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Join the world-renowned V&A as an Administrator and become an essential part of a team shaping the future of art and design.
Overview
Salary £26217 - £30587
Location Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Nomad Friendly? In-person- London United Kingdom
Expires Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is an iconic institution celebrating the rich tapestry of human creativity through its vast collection of art, design, and performance artifacts. As the world's leading museum in these fields, the V&A invites visitors and researchers to explore a history of ingenuity spanning 5,000 years. The museum is not just a treasure trove for art enthusiasts but also a pioneer in promoting knowledge and appreciation for the designed world.
- Efficient management of the Director and Deputy Director's schedules
- Coordination of team meetings, social events, and office operations
- Financial management and digital asset organization
- Liaison with internal and external stakeholders
- Minute-taking for working groups
- Proven administrative skills and experience
- Strong organizational and communication abilities
- Capability to manage multiple tasks and stakeholders
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion principles
The V&A offers a range of benefits, including a generous pension scheme, flexible working hours, free access to exhibitions, discounts in shops, and a supportive environment that fosters professional development. V&A is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, ensuring an inclusive recruitment process and providing reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees with disabilities.
The Role V&A East is seeking an integral member of the team, this role is critical in overseeing daily administrative tasks, facilitating office operations, and coordinating various activities such as team meetings, social events, financial management, and digital asset organisation. The Administrator is tasked with efficiently managing the schedules of the Director and Deputy Director, including travel arrangements, liaising with internal and external stakeholders for meetings, and providing minute-taking for designated working groups.
The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks
ED&I at The V&A At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
