Officer, Planning (GP8)

Officer, Planning (GP8)

Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2026, working 35 hours per week (Ideal start date as soon as possible) (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 (The role will be based in Manchester; 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) 

This is an opportunity to join the Planning Team, which delivers the Arts Council’s planning, performance management, and risk functions. The Planning Team offers the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the Arts Council. The team sits in a unique position of helping colleagues make and articulate their plans, analysing the risks that might stop those plans, providing key management information to Executive Board, Performance and Audit Committee, National Council, and Management Board, and reporting on the impact of our work both internally and externally.

In this role you will:

• Maintain and improve planning, risk, and performance mechanisms including planning software, and will be accountable for their day to day operation, preparing communications, answering queries from colleagues across the organisation and circulating information and updates.
• Work closely with the Senior Officer, Planning to project manage the Performance Section of the Annual Report and Accounts, working with key stakeholders.

This role is backfilling a post due to the Business Continuity programme of work, so ideally the candidate would be able to dive in quickly and be a self-starter.

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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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: How to apply and recruitment selection process | Arts Council England and more about our commitment to diversity on our website here. 

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Job ref: GP8

Closing date: 09:00 Friday 14 November

Interview: (virtual) Thursday 27 November

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