Gallery Operations and Retail Officer

De Montfort University (DMU) is an ambitious, globally-minded institution with a relentless focus on delivering quality teaching and learning, and a campus-wide focus on providing a sector-leading student experience.

The Gallery opened in 2017 and since then has delivered a sustained period of growth. It has a highly successful and wide-ranging programme of activity with a backbone of substantial exhibitions by major contemporary artists and designers including Jonathan Monk, Grayson Perry and the jewellers Tatty Devine. The Gallery has a dual role, enhancing students’ experience during their time at the University and delivering a world class programme of contemporary art and design for the city and beyond. The Gallery is a part of the Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities.

As a Gallery Operations and Retail Officer, you will be responsible for overseeing key aspects of The Gallery’s operations, with a particular focus on developing and delivering the retail offer to specified income targets. You will also lead on a range of other operational support to ensure the effective day-to-day running of The Gallery. This will include stock offer and management, timetabling of front of house staff and volunteers, coordinating event bookings in The Gallery and undertaking financial and other administration for The Gallery. There will be significant interaction with the public through the role.

As the Gallery Operations and Retail Officer, you will have previous experience of working within a gallery or other cultural destination. You will understand the mechanisms for ordering stock, stock management and retail budgeting. You will be interested in contemporary art and design and able to shape a shop offer to both reflect this context and generate a significant income. You will be able to research and develop a stock offer that will bring visitors from across the city and beyond to purchase from our unique

This is part time position and will require you to work 30 hours per work. Typical working hours: Monday-Friday 11am-5pm, with occasional evening/weekend working.

De Montfort University is committed to providing a working and learning environment that enriches lives, supports individuals to reach their full potential, and where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As an educator and shaper of society, the university aims to role model positive behaviours both within the university and to reflect the diversity of the wider community. As such we welcome applications from women, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.