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Anderson Quigley are delighted to be working with Help Musicians who are seeking a people focused Head of IT.
The Head of IT will lead the development and delivery of Information Technology, Digital and Data strategies for Help Musicians, and their sister charity Music Minds Matter, to ensure a fit for purpose infrastructure, software products and information that supports their business needs, while continuously improving in line with new technologies. As a member of the leadership team, you will effectively lead the charity’s IT team and work closely with colleagues to deliver the businesses core strategic objectives.
Key Deliverables for this role include:
- Leads in the development of a multi-year IT strategy which supports the aims of the charity’s three-year business plan – develops, executes, and keeps up to date strategies (IT, Digital, Data) that delivers agreed outcomes.
- Manages IT related risks enabling the organisation to manage its operations and services safely and securely.
- Provides effective leadership and management to all those reporting to you, ensuring staff are motivated to deliver to their personal potential and add maximum value to the charity. Models’ leadership behaviours that will embed IT and digitalisation across the charity.
- Manages relationships with stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes and effective representation of department and the charity where required.
Main responsibilities
- Lead on the development and execution of the charity’s IT strategy that proactively supports the business and manages IT related risks well.
- Working collaboratively with the leadership team, model leadership behaviours that will embed IT and digitalisation across HM, upholding Help Musicians values, working with the highest professional standards and maintaining high staff morale.
- Develop and sustain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, working with teams to plan and deliver IT Programme.
- Develop and keep up to date IT related policies and procedures that are publicised, understood, and adhered to by HM.
- Embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within HM, devising and leading on delivering a strategy for continuous improvement and on-going service improvement and process reviews.
- Ensure all technology risks are effectively managed and the Help Musicians technology estate is secure.
- Responsible for the management and delivery of the IT budget ensuring value for money.
- Effectively lead, manage, motivate, and develop the IT team through regular supervision, appraisal, and performance management, to develop them to their full potential.
Essential knowledge and experience
- Experience of leading and managing an IT service in an SME to include:
- Managing and developing complex strategies, projects, and teams;
- Identification and successful implementation of new technologies and systems;
- Working with a mix of cloud-based service providers as well as inhouse and outsourced managed services;
- Digital and data IT security and governance requirements;
- Providing expert advice and reports to Board, Committees, and senior colleagues.
- Comprehensive knowledge of existing and developing technologies, and how they can be applied to business;
- Good knowledge, experience and understanding of programme and project management delivery;
- Experience of leading teams, motivating people to deliver goals, and people management best practices;
- Experience of communicating, negotiating, and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners;
- Experience of successfully managing departmental budget;
- Effective risk management.
Additional info
Hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days in the London office (WC1X 9JS) and 3 days at home, with flexibility to attend the London office more regularly as the needs of the role dictate.
How to apply
Anderson Quigley is acting as an advisor to Help Musicians.
The closing date for applications is noon on 15th April 2024 at 4pm.
Applications should consist of:
- Full CV.
- Covering letter (maximum of two pages) outlining how you meet the essential experience criteria of the person specification.
Timetable
Close of search and advertisement 15th April
First round in-person interviews W/C 22nd April
Second round in-person interviews W/C 29th April
Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, please contact Grace Tattersall on +44 (0)7510 384 761 or click apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Turner Contemporary at a pivotal moment. Under the new leadership of Clarrie Wallis as Director with Matthew Slotover (Founder and Director, Frieze) as Chair, our Development Manager will play a career-defining part in plans. You will help deliver our refreshed vision as we significantly shift our operating model.
We are looking for a Development Manager to work closely with the Director and Head of Development to develop and deliver Turner Contemporary’s fundraising strategy, predominantly focused on giving circles, major donors and unrestricted regular and one-off supporters, as well as supporting fundraising efforts and co-ordinating relationships with trusts and foundations.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced, high performing and target driven Manager, with a demonstrable track record of securing gifts and donations from mid-high value individuals and corporations, and a deep understanding of the principles of successful relationship stewardships, across a diverse group of donors, patrons and partners.
Please download the Development Manager Job Pack for more background information and the full job specification.
Deadline for applications: 12pm Friday 12 April 2024
First interviews to be held online: Thursday 25 April 2024
Second interviews to be held at Turner Contemporary: Date to be confirmed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Creative United is one of the UK's leading social enterprises working across the arts and creative industries. Based at Somerset House in Central London, we deliver a wide range of publicly funded programmes focused on increasing access and inclusion in the arts. Our experienced team is committed to supporting artists, musicians and creative entrepreneurs of all kinds with the skills and confidence to develop and grow their social and economic impact, helping to maximise their contribution to the strength and diversity of the UK's creative economy.
We are looking to recruit a talented and self-motivated Senior Business Development Manager to join us in early June 2024 on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract.
Reporting to the Director of Strategic Development, this role is essential to driving forward the implementation of Creative United’s business development plans across multiple programme and project strands. Key responsibilities include the planning and delivery of business development activities that build on our existing service offer, responding to the needs of the creative communities that we serve, whether on a local, regional or national basis.
This is a hybrid-working role that involves spending a minimum of 2 days per week at our offices in London. You will have strong interpersonal skills and enjoy building relationships through a combination of face to face, telephone and written communications. You will be comfortable working with minimal supervision to plan and coordinate activities that involve the buy-in of other staff and partner organisations. You will be able to inspire and motivate other people to work with you to achieve our shared goals and priorities through effective planning, implementation and evaluation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Eden Brown is delighted to be partnering with an incredible heritage museum to recruit them a Head of Grants and Trusts. The trust play a pivotal role in telling the story of one of England's greatest writers and allows people to experience the writer's life and works through collections and educational workshops across several heritage sites.
This is such an exciting point for the trust as they move forward to deliver an ambitious new vision as a contemporary museum with a global reach.
About the Role
As Head of Grants and Trusts you will work closely with the Director of Development to establish a new development department. You will build and lead the Grants and Trusts team in increasing income from statutory and lottery funders, private trusts and foundations and other grant giving bodies in the UK and internationally.
You will build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including the Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage fund.
About you
To be successful in this role you must have;
- Significant fundraising experience in Trusts and Grants with demonstratable experience of securing funds between £50,000 and £1 Million
- You will have had experience in developing and delivering a fundraising strategy
- You will have had experience in working with the Arts Council and National lottery heritage fund
- You will have a good understanding of the UK funding environment
This will be a Hybrid working role with some travel to Stratford Upon Avon. This really is an incredible role and an exciting chance to be a part of something really exciting. The closing date is the 7th April. Please call Laura Iliff on 07442607841 for more information.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 3643845. Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.
Royal Greenwich Heritage Trust (RGHT) manages the important historic buildings and community assets for the Royal Borough of Greenwich. These include Charlton House and Gardens, the Archive and Museum Collections, Tudor Barn, and various memorials across the Borough. Our mission is to help people discover and enjoy the history and heritage stories of the Royal Borough of Greenwich; to conserve these heritage assets and ensure that they are shared with as many people as possible. Our regular activities include tours, events, venue hire, weddings, education programmes, exhibitions, and an archive service, working with partners and volunteers to manage the assets in our care.
The Head of Marketing & Commercial has overall responsibility for the Trust’s marketing, room and site hire, and events. They ensure a continual public programme, commercial events and marketing efforts for year-round activities are in line with the vision and strategic plan, and that income targets are met, working in collaboration with the Finance and Programming Committee of the Board.
You will be responsible for:
1) The effective marketing and communication of all activities at the Trust.
2) Managing the hire of our rooms and grounds for events, weddings, celebrations and corporate use.
3) Overseeing the production and delivery of projects and programmes to highlight the assets in our care, leading to audience growth on site and meaningful engagement primarily across the Royal Borough.
4) Seeking potential funding for activities.
As part of our Leadership Team you will drive strategic change; identifying programme opportunities and growing our audiences using your understanding of audience data collection and evaluation. Experience leading a team and working with external suppliers and a diverse stakeholder community is essential as well as your ability to deliver events that generate commercial and philanthropic income. You will understand audiences commercially as well as from a cultural sector perspective.
We try to make our job descriptions as straightforward and accessible as possible. They’re not intended to set out every duty in detail, but to explain the key responsibilities so that you understand the nature of the job. How you go about doing it will be discussed and agreed between you and your manager on an ongoing basis.
All our team members are additionally expected to work to our Competency Framework. (Level 3)
Leadership and Management
1. Work as a key member of the Leadership Team, collaborating with and alongside colleagues to provide the strategic leadership required to ensure the Trust’s long-term commercial and public engagement programme.
2. To manage the Venue Sales Team to maximise income through sales of the rooms and grounds and development of events.
3. Provide guidance to the CEO and the Trustees, to ensure the Trust is delivering through its programme, public benefit via access, learning and conservation.
4. Contribute to, and support, the conception and development of new projects that will drive business development and income generation opportunities to deliver the Trust’s objectives.
5. To seek funding opportunities for projects.
6. Attend the Finance and Programming Committee of the Board.
7. Work closely with the Finance Manager to create and implement an annual budget.
8. To be responsible for the Marketing plan and its delivery across all aspects of the Trust’s activity.
Marketing and Communications
8. To oversee the management of the brand and act as brand guardian
9. To generate marketing and communications strategy
10. To deliver the marketing strategy: design, print, digital, research, communications
11. To create Marketing Assets: newsletters, social media posts, website content
12. To ensure RGHT is promoted effectively and efficiently, including monitoring impact of campaigns to ensure Return on Investment.
13. To generate audiences for Trust’s activities and widen the demographics.
Commercial: Hire and events programming
14. Manage the Venue Sales Manager and Bookings Co-ordinator to develop and deliver the Trust’s activities programme to generate maximum profit from hire of the estate for functions, filming, community use.
15. Trial and deliver new approaches to income generating activity and events.
16. Develop a paid for programme of activity that provides access to the heritage in our care to new audiences, including the development, implementation, monitoring, impact and overall success of the programme.
17. Ensure all programming delivers significant Return on Investment where external grant funding is not available, supporting the income generation targets of the Trust.
General
In addition to the specific duties above, all RGHT employees should be aware of their responsibilities towards the following:
1. To work as part of a small team and contribute to the overall aims and objectives of the Trust.
2. To champion and promote the values and behaviours set out in the Competency Framework and act as an ambassador for the Trust.
3. Demonstrate a commitment to on-going learning and development and to participate in any training relevant to the role and to improve performance against the Competency Framework.
4. To work flexibly in response to changing organisational needs and be willing to undertake any other duty in line with the level of the job as may be required the Trust.
5. To operate in accordance with RGHT’s values, policies and procedures, including but not limited to, Health and Safety, Data Protection, Equality and Diversity and Child Protection.
Interviews will be held W.C 8th April
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hever Castle is situated in the heart of the idyllic Kent countryside, with a rich and varied history dating back more than 600 years, the most famous resident being Anne Boleyn. Yet much of what visitors see today is the result of the remarkable efforts of a wealthy American, William Waldorf Astor, who used his fortune to restore, renovate and extend the Castle and gardens in the early 20th century. Today the Castle and Gardens attract over 400,000 visitors per year. The Astor Wing together with the Guthrie Pavilion in the Italian Garden and areas of the Castle itself are available for corporate events, private events and weddings. Each venue has its own unique character and offers peace, privacy and seclusion in one of the most historic and beautiful settings in England. Hever Castle offers 28 luxury ‘five-star’ bedrooms in the Astor Wing and the Anne Boleyn Wing, and you will also find Hever Castle Golf Club set within 250 acres of beautiful Kentish countryside.
We are recruiting for a Head of Visitor Services to lead and develop the teams responsible for delivering an outstanding service and exceptional experience to our visitors. Whilst primary responsibility is to deliver operational excellence, this role also focuses on the strategic development of the whole visitor experience. You will coach and develop teams including front of house staff to ensure high performance and motivation. You will act as the bridge between Operations and all departments involved in delivering the visitor experience, to ensure that agreed quality standards are maintained and use expert operations knowledge to contribute to the development and implementation of events and activities, maintaining consistency with agreed customer care standards. You will manage budgets effectively and create an environment for continuous improvement and learning across your teams.
The successful candidate will have strong experience of operational management in a customer focused role ideally within the leisure and tourism, hospitality or heritage sectors. You will have extensive experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams with the ability to mentor and motivate in order to achieve organisational targets. You will have a proven track record of driving strategy related to customer/visitor experience with demonstrable success in delivering improvements. In addition, you will have a high level of financial acumen, commercial awareness and a proven track record of budget management, as well as the ability to effectively manage complex projects.
Hever Castle are partnering with Prospectus to recruit for this vacancy. To apply please submit your CV and a two page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining Hever Castle and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Personal Attributes section on the Job Description. If you have any further questions or would like to know more about this opportunity please contact Steven Fraser from Prospectus.
Please note: Prospectus will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis therefore we encourage candidates to apply ASAP. As such we reserve the right to close adverts early if required.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
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Based in the heart of Covent Garden, Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre are the membership bodies for the theatre sector, representing theatre producers, managers, owners, and operators both in London’s West End and across the UK – a vibrant and diverse sector delivering world class theatre. Theatre and the performing arts industries enrich our lives and strengthen our sense of belonging and are a cornerstone of both the levelling up and growth agendas – it’s a rewarding sector to work in.
It is an exciting time to join as we are in the early stages of embedding a new vision and mission following a fundamental strategic review process and appointment of a new executive team. We now have an exciting five year strategy and ambitious goals that will deliver for our members. To achieve, we need an organisation that is fit for purpose, with the people, systems and processes needed to make an even greater impact. That’s where you come in.
As Head of Finance you be responsible for the finance function for Society of London Theatre, UK Theatre Association, The Theatre Council and Theatre Development Trust.
Your key responsibilities include:
- Leading the annual budget process; Acting as finance business partner to budget holders across the organisation to improve the impact of financial reporting on business performance, and supporting colleagues in developing confidence in broad financial skills;
- Preparing financial reports and business cases for presentation to Board and relevant Committees; developing rolling capital investment plans which support the organisations’ strategic priorities
- Being responsible for effective financial controls and ensuring the accounting records for Society of London Theatre, UK Theatre Association, Theatre Development Trust and The Theatre Council are accurate and enable timely reporting;
- Making best use of technology to lead the review and implementation of systems, processes and procedures to support the business to deliver effectively;
- Deputising for Director of Finance and Operations when required;
We are seeking a proactive and engaging fully qualified finance professional from the Arts, Charity, Commercial or wider Public Sector. You will have robust communication and interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with and act as a trusted advisor to a wide range of stakeholders across the three organisations. We are looking for someone committed to innovation, passionate about harnessing new technology and who will deliver ‘brilliant basics’ across our accounting processes and policies.
Recruitment timetable
Application deadline: Sunday 14th April
Shortlisting: Thursday 18th April
Panel interviews: week commencing 22nd April
2nd Stage: week commencing 29th April
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Bryony Thomas via the Allen Lane agency website.
The purpose of the role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in the theatre’s new Stories Start Here campaign, building on our successful major donor fundraising programme. As the key relationship manager for a portfolio of some of our closest and passionate supporters, the Major Gifts Manager makes a vital contribution to this growing income stream. By identifying, cultivating, soliciting and securing major gifts of £25,000 and more, and working collaboratively across the department with other fundraising teams, there is lots of scope to build on your existing fundraising experience to develop an engaged and generous portfolio of major donors.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- Experience in a fundraising capacity, with a successful track record of meeting targets and personally soliciting and securing 5-figure+ philanthropic gifts.
- Evidence of relationship management to proactively develop a portfolio of prospects employing creative strategies to engage them.
- Demonstrable prospect research skills.
- Evidence of ability to write persuasively, and experience of creating compelling fundraising materials.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the necessary listening, facilitation, negotiation, and diplomatic skills to represent the NT, and to achieve immediate credibility and influence with high net worth individuals, and internal and external stakeholders.
If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!
Working with us will give you...
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Complimentary staff tickets for shows and NT Talks and Events, subject to availability and policy.
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Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafes, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to local childcare providers & gyms on and around the South Bank)
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Access to interest-free season ticket loan and Cyclescheme partnership
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Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
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Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
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Generous sick pay
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Family-friendly employer with supporting policies
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Hybrid and flexible working, subject to agreement and policy
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Training and Development Programme via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role.
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On-site Occupational Health and welfare support
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Free-to-access Employee Assistance Programme, enabling counselling and mental wellbeing support, financial and legal advice, and advice on caring responsibilities.
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On-site staff canteen and bar
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Staff networks including Amplified: The Ethnically Diverse Network; Disability Staff Network; LGBTQ+ Network; Parents and Parents & Carers Network
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The NT is also a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
Please note
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 8th April 2024 at 12 noon.
We support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.
People Department 2024
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Job Title: Project Manager Capital Works – Clywedog Valley Partnership
Location: Groundwork Offices - Wrexham
Responsible to: Head of Projects and Contract Delivery
Responsible for: Contractors
Length of Contract: 12 months (potential extension subject to funding)
Number of hours per week: 15 hours per week
Salary: £12,476 (£31,190 FTE)
Purpose of the Job: This role entails managing the capital work aspect of a National Lottery Heritage Funded-development year for the partnership Clywedog Valley project, working up to the submission of a stage 2 delivery phase application in 2025. The primary outcome will be achieving RIBA Stage 3 for the building works.
The postholder will bring a proven track record in developing and delivering large or high-risk projects and will be comfortable working within and influencing multi-disciplinary teams. A flexible and responsive approach will be essential to manage priorities and competing demands on time. The appointed individual will have skills in managing PR and reputational risk.
For further information about the role, please see our website.
We are committed to building a diverse team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Equality, diversity and inclusivity is central to our mission and to our impact.
To apply for the position, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you would be suitable and how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Eden Brown is delighted to be partnering with an incredible Arts organisation who bring World Class ballet to a wide audience throughout the UK to recruit them a Head of Trusts and Corporates. This organisation bring dance to different communities and people of all ages.
About the Role
As Senior Major Gifts Manager, you will support both the organisations vision and the Development Department's strategy, to grow philanthropic income. Reporting to the Head of Major and Principal Gifts and line managing the Major Gifts Officer, you will nurture relationships with donors, develop the prospect pipeline and secure major gifts (£10k - £250k per annum ) from high-net-worth individuals. You will also act as the primary Development liaison with the Events team, jointly overseeing our cultivation and stewardship events.
You will be responsible for
*Identifying new donors and working with existing supporters, to secure 5 and 6 figure gifts.
*Proposing creative approaches to achieve personal and team income targets whilst providing excellent, engaging stewardship to donors.
*Overseeing the planning and execution of Development event, supported by the Events team.
*Managing the Major Gifts Officer, conducting regular 1:1's and supporting their development.
About You
To be successful as Senior Major Gifts Manager you will have had
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Experience of working in fundraising within the arts, higher education or third sectors and a demonstrable understanding of best practice in donor cultivation and stewardship.
*Experience of securing five and six-figure gifts from high net-worth individuals.
*Experience of working to targets, developing donor solicitation and stewardship plans.
*Experience or a good understanding of working for a performing arts organisation or in the broader arts and cultural space.
*Ability to understand of prospect research and network mapping
This role is Hybrid in the London office with some home working available. To hear more about this incredible opportunity please call Laura Iliff on 07442607841. Please note that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 3643845. Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the arts sector? We're on an exhilarating journey with our visionary five-year strategic plan, The Next Five Years, and we need an exceptional Trusts and Grants Manager to spearhead our fundraising efforts. In this pivotal role, you'll dive deep into research, crafting compelling narratives for support, and cultivating relationships with a diverse range of trusts, grant-making bodies, and statutory organizations. Your mission is to secure vital funds that will propel us towards our ambitious goals and objectives, marking a new era of success for our organization.
As our Trusts and Grants Manager, you'll be at the heart of our Fundraising & Development team, reporting directly to the Head of Fundraising & Development. Collaborating closely with colleagues across various departments, from Creative Partnerships to Festivals, you'll be instrumental in driving our mission forward. And with our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we eagerly encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to our team.
We're dedicated to supporting our employees' wellbeing and growth. From generous holiday allowances to discounted gym memberships and flexible working options, we ensure our team thrives both personally and professionally. Join us, and together, let's create a future filled with creativity, innovation, and boundless possibilities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.