Manager, Government Indemnity Scheme – Arts Council England

Arts Council England is looking for an experienced and collaborative Manager (Government Indemnity Scheme) to join our Museums and Cultural Property team. This full-time Manager (Government Indemnity Scheme) role offers an attractive salary and benefits package.

Are you an excellent manager, able to take a risk-based approach and balance the needs of different stakeholders? Passionate about developing accessible digital services? Do you have experience of running complex and ambitious programmes or projects? Are you keen to support cultural venues cross the UK put on ambitious exhibitions for their communities? We are pleased to advertise this exciting opportunity to oversee the operational delivery of Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS).

The Government Indemnity Scheme enables cultural venues across the UK to borrow high value cultural objects. If museums cannot obtain indemnity, they have to resort to commercial insurance. Each year we manage applications for c19bn of loans, saving the sector an estimated £100m. The resulting regional, national and international exhibitions and long-term loan displays provide access to a wide variety of objects from the UK and abroad to communities across the country.

Part of the Museums and Cultural Property team, this post will manage the day-to-day running of GIS including supervision of a small team, assessment processes, reporting and development of guidance and training for applicants.

As a GIS Manager, you will actively manage the effective delivery of the UK-wide Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) ensuring that Arts Council England effectively manages the risk on behalf of government and meets the needs of the scheme’s users.

To give you an idea of how this flexible role would look and feel, here are some of the things you could expect to do:

• Oversee the issuing of indemnities – through risk identification and management; process design and implementation; quality assurance; data analysis, performance and impact reporting.
• Actively engage with developing solutions as we review and redesign our processes to implement digital workflows and develop an evidence base for risk analysis and decision-making.
• Build partnerships and collaborate to support the advice and guidance and increase awareness of the scheme with applicants, potential appliances and partners.

To succeed in this flexible role, you will need experience in management and casework assessment. You will also require the following:

• Ability to gather and process, large amounts of information and communicate in an engaging and inclusive manner.
• Experience creating and supporting guidance and resources, including online, through the creation of accessible guidance and support resources.

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Closing date:  9am 26 September 2023

1^st Interviews: 4 October 2023

2^nd Interviews: 11 October 2023. Candidates will be required to prepare a presentation at this stage.