Administration Assistant

We are looking for an Administration Assistant to join the Arts Council Collection team at Longside Gallery in Yorkshire on a 2 year fixed term, 2 days per week basis.

About the team and role

The Arts Council Collection began when the Arts Council of Great Britain was founded in 1946. It was formed around a small group of paintings from the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) and its aim was to promote the appreciation of contemporary art through touring exhibitions. Since 1986 the Arts Council Collection has been managed by the Southbank Centre on behalf of Arts Council England, safeguarding the Collection for future generations.

Today, we boast over 8,200 works by close to 2,200 artists including work from a diverse range of artists from Barbara Hepworth, Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor and Henry Moore to Mona Hatoum, Anthea Hamilton, Lubaina Himid and Grayson Perry. We support artists from a range of backgrounds and disciplines most often at an early stage of their careers. From multi-part installations to performance, painting, sculpture and moving image, the works that enter the Collection are representative of the best and most ambitious modern and contemporary British art made in the UK. We continue to bring art to every corner of the country through lending to museums, galleries, schools, hospitals and other public institutions and through learning, projects and touring exhibitions.

www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk

Role objectives

• To be a key member of the Arts Council Collection team and other projects, undertaking administrative tasks at the Longside site in Yorkshire
To support the General Manager, Head of Collection and Store Move Project Lead to help deliver key business activity for the Arts Council Collection at Longside

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.

Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre is Europes largest arts centre and one of the UKs top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of Londons most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Southbank Centre is made up of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery as well as being home to the National Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection. It is also home to six Resident Orchestras (Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Philharmonia Orchestra).

Our Artistic Mission

Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.

We present work for everyone and we welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We remain committed to creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual, entertaining and eye-opening work.

At the Southbank Centre we believe in:

Creating welcoming spaces

• Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities.
• This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.

Making wonderful experiences together

• Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
• This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.

Sparking new thinking

• Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
• This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.

SC is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.

Benefits

As well as working at one of London's most popular and engaging sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

• a min 5% pension contribution (going up to 8% depending on employee contribution)
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Discount at all onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Free staff tickets for SC events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry to other institutes such as the Tate
• Free staff yoga
  

If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can email hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.