Deputy Director of Strategy

The Deputy Director of Strategy of Achates will play a key role in the development of organisational and regional strategies as well as related contracts with cultural organisations across the UK and internationally, supporting the business in achieving its strategic and ethical goals.

Achates is a leading cultural consultancy company supporting commercial and contributed income generation; strategy at an organisational or regional level, change management and recruitment. At Achates we love culture and heritage, care about strong relationships with audiences, and know that good governance is essential. Our holistic approach brings these key elements together to optimise income generation and impact. We work for and with the cultural sector to enable resilience with integrity. We start with the work and, by focusing on audiences and income generation, we create innovative models informed by each organisation’s distinctiveness.

Achates brings together a team of outstanding and highly experienced creative, cultural sector managers and fundraisers to offer an ethical, tailored approach to organisations of all sizes – helping them achieve a long-term, sustainable position and maximise the impact of their work. By bringing together a specially selected and highly experienced team for each project, we deliver high quality work to competitive budgets. Our ethos is based on quality of service – we work collegially with our clients and with our colleagues – and that’s how we came by our name. In Virgil’s Aeneid, Achates was the close friend and loyal advisor of Trojan leader, Aeneas. We thought this described the exact relationship we offer our clients.

This is a home-based, flexible role available 4-5 days a week, by mutual agreement. It should be assumed that clients are located throughout the UK and the candidate should be available to travel to various locations to meet clients in person on a regular basis. We are open to applications from across the country with one day of co-working in London per month required (with travel at employees’ own expense). Travel to and from meetings with clients is reimbursed. Benefits include a matched generous pension scheme.

This is a client facing role with a monthly target of billable days, which reports to the Director at the present time.