As a Relationship Manager, Museums, you will act as the primary conduit and point of contact between these organisations and the Arts Council. You will broker internal and external relationships to ensure that funded organisations have access to appropriate sources of expertise and knowledge to support them in achieving great art in the context of meeting their business plans and operating effectively.

The roles 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 to 2 days a week.

• Manage a portfolio of funded organisations through our National Portfolio of Organisations
• Maintain an awareness of their performance against their funding agreement with the Arts Council
• Depending on your specialist knowledge advise organisations working across digital arts and community engagement on their resilience, how to deliver against our strategy ‘Lets Create’ and apply for grants from our funding programmes
• Build relationships with Local Authorities, Universities, Business Improvement Districts, Cultural Leaders Groups and other stakeholders and encourage collaboration towards positive place-based working
• Read funding applications and write assessments about them to inform our decision-making panels
• Make decisions about whether to fund applications by reading applications and taking part in decision panels
• Contribute to our work across the region as part of the South West area team

For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 

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.

To apply for this role, you will need experience of working in or with organisations working across digital arts and community engagement at a senior level. You will also need to have:

• Awareness of current cultural sector trends and opportunities
• A good understanding of organisational dynamics, including business planning, financial reporting, performance management and governance
• Relationships development skills and experience with organisations at all levels and have strong communication and analytical skill to provide advice and support on artistic and operational challenges faced
• Experience of working with a range of cross sector stakeholders towards common place-based goals
• Experience at handling challenging conversations with senior leaders