Assistant, Grant Management and Support (Music Growth Fund) (IC66)

Arts Council England; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension

Generous annual leave

Flexible & hybrid working

Job summary

Arts Council England in Manchester is seeking an Assistant, Grant Management and Support (Music Growth Fund) on a full-time permanent basis. The role offers 35 hours per week with hybrid working and a salary of £28,662 per annum, plus benefits such as a final salary pension and generous annual leave.

You will provide high-quality grant management for the Music Growth Fund and other funding programmes, offering advice to applicants and staff, and ensuring compliant grant payment and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Provides high quality grant management for Music Growth Fund and other Arts Council funding programmes.
• Delivers compliant grant payment and monitoring services.
• Offers advice and support to applicants and staff across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide grant management for the Music Growth Fund and other funding programmes.
• Deliver effective and compliant grant payment and monitoring services.
• Advise applicants and staff across the organisation.
• Support training for new starters in the Investment Centre as required.
• Ensure compliance with published procedures.

Skills

Grant management

Compliance awareness

Training delivery

Diversity & inclusion

Job description

Contract: Permanent 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: £28,662 per annum Grade E plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.

Location: Manchester (The role will be based in Manchester; 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)

As lead delivery partner for the Music Growth Package – aUK Government fund,supported byadditional investment from the National Lottery – Arts Council England will helpartists, music creators and music businesses across both live and recorded musicto develop new opportunities, strengthen their resilience and attractfurtherinvestment.

Arts Council England has an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as an Assistant, Grant Management and Support (Music Growth Fund). This full-time, permanent role is based in Manchester and offers an attractive salary and benefits package.

You will be responsible for providing high-quality and consistent grant management for the Music Growth Fund and other Arts Council England funding programmes.

You will provide advice and support to applicants and staff across the organisation and deliver effective and compliant grant payment and monitoring services for the Music Growth Fund and other funding programmes as required.

In all aspects of the role, you will ensure compliance with our published procedures.

You will also support the training for new starters in the Investment Centre as required.

You will contribute to the organisation’s commitment to diversity and its implications for creativity and culture, promoting a diversity perspective in all aspects of your role’s objectives and activities.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Statement: Arts Council are committed to being an inclusive employer, building an inclusive 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 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 here

We participate in the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme which means that we offer an interview to any disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role they’re applying to, subject to the volume of applications received. Disabled candidates, those living with a long-term condition and/ or neurodivergent candidates may be eligible for this scheme. The scheme uses the definition of disability from the Equality Act 2010 to determine eligibility. More information is included in the application guidance.

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.

Our Code of Ethics requires that employees of the Arts Council are not 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.

We believe our recruitment process should be inclusive and transparent.

Job ref: IC66

Closing date: Midday Tuesday 27 October 2026

Interviews: (virtual) Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November 2026