Transformation Project Lead (FTC)

The Vacancy Please note, this role is being offered on a 12 month fixed term contract.

About This Role The Royal Academy of Arts is currently looking to recruit a Transformation Project Lead. The Transformation Project Lead will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high impact initiatives, aligned to the RA’s long term strategic objectives and organisational priorities. Acting as the central point of oversight and coordination, this role will manage all progress, work with senior leadership and project owners to provide strategic inputs, project management and change management support, ensuring robust governance and measurable outcomes. As a trusted strategic advisor, this role will support both the CEO and Senior Leadership team in setting the strategy, KPIs and operational plan for the RA.

About You To be considered for this post, you will have substantial experience in management consultant strategy or transformation roles. You will have a strong track record of leading multi-stream programmes that support key organisational initiatives and deliver measurable strategic impact. You will be highly credible with senior stakeholders, including trustees and board members, with proven ability successfully impacting and influencing at this level. The successful post holder will bring to the role, analytical rigour and financial modelling capability.

The Company The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to ‘establish a society for promoting the Art of Design'. The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long. Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA’s core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true. Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development, with courses such as Unconscious Bias, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Bystander, and Mental Health First Aid training, we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action. We also have Employee Network Groups, Ways In Groups, and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO. The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.

The Benefits Exhibitions Reciprocal Agreements with galleries across the UK Enhanced Pension Generous employer contributions Enhanced Holiday 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays Wellbeing Access to a virtual GP Service and Mental Health First Aiders Agile Working The opportunity to work flexibly RA Staff Council Where your views are heard and listened to Employee Clubs Football, Staff Choir and more