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Latest Job Opportunities
Short Courses Events Officer, The Courtauld Institute of Art
Description of role & details:
Join one of Britain’s foremost cultural institutes to support our dynamic Short Courses team in the role of Events Officer. You will be playing a vital role in driving excellence for our students and staff!
Your focus will be a wide range of event management, administrative, and marketing tasks that ensure the smooth running of a varied programme of online and in-person art history short courses throughout the year.
Type of position: Permanent, full-time. The Events officer may work on a hybrid basis, opting for 1 to 2 days from home. There will be occasions when course delivery requires full-time presence on campus (normally 1 evening per week during term-time; 1-2 weeks in the Easter vacations, for 4 weeks over late June to July, and during 1 week in September).
Organisation name: The Courtauld Institute of Art
City: Kings Cross, London
Application deadline: 22 April at Midnight
Salary: £33,190 – £37,487 depending on knowledge and skills
Required skills and experience:
We are looking for:
An organized, articulate, practically skilled, and self-motivated person to support the Short Courses team with the recording, editing and uploading of online courses, the creation and maintenance of web- and VLE pages, marketing and publicity-related and administrative tasks, and the running of on campus events. Training in technical processes will be given, if necessary.
Are you able to:
- Demonstrate you have excellent organisational skills and can work with minimal supervision.
- Apply your high standard of customer service in a higher education setting.
- Use your excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills to interact and maintain good working relationships with internal staff, external lecturers, and our students.
- Demonstrate your ability to provide practical solutions and remain calm under pressure if required.
- Use your IT skills and aptitude for digital processes to ensure the smooth running of online and on campus events.
If you believe you can carry out this role effectively, we’d love to meet you! Please review the Job Description and Person Specification thoroughly before completing the online application. Your application should demonstrate your abilities and experience in each of the categories on the person specification
Benefits of being part of our Courtauld team:
- 30 days annual leave with additional 6 office closure days (excluded from annual leave)
- Bicycle Loan – Including bike accessories
- Season Ticket loan
- Free staff access to the Gallery – reciprocal arrangements with other galleries/museums free or discounted
- Retails Staff Discount 20% (Courtauld shop)
- Onsite Café Staff Discount 25% (Somerset House)
- Vernon Square – Subsidised Frequency Coffee
- Wellbeing: Eye Care voucher & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Health Assured
- Reduced rate access to training and development courses
How to apply/contact: Apply here
Interview Date: 1 May 2025, via Zoom
The Courtauld Institute of Art reserves the right to remove or close this vacancy earlier than the current closing date, depending on the volume of applications. We strongly encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience where possible.
The Courtauld is working towards improving and embedding equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
Gallery Assistant and Researcher, Harvey Horswell
Description of role & details:
A new Gallery, Harvey Horswell, is opening in London.
Their first exhibition will be in St. James’s, London in October. They are looking for an assistant to the director to work full time in the gallery during the exhibition. Between now and then, they are looking for a research assistant administrator, who can work two to three days a week from home and later in an office space as necessary.
The role would suit someone accomplished at research, writing and organisation. They will be creating filing systems, preparing labels and tear sheets on all of the art works. It is hoped they will be able to run the gallery’s Instagram accounts and load the website. The gallery will be selling a large international collection of Orientalist paintings, so an interest in this subject is desired. Experience isn’t required as there is a team of advisors to train and help. This would suit someone who would like to fully engage with the gallery experience. They are looking for someone who is organised and enthusiastic, with a high level of written and spoken English.
Type of position: Part time – 2 to 3 days a week, culminating in 2 weeks full time in October
Organisation name: Harvey Horswell Ltd
City: London
Application deadline: ASAP, immediate start desired
Recruiter/employer’s name: Cem Guler
Recruiter/employer’s email: cemnesimiguler@gmail.com
Salary: £14 per hour
Required skills and experience: NA
How to apply/contact: Please send your CV and cover letter to cemnesimiguler@gmail.com
Art History Lecturer, Art Historical London
Description of role & details:
Hybrid delivery of art history lectures (one-offs or a short series) in a specialist field of personal interest and expertise; for a live audience in Richmond, London, on Friday mornings: 11.00 —12.00.
Type of position: Part Time
Organisation name: Art Historical London
City: London
Application deadline: 1 June 2025
Recruiter/employer’s name: Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff
Recruiter/employer’s email: mariska@arthistoricallondon.com
Salary: £100 per lecture, plus percentage of profit when attracting a large audience.
Required skills and experience: Minimum BA level qualification. You are expected to be friendly and comfortable interacting with the participants. 30% friendly presence, 30% presentation skills, 40% unique, well researched, expertise.
How to apply/contact: Please send a recording/short clip if you have one, or a passionate paragraph, on your topic of interest.