call - The Arab British Centre
LINK www.arabbritishcentre.org.uk/media/open-call-education-programme-collaborations-for-2026-2027/
Deadline: 5pm on Friday 17 October
Location: Online / London
The Arab British Centre invites expressions of interest from educators, artists, academics, organisations, and facilitators to collaborate on educational courses and workshops for delivery in 2026–27. They’re open to suggestions for online and in-person courses at the Arab British Centre (but online will be prioritised due to capacity), all courses are to be taught in English for people over the age of 18, and course leaders will be paid for delivery and (if relevant) development.
Editorial and Partnerships Manager - Untold Narratives
LINK untold-narratives.org/editorial-and-partnerships-manager/
Deadline: 9am on Monday 20 October
Location: Hybrid, online / London
Untold Narratives are recruiting for an Editorial and Partnerships Manager to build on their success over the past five years finding and developing writers in marginalised communities and introducing their work to new readers through publication, broadcast and events. You will lead on their Paranda project identifying new talent and developing writers through mentoring and workshop programmes, working with translators and editors (in different parts of the world) to create samples of writer’s work and identifying, brokering and securing global publishing opportunities.
Designer, Migration Museum in a Box (experienced) - Migration Museum
LINK www.migrationmuseum.org/call-out-designer-for-migration-museum-in-a-box-project/
Deadline: 11:59pm on Tuesday 21 October
Location: UK-wide
The Migration Museum is seeking an experienced designer or design team to help us bring to life the Migration Museum in a Box – a fully portable, self-contained museum output that combines storytelling, storage, and display in a single, transportable unit. Housed within a bespoke suitcase/trunk, this moveable display will serve as both a functional display tool for outreach, education and engagement sessions with a wide range of different audiences, as well as acting as a symbol of migration itself.
Marketing & Communications Producer - Counterpoints
LINK counterpoints.org.uk/opportunity-marketing-and-communications-producer/
Deadline: Sunday 26 October
Location: London
Counterpoints are looking for a Marketing and Communications Producer to enhance our brand and programme visibility, helping them to engage new audiences and grow their reach. This is a newly created role offering an exciting opportunity to shape their strategy in this area and manage their marketing and communications activities. The successful candidate will be a dynamic individual with strong creativity and communication skills, an imaginative approach and experience growing an audience base and working across a variety of platforms.
PLENTY OF TIME TO APPLY
Residency Open Call for Palestinian Artists - Gasworks
LINK gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/residency-open-call-for-palestinian-artists-2026
Deadline: 1pm on Monday 12 January
Gasworks are hosting a residency open call for emerging and mid-career Palestinian artists based anywhere in the world. The eleven-week, fully funded residency will take place at Gasworks in London from 7 July to 21 September 2026, and support professional development, cultural exchange, and artistic experimentation.
ROLLING DEADLINE / ONGOING
Training, Work Experience and Mentoring - Breadwinners
LINK www.breadwinners.org.uk/jobs-and-volunteering (scroll to Risers and Breadwinners Programmes)
NO deadline, rolling applications
Location: Brighton / London
Breadwinners are an incredible organisation helping young asylum seekers (age 16-25) and refugees to get into work in the UK, with a big emphasis on mentorship and community.
