Head of Exhibitions

Zineb Sedira: Dreams Have No Titles at Whitechapel Gallery, London 2024

Head of Exhibitions

Working closely with the Director, Gilane Tawadros, the Head of Exhibitions is part of the senior management team, ensuring that artists and audiences are at the heart of everything we do. The successful candidate will be a dynamic, engaged and knowledgeable leader with extensive experience of curating, exhibition-making and delivery. You will lead on the strategic, organisational and everyday management of the Exhibitions team and will relish the opportunity of working collaboratively with artists, external curators and partners, nationally and internationally as well as with colleagues across Whitechapel Gallery.

You will be passionate about delivering the Whitechapel Gallery’s mission to make contemporary art and ideas accessible to local and global audiences in the East End of London, recognising the critical role that art can play in firing up our imaginations, reflecting lived experiences and opening up new possibilities for thinking, feeling and dreaming.

You will have extensive knowledge and proven experience as a curator, researcher and manager; be committed to making the Whitechapel Gallery a diverse, permeable and accessible organisation; and be attuned to contemporary debates and discourses around artistic practice and the role that art institutions can play in wider society. You will also have significant experience working in art museums or galleries, leading diverse teams and taking responsibility for managing budgets and project delivery.

You will be a member of the senior leadership team and contribute to the leadership and management of Whitechapel Gallery with a focus on the exhibitions programme and collaborative partnerships, locally, nationally and internationally.

Conditions of work

• Contract: Permanent
• Hours of work: Full-time (36.25 hours per week)
  Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 5:45pm, with one hour for lunch.
• Salary: £40,000-£50,000 per annum (depending on relevant experience)
• The period of notice is 3 months in writing on either side
• Probationary period: 6 months
• Due to the nature of the job, some evening and weekend work will be required, as well as occasional travel. This will be compensated by time off in lieu.

For further information, download the Job Description.

If If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding the role, please email
director@whitechapelgallery.org.

To apply:

Please complete the application form and diversity monitoring form, and return to recruitment@whitechapelgallery.org by midday on Tuesday, 14 May 2024.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday, 21 May 2024.

We want our workforce to represent all sections of the community and expect all our employees to commit to creating an equal, diverse and inclusive environment.

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