Director, Literature and Bristol (SWB31)
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 welcomes applications from individuals who require flexibility)
Salary: £61,927 per annum plus benefits including a final salary pension scheme, generous annual leave, and flexible and hybrid working.
Location: Bristol (The role will be based in Bristol; 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)
Responsibilities
As the Director, South West and Literature, you will play a key role in developing our national ambitions, as well as playing your part in a South West team dedicated to ensuring that culture thrives in all of our communities, from Tewkesbury to Portsmouth, from Swindon to the Isles of Scilly.
As leader of the Arts Council’s work around literature, you’ll work with a team of relationship managers to take ownership of our work in this exciting field.
Promote reading for pleasure and build on our recent work with the National Year of Reading, and further develop support for independent publishers and bookshops.
Operate from our Bristol office and play a central role in our area management team, line manage senior staff, convene team meetings, and own critical sector relationships.
Forge strong links with fellow arm’s length bodies and Lottery Distributors, such as Historic England, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and the British Film Institute, and work closely with stakeholders in local government, higher education, business, and voluntary and community sectors to maximise the potential of our investment.
Our Code of Ethics requires that employees of the Arts Council are not allowed 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.
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