Be part of the borough’s Cultural Impact Award. The Royal Borough of Greenwich has been awarded a Cultural Impact Award by the Mayor of London’s Greater London Authority (GLA). To celebrate, we will be delivering a programme focusing on Young People and Heritage. We are looking for the future creative voices, producers, and leaders of the arts sector.

Be part of the royal Borough of

Greenwich’s Cultural Impact

Award.

Are you aged between 13 and 30?

Are you passionate about arts and heritage?

Do you live in Greenwich or go to school in Greenwich?

Would you like to get paid for your input and gain leadership experience, and add something meaningful to your CV?

This is your opportunity to help shape exciting large-scale events, and to make a real difference to the future of arts and heritage in Greenwich, igniting a year of creativity across 2026 and 2027.

Who can get involved?

This opportunity is open to young people aged 13-30 who live in or attend school/college in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We will specifically consider applications that meet one or more of the following criteria:

You currently are in or have been in care
You receive free school meals
You live in a household that receives benefits for living costs, including: Universal Credit; Child Tax Credit; Free School Meals; Housing Benefit; Income Support; Income-based Job Seekers Allowance.
You identify as being disabled
You identify as global majority

What will you get?

There will be two Steering Boards, split by age: 13-18 years old and 19-30 years old.
Both groups will help develop, co-create and co-produce the programme across the borough, gaining valuable experience, skills, and industry connections.

Both Steering Boards are paid opportunities; Steering Board members aged under 18 will be paid at the UK Minimum Wage rate (per hour), while those aged 18 and over will be paid at the London Living Wage rate (per hour), regardless of which group they belong to.

13-18 Year Old Steering Board

To be considered for a place on the 13-18 Year Old Steering Board, you will need to available to attend the paid sessions on the following dates:

• Friday 5, 12 and 19 December, 4:00pm–6:00pm

• Friday 16, 23 and 30 January, 4:00pm–6:00pm

• Friday 6, 13 and 27 February, 4:00pm–6:00pm

• Friday 6 March, 4:00pm–6:00pm

In addition:

During February Half Term (16–20 February 2026), 13-18 Year Old Steering Board members will be invited to take part in some amazing interactive sessions and workshops with a number of leading cultural organisations to further their learning opportunity. You’ll gain hands-on experience, build creative skills, and connect with inspiring professionals shaping the world of arts and culture. This week will be exciting, enriching and truly worthwhile. This is an unpaid additional offer.

19-30 Year Old Steering Board

To be considered for a place on the 19-30 Year Old Steering Board, you will need to available to attend the paid sessions on the following dates:

• Friday 2, 9 and 16 December, 4:00pm–6:00pm

• Friday 13 and 20 January, 4:00pm–6:00pm

• Friday 17 and 24 February, 4:00pm–6:00pm

• Friday 3 March, 4:00pm–6:00pm

In addition:

19-30 Year Old Steering Board members will also be offered to take part in work experience placements with some amazing culture organisations. All members will be offered a minimum of 5 days across weeks commencing: 26 January, 2 February, and 9 February and we will try to be as flexible as possible to offer you something that fits in with any current work/study commitments. This will help you gain connections and develop your professional and creative practise. This is an unpaid additional offer.

In February 2026, 19-30 Steering Board members will also be invited to interview for 4 x paid roles as Emerging Producers helping to deliver the programme of festivals and events.