CGS administrator job opportunity

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is looking for a new Administrator to manage the day-to-day running of the organisation, contribute to its development and to help raise funds to sustain its future.

This role is primarily a remote working from home position, with occasional meetings involving travel, depending on event, exhibition and meeting requirements (expenses will be reimbursed).

Key responsibilities will include responding to emails, managing membership, day-to-day finances and budget, publicity and communications, and to seek sponsorship and lead fundraising activities.

Skills required

• Highly self-motivated and able to manage time effectively and multitask
• Experience of business planning
• Experience of managing people and events
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Confident to speak in public
• Proficient in Word and Excel, access to the internet and experience of e-marketing and social networks
• Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Great attention to detail
• An understanding of financial matters, such as budgets and management accounts
• Experience of writing funding applications is desirable
• An understanding of Charity governance.

Overview

Role Title: Administrator
Number of days work: Flexible working of 20 hours per week.
Contract: Offered initially as a 12-month contract for a self-employed individual, with the intention to extend this, subject to ongoing funding. There will be a 3-month probationary period.
Salary/package: £38,584 FTE p.a., pro rata. This equates to £22,100 for this role.
Holiday: 25 days p.a., pro rata. This equates to 15 days for a 0.6 role.

Background

CGS is the premier supporter and promoter of contemporary glass art and glass artists in the UK. Membership is open to glass artists at all stages of their careers, collectors and members of the public interested in contemporary glass.

CGS was established in 1997 to represent the interests of national and international glassmakers. Its team is passionate about glass and the artists working with this amazing medium. Today it has almost 1,200 members and continues to grow.

CGS is a charitable organisation funded entirely through members’ subscriptions and by donations. Glass making has been at the core of the creative life of Great Britain for centuries and CGS members continue this great heritage, while producing innovative, exciting, environmentally conscious work that incorporates new technologies while showing respect for long-established techniques.

The current Administrator has been in post for 22 years. With her leaving in 2025, there is an opportunity to review and evaluate the organisation, with a view to develop a new business plan and vision for the next five years.

Central to the CGS’s plan is a model that builds resilience and sustainability, develops partnerships and profiles and helps ensure that the charity continues to thrive in what can be challenging times for small, independent charities.

The Board of Trustees are seeking a dynamic and committed individual to help realise the ambitions for this unique organisation.

Summary

The role of Administrator is key in the organisational and strategic development of the organisation, working with the Board to take CGS into a new phase.

This role will be a great opportunity for a skilled, experienced, and motivated individual who enjoys working in a small, dynamic team and can embrace the ethos, practices, and ambitions of CGS.

The successful candidate will be ambitious for the Society, resourceful, and self-motivated. While the individual who fills this role could come from any sector, they would need to possess a genuine understanding of the arts, and value the role and impact of creativity and making opportunities in our lives.

They will have the flexibility, interest, and ability to juggle business and operational activity, as well as functions, alongside being able to develop and deliver an inspiring creative programme and range of activities with the Project Manager, Chair and Board members.

To apply please email a covering letter of no more than two pages outlining your suitability for the role, plus your CV , to admin@cgs.org.uk , using Job application as the subject title.

Deadline for applications: Monday 6 January 2025

Interviews: mid/end January.