CHIEF CURATOR (MATERNITY COVER)

Chief Curator (Maternity Cover)

Job Title: Chief Curator (Maternity Cover)

Hours: Full-Time (35 hours per week) *some evening and weekend work may be required

Location: Hybrid: Nottingham Contemporary & Home

Salary: Circa £40,000 per annum

Expected start date: From mid-November 2023

Term: Full-time, fixed-term contract for up to 12 months (minimum 6 months)

Benefits Include: Enhanced Annual Leave, Flexible working options, including hybrid working, Occupational sick pay, Enhanced employer pension contributions, Employee assistance programme, Staff discounts at our café and shop.

Nottingham Contemporary is a leading non-profit, free-to-access contemporary art institution, which is committed to engaging with people from across our city and around the world through our ground-breaking work with artists, creative practitioners, audiences, and our partners. Collaboration and co-production are at the heart of what we do and our approach is open-ended, always seeking conversation before answers. We are deeply connected and embedded in our city, and are committed to building relationships and creating work together.

We are at an important moment in Nottingham Contemporary’s history as we embark on a transformative process of rearticulating our purpose and shaping our future with our new Director, Salma Tuqan.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Chief Curator (Maternity Cover) to manage and deliver a dynamic programme of exhibitions – spanning new commissions, solo shows and thematic exhibitions – live programmes, performances, and related curatorial projects.

As Chief Curator (Maternity Cover), you will oversee the production and delivery of the artistic programme, as well as the development of external partnerships and collaborations. You will line-manage the Exhibitions team and the Live Programmes team comprising two curators and two assistant curators and be an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to cross-departmental strategic work.

With strong self-initiative, your excellent relationship management skills will mean you are a natural collaborator with a flair for written and verbal communication.

Your main accountabilities will include:

• Managing the production and delivery of Nottingham Contemporary’s artistic programme, including exhibitions, live programmes, performances and related curatorial projects
• Leading an integrated approach to artistic programming across the Exhibitions, Live Programmes and Learning teams, working closely with the Director and Head of Learning
• Managing the staff, budget and responsibilities of Nottingham Contemporary’s Exhibitions and Live Programmes teams
• Fundraising additional income for Nottingham Contemporary’s artistic programmes
• Contributing to cross-departmental strategic work as an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team

The successful candidate will align with our values to be open and collaborative, brave and unafraid to take risks, accountable and resourceful, as well as hopeful and inspirational.

You will also have the following:

• Extensive knowledge of contemporary art and its contexts, as well as an extensive international network
• A proven track record of producing and managing ambitious exhibitions, new commissions, public programmes and publications
• Experience in managing budgets and all aspects of exhibition delivery, including loans, shipping and other registrarial duties
• Experience of line-management
• A proven track record of fundraising and cultivating patron relations

If you would like to know more about this role and our team or our organisation, we will be hosting an informal online information session on Thursday 7 September between 1pm and 2pm. This session does not form part of the selection process. We want you to feel at ease so you can choose to participate as much or as little as you wish. The session will be captioned and have a chat function too. If you would like to know more or book on to the session, please email recruitment@nottinghamcontemporary.org by 12pm Wed 6 Sep.

For more information, please visit our website to download the full job description or email recruitment@nottinghamcontemporary.org.

We actively encourage applications from people whose perspectives and experiences are currently under-represented on our team; people who identify as disabled, people from ethnically diverse cultural backgrounds and people from working class / lower socio-economic backgrounds.

We operate a positive action interview scheme where we will offer an interview to any applicant with a disability or long-term condition who meets the minimum criteria for the role.

To apply, please download and complete the application form, which can be found by clicking here.

We are happy to discuss accessibility requirements as part of the recruitment process and in relation to the role at any time. Information about our access statement and facilities can be found by clicking here.

Closing Date: Monday 18 September, 9am

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