UP Projects
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Job Summary
Job Description
This is a strategic role focused on developing UP Projects’ partnerships, and growing our consultancy offer and earned income. The postholder will shape how UP presents its work and the projects it can deliver to potential clients and partners, develop relationships with organisations where there is a strong fit with UP’s work, and lead the continued development of new business for the organisation.
Working closely with the Founder & CEO and wider team, the postholder will convert opportunities into viable projects, ensuring that they are appropriately scoped, resourced and deliverable. The role will also provide strategic direction for UP Projects’ external positioning and communications, helping to strengthen the organisation’s profile in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Job Requirements
Essential Skills and Experience
We are looking for someone with:
3+ years’ experience in partnership or business development, with a strong network across public art, culture, development and regeneration.
Excellent communication and organisational skills, including proposal writing and managing opportunities.
Experience building client, commissioner, partner or funder relationships and developing viable projects.
Experience interpreting briefs, developing proposals, pitching and negotiating partnerships, fees or contracts.
Line management experience, financial literacy and commitment to environmental responsibility.
Desirable
Experience in partnerships, consultancy or business development across cultural, public art, regeneration or built environment sectors.
Experience working with developers, local authorities, cultural organisations, funders or commissioners.
Knowledge of public art, cultural strategy and artists’ working processes.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Head of Partnerships and Consultancy
- Salary: £50k+
- Hours:
Part time - Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Fundraising
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Sun, 08 Nov 2026
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Location:
England
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