TOURING FUND – PANEL MEMBERS

1. Title: TOURING FUND – PANEL MEMBERS2. Awarding Authority: Creative Scotland, GB Email: enquiries@creativescotland.com.3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The awarding authority is seeking individuals for this paid role to join the decision panel for a special round of the Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance for outdoor and non-conventionally staged work.The awarding authority is seeking individuals to join the decision-making panel for the next round of the Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance. This round (for Outdoor and Non-Conventionally Staged Work) is designed to respond to the limitations in place within the dance, theatre and touring landscape as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and associated restrictions.The Touring Fund panel will comprise of four Creative Scotland staff and five Panel Members contracted through this process to work together.You can find more information about the Touring Fund criteria and objectives here: www.creativescotland.com/touringfundOur Requirement – Panel Members CommitmentPanel members will be paid a fee of £200 per day. This will cover training, preparation work and panel meeting attendance (excluding VAT if applicable).Panel training will be a half-day session (via Microsoft Teams online meeting).Panel preparation work will involve reading Touring Fund applications and assessments in order to participate in the decision-making process at the Panel. Reading will take up to 2 to 3 days depending on the number of applications received.Panel attendance will be 1 day (via Microsoft Teams online meeting). Panel members will also assist the Chair in finalising feedback on decisions at the end of the meeting.Experience and Skills:The awarding authority are looking for independent, professional Panel Members with sufficient availability and flexibility to respond to this opportunity.External Panel Members will be expected to hold credible professional knowledge and expertise of the Theatre and Dance Touring sector in Scotland, either from a venue programming perspective or as a maker/producer of work that tours, as well as experience of budgeting, project development, management and evaluation.Relevant training will be provided.5. CPV Code(s): 75125000, 635100006. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM7, UKM757. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Location: All Scotland8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. Deadline for applications is at 7.1.2021 (12:00:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:’q%3D’type%3D1912. Other information: Decisions will be made by 19 January 2021.Please note that applicants to the Touring Fund in this round will not be eligible to be panellists but can apply to be part of the pool of professionals we will contact for future panels.To find out more go to:For further information, please contact the awarding authority by e-mail, or visit # funding opportunity