Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
- Contact email: [email protected]
Job Description
We are looking for a capable and motivated person to join our team as People and Office Manager at the new Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration.
The People and Office Manager will provide crucial support for our team of staff and volunteers. They will manage fair and inclusive recruitment, induction, training, rota and exit processes, supporting people to thrive during their employment with us. They will provide administration and minutes for the Board of Trustees. They will ensure that the office environment and systems support effective and accessible working practices.
The successful candidate will be a highly-capable, organised and proactive administrator, with a deep commitment to equity, representation and inclusion.
We champion art that is dynamic, diverse and inclusive; we want our team to reflect that. We’re very happy to explore alternative working patterns.
In recognition of underrepresentation in our staff team we will be offering guaranteed interviews to D/deaf and disabled applicants whose applications meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Pack.
Please download the Job Pack from the Attachments section on the right-hand side of our job page: https://careers.qbcentre.org.uk/job/e0875de2-a607-41d8-8bd6-5f146796785e for more details on the role, the essential criteria, and how to apply. If you have any queries, please email us at [email protected].
We are holding an online information session on Wednesday 27 May from 6:00pm – 7:00pm BST via Zoom. You will be able to meet some of our team, find out more about our work and ask questions about the role. If you would like to attend please email [email protected] and we will send you joining instructions in advance.
We are registered as a Disability Confident employer. Please let us know if you have any access requirements that need to be met to support you to make an application or participate in the interview process [email protected]
Apply by Thursday 11 June at 9:00am BST
Job Requirements
Essential skills, experience and qualities
To be considered for this job, you must be able to demonstrate:
Exceptional organisation and administration skills
Demonstrable understanding of effective and inclusive people management
Knowledge and capability in relation to office IT systems
Discretion, good judgement and effective communication
Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We would also be interested to know if you can bring any of the following to the role (please note these are not essential to being considered):
HR qualifications or experience in an HR role
Experience in office IT management
Strong understanding of GDPR
Experience of working within a museum or gallery
Interest in illustration
Job Responsibilities
Job purpose:
To underpin the smooth running of Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration by enabling people – staff, freelancers and volunteers – to be effectively, fairly and inclusively recruited, contracted, inducted and deployed within an environment that supports them to work productively and thrive in their roles.
Please see the Job Pack for the full list of tasks and responsibilities which cover:
People recruitment and induction
People management
Office administration
Governance
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