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Vacancies

Head of Public Programmes

We are looking for a Head of Public Programmes to join the team, reporting into the Creative Director.

This is a potentially career-accelerating role for a creative professional wanting to join the Crafts Council. This is a newly developed role and will play a pivotal part in the organisation as we embed a new approach to programming.

As well as line managing a dedicated team, you will be responsible for shaping and implementing Crafts Council strategy to celebrate creative co-production, an audience-centred approach, and an integration of physical and digital events and programming.

With our new central London Gallery opening in 2021 this is a particularly special moment to take the lead on how we build a programme of activity that explores the wealth of opportunity for engaging audiences in new and innovative ways.

For more information please download the Recruitment pack here

To apply please click here

Deadline: 5pm Monday 26th April

Collect Fair Officer

Collect is the international art fair for contemporary craft and design and is a highly respected annual event that is owed and organised by the Crafts Council. Now in its 18th year and held at Somerset House, we are looking for a Collect Fair Officer to join our dynamic team, reporting into the Collect Fair Director.

You'll be at the heart of this busy and fast paced team. Providing exceptional organisational support to the core team members to deliver the Fair. Your role is pivotal to ensuring that the Fair runs smoothly in both a physical and online capacity.

For more information please download the Recruitment pack here

To apply please click here

Deadline: midnight Monday 3rd May

Let's Make Consultant

The Crafts Council believes craft has the potential to tackle inequalities in society. In order to do more in this field we are looking for external expertise to support the development of our participation activity.

We would like an experienced consultant from the field of participation and social engagement to produce a framework for a ‘season’ of exploration into craft’s role in social justice.

With support from the Crafts Council team a consultant will utilise desk research and existing activity to identify audiences, activities and partners.

Full details can be found in the Let’s Make Consultant Brief here.

To apply, or if you have any questions, please email Nicky on n_dewar@craftcouncil.org.uk

Deadline: 12 noon Monday 19th April

Option for Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining a team fully representative of the diverse community we work with. We particularly encourage applications from currently under-represented groups in the sector, including disabled applicants and applicants from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds.

We guarantee to interview any disabled applicant, and/or any applicant who identifies as Black, Asian and ethnically diverse, whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. These are detailed in the person specification in the job pack. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this on the Guaranteed Interview Scheme section of the application form.

About us

We are the national charity for craft. We believe craft skills and knowledge enrich and uplift us as individuals and can change our world for the better.

Our Values

Pioneering — We champion craft and making as way to address social and environmental concerns
Open — To ideas, to partnerships and collaboration, to discussion and debate
Playful — Celebrating the power of play and its value to craft

Taking care of our staff

We offer a number of benefits including:

Pay
We are committed to paying above the London Living Wage, therefore we offer competitive salaries with annual reviews.

Pension
Our pension scheme includes generous employer contributions. If you contribute 3%, we’ll contribute 7%.

Holiday
We appreciate that regular holiday is essential for you to be at your best. Our staff enjoy 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. This increases by one day a year (after five years of service).

Sick pay
We don’t want you to worry about money while unwell, so we offer a generous sick pay scheme – giving up to 65 days basic pay in any rolling 12-month period.

Flexible working
We understand that our staff don’t leave their home life at the door! As such, we offer flexible working hours, give team members a paid day off if they move home and offer everyone an additional five days of paid leave a year for home care emergencies.

Family Leave We are fully committed to helping our working parents achieve a work life balance, and encourage all staff to take leave during the early weeks following birth or adoption. As a result we have very generous company maternity, adoption and paternity policies paying up to 16 weeks of enhanced pay.

Season ticket loan
After your first six months, you can apply for an interest-free season ticket loan to cover the cost of a travel season ticket.

Cycle to work scheme
We help you save money on purchasing your bike and accessories.

Employee assistance programme
We are committed to our team's wellbeing and provide them with an online source of self-help and wellbeing information on a wide range of topics, focused on helping them lead and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

If you are interested in working with us, our current vacancies are listed below. Please note that, due to the size of our team, we are unable to accept speculative applications.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we seek to recruit, develop and retain a team that is fully representative of the diverse community we work with.

We fully support Access to Work applications. If you have difficulties submitting your application in writing, please contact us on +44 (0)20 7806 2500 and we can discuss alternative ways to do this. If you would like more information about interview accessibility before applying for a role, please see the guide we have here.

We also understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all our roles.

Recruitment privacy statement

We regard the good management of personal data as crucial to the success of our business. We ensure that Crafts Council respects privacy and treats personal data lawfully and correctly. To find out more about the personal information we hold about our job applicants and how this information is used during the recruitment process please see the full privacy statement here.

Crafts Council is committed to employing and retaining people who are or become disabled
Crafts Council is an approved Living Wage employer