Opportunities

Head of Finance and Operations

Studio Voltaire is looking for a highly responsible, creative and organised individual to oversee the operational, administrative and financial activities of the charity. Working closely with our Director, you will play a vital role in ensuring we are in the best possible position to support artists and engage audiences through our important artistic and community programmes.

This important role is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic individual. You will be able to demonstrate organisational management and development, and have an excellent financial acumen. Joining the organisation in a period of exciting development and strong financial shape, the role will ensure the organisation achieves its objectives and those of its core funders and key stakeholders.

The Head of Finance and Operations is a member of the Leadership Team alongside the Director, Head of Development and Communications, and Head of Commercial. Leading on ensuring the business plan and strategic direction of the organisation is implemented, the role is responsible for financial management and planning, reporting and evaluation, building and office management, human resources and visitor services.

• Hours of work: Full time (Monday–Friday, 10 am–6 pm)
• Occasional weekend/evening working
• Time off in-lieu, in line with Studio Voltaire's policy
• Salary: £44,000–£49,000 (depending on experience) + performance related bonus 
• Type of contract: 2 year fixed term contract (with a view to renew)
• Probation period: 3 months
• Notice period: 4 months (probation notice period is 1 month) 
• 28 days of annual leave, plus UK public holidays (pro rata) 

Deadline for applications:

Tuesday 28 January 2025, 9 am

Interview dates:

• First round interviews: Monday 3 February 2025
• Second round interviews: Thursday 6 February 2025

If you have any advance questions about the role, we are able to arrange a 15 minute conversation with the outgoing post holder, Hayley Dixon. Please contact hr@studiovoltaire.org to book a time.

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Producer (Exhibitions)

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to oversee the delivery of our renowned exhibition and commissioning programme. Collaborating locally, nationally and internationally, Studio Voltaire is unique in our deep-reaching offer to artists and communities. Our idiosyncratic, lively, and ambitious programmes are renowned for amplifying undersupported practices and have proven agenda-setting and influential in the broader arts community.

The Producer (Exhibitions) will work closely with the Curator (Exhibitions), managing the development and delivery of Studio Voltaire’s programme of exhibitions, commissions and displays. Occasionally, the Producer will also manage additional offsite commissions and projects. 

You will be a key member of the broader programme team, working on a highly ambitious programme of commissions across a wide range of art forms. You will manage the production, installation and delivery of our exhibitions, commissions and displays across the Gallery, Project Studio and offsite activities alongside associated public programming. 

• Department:
• Salary: £32,500 pro rata (£26,000 for 4 days) 
• Contract: Fixed Term (2 years) with a view to extend
• Part-time (4 days per week, 10 am–6 pm, days TBC)
• Occasional flexible, weekend and evening working during the delivery of projects and events
• Time off in-lieu, in line with Studio Voltaire's policy
• 28 days annual holiday per annum (pro rata)
• Probation period: 3 months
• Notice period: 2 months (probation notice period is 4 weeks)
• Benefits: Discounts at House of Voltaire and onsite restaurant, training opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, use of ICOM card

An online recruitment session will be held ahead of the application deadline to answer any questions you may have about the position.

• Online recruitment session: Thursday 9 January 2025, 7–8 pm

Please sign up for the online session via this link. A Zoom link will be sent out one hour before the session begins.

Deadline for applications:

Tuesday 21 January 2025, 9 am

Interview date:

Monday 27 January 2025

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Open Call: Neighbours Group

Studio Voltaire is looking for local people interested in art, creativity, heritage and community to join a new monthly paid group exploring the role of the arts and heritage in creating social and civic change.

This is an exciting, paid opportunity for peer learning in art making, research, power analysis, and community building. The Neighbours Group will also help each of us to develop new ways of thinking, creating and engaging with different audiences, communities and perspectives. 

Members will be paid £22.50 per hour per session. Each monthly meeting will last two hours, beginning at the end of February 2025. The project will be broken down into two 18 month terms, running until December 2027.

Monthly in person/online meetings will provide space for you to start discussions, engage with social and civic change and reflect on Studio Voltaire’s programmes. You will collaborate with artists, local partners and civic leaders, learn and share skills, go on trips and create your own events and exhibitions. You will also play an important role in providing advice and feedback on Studio Voltaire’s ways of working.

We are keen to ensure that the Neighbours Group is an intergenerational group and reflective of South London’s different audiences, communities and perspectives.

We would love to hear from people who:

• Are aged 18 and over
• Live, work or have a strong connection to Balham, Battersea, Brixton, Clapham Common, Clapham Junction, Clapham Park, Denmark Hill, Herne Hill, Nine Elms, Stockwell, Streatham or Tooting
• Have a willingness to share their experiences of our programmes and provide critical feedback
• Are passionate about art, culture and heritage (you do not need to have any formal training to take part) 
• Are interested in developing a collaborative, community-based creative practice and exploring the role of civic programming in supporting social and environmental justice

We strongly welcome applications from people of all ages, people with African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern heritage, people who have faced socio-economic barriers, anyone who has faced barriers to access the arts, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Intersex, those with disabilities and people of all faith groups.

An online recruitment session will be held ahead of the application deadline to answer any questions you might have about the position.

• Online recruitment session: Thursday 16 January 2025, 6–8 pm

Please sign up for the online session at this link. A Zoom link will be sent out one hour before the session. 

The deadline for applications is Friday 24 January 2025 at 5 pm. 

The Neighbours Group is supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

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