Recruiting now
| Posted: | 01/06/26 | |
| Recruiter: | Modern Art Oxford | |
| Reference: | 3116699258 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | Oxford, Oxfordshire | |
| Description: | Coordinator, Communities, Practice & Participation About Us Modern Art Oxford is one of the UK s leading contemporary art spaces with an international reputation for innovation and ambition. The gallery presents a programme of changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art each year, coupled with an extensive programme of education, events and performance projects involving several thousand people of all ages and backgrounds. About You and The Role The Communities, Practice & Participation Coordinator supports the administration, delivery, and evaluation of Modern Art Oxford s community-facing participation and exhibition programme, involving a wide range of groups. Working as part of the Communities, Practice & Participation team at the gallery, you will be a key support in the coordination of our participatory programme and live events, the installation of displays in Modern Art Oxford s Ground Floor gallery and Studio, and assisting the delivery of workshops, as required. The Coordinator is also responsible for the administration and archiving of Modern Art Oxford s community-facing participation programme. This position requires a proactive, detail-oriented approach, to ensure appropriate and ongoing communication across departments to realise projects successfully, within budget, and to the highest standard. You will be trusted to use your initiative in problem-solving and encouraged to contribute ideas. This job is an integral role in the team, aimed at an early-career arts professional. The Coordinator, Communities, Practice & Participation is line-managed by the Curator, Communities, Practice & Participation and supports the Head of Communities, Practice & Participation and other CPP colleagues. Primary Objectives
Key Accountabilities Ground Floor Gallery
The Studio and Participatory Programme
Finance
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an enthusiasm for contemporary art and a willingness to gain a broad range of curatorial skills and experiences. They will have strong administration skills, with demonstrable experience, a proactive mindset and the ability to be flexible. They will have a keen attention to detail and an ability to prioritise and deliver multiple strands of work to deadlines. Good planning and communication skills are essential in this busy, demanding and exciting environment. They will be comfortable working as part of a team, and sharing responsibilities and tasks where necessary. Benefits An auto-enrolment pension scheme is in place with Legal & General. Under pension auto enrolment legislation, the employee will pay 5% (before tax relief) and the employer will pay 3% of qualifying earnings to the Legal and General plan. A salary sacrifice scheme is available after 3 months employment. Employees are entitled to a staff discount in the Modern Art Oxford Shop and Café. Applications must be received by 9.00am Monday 29 June 2026 Interested? If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. Modern Art Oxford is committed to creating equality of opportunity for all and we value diversity in our team. As part of our Anti-racism Action Plan, we welcome applications from people from the Global Majority who are under-represented in the workforce in our sector. No agencies please. | |