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Head of Partnerships

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Exciting opportunity to lead the Partnership team at the world's leading museum of art and design, the V&A, to widen its reach and secure its future.

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Cromwell Road, London

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Organisation Summary

The V&A, the world's leading museum of art and design, has a mission to enrich lives by promoting research and enjoyment of the designed world. Hosting a collection of over 2.8 million objects spanning 5,000 years of human creativity, V&A aims to create a remarkable visitor and learning experience across all its sites and collections.

Role Summary

  • Lead the Partnership team, a key part of the Development Department.
  • Develop strategies to maximize corporate income from various brands.
  • Explore new sponsorship opportunities for the family of sites managed by the V&A.
  • Increase the reach and secure the financial sustainability of the museum.

Role Requirements

  • Ability to raise funds for programs such as world-class exhibitions, capital redevelopment, acquisitions, conservation, and learning activities.
  • Experience in delivering a robust Corporate Membership scheme.
  • Possess skills to diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

Application Process Details

The V&A is an equal opportunity employer and follows an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. It also implements reasonable adjustments for disabled job applicants during the recruitment process as well as during employment. The museum offers a range of benefits such as flexible working, exhibition tickets, staff canteen, discounted shopping, a pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

The V&A has one of the most established Partnership programmes of any cultural organisation and we are seeking a Head of the team, who will play a vital role in leading the strategy for maximising corporate income from a wide range of brands, and developing new sponsorship opportunities for the V&A’s family of sites.

The Partnerships team in the Development Department helps enable the V&A to realise its ambitions through raising funds for our world class exhibition programme, alongside support for capital redevelopment programmes, acquisitions, conservation and learning activity. As well as delivering a well-established Corporate Membership scheme. The Head of Partnerships will play a meaningful role in helping secure the museum’s reputation, reach and long-term financial sustainability.

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. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives: To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections. Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy. Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact. To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency. Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience. Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

Benefits include a generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays, flexible working, tickets to V&A exhibitions, subsidised staff canteen, 25% discount in V&A shops, a 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, and a wide range of training and professional development opportunities.

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.

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