BAFA Resilient Festivals: Environmental Responsibility Champion

The Environmental Responsibility Champion role is a freelance position focused on advancing environmental sustainability for UK arts festivals through this new ACE-funded project. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in environmental practices within the arts sector, leading on-site audits at selected festivals to highlight best practices, identify areas for improvement, and provide actionable insights.

They will collaborate with the project team to recruit up to three participant festivals drawn from the BAFA membership, creating and share findings from the project as a toolkit, reaching the wider arts festivals community via BAFA’s platforms, and promoting collective environmental stewardship. Additionally, they will coordinate with Julie’s Bicycle on the provision of tailored festival training from the Julie’s Bicycle team, based on the insights gathered through the programme and the findings of the BAFA-commissioned Festivals Forward report by BOP Consulting, with the broader aim of creating a more sustainable and better connected arts festivals sector.

This freelance role is offered for a total fee of £5,000. In negotiation with the successful candidate, we expect up to 200 hours in total to be worked through the contract.