Senior Manager, Capital Investment (COOF50)
Senior Manager, Capital Investment (COOF50)
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months, working 35 hours per week, fixed term for 12 months (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: £49,045 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.
Location: The role can be based from one of the following locations: Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Cambridge or Brighton. Ee 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 of the team, normally 1-2 days a week
Introduction: Arts Council England is building its excellent capital team to deliver a range of capital investment in 2025/26 to support arts organisations, museums and libraries, contributing to Let’s Create, our 10 year strategy.
You will be one of two Senior Managers leading the design, assessment and associated advice giving across the Arts Council capital programmes.
You will be a capital specialist, working collaboratively with the wider Capital team to support the delivery of arts, museums and libraries capital projects across England, helping us to deliver Let’s Create, our 10 year strategy.
The role will involve designing, development and delivery of capital investment programmes, and helping to shape the Arts Council’s strategic and policy apporach to capital. You will liaise with cultural organisations and external partners in helping to support the implementation of a range of capital projects across England.
You will lead a team of colleagues, and work collaboratively with the wider capital team and other colleagues across the Arts Council.
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.
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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
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Job ref: COOF50
Closing date: 12 midday, Thursday 24 April 2025
Interviews: TBC
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
