Arts Administration Manager

Join to apply for the Arts Administration Manager role at Southbank Centre

Join to apply for the Arts Administration Manager role at Southbank Centre

We are currently looking for an Arts Administration Manager to join on a full time permanent basis.

The Arts Administration Manager provides essential oversight of the administrative systems and processes used across the Arts Planning & Producing and Arts Programming departments, streamlining key workflows, identifying potential improvements and efficiencies, and leading on the project management of new systems and processes. The right candidate will be data and process driven, love spreadsheets and logic based problem solving, whilst knowing how to build strong relationships to help drive through change.

Main responsibilities include:

• To ensure that all contracts across the Artistic team are up to date and issued, signed and processed within set timelines and to a consistent standard.
• Act as a key point of contact internally for artistic contract queries.
• Ensure that the post-event settlement process is fit for purpose and conducted effectively and efficiently by colleagues across the organisation.
• Review the overarching process for putting events on sale cross-departmentally and ensure that it is fit for purpose and conducted effectively and efficiently.
• Implement and manage an annual review of artistic administrative policies and procedures.

Key skills that will help you in this role include:

• Demonstrable administrative skills, with experience of designing, managing, reviewing and improving administrative systems and processes.
• Demonstrable financial management skills and the ability to monitor and track complex financial information.
• Experience of change management in a complex organisation and the ability to work in a flexible and agile way in response to evolving processes and structures.

Please download the Job Description from our Careers Page for a full overview of the roles 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 hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Administrative

• Industries

  Performing Arts

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Southbank Centre by 2x

Get notified about new Administrative Manager jobs in Greater London, England, United Kingdom.

London, England, United Kingdom 15 hours ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

City Of London, England, United Kingdom £50,000.00-£50,000.00 4 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Ealing, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 17 hours ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

Brentford, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom £30,000.00-£40,000.00 1 month ago

Executive Assistant to MD International, PV Sports

London, England, United Kingdom 8 hours ago

London, England, United Kingdom £36,000.00-£36,000.00 17 hours ago

London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

City Of London, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

London, England, United Kingdom 18 hours ago

Sidcup, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Battersea, England, United Kingdom 14 hours ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Sutton, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago

Harrow, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago

Greater London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago

Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

#J-18808-Ljbffr