Opportunities

Operations Coordinator

We are looking for a highly organised, enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team and support the day-to-day running of the organisation, while playing a key role in welcoming visitors to the building.

Working closely with the General Manager, the Operations Coordinator helps ensure that our building is welcoming, accessible and well-maintained. You will coordinate day-to-day operational and administrative management, ensuring the smooth running of the charity. You will also supervise and help lead the Visitor and Retail Assistants and temporary events staff to ensure a high level of visitor experience, and assist the wider organisation with programme-related and commercial hire events.

This position would suit someone looking to start or develop a career in arts administration and the wider creative industries.

• Duration: 1 year (fixed-term contract) with the opportunity to renew based on performance
• Hours: 40 hours per week, 5 days per week, (10.30 am–6.30 pm) working Tuesday–Friday and Sundays
• Salary: £31,500 per annum

The deadline for applications is 10 am on Monday 24 August 2026

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Head of Finance and Operations

We are looking for a highly responsible and organised individual to oversee the charity's financial, operational and administrative activities. Working closely with our Director, you will play a vital role in ensuring we are in the best possible position to support artists and engage audiences through our important artistic and community programmes.

The Head of Finance and Operations is a member of the Leadership Team alongside the Director and the Development Director. Leading on ensuring the business plan and strategic direction of the organisation is implemented, the role is responsible for financial management and planning, reporting and evaluation, building and office management, human resources and visitor services.

This important role is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and dynamic individual. You will have excellent financial acumen and be able to demonstrate organisational management. Joining the organisation during an exciting period of continued development, the role will ensure the organisation achieves its objectives and those of its core funders and key stakeholders.

• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full-time, 5 days per week (10 am–6 pm)
• Salary: £45,000–50,000 per annum (depending on experience) with additional performance-related bonus

The deadline for applications is 10 am on Monday 21 September 2026

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Join Studio Voltaire's Board of Trustees

• Voluntary position, with potential for paid expenses
• 3-year term, with potential to renew for a maximum of 3 terms
• Minimum 12 hours per annum

Studio Voltaire is one of the UK’s leading not–for–profit arts and education organisations. Placing great emphasis on risk-taking, experimentation and support for artists, our pioneering exhibitions, civic and learning projects, artist development, live events, and offsite commissions have an important local and international reach.  Studio Voltaire is a registered charity and part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio.

Over the next year, we are looking to appoint a number of new Trustees who will bring a commitment to the organisation’s mission and values, and complement the range of skills and experience of our Board.

As a Trustee you will help us to:

• Support emerging and underrepresented artists and practices
• Increase access and participation within contemporary art practice
• Expand our civic role within our local area
• Encourage change within the arts sector to represent the cultural diversity of London and beyond
• Increase the long-term sustainability of the charity

Trustees support and help develop a charity’s work by playing important and varied roles, including: supporting Studio Voltaire’s team; giving advice; acting as a critical friend; providing strategic leadership; and advocating for Studio Voltaire through the next stage of our development.

You do not need to have any formal qualifications or have had previous experience as a Trustee. We are looking for people who are passionate about contemporary art and the role creativity can play within our lives.

We are looking for people who:

• Have a strong commitment to Studio Voltaire, its values and ethos
• Are actively engaged with the creative sector and/or the different communities we work within
• Have good communication skills and can challenge and question positively
• Value difference and can empathise with viewpoints which might be different to your own
• Understand and accept the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of being a Trustee
• Work effectively and collaboratively as a member of a team
• Are willing and able to devote the necessary time and effort to the charity’s development, including board meetings, events and sessions

It is important that our Board of Trustees reflects the voices, backgrounds and experiences of our stakeholders and the different communities we work with. We want to ensure that our Board better reflects a broader diversity of perspectives and experiences, sharpening our thinking and bringing richness to our decision-making.

We actively welcome applications from people who identify as:

• Working class, or those who have experienced economic precarity or social exclusion
• People of the Global Majority
• Disabled, D/deaf, neurodiverse or experience long-term health conditions
• Being under the age of 30
• LGBTQIA+, particularly transgender or non–binary people

We have highlighted these groups in particular, as they are under-represented amongst our trustee body at present. People who do not fall into one of the above categories are welcome to apply but are less likely to be taken forward in the recruitment process.

At this time, we are particularly keen to recruit people who fulfil any of the following:

• Have experience in senior business planning and strategy, either in corporate or not-for-profit sectors
• Have experience and knowledge of our local communities in South London, or a connection to our local area
• Have proven knowledge or experience in high-level fundraising and income generation

Trustees do not normally receive payments for your work. However, Trustees can receive expenses for out-of-pocket payments they have to make in order to carry out their duties.  We acknowledge that some people may not be in a position to give their time and services for free, and that this expectation may act as a barrier to you becoming a Trustee. As an organisation that is striving for fairer equality, representation and access, we are very happy to consider how we can support people further, so they can fully participate in the role.

To learn more about becoming a Trustee, and how to apply, please read the application pack.

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