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Join the world-leading V&A museum as a Finance and Operations Manager, leveraging your financial expertise to enrich people's lives through art and design.
Overview
Salary
£40000 - £44000
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is a beacon of world art and design, maintaining an impressive collection of over 2.8 million artefacts spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. As an esteemed institution, V&A is dedicated to sharing the beauty and history of the designed world with the largest possible audience.
Role Summary
- Serve as the Finance and Operations Manager, responsible for supporting the Development teams.
- Manage the processing, recording and reporting of Development income.
- Act as a divisional expert, facilitating the effective use of the departmental CRM for record keeping and data access.
- Play a key role in realising the V&A's ambitions by securing funds from various sources.
Role Requirements
- Proven experience in finance and operations management.
- Ability to support the Development department in their various programmes and strategic plans.
- Prior experience in a similar sector is preferred.
Application Process Details
- The V&A offers a host of benefits including a generous pension scheme, flexible working arrangements, and professional development opportunities.
- We strongly uphold equality, diversity, and inclusion standards and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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. 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.
The Role: As the Finance and Operations Manager at the V&A, you will provide vital support to Development teams, ensuring effective pathways for processing, recording and reporting on Development income. This role is crucial for enabling essential record-keeping, data access, and reporting as a divisional expert in the departmental CRM. You will play a pivotal role in enabling the V&A to realise its ambitions by securing funds from individual donors, corporate organisations, foundations, and licensing clients.
Job Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance and operations management, preferably within a similar sector. You will be responsible for supporting the Development department which provides essential support for acquisitions, exhibitions, learning and accessibility programmes, and all aspects of the Museum’s strategic plan.
Benefits: The V&A offers a generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays for annual leave, flexible working arrangements, tickets to V&A exhibitions, a subsidised staff canteen, and a 25% discount in V&A shops. Additional benefits include a bicycle loan, interest-free season ticket and rental deposit loans, and access to a wide range of training and professional development opportunities.
ED&I 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, offering guaranteed interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria.
