Artist Studios Development Manager

Artist Studios Development Manager

Salary: Band 9 £36,647 - £40,220 pa. - (£29,713 - £32,610 for 30 hours)

30 hours per week - - to be discussed at interview.

(You will be required to work outside of normal working hours including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays)

Why Work in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth is a unique location with a diverse range of attractions and amenities, and a stunning coastline - a combination of marshes, foreshore, promenade lined beaches, working wharfs and leisure marinas. The city itself is compact and flat with an unrivalled maritime heritage. It is simultaneously a historic city, a modern forward-looking metropolis and a seaside resort.

As a unitary authority, Portsmouth City Council delivers a range of public services and is continuously exploring innovative ways to make improvements/deliver differently. Culture, Leisure & Regulatory Services (CLRS) is a very wide-ranging service within the authority, which delivers a broad cross section of public services. We are an ambitious service, which is taking an entrepreneurial approach to ensure we can keep delivering on our priorities.

Your New Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced professional with a good background in operational delivery across all aspects of creative build and cultural space management. This role will manage and support the delivery of all aspects of the Hotwalls Studios artist spaces as well as exploring opportunities for new potential spaces which could become exciting creative units.

The core functions of this role will foster and support effective occupation of the existing studio spaces, business advice and support for the artists depending on their individual needs and to have an effective working relationship with key neighbourhood organisations and likeminded cultural groups across the city.

Maintenance of the historic fabric is an essential part of the role with the Hotwalls Studios where they are located in the beautiful repurposed arches and former military spaces in Old Portsmouth.

The role will look to bring forward other spaces which can be utlised as Artist Studios including assessment of suggested spaces and working with others to secure funding to deliver them to fruition if viable.

The post holder will need to deliver the highest possible quality outcomes for all the artists involved in the spaces which are tailored to their needs. They will need to effectively communicate with the broad number of stakeholders who have a high level of interest in the public realm.

Reporting to the Partnership & Commissioning Manager this role will foster and support effective delivery of the spaces understanding the nuances of the needs of multiple users and the seasonal variations this public spaces requires. The role will be located in both the Hotwalls office and at the Seafront office or occasionally the Civic Offices.

Please read the full job profile for further details on the post

What you'll need to succeed

You will need extensive experience in working with multiple partners in diverse and busy environments. You will be a natural organiser, with drive, initiative and enthusiasm for the role coupled with a genuine passion for making a difference to the Cultural Industries supporting a responsive service that will make a real difference in delivery for artists as well as local residents and visitors to the city alike.

An excellent understanding of the issues, priorities and challenges in managing best practice in an historic environment will be required in this fast paced role.

The post holder will need to be able to work outside of normal working hours and weekends throughout the year

What you'll get in return

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return
• Flexible working hours
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access to a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Application process:

Please read the full job profile for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the 'Who is the Person'.

When completing your application, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' section in the profile with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is important, or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please read alongside the 'How to apply' information on the home page of the careers website.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Closing time/date: 29 January 2024 @ 23:59 pm.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.