Head of Learning and Participation – Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

We’re a small arts charity on an exciting journey. We are transforming industrial heritage site New River Head into the national centre for illustration and a home for Quentin Blake’s archive. We have recently been awarded a Development Grant by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This will fund a programme of work to develop our understanding of costs, resources, timeline and audience needs, enabling us to develop our application to apply for a full grant of £2.5million towards the project.

We’re seeking a brilliant person to lead the next chapter of our learning and participation work, as we establish the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration at the New River Head heritage site.

We’re an inclusive and flexible employer, happy to hear from freelancers and consultants. Quentin Blake Centre champions art that is dynamic and diverse; we want our team to reflect that.

In recognition of underrepresentation in our staff team, we will be offering guaranteed interviews to Deaf and disabled applicants and applicants of African, Caribbean, Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian, South East Asian and West Asian heritage whose applications demonstrate that they meet the shortlisting criteria listed in the Head of Learning and Participation Job Pack.

Please see the Job Pack for more details on the role, what we are looking for and how to apply>>

If you have any queries, please email us [email protected].

We are registered as a Disability Confident employer. Please let us know if you have any access requirements that need to be met to support you to make an application or participate in the interview process [email protected].

An online information evening for this role will take place onMonday 20 February at 6pm. This is an opportunity to meet our team, find out more about our work and ask questions about the role. If you would like to attend, please email [email protected] and ask us for joining details.

Apply by Friday 3 March, 12:00 GMT