Programme Manager, EMEA

This is a Full Time Job

We are looking for a Fair Programme Manager to plan and deliver all aspects of Programming for Frieze EMEA, fairs and projects. The Fair Programming Manager will ensure that the programme is delivered in line with the Fair Directors' artistic vision and the organisation's values while ensuring high-quality delivery within Frieze's resources, timelines and budgets.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
• Plan and deliver all aspects of EMEA Fair Programming, ensuring all projects are delivered on time and on budget.
• Manage Programming budgets across all EMEA programme strands, liaising and reporting regularly to the finance and fair management teams.
• Write, manage and negotiate all programming related contracts
• Arrange transport and accommodation for all programming contributors.
• Be a representative of Frieze in external meetings and maintain relationship with key stakeholders, as agreed with Director, EMEA.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Oversee the planning and the delivery of all programmes including major projects such as Frieze Sculpture, Frieze Artist Award, Art fund Curator Day, Frieze Masters Talks, Frieze Prizes & Funds.
• Drive the agenda forward and be responsible for all meetings with internal and external programming stakeholders, setting the agenda, following up and tracking deliverables to advance the delivery in a timeline manner.
• Define scope and draft contracts with all programming collaborators, managing high profile conversations and negotiations with artists, curators, organisations, funders, speakers, etc.
• Liaise with Production, Marketing, Press, Events and Content teams to ensure cross-department deliverables relating to Programming, to the highest standards.
• Seek and gain sign-off for all proposed programming strands from artistic, resource and budget perspectives.
• Ensure clear and timely communication of ideas and narratives behind programmes to key internal leads.
• Arrange programming contributors accommodations, travel and other onsite arrangements
• Arrange fair passes and early access to all the participants
• book space and equipment hire & oversee logistical set up of fair programming related events
• Manage the internal programme evaluation process to ensure continuous learning and improvement.
• Any other business as directed by senior management team.

BUDGET MANAGEMENT
• Manage EMEA Programming budgets across all strands, collating, coding and filing invoices, reporting regularly to the Director EMEA and finance team.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STRENGTHS
• 5 year + revelant professional experience in the arts
• A demonstrable track record of producing high-quality programmes in the cultural sector
• Experience of translating artistic plans into reality while simultaneously managing multiple budgets and timelines.
• Proven team leadership and management skills within an organisational context.
• Proven experience of working within complex venues and/or cultural production sites.
• Proven experience of managing annual budgets
• Experience of artist management and contractual negotiations.
• Experience of working with curators, artists, academics.
• High levels of articulacy, communication skills and political and cultural sensitivity.
• Proven creative-thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• The ability to engage strategically while paying keen attention to detail.
• Calm despite the storm
• Integrity and respect for colleagues and clients, team player, and exceptionally quick learner
• Ability to work autonomously, be proactive and self-motivated are essential
• Adapt well to a constantly changing project and environment, and evolving targets and objectives

Please Note e.g. shift(s)/ unsocial hours/ travel etc
• Occasional travel and weekend work may be required
• Extended/unsociable hours will be required when meeting project deadlines and when on site

Our Diversity & Inclusion Statements

Frieze unites people in our love of the arts. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we are committed to practicing anti-discrimination including race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and disability, together with artists, writers, and cultural practitioners from all backgrounds. There is still much work to be done to address systemic inequality and discrimination within the arts and culture industry, and we are dedicated to making progress to both within our own organization and the art world at large.