You will assist the Senior Managers and Senior Officers in the Music Hub team to develop and improve processes for granting and investing in Music Hubs.

Working closely with the wider Music Hubs team, you will support the smooth and effective operation of grant management for the Music Hub Investment programme. You will also maintain and develop our programme management tools and processes.

Your main duties include:

• Supporting the development of end-to-end grant management processes for both the revenue and capital grants, working with our Business Systems team as needed.
• Supporting the production of internal and external guidance documentation and resources.
• Supporting the delivery of internal and external briefings, training and events on specific elements of grant and investment processes.
• Providing advice and support for the performance and risk assessment of grants and applications.
• Provide timely, clear reports on compliance against our monitoring requirements, informing our reporting and assurance processes to the DfE and the overall management of the programme.
• Compile and analyse information, evidence and data on the activity of Music Hubs and produce clear, effective and accessible reporting on different aspects of the programme to help

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.

• Ability to support the development and delivery of funding programmes 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills – both speaking and in writing – and the ability to communicate in a confident and engaging manner with people from different backgrounds
• Highly organised and capable of working with a high level of attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and juggle multiple priorities and exercise effective judgement when organising, planning and managing complex tasks, ensuring work is delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Ability to initiate work and perform according to self-imposed timetables
• Good analytical skills and the ability to synthesise large quantities of information and data, communicating them in a clear, confident and engaging manner
• Strong administrative and IT skills and experience in or a willingness to learn, and develop different systems, processes and tools to support effective programme and project management, communications and engagement.
• Good understanding of the current diversity agenda and its relationship to the work of the role.