About Us

• Are you looking to join a busy events team in a thriving cultural venue?
• Are you looking to combine your administrative experience with your passion for the arts?

If you answered yes, we want to hear from you!

Who we are:

 The Business team at Orleans House Gallery provide a crucial role in supporting income generation and commercial activity to help deliver the exciting, diverse, and ambitious Richmond Arts Service programme. The team is going through an exciting period of growth and we are looking for a dynamic new team member to help support us.

About the role:

We are looking for an administration professional to join the Richmond Art Service’s Business team, providing day to day support to our ever-growing hires and lettings. The role is a 2.5 day a week position, on a 1-year fixed term contract. 

Based at Orleans House Gallery on Twickenham Riverside, you will:

• Support with administration for events ranging from weddings, filming, and community hires to corporate away days, drinks receptions and exhibition openings
• Create social media and web copy to positively represent the venue as an exciting, aspirational event space and help to generate bookings
• Liaise with a range of hirers, vendors and industry professionals, maintaining positive relationships and providing an excellent customer experience 
• Work with team members across the Arts Service and communicate with colleagues effectively 

About You 

• You will have experience of working in administration
• You will enjoy delivering exceptional customer service 
• You will have a passion for the Arts

Why choose us?

We offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  9^th July 2023

Shortlisting Date: W/C 10^th July 2023

Interview Date: W/C 17^th July 2023

How to apply?

 Please register, submit your CV and a supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of this role. If you are having difficulty in applying online, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk to see if we can offer alternative arrangements for you to apply.

Useful Information:

The role is a 2.5 day a week position, on a 1-year fixed term contract. 

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams, 

We 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.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils