Join us to help fundraise for Tate's mission to make art accessible for all; to help drive Tate into the future, working with inspiring content and ground-breaking projects, in amazing spaces, and as part of a passionate, inclusive and welcoming team. The Officer, Collection Committees provides support to the Head of Collection Committees & Patrons and the Manager, Collection Committees in sustaining the activities of Tate's Acquisitions Committees, a network of philanthropic giving groups whose supporters make annual donations that collectively support art acquisitions and related activity within each Committee's focus area. In this role, you will play a key role in ensuring excellent donor care by managing the overall administration of the Acquisitions Committees. This will include supporting the planning and delivery of formal Committee meetings, one-off cultivation events in London and multi-day research programmes internationally; coordinating communications; researching new prospective supporters and ensuring an efficient process for requesting annual donations; and acting as the first point of contact for supporters. You will be an excellent communicator with demonstrable administrative, organisation and planning skills gained in an environment where strong relationship management and excellent customer service is essential. Your proactive approach, together with excellent time management skills, will allow you to juggle competing priorities and work effectively across teams to deliver to deadlines. Your numeracy and attention to detail will enable you to accurately track and report on income, team expenditure and the status of artworks acquired with the Committees' support. Ensure first-class stewardship of all Acquisitions Committees supporters, providing excellent donor care by responding to queries proactively, swiftly and effectively. Demonstrable administrative, organisation and planning skills gained in an environment where strong client relationship management and excellent customer service is essential. Our opportunities are open for you to apply online. Please visit: https://jobsearch.tate.org.uk/ to create an account by registering your details or, if you are an existing user, log into your account. For all opportunities we ask candidates to complete an online application form for the vacancy they are interested in. If you need an application form in an alternative format please call us on 020 7887 4987. Once you have submitted your application you can keep track of its progress by logging into your account. The closing date for the submission of completed application forms is 20 August 2026 by midnight. Interviews will be held from 3 September. Where vacancies attract large volumes of applicants, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Therefore, if you are interested, please try to submit your application as early as possible.Job Summary
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Assist in the planning and delivery of activity associated with the Acquisitions Committees, including formal Committee meetings as well as one-off cultivation events in London and multi-day research programmes internationally.
Assist the Head of Collection Committees & Patrons and Manager, Collection Committees with the development, production and distribution of printed and electronic communications related to the Acquisitions Committees, ensuring they are accurate, compelling, and in keeping with Tate style guidelines.
Support the Head of Collection Committees & Patrons and Manager, Collection Committees in providing well-researched donor intelligence to relevant stakeholders before, during and after Tate events and meetings, and ensure feedback is accurately recorded within Tate's systems.Job Responsibilities
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to liaise effectively, diplomatically and sensitively with people at all levels both internally and externally and with individuals from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
Proactive and self-motivated with excellent time management skills, including the ability to juggle competing priorities whilst delivering to multiple tight deadlines.
Ability to work calmly under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to deal with confidential information with absolute discretion.
Excellent attention to detail especially when tracking financial information.
A team player with the ability to work collaboratively, positively and creatively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.Useful Links
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