Relationship Manager, Touring (Secb16)

Contract: Permanent, working 17.5 hours per week / 2.5 days 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: £33,708 (pro rata) per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Cambridge or Brighton (The role will be based at Cambridge; 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)

Arts Council England requires a collaborative and inclusive Relationship Manager for 2.5 days a week with a knowledge of Touring and an understanding of our Place Based Working to join our supportive South East team.

We are looking for a highly communicative person with strong interpersonal skills and experience of working with external clients and developing effective relationships which include a monitoring role. Knowledge and expertise to work primarily in the South East and travel in order to fulfil some of our key place based relationships and working. The Relationship Manager will ensure that we can effectively and credibly advise and support artists and organisations and will be someone passionate about broadening engagement in the arts and culture.

If you were currently doing this job, here are some of the areas you would have been working in this week:

• Giving funding advice, assessing grant applications, understanding project information, and monitoring performance
• Assessing financial information, identifying risk, and providing feedback on artistic and organisational plans
• Working as part of a place based regional group, setting up funding surgeries or meeting with a Local Authority to discuss place-based priorities, particularly in our Priority Places or Levelling Up for Culture places
• Working outside your specialism on a range of Arts Council initiatives
• Being a crucial part of the South East and national Touring teams

To apply, you will need in-depth knowledge in touring practice and its relationship to the arts and culture sector. You will also need relationship management experience as well as an understanding of place-based working. At Arts Council England, we are looking for people who reflect the country's diversity today to help us shape and change the arts and cultural sector to make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities, and places we serve.

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.

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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. This role is also eligible for a similar scheme Arts Council England are piloting for Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse applicants to guarantee access to our first stage of selection if they meet the minimum criteria. Therefore, applicants are asked to complete the equality monitoring information once your application has been submitted as part of their application and if there are any queries to please contact [email protected]

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.

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.

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

Job ref: SECB16

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 28 May

1st Interviews: TBC

2nd Interviews: TBC