We are currently recruiting for a skilled Collection Technician to join the Arts Council Collection (ACC) team, on a full time fixed term basis until July 2026.

In this role, you'll be at the heart of caring for our world-class collection, creating packing solutions for 2D and 3D artworks, building frames, and ensuring the safe transport of artworks for loans and exhibitions. Your expertise will also play a key part in our Store Move project and support ongoing conservation efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

Build transit frames for paintings and framed works, and create packing solutions for unframed works on paper.
Assist with the preparation, packing, condition checking, and transportation of artworks.
Contribute to the long-term care and preservation of the collection.
Support health and safety checks, stock management, and routine audits.
What We’re Looking For:

Experience handling artworks and working in a workshop environment, including framing for both paper and paintings.
Familiarity with conservation practices and collections management systems.
A proactive, hands-on approach, with excellent time management and communication skills.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in the art sector, while working with a dynamic and passionate team. If you’re ready to bring your technical skills and passion for art to the ACC.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role responsibilities.

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or concerns you can also email hrteam@southbankcentre.co.uk and we will be in touch with you to make the necessary arrangements.

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff.

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.


Southbank Centre

The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.

Its impact and reach are significant and it is respected internationally as a convener of great artists and diverse audiences and for being entrepreneurial and innovative in response to a volatile and changing financial landscape. The Southbank Centre is a charity that is determined to demonstrate its ambition to remain innovative, disruptive and experimental in what it does and to be highly relevant to the artists it wants to work with and to the audiences it wants to attract.

The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.

Our Artistic Mission

The Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.

At the Southbank Centre we believe in:

Creating welcoming spaces

Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities.
This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.
Making wonderful experiences together

Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.
Sparking new thinking

Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.
Benefits & Perks:

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 89% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment.
32 days annual leave, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time employees)
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced family leave benefits
Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
Staff ticket offers for SC events
Free entry to Hayward Gallery
Free/discounted entry to other with reciprocal organisation
Season ticket loan
Free staff yoga

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.