Title: Curatorial Assistant
Line Manager: Head of Programme
Contract Terms: 2 year fixed-term contract, 3 days a week.
Salary: £29,000 per annum pro rata
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays per annum pro rata
Location: London, FormaHQ
Office/Hours: 10am-6pm plus some occasional weekend and evening work which will be compensated by time-off-in-lieu
Application Deadline: 30 November 2023
Interview Dates: w/c 11 December 2023
Application Process: Please submit your CV and a covering letter via our google doc here (video and sound recordings are accepted). Alternatively submit your application email info@forma.org.uk with CURATORIAL ASSISTANT in the subject.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Curatorial Assistant, you will work closely with the the Publishing and Communications Manager and Assistant Manager of Presse Books to lead the planning, coordination and delivery of our public programme at FormaHQ. As the public face and point of contact for our range of local activities, you will be expected to foster relationships at every level; interacting with partners, community groups, artists and audiences. Excellent people skills are a must, and your approach will be collaborative, creative and inclusive.
In addition, you will assist the Artistic Director and Head of Programmes in the development, production, presentation and touring of Forma’s commissioning programme.
This role will suit you if you enjoy working in a small, close knit team that fosters a supportive environment towards the collective delivery of a project. One where you will be expected to work across multiple projects with varying lead times, and meet deadlines with a calm, ordered approach. The ideal candidate will have a good balance of curatorial, administrative and hands-on experience in the creation and presentation of new work, and an appetite to learn new skills in relation to the needs of a varied set of productions.
A unique knowledge of the national visual arts landscape would be of benefit.
Forma encourages a social, collaborative working environment that includes the entire team in the development of the organisation. Therefore there will be opportunities within the role to have creative input at different levels of the organisation, to travel and attend related events like Frieze fair.
As a public facing role, the Curatorial Assistant would be expected to work from FormaHQ, including evenings and weekends (compensated by time in lieu when appropriate). However some flexible working can be arranged.
Download the full Job Description here.
Forma strives to be an organisation that is reflective of the diverse contemporary society we serve. We are keen to hear from candidates who are currently underrepresented in the sector due to the experience of barriers linked to ethnicity, class, disability, gender and sexuality. Our present team is all white and we are particularly eager to hear from candidates from the global majority.
If you’re thinking of applying and would like to better gauge if this is the right opportunity for you then we welcome requests for informal conversations in advance of the deadline. To visit FormaHQ, learn more about the organisation or discuss the role in more detail please contact Caroline Heron, ch@forma.org.uk.
