Programmes Manager (Arts & Heritage)

Art Fund; London; Hybrid; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Art Fund, a leading national fundraising charity for art, is seeking a Programmes Manager for a 12-month contract. This hybrid role will oversee the bequests and gifts programme, engaging with donors and enhancing collections for museums. Ideal candidates will have experience in arts administration and stakeholder management while showing a strong interest in the visual arts.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable interest in visual arts or heritage sector.
• Experience in arts administration, grant-making, or collections management.
• Ability to manage budgets and work with committees or donors.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with donors and provide key advice.
• Research specific works of art for suitability in museums.
• Support improvements to programme strategies and disseminate information.

Skills

Time management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Grant management databases

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

London (hybrid) Contract £36,400 per annum

Job Description

Closing: 30 Jun

Prospectus are delighted to be supporting Art Fund with the recruitment of a Programmes Manager role. Art Fund is the national fundraising charity for art. With over 142,000 members, Art Fund are leading the way in pioneering support for an inclusive and welcoming museum and gallery sector across the UK.

Art Fund's 2022-27 Strategy Focusses On Four Key Priorities

• Funding art
• Audience making
• Amplify the museum sector
• Strengthening our organisation
  
  

Art Fund works closely with a network of 900 museums and responds to their needs and aspirations. Art Fund do three things intertwined which are finding art to help UK museums enrich their collection for today and forever. Secondly, Art Fund builds audiences. Thirdly, Art Fund amplifies the museum sector, bringing museums together through their Museum of the Year award and other creative events.

This role is available on a 12-month fixed term contract and full-time basis. The salary on offer for this role is £36,400. This role has hybrid working arrangements where you would be required to attend Art Fund's Kings Cross, London office 2 days a week.

This Programmes Manager role will play a key role in the delivery of Art Fund's bequests and gifts programme.

Within this role, you will work with the Senior Programmes Manager to manage relationships with donors, solicitors, executors, providing key advice and regular updates. You will have your own caseload of singular pieces of art to large bequests. You will support with reviewing and making improvements to programme strategies.

You will undertake research on specific works of art, to evaluate if they would be suitable for museums and advise donors on suitable housing of their valuable pieces. You will also disseminate information about successful gifts and bequests to internal stakeholders.

To be successful within this role, you will have demonstrable interest in the visual arts, heritage or museums and galleries sector. You will have solid experience in arts administration, grant-making and/or collections management.

You will have experience of working with committees, trustees or donors or other external stakeholders. You will have the ability to manage budgets. You will have strong project management skills and experience using Microsoft Office. You will strong time management skills and the ability to deliver to deadlines.

Desirably, you will have knowledge of managing gifts, bequests or legacies of works of art. You will have experience using grant management/CMS databases or Adobe Acrobat.

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