Aesop Office Coordinator

Location: Witney, Oxfordshire

Salary: 25,000

The arts can transform people's lives, improve people's health and well-being, and have a role in solving social problems. The UK has an arts sector which is world-class and wide-reaching: commercial arts such as the music industry and publishing, voluntary arts (49,000 local arts groups involving 9.4 million people) and a publicly funded sector which helps the arts to innovate, widen access and raise quality.

Aesop is a bridge-builder between the health and arts sectors helping arts enterprises in health grow. Aesop's mission is to realise this potential to transform helping health harness the powers of the arts, and helping the arts gear up to deliver health improvement. One of their key projects: Dance to Health, is a pioneering falls prevention dance programme for older people. It combines evidence based exercise with the creativity, energy and sociability of dance. Falls are traumatic for older people and a major challenge for the health system. Falls destroy confidence, increase isolation and reduce independence. They cost the NHS 2.3 billion per year.

The Office coordinator will be assisting the chief executive, Coordinate the smooth running of the office and providing external support. The successful candidate who will be overlooking HR matters, risk analysis, taking minutes, scheduling appointments and events.

Skills and Experience required:

Essential experience:
Education to degree level.
Proven experience of working with a wide range of people effectively.

Essential qualities:
Demonstrable interest in the arts and/or health.
A high level of integrity and discretion.
Superb organisational and IT skills and attention to detail.
Ability to plan and prioritise workload and keep to targets and deadlines.
First class verbal and written communication skills.
Proven ability to deal with decision makers at all levels with tact and diplomacy.
Energy, positivity and an inspiring nature.