Achates

Name: Achates
Address: 39 Sulina Road, London, SW24EL, GB
Telephone: +447836575660

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Achates is a cultural consultancy providing holistic support in fundraising, strategy, organisational change, and recruitment

22/10/2026

Achates Recruits is delighted to be working with Southbank Centre on the recruitment of an exciting senior position:

💥 Southbank Centre – Interim Director Arts Planning and Producing
Southbank Centre are seeking an experienced Director-level leader to oversee the strategic planning, financial management, and operational delivery of their multi-disciplinary artistic programme. This pivotal Interim Director role at Europe’s largest arts centre oversees the translation of artistic vision and event planning strategy into multi-year plans, balancing artistic ambition with commercial viability, and overseeing complex scheduling across the organisation.
⏰️ Closes: 09:00, Monday 9 November

For more details on this role - or to find out more about how we can support your executive search - visit https://www.achates.org.uk/services/achates-recruitment/ or email Achates’ Director of Recruitment and Organisational Change, Vicki Grace, at [email protected].

21/10/2026

Want to build a recruitment process that's authentic and impactful? 🚀 In Part 2 of our Purpose-Led Recruitment series, we explore bringing your organisational purpose into the later stages of hiring.

Achates' Director of Recruitment, Vicki Grace, explains how a purpose-led approach helps you reach diverse, dynamic talent, audit standard processes, and onboard new team members fully immersed in your mission from day one.

Read more ➡️ https://www.achates.org.uk/think-pieces/purpose-led-recruitment-part-2/

15/10/2026

Only two months remain until NPO 2028–33 applications close - we’re here to support your next steps with our tailored NPO Support packages.

Designed for different levels of budget and assistance needs, our packages will give you confidence in your NPO application in a way that suits you and your team.

➡️ Option 1 - Full Application Development
➡️ Option 2 - Co-created Application
➡️ Option 3 - Application Review Service

With two months to go until applications close, email us at [email protected] today to learn more and book your support.

09/10/2026

We’re thrilled to be joined by two brilliant sector leaders for our Achates Inspires webinar on 15 October. Claire Lane, Commercial Director at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, and Lucy Foster, Creative and Community Director at Grand Junction, will join Vicki to talk about Building a Resilient Organisational Culture and Team.

🗓 15 October | 🕐 1pm–2pm | 📍 Online on Achates Community

To register, log in to your Achates Community account and RSVP - or join our FREE Achates Supports membership for access to all Achates Live! and Achates Inspires webinars.

Sign-up for FREE today: https://share-achates-community.mn.co/plans/1935087?bundle_token=345a4c29fda1e26aa4628c990bbe63d1&utm_source=manual

07/10/2026

We’re pleased to be offering NPO Support packages for organisations preparing applications to the 2028–2033 portfolio. Our packages suit different support levels and budgets so your team can feel confident in the approach.

1️⃣ Full Application Development - Achates will develop and complete the application on your behalf.
2️⃣ Co-created Application - Achates will collaborate with you to co-develop and complete agreed sections.
3️⃣ Application Review Service - A review to refine and strengthen your developed application.

Whichever you choose, we’ll help build the strongest case for investment, support long-term organisational resilience, and boost confidence in the business model you'll submit in Spring 2027.

Get in touch at [email protected] to learn more and book your support.

02/10/2026

It’s almost time for our next Achates Inspires webinar: Building a Resilient Organisational Culture and Team.

How do we develop more resilient organisational cultures with and for our teams? How do we ensure the structures, rituals and habits that guide day-to-day work are led strategically from a central point we can all coalesce around?

Join Achates’ Director of Recruitment and Organisational Change, Vicki Grace, in conversation with two sector leaders as they tackle these questions and explore ways to build cultural resilience that balance the needs of diverse stakeholders.

15 October | 1pm–2pm | Online on Achates Community

To register, log in to your Achates Community account and RSVP — or join our FREE membership tier, Achates Supports, for access to all Achates Live! and Achates Inspires webinars.

Sign up FREE: https://share-achates-community.mn.co/plans/1935087?bundle_token=345a4c29fda1e26aa4628c990bbe63d1&utm_source=manual

01/10/2026

Got questions about the newly published NPO Guidance? Let’s walk through it together 🤝

📆 Wednesday 7 October, 9:00am
📍 Online via Achates Community
🙋 Available exclusively to Achates Community members
🗣️ Hosted by Deborah Larwood, Achates’ Director of Income Generation

Alongside this members-only live webinar, as an Achates Community member you have access to 65+ on-demand masterclasses (with regular new releases), our Purposeful Leader Programme, quarterly one-to-one sessions with the Achates Team, and more!

Access everything for just £50 p/m*. Find out more and join Achates Community today 👉 https://www.achates.org.uk/services/achates-community/

*£50 per month with a minimum 12-month commitment, or £500 upfront for the year. Full T&Cs available on our website.

29/09/2026

Applying for ACE NPO funding? Achates are offering three packages of application development support, to suit your organisation’s needs.

➡️ Option 1 - Full Application Development
➡️ Option 2 - Co-created Application
➡️ Option 3 - Application Review Service

Whichever option you select, our focus is on Resilience with Integrity: making the most robust case for investment possible whilst ensuring organisational resilience, and confidence in your full business model submission in Spring 2027.

Get in touch at [email protected] to learn more, book your support, and feel confident in your NPO 2028–2033 approach.

28/09/2026

Family Arts Leadership Symposium 2026 is tomorrow!

We're looking forward to seeing colleagues from across the sector and thinking together about making the case for investment - with the forthcoming ACE NPO round, the timing couldn’t be more perfect.

See you there!

24/09/2026

Achates Recruits is thrilled to be working with a range of exciting organisations on some fantastic opportunities right now - here’s a quick summary of the roles available…

✍️ Southbank Centre – Head of Literature and Spoken Word
Join Europe’s largest arts centre, the Southbank Centre and lead the national conversation. As Head of Literature and Spoken Word you won’t just programme a season – you will shape culture.
⏰️ CLOSING SOON: 23:59, Sunday 27 September

💥 Rich Mix – Creative Director and CEO | Executive Director
Rich Mix are excited to launch their new leadership structure with the recruitment of a new Creative Director and CEO, and a new Executive Director. These appointments mark an important and exciting moment for the organisation as they embark on the next chapter of their extraordinary story, and look ahead to the next twenty years of Rich Mix.
⏰️ Closes: 09:00, Wednesday 7 October

🗣️ Magic Me – Chair of the Board of Trustees
Magic Me – the UK’s leading positive ageing participatory arts charity – are seeking a new Chair (or Co-Chair) to lead their Board of Trustees, as they prepare to launch an ambitious new 2027-2032 strategy, including the creation of London’s first Intergenerational Borough in Tower Hamlets.
⏰️ Closes: 23:59, Sunday 1 November

👉️ Tall Stories – Chair or Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees
Award-winning theatre company Tall Stories are now seeking a Chair or Co-Chair(s) to support them in the implementation of their new strategic and business plan. This is an opportunity to lead an experienced and diverse group of Trustees and theatre professionals to make a transformational impact on audiences locally, nationally and internationally.

For more details on any role, visit https://www.achates.org.uk/services/achates-recruitment/ or email Achates’ Director of Recruitment and Organisational Change, Vicki Grace, at [email protected].

Address

39 Sulina Road
London
SW24EL

Telephone

+447836575660

Website

http://www.achates.org.uk/

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