Relationship Manager, Combined Arts

Overall Purpose of the role You will work closely with a portfolio of organisations that Arts Council England funds through our various investment programmes, helping those organisations to contribute successfully to delivering the Arts Council''s strategy and to achieve their own growth and development objectives. Acting as the primary conduit and point of contact between these organisations and the Arts Council - and supported by your Senior Relationship Manager - you will broker both internal and external relationships to ensure that funded organisations have access to appropriate sources of expertise and knowledge to support them in achieving great art in the context of meeting their business plans and operating effectively. These external relationships will include liaison with local stakeholders in local government and the private sector who play a material role in the local environment for arts and culture. You will orchestrate our dealings with the organisations you manage and will play a key role in recommending to your Senior Relationship Manager what investment we should commit to them - including all funding decisions and strategic development programmes and initiatives. Main day to day responsibilities You will manage a portfolio of funded organisations. This will include maintaining an awareness of their performance against their business plan and their funding agreement with the Arts Council, maintaining awareness of their artistic work and identifying their ..... full job details .....