Job Details
Salary: £68,300 to £77,400 including Inner London Weighting (A Market Forces Supplement may be considered, subject to eligibility)
Contractual Hours: 35
Basis: Full-Time, Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid
About the Role
This role sits within the Leadership Group at Barbican with responsibility for driving impact and value through telling our story. Working with the Executive Team, you will lead the creation and evolution of a clear communications plan that delivers continuous growth in Barbican’s reach, relevance and revenue through media relations, external affairs, stakeholder events, publicity and local community engagement. If you love engaging others in a compelling story, enjoy bringing different perspectives together and thrive on challenging the traditional ways of doing things, we would love to hear from you.
About You
- Significant experience in a senior communications leadership role.
- Proven ability to develop and deliver impactful communications strategies in a complex organisation.
- Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing high‑performing teams.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
- Experience of managing media relations and high‑profile communications issues.
- Strategic thinker with a creative and audience‑focused approach.
What We Offer
- Barbican Membership.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
- Access to Barbican Centre discounts including offers at the Barbican Shop and hospitality outlets.
- City Corporation staff benefits and discounts throughout the City of London, including at Tower Bridge, Guildhall Art Gallery and others.
- Reciprocal entry to a number of galleries and museums across London.
- Employee volunteering scheme (up to 2 days per year).
- A vibrant, creative, inclusive workplace at one of the world’s leading arts centres.
Legal
The City of London Corporation wants to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.
As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority and Deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.
*Global Majority is a collective term that refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual‑heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.
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