Head of Finance
(minimum 3 days a week or equivalent)
Salary c £34k pro rata

Bluecoat is seeking a dynamic and a self motivated head of finance to join the organisation as it undergoes a major £10 million capital development. The arts centre reopens in Autumn 2007 and will play a key role in Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture in 2008.

The successful candidate will be CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified or equivalent and have 3 years’ financial management experience at a senior level, including charity law, tax, audits and accounting regulations.

You must have excellent organisational, communication, negotiation, interpersonal and IT skills. Working to tight deadlines, you must be able to plan strategically and deliver accurate information and analysis.

A commitment to equal opportunities is essential. Experience in an arts, cultural or voluntary sector context, including meeting public funding monitoring requirements, is desirable, as is knowledge of capital projects funded by Arts Council, Lottery, ERDF or regional development agencies.

You will be located in Bluecoat’s Grade 1 listed building in Liverpool’s city centre. The building is an architectural gem dating from the early 18th Century. Bluecoat has been associated with the arts for almost a century, gaining a reputation for diverse contemporary visual and performing arts programming, supporting a community of tenants, artists and creative businesses and providing an attractive and popular social space at the heart of Liverpool’s cultural life.

Application packs are available from
Anne Jones, Bluecoat Arts Centre,
School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX.
Tel 0151 709 5297
Email annj@bluecoatartscentre.com
(alternative formats available on request)
Closing date: Weds 28th February 2007
Interview date: Monday 5th March 2007