Chief Operating Officer, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
A new role of Chief Operating Officer has been created at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (PMC) to respond to our recent growth in size and activities as a research centre and educational charity. This is an exciting and important time to join our dedicated and ambitious team at senior leadership level to help us achieve our charitable and educational objectives and plan the delivery of our strategic priorities as we look ahead to the future.
We are looking for a highly experienced professional with an impressive track record who is committed to the highest standards of charitable governance, project planning and delivery. Our new Chief Operating Officer (COO) will help the PMC create an inclusive and inspirational workplace and provide outstanding services and facilities.
Applicants will be expected to work on-site at the Paul Mellon Centre, Bedford Square, London WC1. Hours of work are thirty-five per week. We are happy to talk about flexible working arrangements offered by the Centre.
Salary will be in the range of £100,000 to £110,000 p.a. depending on experience. The Centre also provides a generous range of employee benefits.
Who We Are
As a research centre and educational charity, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (PMC) aims to generate original, inclusive and creative thinking and scholarship on British art, understood in its most diverse and expansive contexts. We host and support a thriving programme of research events. We publish innovative books and a wide range of digital outputs, including our prize-winning journal British Art Studies. We pursue individual and collaborative research projects. With our grants and fellowships programme, we sustain the most exciting and original work in British art and visual culture. We make our specialist archives and library accessible to a growing public, at Bedford Square and beyond. We deliver teaching and learning programmes and run networks that connect researchers and professionals.
The Centre was founded in 1970 by the American art collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon and our activities are supported by the endowment he gifted to Yale University. We are a partner institution to the Yale Center for British Art. Paul Mellon believed in the centrality of the arts and humanities to democratic society and valued critical thinking, the role of the imagination and the expression of ideas. We are inspired by this vision to increase access to British art across all our activities that take place at the Paul Mellon Centre and through those we fund elsewhere.
About the Role
The postholder will sit on the Centre’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and assist the Director and fellow SLT members in overseeing the PMC’s activities and development and delivering the Centre’s mission, vision and strategic priorities. As a member of the SLT, the postholder will play a key role in helping maintain good governance (including providing strategic recommendations and drafting policy and governance documents) and maintaining and developing organisational culture, values and reputation with all staff, associates and external stakeholders. They will serve as an ambassador for the Centre within the wider sector and, as required, the postholder will deputise for the Director’s activities and temporarily take on additional team and line management duties within the Centre.
Closing Date
The closing date for applications is 10am, GMT, on Monday 26 February 2024
Interviews
Interviews for the post will be held week commencing Monday 25 March 2024
Enquiries
Queries about the post should be addressed to recruitment@paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk
Further details including full job description can be found on our website.