Senior Communications Officer, Museums And Cultural Property (Mcpf7)

Senior Communications Officer, Museums and Cultural Property (MCPF7)

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months, 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: £35,225 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working. 

Location: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, or Nottingham. (The role will be based at one of the office bases 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 is looking for a talented Senior Communications Officer (Museums and Cultural Property) to work with our Museums and Cultural Property (MCP) teams to lead communication campaigns about their work. This full-time communication role is based in UK.

As the Senior Communications Officer (Museums and Cultural Property) you can expect to do the following:

• Collaborate closely with colleagues in MCP teams and with others from across our National and Area Communication teams to devise and implement a communication strategy for MCP.
• Come up with new and exciting ways to tell the story of our MCP work – from TikTok and Reels, through to online drop-ins for colleagues, and from sharing new reports and data with media.

To apply for this Senior Communications Officer (Museums and Cultural Property) role, your soft skills, expertise, and experience should include:

• Ability to be a brilliant communication project lead who can work seamlessly across both the communication and MCP teams, effectively developing a MCP communication strategy with senior colleagues, and delivering excellent content about the work we do to support Museums and Cultural Property.
• Experience in creating engaging digital content.
• Experience delivering events and working on media campaigns.

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.

Please note that, we are currently consulting on our Staff Code of Ethics and changes which will avoid conflicts of interest. The changes would mean that employees of the Arts Council would not be 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. 

To view the job description please click here

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

Job ref: MCPF7

Closing date: 9:00 am Monday 15 April 

1^st Interviews: Wednesday 24 April (virtual)

2^nd Interviews: Tuesday 30 April (virtual)

Please note: We do NOT accept CV’s or cover letters as part of our recruitment process. If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact recruitment@artscouncil.org.uk