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Join the prestigious V&A Museum as a National Programmes Officer and contribute to the arts with a role steeped in culture and history
Overview
Salary
£30500
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), a world-renowned hub of art, design, and performance, is seeking a National Programmes Officer. With a collection that encompasses millions of objects spanning 5,000 years of human creativity, the V&A offers an unparalleled resource for the study of various disciplines. As the National Programmes Officer, you'll be at the heart of promoting research, knowledge, and enjoyment of the designed world.
- Act as the primary contact for the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund.
- Manage grant applications and communicate with applicants and advisers.
- Support the National Programmes team with data collection and report production.
- Experience in handling grant applications or similar administrative roles.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to work with databases and produce accurate reports.
Besides joining a leading cultural institution, you'll enjoy benefits such as a generous pension scheme, ample holiday time, flexible working arrangements, discounted tickets and merchandise, and various employee support programs.
The Role Sitting within the National Programmes team at the V&A and reporting to the National Programmes Lead, the National Programmes Officer supports the day-to-day operation of the Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. The post acts as the first point of contact for the Fund, dealing courteously with applicants and advisers and processing grant applications through our grant database with guidance from the National Programmes Lead. The post also supports the provision of advice to Arts Council England and other similar public bodies gathering data and producing reports when required on our national activity.
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
