Screen Heritage Fund Manager

Salary: £46,362 - £54,762 per annum

The British Film Institute are seeking a Screen Heritage Fund Manager to manage applications to, grants made from and development of, the Screen Heritage Fund.

Job description

The BFI’s Screen Heritage Fund will fund eligible organisations which hold significant screen heritage collections to widen access, develop skills and build resistance. We are seeking a Screen Heritage Fund Manager to manage applications to, grants made from and development of, the Screen Heritage Fund. This also includes application enquiries, assessments, decisions and development support. The Fund Manager will also support the implementation of BFI strategic initiatives in relation to UK wide screen heritage development and to support the screen heritage sector with advice, knowledge and information.

Key responsibilities include:

• To work alongside the Executive Director of Knowledge and Collections (as Fund Head) and the BFI Operations, Partners and Projects (OPPs) team to take lead responsibility for the effective management and delivery of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, including management of applications from organisations representing the Significant Screen Heritage collections.
• To contribute to the wider sector in support of UK wide screen heritage development, including developing and reviewing guidelines, promoting the Fund, advising applicants, and working with the OPPs team to monitor performance.
• To work with the BFI Lottery team and Exec Director of Knowledge and Collections to review and develop funding schemes and projects in support of BFI objectives, as required, presenting updates to the Awards Committee when requested.
• To assess applications, working with internal colleagues and external reviewers, and present funding proposals to the Lottery Finance Committee.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Substantial direct sector relevant experience.
• Demonstrable success in relationship management in a similar role.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the workings of the UK film industry.
• An applied demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion, and environmental sustainability which underpin the BFI strategy.
• Excellent understanding of the challenges facing audiences for access to screen heritage.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Applications

Please apply online via our jobs portal.

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be obtained by downloading the Job Description from our jobs portal.

First interviews will be held on Wednesday 01 March 2023

The closing date for this position is 20/02/2023 at 23:59