Assistant, People & Culture Transformation (FCSF146)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Flexible and hybrid working

Job summary

Arts Council England is seeking an Assistant in People & Culture Transformation to provide essential administrative support for the programme. You will arrange meetings, take notes, maintain records and action logs, and prepare reports and presentations to keep the project running smoothly.

The fixed-term role runs until 30 June 2028, is 35 hours per week, and offers a hybrid working arrangement across multiple office bases with remote options when paired with regular on-site contact days.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative or team support.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Clear communication and ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Arrange meetings and workshops; take notes and maintain action logs.
• Maintain programme records and risk/decision logs; prepare reports and presentations.
• Support communications and engagement activities; process purchase orders and information requests.

Skills

Administrative support

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Assistant, People & Culture Transformation (FCSF146)

Contract: Fixed term until 30 June 2028, 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.

• final salary pension scheme
• generous annual leave
• flexible and hybrid working

Location: Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol, Brighton or Cambridge (The role will be based in 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)

Join Arts Council England and help support changes that improve how we work for colleagues and the sector.

As Assistant, People & Culture Transformation, you’ll provide administrative and practical support to keep the programme organised and running smoothly. Your main duties will include arranging meetings and workshops, taking notes, maintaining programme records and action, risk and decision logs, and preparing reports and presentations.

You’ll also support communications and engagement activities, process purchase orders and follow up routine actions and information requests.

You’ll bring administrative or team support experience, strong organisational skills and attention to detail. Confident using Microsoft 365, you’ll communicate clearly, build positive working relationships and adapt to changing priorities.

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.

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. To find out more

• hybrid and flexible working
• generous annual leave allowance
• 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. For more information on this, please talk to the recruiting manager or contact [e-mail]

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Closing date: 09:00, Wednesday 28 October

Interview: (virtual) W/C 16 November

Please note: We do NOT accept CVs or cover letters as part of our recruitment process. If you require any documentation in an alternative format, please contact [e-mail]