Arts Officer Exhibitions – Maternity Cover NEW

Twickenham, London
LB RICHMOND UPON THAMES AND LB WANDSWORTH

Arts Officer (Exhibitions) – Maternity Cover

£37,602 – £45,564

9 Months Fixed Term

Part Time – 4 days/week flexible work pattern

28.8 hours per week

Orleans House Gallery, Richmond

Objective of role

You will play a key role in the development and delivery of public programmes across our Service.This role will produce and production manage all aspects of realising key exhibitions at Orleans House Gallery, support the arts ecology of the Borough and collaborate on Local Authority initiatives which champion the role of artists and the arts across society, such as Cultural Reforesting, our 10-year arts and ecology programme.

You will work closely with artists, communities and audiences, creative sector partners and organisations as well as staff from across the council and elected Members.

About the role

• Project Managing the development and delivery of our exhibitions, artists, and community programmes in engaging ways. Working closely with the Programmers and Arts Officers. Specifically
• Work closely with programmers, artists, educators, and local communities to highlight diverse voices and perspectives.
• Project Manage the Cultural Reforesting programme, Ronald Moody touring exhibition, including research, artist commissioning, creating marketing content, partner and community support.
• Develop marketing content that integrates live, digital, and hybrid experiences, ensuring that online audiences can engage meaningfully with our programmes.
• Work closely with programming teams to ensure accessibility and inclusivity, to manage financial processes and budgets as well as financial targets for projects, including fundraising,
• To contribute to strategic initiatives and policies which increase the effectiveness of our services.To work with other council services and creative sector partners to increase the public benefit on shared priorities.
• To work flexibly across the service and provide support and cover for colleagues and senior staff as required.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

You will have:

• Demonstrated experience commissioning, contracting, and delivering multidisciplinary arts exhibitions and events, including exhibition production, managing timelines, budgets, and partnerships with arts organisations and creative practitioners.
• Proven ability to create engaging, high-quality multimedia content (including video, audio, photography, and written features) that communicates artistic and community narratives with clarity, creativity, and sensitivity to diverse perspectives.
• Experience of managing live events and coordinating projects with multiple partners and diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of digital platforms for communications, developing audiences and new artistic practices employing digital media.
• A willingness to learn about current best practice in arts project management, including issues related to working with artists, audience development and increasing public access, programming and effective management of available resources

Closing Date: 8th March 2026

Shortlisting Date:16th March 2026

Interview Date: 25th & 26th March 2026

Secondment

All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.