People and Culture Manager

Whitechapel Gallery • Full-time • London, ENG, GB • £40k - £45k / year • 1m ago

The People and Culture Manager plays a crucial role in Whitechapel Gallery and is responsible for managing all aspects of the human resource function, ensuring that the
organisation attracts, develops and retains high-quality staff. This role supports the Deputy Director in fostering a positive and inclusive working culture, whilst ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practices.

We are looking for an experienced People and Culture Manager who can help us create an
inclusive and inspirational culture and workplace experience for the 65 people (43
permanent and 22 fixed-term) who work at Whitechapel Gallery, ensuring alignment with
our organisational values. We are seeking someone who takes a proactive approach to all
employment matters, will research changes in the sector, is up to date with new HR
systems and can provide excellent and forward-thinking advice to the Senior Management
Team on all matters related to HR.

They will have a proven track record in the design and implementation of relevant HR
policies and processes, drawing upon best practice from across the sector. They will have
experience in implementing initiatives to embed equality, diversity and inclusion and have a strong commitment to fostering open communications and positive employee relations.

Previous experience of the arts or non-profit sector is desirable but not essential.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate empathy with the mission and vision of
Whitechapel Gallery and act with a high degree of personal integrity in a diverse cultural
environment.

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. Due to the nature of the job, some early morning, evening and weekend work will be required, as well as occasional travel. This will be compensated by time off in lieu.
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 per annum dependent on experience
Probationary period: 6 months
Notice period: 3 months (1 week during probation)

To apply:

Please complete the application form and diversity monitoring form, and return to recruitment@whitechapelgallery.org by 10:00am on Monday, 28 October 2024.

The first round of interviews will be in w/c 4 November 2024. The second round of interviews will be in w/c 11 November 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.

Charity number: 312162 Company number: 4093862