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Join the world-renowned V&A as an Executive Assistant and Curatorial Coordinator to drive excellence in the arts.
Overview
Salary £30000
Location Cromwell Road, London
Expires Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the world's leading museum of art and design, invites passionate individuals to support our mission of enriching lives through promoting the knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world. Home to over 2.8 million objects spanning 5,000 years of human creativity, the V&A offers an unparalleled resource for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
- Provide organizational support to the Director of Collections and Chief Curator.
- Assist with briefing papers, presentations, and stakeholder correspondence.
- Manage administrative tasks including diary and travel coordination.
- Exceptional organizational and administrative skills.
- Strong communication abilities for effective stakeholder management.
- Experience in supporting senior-level executives.
- Generous pension scheme and holiday allowance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Free access to V&A exhibitions and a subsidized staff canteen.
- Discounts in V&A shops and a range of employee support schemes.
- Professional development opportunities and staff diversity networks.
The Role We are seeking an Executive Assistant and Curatorial Coordinator to support our Director of Collections and Chief Curator. The V&A’s Collections Division comprises four curatorial departments, the V&A Research Institute, NAL and Archives, and Collections Care and Access. The curatorial departments are arranged as Decorative Art and Sculpture; Performance, Furniture, Textiles & Fashion; Art, Architecture, Photography & Design; and Asia. The staff in these teams are at the heart of the founding purpose of the museum: to care for, research and develop the collections, to exhibit them to the public, to make them available for study and research, and to broaden access to the collections. This role will provide a wide range of essential organisational support, including: preparing briefing papers and presentations, correspondence and stakeholder management, and general administrative assistance such as diary and travel coordination.
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
