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Join the world's premier art and design museum as a CDP Scheme EDI Coordinator and contribute to enriching lives through art, design, and performance
Overview
Salary
£37512
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
The V&A Museum, an iconic institution revered globally for its extensive collection of art and design, is seeking a dedicated CDP Scheme EDI Coordinator. This role offers the chance to be a part of a world-class museum renowned for its commitment to creativity, research, and promoting knowledge.
Organisation Summary:
The V&A boasts over 2.8 million objects that celebrate 5,000 years of human creativity. As a national treasure and a custodian of numerous collections, the V&A stands at the forefront of preserving architectural, fashion, textile, photography, sculpture, jewellery, and various other forms of art and design. The museum is dedicated to being the world leader in art, design, and performance, aiming to inspire and educate the broadest audience possible.
Role Summary:Assist the Head of Academic Partnerships in developing and implementing EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) strategies within the CDP scheme.Manage, coordinate, and monitor EDI activities across the CDP scheme, ensuring effective execution and progress.
Role Requirements:Experience in project coordination and financial administration.Proven background in postgraduate research or related fields.Commitment to fostering EDI within academic and research environments.
Benefits:
Joining the V&A team comes with an array of benefits that enhance work-life balance and personal development, such as a generous pension scheme, ample holiday time, flexible working options, discounted exhibition tickets and store items, and comprehensive training opportunities. Additionally, the museum supports a variety of wellness initiatives, including bicycle loans and an Employee Assistance Programme.
The Role The Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) is an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) scheme that gives non-HEI (non-higher education institution) partner organisations with a proven track record in postgraduate research the opportunity to apply for a cohort of a minimum of three doctoral studentships per year over a three-year period. The V&A was appointed to provide project coordination and financial administration of the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership consortium’s programme of events for PhD students, and the administration of the Consortium’s business. The CDP Scheme EDI Coordinator will work with the Head of Academic Partnerships to develop appropriate mechanisms to support the management, coordination, implementation and monitoring of EDI activity across the CDP scheme.
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
