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Programme Administrator / Business Support - London Borough of Culture Team
£32,955 - £39,933 per annum
Fixed Term (24 months)
Full Time (36 hours)
Wandsworth
Hybrid Working: 2 days office based and 3 days home working. One of the days will be Wednesdays due to team meetings. 

Are you an experienced administrative professional seeking a new challenge and want to contribute to the success of an exciting new project? 

We are so excited that Wandsworth has been chosen by the Mayor of London to be London Borough of Culture 2025. We are planning an inspirational year of culture where every corner of Wandsworth comes alive in an explosion of creativity.

You can expect the biggest dance festival this city has ever seen, a mass choral spectacular and a music festival showcasing great artists from the borough, amongst many other things. 

By sharing experiences and connecting, we believe culture has the power to make us all feel better. We want to start a movement across the Capital where everyone recognises that culture has the power to heal – a place where better health outcomes are achieved through the healing, inspirational power of culture and the arts.

About the role 

Wandsworth’s London Borough of Culture year starts in April 2025. When joining us, you will manage the administration of an exciting programme of activity in collaboration and partnership with communities, residents and the brilliant arts and culture sector.

You will be the engine room of the team enabling them to function effectively and meet the requirements of the programme, by making sure that you provide high quality response and engagement with key stakeholders. With guidance from your manager, you will implement and maintain new processes for the team and provide feedback when necessary to adapt existing processes. 

As an agile and experienced professional, your support will be crucial to the success of the overall programme – you will be our behind the scenes wonder! You will know which stakeholders needs to be engaged and exactly when to allow the team to concentrate on delivering the details of the programme.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in a similar role providing administrative support with a track record of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• The ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment working with a range of project leads. 
• Political sensitivity with the ability to brief participants and engage with stakeholders including senior managers and councillors. 
• Excellent minute taking skills paired with accuracy and sense check.
• Confidence in dealing with finances including making payments and getting new suppliers set up on our system. 

Help us to deliver a year to remember, using the power of culture to transform lives, spark joy, connect people and improve wellbeing – let’s do this together!

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Jamila Mensah, Interim Programme Manager at jamila.mensah@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 11th August 2024
Shortlisting Date: Week commencing 12th August 2024
Interview Date: TBC

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils 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. 

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