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At Creative United, we are all driven by our joint mission to support the growth and development of the arts and creative industries.
Our small but formidable team works hard to contribute to a sustainable and resilient creative economy, making the arts accessible to all.
Our supportive team environment, with flexible working and development opportunities, makes this meaningful work not only possible, but enjoyable too!
Want to join us? We’d love to hear from you.
Current Vacancies
We are currently recruiting for 2 vacancies:
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Membership Development Manager (Consumer Credit)
Salary: £30,000 per annum, plus benefits
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Location: Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week working from Creative United’s offices at Somerset House
Reporting to: Head of Programme Development, Consumer Credit
Creative United is an entrepreneurial Community Interest Company that is focused on achieving social and economic impacts through arts, culture and creativity. Headquartered at Somerset House in Central London, we deliver a wide range of services, projects and programmes in collaboration with partners across the UK.
This includes working in partnership with 450 galleries and retailers across the UK to enable affordable access to contemporary art, craft and musical instruments through our flagship consumer credit programmes (‘Own Art’ and ‘Take it away’).
The Membership Development Manager performs a key role within the team, with responsibility for core administrative duties as well as effective relationship management with existing, new and prospective members of our consumer credit schemes.
Reporting to the Head of Programme Development, the post holder will be required to work collaboratively with colleagues in Marketing & Communications, as well as Finance & Operations, to ensure the effective management and development of our member networks across the UK. This role requires high levels of confidence and competence in both written and verbal communications, for the purposes of lead generation, relationship management, training and support.
Sounds like you?
To Apply:
Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@creativeunited.org.uk setting out clearly how your knowledge and experience matches the essential requirements of the role, as detailed in the Job Description.
If you would prefer to submit your covering letter in an alternative format (such as a video message) please let us know in advance of the deadline by emailing recruitment@creativeunited.org.uk or by phone on 020 7759 1115.
Deadline for applications: 12noon, Monday 2 December 2024
Chair of Creative United’s Board of Directors
Creative United is inviting expressions of interest from candidates who bring relevant experience and a passion for the arts and social impact that would like to be considered for appointment as Chair of its Board of Directors.
Creative United is an entrepreneurial Community Interest Company that is focused on achieving a combination of social and economic impacts through arts, culture and creativity. The company was established in 2012 and has successfully grown over the past decade through the development and delivery of a wide range of publicly funded programmes that support inclusive access to the arts and creative industries.
Following David Gilbert’s decision to step down this autumn after over 10 years at the helm, we are now seeking a new Chair to lead the company through its next period of development.
This is a particularly exciting stage for the company which is in a strong financial position with substantial reserves and a new multi-year funding agreement in place with our principal stakeholder, Arts Council England. We also have the benefit of a highly skilled and experienced Board of Directors who are actively involved in guiding and supporting the Chair and Executive team in the development and growth of the business.
Over the next 2-3 years we are looking to build on our current programme activities to further our social impact by supporting the careers of artists, increasing access and participation in music making and addressing issues relating to equality, diversity and inclusion in the arts and creative industries more broadly.
Our objective is to create a more inclusive creative economy across the whole of the UK. This will involve consideration of opportunities and challenges including the needs of creative practitioners to support sustainable livelihoods, ensuring that diverse communities across the UK have affordable access to the arts, continuing to diversify our income streams and strengthening key stakeholder relationships with existing and new funding partners.
The new Chair will make fresh, strong, economically and socially viable contributions to our thinking in these areas. Above all else, the new Chair will have a collegiate, enthusiastic and innovative approach to this role.
Application process
If you feel that this opportunity aligns well with your experience, passion for the arts and appetite for applying your knowledge and skills to help deliver social impact and positive change in the creative sector, we’d love to hear from you.
If you have any questions about the role, or would like to arrange an informal discussion about the opportunity with one of our current Board members, prior to submitting an application, please email recruitment@creativeunited.org.uk using the subject line ‘Chair Recruitment Call’ or telephone Mary-Alice Stack, Chief Executive, on 07947 451355.
Equal Opportunities, Access and inclusion
Creative United is committed to diversity and inclusion in its recruitment and employment practices and policies. Our mission is to create an inclusive and diverse team of people, whose differences are our strength.
We are keen to encourage candidates from diverse socio-economic backgrounds to apply for this role, and welcome applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+, D/deaf and disabled people. We are also interested in hearing from people who may not have prior experience as a board member or chair, but nevertheless bring leadership experience in community, creative or entrepreneurial settings.
The role of Chair is a part-time commitment which can be managed flexibly through a combination of in-person and online meetings during the course of the year. In-person meetings will normally take place at Somerset House in central London. Step free access to most parts of the building can be facilitated.
Travel expenses for attendance at in-person meetings (including costs relating to support workers) may be claimed in accordance with our Expenses Policy.
If you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements for the recruitment process for this role at Creative United please call 020 7759 1115 or email recruitment@creativeunited.org.uk and we will be happy to discuss your needs and make any reasonable adjustments to our interview process as may be necessary.
How To Apply
Please send us copy of your CV along with a written statement (“Expression of Interest”) no more than two pages long which addresses the following questions:
- Three key things that you’d like us to know about you and your background/experience
- What aspect of the opportunity to become Chair of Creative United appeals to you most
- What you’d hope to achieve as Chair over a period of 2-3 years
If you would like to submit your expression of interest in an alternative format, such as a video recording, please let us know in advance. Please submit your application by email to recruitment@creativeunited.org.uk .
Application deadline
Applications must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 31 December 2024.