Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2025, working 35 hours per week (Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility)
Salary: £33,708 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.
Location: Manchester (The role will be based at the office base listed; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team, normally 1-2 days a week)
Introduction: This role will support and strengthen England’s creative and cultural sector through a number of national development programmes that you will help to plan and deliver. It’s a great opportunity to apply your project and event management experience, strong communications skills and initiative to helping creative individuals and organisations flourish.
Role Details: You will support the Senior Manager, Creative Health & Change Programmes to develop and deliver the Arts Council’s development programmes, in particular a governance support programme and Investment Principles resources.
To succeed in this role, you will need to enjoy planning and delivering projects, organising events online and in person, working in a cross-disciplinary team and building links across the cultural sector. You will need to think and act creatively and collaboratively, use your judgement and juggle multiple priorities.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to building an inclusive employer and workplace and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.
If there are any adjustments that would help support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled Evenbreak are able to provide support with your application, for further information please visit their website at here
Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.
About us:
Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan – a final salary scheme. To find out more, click here.
We believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent. Find out what to expect with our application guidance and more about our commitment to diversity on our website here.
To view the job description please click here.
To view the recruitment pack which outlines more details about working for Arts Council please click here
Job ref: ARTFC201
Closing date: 9:00am Monday 27 February 2023
1st Interviews: (virtual) Tuesday 07 March
2nd Interviews: (virtual) Friday 17 March 2023
If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk
