Arts Project Coordinator

This role has a starting salary of £34,356 per annum, based on working 36 hours a week.

Surrey County Council Cultural Services is looking for an efficient and creative Arts Project Coordinator to support the work of the arts team and provide coordination for the Arts Partnership Surrey.

Surrey Arts is part of Surrey County Council’s Cultural Services, and our values support our vision, shape our culture, and are crucial in delivering our corporate strategy.

We are the lead partner for both the Surrey Music Education Hub and the Cultural Education Partnerships alongside community based cultural projects that the team delivers. Our aim is to work in partnership to achieve our mission of “changing lives through world class arts”.

Our Values

Surrey Arts is an ambitious and forward-thinking organisation that places our residents at the centre of our work. We are committed to developing the service as a genuinely inclusive organisation, fostering a culture of belonging where all are respected and valued and one that meets the needs of the whole diverse community of Surrey. Equity, diversity and inclusion is central to our organisation, and we are committed to its development at all levels of the organisation as outlined in our EDI strategy.

We have a strong reputation for delivering vibrant and diverse cultural arts programmes for residents across Surrey. Maintaining strong partnerships are vital to the way in which we work, and we have an established network of local, regional and national partners including the Arts Partnership Surrey with our district and boroughs.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised individual to make a positive contribution to the arts landscape across Surrey delivering a range of events and activities. You will need to work closely with the chair of the Arts Partnership to provide administration support and ensure the needs of the partnership are met.

This exciting role demands someone who can forge effective working relationships with a range of internal and external partners taking into consideration the needs of our communities across the region as well as creating and establishing new work to deepen and diversify our offer.

About You

The skills, qualities and experiences we are looking for in our new Arts Project Coordinator are:

• Someone who is creative, innovative and highly motivated with a passion for the arts
• Experience in coordinating, monitoring, risk management, mitigations and delivering a successful programme of events
• Have successful experience developing and managing partnerships with a range of organisations
• Have knowledge and understanding of effective evaluation processes within an arts context
• Be an organised and effective communicator able to work both autonomously, and collaboratively as part of the wider Surrey Arts team.
• Be willing and able to support the work across Surrey and outside of normal working hours.

You should also have your own car and a clean driving licence and be prepared to travel within the county.

We would love to hear from you if you have the same passion for culture as us at Surrey and if you would like to help to develop an inspirational programme of cultural activity.

Our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about thevalues we follow.

For more information, please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

This advert will close at 23:59 on 3rd September 2023.

Interviews will take place on 19th or 21st September.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Sarah Lee, Service Manager for Surrey Arts by email at sarah.lee@surreycc.gov.uk.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.