Administration and events coordinator

Closing date: 11/05/2025

Salary: Up to £30,000

We are currently looking for an Administration and Events Coordinator to join our Visual Arts team on a 6 month fixed term basis.

The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.

As an Administration and Events Coordinator, you'll be responsible for the centralised administration and processes for the Visual Arts department. Working closely with the Deputy Director, you'll coordinate and manage external and internal events and monitor the reputational events and public programme budgets.

Main responsibilities include:

• Lead on the planning and budget management for private views, dinners and other reputational events.
• Lead on the planning and delivery of public programme events.
• Maintain active visual arts contact and invitation lists using the Tessitura relationship management system.

Key skills that would help you succeed in this role include:

• Confident in your written and verbal communication skills; with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable administration skills, with a methodical approach and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrate a flexible, collaborative and positive approach to work.

Please download the Job Description from our Careers page for a full overview of this role responsibilities.

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Benefits & Perks:

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

• A min 5% employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga
• Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.