Curatorial Admin Assistant
Institution: Nottingham Contemporary
Location: Nottingham Contemporary and homeworking
Hours: 2 days (14 hours per week), flexible with occasional evening and weekend work
Salary: £25,500 FTE (£10,200 pro rata)
Contract: 1 year fixed term (with possibility of extension)
Application deadline: 5 May 2026, 10am
Interview date: 14 May 2026
About Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham Contemporary is a leading centre of contemporary art in Europe, and among the largest spaces of its kind in the UK. With a reputation for ambitious exhibitions and an innovative and impactful engagement programme. Over 2.3 million people have visited since opening in 2009. The organisation is currently in an important moment, embarking on a transformative process of rearticulating its purpose and shaping its future.
The Role
An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative and energetic arts organisation. As Curatorial Admin Assistant, the role provides efficient support to the Curatorial department across Exhibitions and Live Programmes. This position is suited to someone organised and proactive, with an interest in arts administration, exhibitions, and events planning.
Key responsibilities include:
- Working closely with the Senior Curator, Curator of Exhibitions and Assistant Curator of Exhibitions to support the logistics of delivering exhibitions and the live programme, including booking travel and accommodation, processing invoices, and supporting budget tracking.
- Supporting registrarial duties such as creating lists of works, drafting loan agreements, and contracts.
- Supporting updates to funding packs, exhibition information packs, partnership lists, and funding lists.
- Supporting the gathering of promotional copy and images for events and exhibitions, and assisting with content generation for exhibition and live programme social media.
- Supporting the organisation of AV and technical staff, and liaising with event contributors.
- Assisting with the running of events during daytime, evenings, and occasional weekends.
- Administering external enquiries and maintaining records of event visitor attendance figures and evaluation data.
- Supporting the documentation and evaluation of activity and contributing to reporting.
The Person
An exciting time to join the organisation and team, with new projects and partnerships in development. The role requires someone who enjoys working collaboratively, with strong interpersonal skills for engaging with partners and colleagues across the organisation. Experience in administration, along with strong communication and organisational skills, is essential. The ideal candidate is proactive, flexible, and able to prioritise and work efficiently.
Applications are encouraged from individuals whose perspectives and experiences are currently under-represented in the team and wider arts sector, including people who identify as disabled, from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds, and from working class or lower socio-economic backgrounds.
A positive action interview scheme is in place, offering an interview to any applicant with a disability or long-term health condition who meets the minimum criteria for the role.
Accessibility requirements can be discussed at any stage of the recruitment process or in relation to the role. Information about access statements and facilities is available online.
