Visual arts administrator

Closing date for applications: Sunday 15th March 2026

Salary: £30,408

Location: London

Reporting to: Deputy Director, Visual Arts

If you’re highly organised and thrive on making complex projects run smoothly, this is your chance to support leading artists at one of the UK’s most celebrated arts centres.

Southbank Centre, the largest arts centre in Europe and the UK's 5th most visited attraction, is at the heart of London’s cultural life. Spanning 11 acres, this iconic venue offers a diverse range of great art and culture, bringing people together through unforgettable experiences.

From internationally renowned artists to emerging talent, Southbank Centre provides a platform for creativity to flourish. Its impressive facilities include the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Hayward Gallery, National Poetry Library, and the Arts Council Collection. The centre is also home to six Resident Orchestras, offering exceptional musical performances. Moreover, Southbank Centre is committed to inclusivity, ensuring that everyone can have access to the arts through their creative learning and participation activities. As a registered charity and a National Portfolio Organisation, Southbank Centre is esteemed for its contribution to the arts and its dedication to fostering cultural experiences that inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.

Since 1968 the Hayward Gallery has been one of the world’s leading public galleries of modern and contemporary art. The hub of visual arts at Southbank Centre, the Hayward plays a vital role in the London art scene through its original programme of large-scale exhibitions, smaller project shows and outdoor installations. In 2018 the Hayward Gallery celebrated its 50th anniversary year with a number of special events and programmes.

We are currently looking for a Visual Arts Administrator to join our Visual Arts team on a full time permanent contract. The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.


What you'll be doing

• Assisting with all financial processes relating to the department, including setting up suppliers, raising purchase orders and invoices, coding and reconciling expenditure and coordinating per diems and petty cash for artists and their teams.
• Coordinating and booking travel and accommodation for artists.
• Booking meetings, taking minutes and following up on actions as required.

Please download the Job Description from our Career Page for a full overview of this role's responsibilities. If you are viewing on a job board, please paste the following URL into your browser to find the original advert: careers.southbankcentre.co.uk Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Basic financial administration and budget management experience.
• Ability to follow and maintain effective administrative procedures and systems.
• Organised, methodical with good attention to detail.
• Team worker and the ability to establish good working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and external customers.

Benefits

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% pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 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 SC events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga

Need reasonable adjustments? Please contact us so we can help make the application process accessible to you. Be sure to include the job you are applying for and your full name.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people 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 colleagues.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.