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Join the world-renowned V&A museum and spearhead exceptional events as an Events Officer
Overview
Salary £28520
Location Cromwell Road, London
Expires Expires at anytime
The V&A Museum, a globally celebrated institution, is home to an extensive collection of over 2.8 million items, documenting 5,000 years of creativity. The museum is a hub of art, design and performance and aims to share this diverse wealth of human innovation & creativity with a global audience.
Role Summary:
- Be part of the events team that organizes over 150 events annually
- Responsible for all non-profit making events, including private views for new exhibitions and gallery openings
- Assist the Development team in their fundraising program
Role Requirements:
- A proactive and dedicated individual
- Strong organisational abilities
- Capability to manage several tasks simultaneously effectively and efficiently
The V&A museum offers a rich package of benefits including a generous pension scheme, flexible working, tickets to V&A exhibitions, a variety of training and professional development opportunities, and much more. The institution is a proponent of equality, diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
The Role The V&A Museum Events Department has a vacancy for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Events Officer. Organising over 150 events a year, the Museum Events team are responsible for all in-house, non-profit making events, in particular private views for new exhibitions and gallery openings, as well as assisting Development in their fundraising programme.
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
ED&I at The V&A 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.
