Arts Director (Ref AC48) The Arts Council is seeking a senior manager to lead its policy, development and grant making in the areas of Literature and Oral Literature, Visual Arts, Architecture, Film and Digital Media. Context The reorganisation of work at the Arts Council will establish a number of teams to lead and support its work in these key areas of strategic importance to arts development. The Arts Director will have the opportunity to establish a new department which will be at the forefront of providing excellent service to the public, to the arts community, to government and the public sector generally. The new department will provide leadership in strategic policy making and will develop new and effective ways of supporting these growing areas of the arts, through the creation of efficient and effective grant-making and through initiatives and interventions designed to deliver the Arts Council’s strategic objectives. Role Overview Direct and manage this Arts Department in its delivery of those objectives of the Arts Council that are relevant to that department; collaborate with the Director, senior management team and the Operations Director in the implementation of specific delegated individual and team responsibilities that will optimise management processes within the Arts Council.

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