Head of cultural partnerships

Closing date for applications: Monday 3rd March 2025 

Salary: £64,020 - £75,636 per annum 

First interviews: Will be held on week beginning 17th March 2025 

Second interviews: Will be held on week beginning 24th March 2025 

Identify and nurture high-impact collaborations across cultural and industry landscapes in this senior-level role.

We are looking for a Head of Cultural Partnerships to be a key advocate for the BFI National Archive and the BFI’s cultural vision both internally, securing buy in and support across the organisation as well as breaking new ground in collaboration opportunities outside of the BFI. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Identify, develop, and monitor and evaluate the impact of working with, cultural priority countries/regions around the world, complementing and supporting the BFI’s fundraising, UK soft power, and industry support priority countries/ regions. 
• Lead on enriching key national and international relationships – via partners and forums 
• With a focus on IP rights as a possibility rather than a constraint, develop cultural engagement strategies in partnership with teams across the BFI, and identify opportunities for new areas of partnership 
• Be a key member of the Knowledge, Learning, and Collections senior leadership team, led by the Executive Director. 

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Knowledge of the BFI National Archive collections and mission  
• Broad understanding of the UK cultural sector, its main bodies and organisation. 
• Demonstrable experience of developing and leading cultural programmes with multiple partners. 
• An excellent networker and relationship builder with the ability to easily build relationships, listen to and empower collaborators.   
• Proven people management skills including experience of successful performance management, coaching and developing staff. 

About the BFI  

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow. 

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.  

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.  

Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change.  

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