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Director, Hayward Gallery
Link to newspaper job ad
Organisation: Transforming South Bank Centre
Location:
Salary: Circa £65,000
Date posted: 13 Feb 05
Closing date: 15 Mar 05
Job description
TRANSFORMING SOUTH BANK CENTRE
South Bank Centre London
Royal Festival Hall
Hayward Gallery
Circa £65,000
Reporting to the Artistic Director, you will be a key member of the team taking the South Bank Centre into an exciting future that includes the renovation of the RFH and its re-opening in 2007, the 40th birthday of the Hayward Gallery and the 60th birthday of the Arts Council Collection.
You will be responsible for the development of the programme of exhibitions for the Hayward Gallery within the framework of the wider artistic vision of the Centre and for the broader role of the visual arts across the South Bank Centre. In addition you will be responsible for the development and revitalisation of our National Touring Programme and the expansion of the role of the Arts Council Collection.
Working as part of the senior management team, you will lead the team of curators and managers responsible for the delivery of the Visual Arts programme, its development and installation, publications, education and communication.
You will have experience in leading a contemporary gallery, an international profile and relationships with key senior figures in the arts world. You will have strong management skills and a genuine interest in working within a multi-art form organisation.
The South Bank Board is an equal opportunities employer. Applications are welcome from all members of the community.
Head of Library Service
Organisation: The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Location: Central London
Salary: £44,000 - £59,500 plus benefits
Date posted: 06 Feb 05
Closing date: 24 Feb 05
Job description
Beano to Britannia.
Lion
King to La Traviata.
Minogue to Mozart. And everything in-between.
With over 100 languages spoken in our small and vibrant borough, meeting the cultural needs of all our residents is no small task. After all, ours is a borough of contrasts and one where areas of extreme wealth exist alongside areas of extreme poverty. Personal tastes in music, literature, museums and the arts vary enormously and our mission at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is to satisfy everyone's tastes with a long-term programme of cultural development.
£44,000 - £59,500 (incl. of average PRP bonus)
Responsible for implementing a new library strategy, you'll direct the modernisation of our service over the next 10 years. With a re-modelling programme of the central library planned to start, your brief will be to take exciting ideas and make them work in practice. As well as senior management experience, gained in a quality public library, you'll need to relish a challenge and be able to think strategically. Ref: EE805.
Assessments will be held 8 March and interviews will be held 18 March 2005.
We are at the start of an exciting future. A future you can make your mark on.
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
-----Original Message-----
From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Briggs
Sent: 14 February 2005 12:14
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gazette 11 Feb
Samantha Brookes wrote:
> We can't judge the people who take the jobs. What if your dream job is
> to work for the British Museum and this is your only way to get in? Or
> what if you have been unemployed for years and this is the only job
> you can get? If you are a qualified librarian you may prefer to take
> this job rather than work on a supermarket checkout!
I think you are getting close to the answer. Bear in mind that someone who has been unemployed for years, or for whom the alternative is the supermarket checkout, would be unable to take the job. It is the "dream job" for someone who doesn't need the money.
John Briggs
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