Advertised by The Arts Council

Application Support Manager (Music & Opera).

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About this role

We have an exciting permanent, full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity at the Higher Executive Officer (HEO) grade for Application Support Manager (Music & Opera), a role that reports to the Performing Arts Director.

Role Overview

The Arts Council’s responsibility within the artform/arts practice area extends to a broad range of artists and organisations, and a correspondingly wide audience. As the largest funder of the artform/arts practice area nationally the Arts Council has a critical responsibility to ensure that it is developed and that funding is wisely invested and monitored.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the management of the one of the Arts Teams. The role arises due to changing work arrangements. As the development supports, funding schemes and budgets of Council have expanded additional skilled, knowledgeable people are needed to support the work of the team. The team is responsible for policy formulation, development initiatives, funding and relationship management.

Working closely with the permanent Head of Team, the Application Support Manager will manage a specific number of funding and grant assessments, including limited relationship management in the arts/practice area; motivate and collaborate with the Arts team; sign-off on and oversee a number of award payments.

Closing date and time

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12.00 noon, Monday 21 September 2026.

Further information

Role Profile

Candidate Information Booklet

The Arts Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications from all sections of the community under all ten grounds as set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

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