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Join Arts Council England as a Relationship Manager and shape the future of arts and culture in a dynamic and rewarding environment
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Salary £37521
Location London, UK - Hybrid
Nomad Friendly? 
Expires Expires at anytime
Arts Council England is at the forefront of enriching the country's arts and cultural landscape. As an integral national organization, it thrives on fostering artistic creativity and cultural innovation. This pivotal role offers an exceptional opportunity to contribute to the arts community, ensuring diverse and impactful cultural experiences across England.
- Manage and support a portfolio of funded organizations through investment programmes.
- Facilitate connections between funded organizations, Arts Council England, and external expertise.
- Oversee performance and support the strategic growth and development of arts organizations.
- Provide guidance on grant applications and assist in diversifying museum applications.
- Proven experience in arts, museums, or related policy areas at a senior level.
- Strong grasp of business planning, financial reporting, and governance within the arts sector.
- Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills to navigate artistic and operational challenges.
As an inclusive employer, Arts Council England welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds, offering flexible working arrangements, attractive benefits, and a commitment to an inclusive workplace culture. Note the ethical guidelines regarding Arts Council grants and leadership roles in funded organisations.
Arts Council England is looking for a passionate and experienced Relationship Manager to join our inclusive and collaborative team. This full-time Relationship Manager role is based in London and offers an attractive salary of £37,521 and a benefits package. You will be working with a portfolio of organisations that we fund through our various investment programmes, helping those organisations to contribute successfully to deliver the Arts Council's strategy and achieve their own growth and development objectives.
As a Relationship Manager, you will act as the primary conduit and point of contact between these organisations and the Arts Council. You will broker internal and external relationships to ensure that funded organisations have access to appropriate sources of expertise and knowledge to support them in achieving great art in the context of meeting their business plans and operating effectively.
In this relationship management role, you can expect to manage a portfolio of funded organisations through our National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) programme, maintain an awareness of their performance against their funding agreement with the Arts Council, advise museums and other cultural organisations about how to apply for grants from our funding programmes, and work to increase the number and range of museum applications to National Lottery Project Grants.
To apply for this role, you will need experience working in one or more of our artforms including museums or cross-cutting policy areas and with arts and cultural organisations at senior level. You will also need to have a good understanding of organisational dynamics, including business planning, financial reporting, performance management and governance, and be effective in developing relationships with organisations at all levels and have strong communication and analytical skill to provide advice and support on artistic and operational challenges faced.
Arts Council are committed to being an inclusive employer, building an inclusive workplace, and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve. However, you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply for a role at Arts Council.
Arts Council offers a range of benefits to our employees including hybrid and flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and the Arts Council Retirement Plan - a final salary scheme.
Our Code of Ethics requires that employees of the Arts Council are not able to receive an Arts Council grant, investment or loan funding - either in person, as a member of a partnership, or for any organisation they own. There are also limitations on board or CEO positions employees can hold in organisations we fund.
