General Manager Pathways

Led by Utp’s General Manager, Hareen Johl, the course will provide an approachable environment for participants to get to know the components of the role and network. 

Industry guest facilitators will be invited to the sessions to expand on relevant topics and share their path to becoming a General Manager. 

Course Overview:

6 sessions, September and October 2025 

With online and in-person sessions

Dates and Course Outline:

9 Sep: Introduction - In person, Bankstown

16 Sep: Operations - Online

Guest Presenter: Ali Murphy Oates, Senior Manager, First Nations Strategy & Engagement at Create NSW

23 Sep: HR - Online

Guest Presenter: Vanessa Lloyd, CEO, Performance Space

(2 week break)

14 Oct: Finance - Online

Guest Presenter: Kayur Shrestha, Head of Finance and Administration, Arts & Cultural Exchange (ACE)

21 Oct: Regulatory - Online

Guest Presenter: Julieanne Campbell, Executive Director & Co-CEO, Griffin Theatre Company

28 Oct: Course Wrap - In person, Bankstown

Cost: FREE 

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General Manager Pathways is part of a year-long suite of programs within Utp’s 2025 provocation – who is ready for another world considers this moment of collective grief, models of collective liberation and resistance to settler-colonialism.

PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the Neilson Foundation.