Officer, Advocacy and Communications, London (LLF62)

Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2025, 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: £32,974 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working. 

Location: London (The role will be based at the office base listed; 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 of the team, normally 1-2 days a week) 

Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections.

We are looking for a talented and experienced communications professional to work within the London and South East Advocacy and Communications team.

Reporting to the Head of Advocacy and Communications, London & South East your main responsibilities will include:

• supporting the development, implementation and monitoring of the Area’s communications strategy and will help to deliver the wider organisation’s communications strategy, ensuring that the reputation of the organisation is protected at all times.
• maintaining and updating Arts Council England’s internal and external communications channels with information relating to local activities, and delivering Area announcements, including writing and distributing press releases, creating digital content and stakeholder messages, to advocate for the value of arts and culture to key stakeholders
• assisting with the management, evaluation and assessment of the impact and delivery of online content; media and PR; stakeholder management; and events and briefings, helping to instigate appropriate change in response to that evaluation.
• providing day-to-day communications support to the leadership team and other colleagues.
• acting as the first point of contact for media enquiries and as a source of knowledge and expertise on Arts Council England’s funding portfolio and activity
• assisting in planning and event management of briefings and events held locally
• contributing to social media platforms, creating digital content, and using tools to interact, communicate, inform and empower audiences.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to building an inclusive employer and 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 help 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 at 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: LLF62

Closing date: 09:00 am Thursday 11 July 2024

Interviews: (virtual) Thursday 1 August 2024

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