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Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per annum dependent upon experience (pro rata if applicable)

Contract: permanent, full-time (37 hours) although flexible working will be considered including compressed hours, reduced hours (minimum 29.6 hours), and flexible start and finish times

Hybrid working arrangements are available, balancing homeworking with office days

This is a pivotal role as we seek to rebuild audiences on-site, deepen engagement with local communities and expand our digital offer and reach.

The Hepworth Wakefield has welcomed over 2.4 million visitors since opening in May 2011 and is now established as a major local, national and international museum, winning Art Fund Museum of the Year in 2017. We present an acclaimed programme of historical and contemporary art exhibitions alongside displays drawn from Wakefield's growing collection of 20th-century and contemporary art. Central to our work is our ambitious learning programme that engages a broad and diverse audience. To bring our wider site to life The Hepworth Garden, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, opened in August 2019 and is one of the largest free public gardens in the UK. Later this year the 19th century mill building complex opposite the gallery will be opening as a vibrant creative industries and education hub.

We are seeking a director of learning & public programme to join our executive team and contribute to the strategic leadership of The Hepworth Wakefield. You will be ambitious and collaborative, with a strong people-focus and a commitment to inspiring and positively influencing colleagues, stakeholders and audiences. You will provide excellent leadership to the learning team and public programme manager, devising exceptional public events and captivating learning opportunities that enhance lives.

Knowledge, skills, experience

• Good working knowledge of the artworld and public programming
• Financial management, including budgeting and financial control processes
• Strong knowledge of museum, art gallery or cultural-sector learning agendas and arts education in formal and informal settings for children, young people and adults
• A demonstrable ability to think strategically and to contribute at the highest level to the development of strategic plans and policies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate strategic and operational direction to senior stakeholders and staff at all levels
• Ability to assess impact and return on investment (ROI) on projects against business plan priorities
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to the role that diversity and inclusion play in the activities of The Hepworth Wakefield as a whole, and in the work of this particular role
• Significant experience of leading on a wide range of learning and engagement research and activity for diverse and broad audiences
• Experience of working closely with artists to realise projects
• Experience of successful fundraising for a programme
• Experience at a senior level within the museum, arts, cultural, heritage or education sector
• Experience of leading major projects and a demonstrable awareness of potential and relevant issues for collaborative working
• Proven management experience with the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and to motivate and develop staff
• A good first degree and/or post-graduate qualification in a relevant subject area

Desirable

• Knowledge of culture-led regeneration agendas
• Knowledge of digital platforms

We are committed to improving diversity within our organisation and we welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented within the arts sector.

Deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 13 June 2022

Please note we only accept completed application forms. No agencies.

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