General Manager

ArtReach is a dynamic cultural development charity that helps support and drive high-quality arts and heritage initiatives. The ArtReach mission is to “make great art possible and accessible, connecting art with grassroots and diverse communities to forge creative engagement”.

ArtReach is at an exciting point of its development, in its second year as a Band 2 Arts Council England NPO, developing new projects locally and nationally, and providing strategic consultancy support to a variety of important cultural organisations. ArtReach has also recently been successful in securing funding for a large-scale Creative Europe project, LIBERTY, this is a major 3-year project with 12 partners across 10 European countries. To help us moving forward we are seeking an outstanding individual to join our team, on a permanent, full-time basis as General Manager.

The role, based in our main office in Leicester, will provide administrative and financial management support for the organisation, with a particular focus on the Creative Europe LIBERTY project.  The role also includes – the management and delivery coordination of all company policies, systems and procedures; data collation and collection leading to funding partner reporting; archive and inventory management; board liaison, minutes and acting as Company Secretary; and maintaining an effective and efficient ArtReach office base (including IT and communications systems).

There will also be a requirement to support ArtReach project delivery, including coordination of the use of a heritage building in Leicester as an arts space. This post requires an experienced arts professional with significant relevant experience who is passionate about supporting and enabling high-quality cultural activity, and who is dedicated to supporting ArtReach’s ambitious future plans.

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious individual, with proven skills and commitment, attention to detail and willingness to travel (including international travel) is essential for this role.

The full application pack is available from admin@artreach.biz

Closing date: 5 pm on Monday 12th August 2019
Interviews will be held in Leicester on Tuesday 20th August.

If you have any queries please e-mail admin@artreach.biz or call 0116 261 6882.