Officer, Museum and Cultural Property (MCPF37)

Contract: 12 months fixed term contract, working 35 hours per week

Arts Council also recognises the benefit of flexible working as a valued part of the way we work, and welcome applications from individuals who require flexibility.

Salary: £32,163 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working. 

Location: Manchester, Birmingham or Bristol (The role will be based at one of the listed office bases; however, we are operating a hybrid way of working and support our staff to make use of remote working options when combined with regular on-site contact days with other members if the team, normally 1-2 days a week)

About us: Arts Council England has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled candidate to join our inclusive and welcoming team as an Officer in the Museums and Cultural Property team. This fixed term full-time role can be based in any of the office locations listed, offers a salary of £32,163 and a great benefits package.

The Museums and Cultural Property team delivers a range of national responsibilities that support the strategic development of museums and works with the cultural sector in securing, sustaining, preserving, advocating for and enabling access to collections in support of Arts Council’s Strategy Let’s Create!.  

About the Role: The role is part of a distributed team working across a varied range of activities. Your primary role will be progressing Acceptance in Lieu, cultural gifts and conditional exemption casework.

This might involve being on site, checking inventories, liaising with stakeholders and completing the paperwork necessary for a successful case. You will also contribute to and collaborate on process improvements, information management, reporting and other projects across the Museums and Cultural Property team.

To apply for this role, you will need experience of working in a team to deliver projects and programmes and have the ability to work confidently and discretely with key stakeholders across Arts Council, within the cultural sector and from diverse backgrounds. 

You might have experience in a historic house environment, or as a curator, archivist or museum registrar. Or you could bring wider transferrable skills.

You will also possess:

• A proactive and collaborative problem- solving ethos and, user focussed approach.
• A well-developed ability to meet deadlines, maintaining confidentially and attention to detail.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills and the ability to synthesize large amounts of information.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

In return for your skills, you'll receive an excellent salary of £32,163 and a generous benefits package.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: 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.

If there are any adjustments that would support you in your application, please do let us know when you apply. If you are disabled, Evenbreak are able to provide support with your application. For further information please visit their website here

Disabled, D/deaf and/or neurodivergent people and those from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in our workforce so we particularly encourage applications from people in these groups.

About us: 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. To find out more, click here.

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. For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk

We believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent. Find out what to expect with our application guidance and more about our commitment to diversity on our website here. 

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To view the recruitment pack which outlines more details about working for Arts Council please click here 

Job ref: MCPF37

Closing date: 09:00 am Monday 24 March

Interviews: Thursday 10 April 2025

Please note: We do NOT accept CVs or cover letters as part of our recruitment process. If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk