Jobs and Volunteering
We are currently hiring for a Facilities Manager.
Facilities Manager
Closing date: Sunday 12 January 2025, 23:59pm
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 20 January 2025
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art has exhibited the work of over 500 different international artists and has welcomed over 8 million visitors since opening in 2002. Baltic is housed in the former Rank Hovis Flour Mill built in 1950. Ellis Williams Architects, London oversaw the redevelopment into Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
The internal floor area covers 9979m² including a shop, café, rooftop restaurant, library, archive, viewing terraces alongside four galleries and performance and event spaces.
We are recruiting for a Facilities Manager to work within this iconic North East building. This role involves managing the effective operation and support of Baltic’s Building infrastructure. Coordinate and document a programme of maintenance to ensure that all life safety systems are tested and maintained, and that all tests and records are in line with relevant legislation, regulations and British Standards as programmed by Head of Facilities.
The ideal candidate will be able to work efficiently as part of a team, supervise others and demonstrate a real commitment to customer service. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to deal with a range of situations in a positive and professional manner with a range of key stakeholders, contractors and providing support to the Head of Facilities. You will have previous experience of Facilities Management or a Health & Safety background.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. We are committed to creating a team which is representative of our society, and to bringing together those with a variety of skills and experiences to help shape what we do and how we work.
Key information
Reports to: Head of Facilities
Direct reports: Facilities Supervisor, Facilities Technicians
Salary: £29,616
Working hours: 37 hours per week; we offer a flexitime scheme
Place of Work: Your usual place of work will be Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA with the opportunity to work from home up to one day per week.
Annual leave: You will be entitled to 25 days paid annual leave plus standard bank holidays.
Benefits: 30% discount at Baltic’s shop and discounted menu at Baltic Kitchen, 20% discount at SIX Restaurant, 10% off standard rooms & food at Malmaison Hotel Newcastle, Discount at Eldon Square, Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme
Must have eligibility to work in the UK.
Baltic is committed to the goal of building a diverse workforce. We are inviting people with different skills, experiences, backgrounds, gender, orientation, and neurodiversity to apply for this opportunity. We encourage applications from those who consider themselves as having a minority representation in this field.
Head of Finance
Closing date: Sunday 12 January 2025, 23:59pm
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 20 January 2025
About Baltic
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is a major international gallery situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, England. Having welcomed over 9 million visitors since opening in July 2002, Baltic presents a distinctive and ambitious programme and is a world leader in the presentation and commissioning of temporary contemporary visual art exhibitions. Housed in a landmark ex-industrial building, Baltic houses 2,600 square metres of art space, making it one of Europe’s largest dedicated contemporary art institutions. Baltic has presented the work of over 460 artists of 60 nationalities in 220 exhibitions to date. Baltic is supported by Arts Council England, Gateshead Council and Northumbria University.
Baltic group incorporates two organisations: Baltic Flour Mills Visual Arts Trust (limited company and registered charity) and its trading subsidiary Baltic Contemporary Visual Arts Trading Limited. The trading arm manages the earned income through a Shop, event/venue hires, commercial events, and sponsorship activity. Baltic now generates income of £6m per year and has seen some fast-paced growth and change within the past few years with focused growth on generation of unrestricted income to protect the sustainability of the charity as well as investment in IT to migrate to online databases. The trading side has seen particular growth and diversification with Baltic staff now internally running the shop and the Ground Floor cafe in the building.
The next few years will see additional change and the Head of Finance will be instrumental in supporting the Director of Public Value and Enterprise as well as the CEO and Board in maintaining well established financial practice, accurate management account reporting and cash flow forecasting and contribute to implementing new data dashboards for key decision makers across the group.
Job Purpose
The Head of Finance will lead the finance team on reporting and preparing dashboards for senior managers and Board for continual monitoring and review.
General Specification
The candidate will have relevant Charity experience in a senior finance position having qualified either through experience or formal qualification.
The candidate will embrace the culture of the organisation and be willing to pick up ad hoc tasks and challenges as required. They will be responsible for nurturing a small team of processors providing them with strong support and management. They will be able to communicate well with senior leadership teams who have less finance knowledge to produce sound management accounts and forecasting.
The role reports to the Director of Enterprise & Public Value and supports them in making strategic decisions.
The role is also hands on and the candidate will need to undertake thorough management account review and scrutiny.
Our Values
- We value listening: A listening organisation is a relevant organisation. We create positive impact by understanding and responding to the needs and motivations of our audiences and communities.
- We value accountability: An accountable organisation is transparent and rigorous. We build trust by behaving with honesty and integrity.
- We value courage: A courageous organisation is bold and takes risks. We platform progressive and thought-provoking ideas and practices.
- We value equity: An equitable organisation values equality, inclusion and diversity. We champion equity and challenge racism and prejudice.
- We value sustainability: A sustainable organisation is resourceful and environmentally conscious.
Key information
Reports to: Director of Enterprise & Public Value
Direct reports: Finance Assistants
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (Salary dependent on experience)
Working hours: 22.5 hours per week; we offer a flexitime scheme
Place of Work: Your usual place of work will be Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead NE8 3BA
Annual leave: You will be entitled to 25 days paid annual leave (pro-rata to working hours) plus standard bank holidays.
Benefits: 30% discount at Baltic’s shop and discounted menu at Baltic Kitchen, 20% discount at SIX Restaurant, 10% off standard rooms & food at Malmaison Hotel Newcastle, Discount at Eldon Square, Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme
Must have eligibility to work in the UK.
Baltic is committed to the goal of building a diverse workforce. We are inviting people with different skills, experiences, backgrounds, gender, orientation, and neurodiversity to apply for this opportunity. We encourage applications from those who consider themselves as having a minority representation in this field.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Please donate today
As a registered charity, donations to Baltic are crucial as rising costs threaten our ability to
- Keep our exhibitions free entry and accessible to everyone
- Preserve support and opportunities for our communities to thrive
- Maintain our historical and iconic building
