Head of Cultural Partnerships

Salary: £64,020 - £75,636 per annum

We are looking for a Head of Cultural Partnerships to be a key advocate for the BFI National Archive and the BFI's cultural vision both internally, securing buy in and support across the organisation as well as breaking new ground in collaboration opportunities outside of the BFI.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify, develop, and monitor and evaluate the impact of working with, cultural priority countries/regions around the world, complementing and supporting the BFI's fundraising, UK soft power, and industry support priority countries/ regions.
• Lead on enriching key national and international relationships - via partners and forums
• With a focus on IP rights as a possibility rather than a constraint, develop cultural engagement strategies in partnership with teams across the BFI, and identify opportunities for new areas of partnership
• Be a key member of the Knowledge, Learning, and Collections senior leadership team, led by the Executive Director.
• We are looking for candidates who have:
• Knowledge of the BFI National Archive collections and mission
• Broad understanding of the UK cultural sector, its main bodies and organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of developing and leading cultural programmes with multiple partners.
• An excellent networker and relationship builder with the ability to easily build relationships, listen to and empower collaborators.
• Proven people management skills including experience of successful performance management, coaching and developing staff.

A full list of responsibilities and minimum requirements can be found in the job description.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK's lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you'll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and additional paid time off at Christmas), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are Black and Global Majority. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by visiting our website via the button below

Depending on the volume of applications, you may be asked to complete a small task or attend a pre-interview screening call to further to assist the hiring team in shortlisting for this role. In this instance, interview dates may be subject to change.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Monday 03 March 2025

First interviews will be held on w/c 17 March 2025

Second interviews will be held on w/c 24 March 2025