Assistant Curator Site Design

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant arts centre as an Assistant Curator, where creativity meets organization! In this exciting role, you'll assist in bringing global artists' visions to life through exhibitions at a renowned site. Collaborate with a passionate team, manage budgets, and ensure smooth installations, all while contributing to a welcoming environment that values diversity and innovation. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that shapes cultural experiences in one of London's most iconic locations. If you're detail-oriented and love the arts, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

5% employer’s pension contribution

28 days annual leave

Enhanced family leave benefits

Discounts at onsite vendors

Staff ticket offers

Free entry to Hayward Gallery

Free staff yoga

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in curating exhibitions and managing external contractors.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in curating exhibitions and managing installations.
• Oversee exhibition budgets and liaise with artists and contractors.

Skills

Organising exhibitions

Administration skills

Communication skills

Budget management

Research skills

Job description

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We are currently looking for a passionate Assistant Curator to join our Site Design team on a part time, 24 hours per week permanent basis

As an Assistant Curator Site Design, you'll assist in curating exhibitions across the Southbank Centre site, and you will be part of a small, fast-paced, and imaginative team, helping to bring global artists' visions to life and ensuring the smooth execution of installations and exhibitions on our iconic site.

Main responsibilities include:

• Organise the commissioning or production of works for Site Design projects
• Contribute to the commissioning and management of external contractors including artists, architects, curators, designers, fabricators etc
• Contribute to developing and refining installation layouts
• Organise the hire/ purchase and maintenance of equipment required for exhibitions in close collaboration with the operations team
• Oversee Exhibition budgets including setting up and updating budget documents, obtaining estimates, monitoring Management Accounts, raising purchase orders and processing all project related invoices and expenses

Key skills that will help you in this role:

• Demonstrable experience of organising exhibitions, including managing loans, working with operations/technical teams; managing commissions and budgets and liaising with artists
• Is well organised, with demonstrable administration and research skills, a methodical approach and strong attention to detail
• Confident verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to proactively manage workload, managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role responsibilities.

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email [emailprotected] and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

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. The Southbank Centre 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.

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

The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.

Its impact and reach are significant and it is respected internationally as a convener of great artists and diverse audiences and for being entrepreneurial and innovative in response to a volatile and changing financial landscape. The Southbank Centre is a charity that is determined to demonstrate its ambition to remain innovative, disruptive and experimental in what it does and to be highly relevant to the artists it wants to work with and to the audiences it wants to attract.

The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.

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.

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

• A min 5% employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga
• Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

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