Deadline for applications: 5pm, 7 November 2025
Fee: €7,500 per annum
The Golden Fleece Award is an independent artistic prize fund established as a charitable bequest by artist, researcher and educator Lillias Mitchell (1915-2000). Its mission is to provide resources for practising visual artists and craftspeople/makers to innovate and develop their artistic vision at critical points in their careers.
The Golden Fleece Trust makes an Award once a year to support artists working in all forms of visual, craft and applied arts. Since its foundation in 2001, the Golden Fleece Award has distributed over €500,000 to creative practitioners originally from or currently living on the island of Ireland. It is governed by a board of Trustees which includes members of Lillias Mitchell's family alongside legal, financial and arts professionals, who work closely together to fulfil her wishes. They are supported by a distinguished Advisory Panel of art, craft and design specialists.
The successful candidate will be a flexible, self-managed, self-starter with strong communication and IT/social media skills as well as experience in arts administration, good knowledge of the contemporary visual art and craft/design sectors, basic graphic design skills, and financial administration skills. They will work closely with the Trustees in promoting and developing the mission of the Golden Fleece Award. They will be responsible for running the day-to-day activities of the Trust and in particular the administration of the annual Award.
The annual cycle of responsibilities will include, but is not limited to:
- Preparing, attending and taking minutes for all Trustee meetings (4-5 per year, in Dublin/online)
- Managing and updating the Golden Fleece Award website, social media, and news mail-outs (ongoing)
- Managing and co-ordinating applications for the annual Award, including administration of the online application process, responding to applicant queries etc. (August-November)
- Facilitating the work of the Advisory Panel, i.e. providing access to online applications, making practical arrangements for longlisting/shortlisting, organising and attending their annual meeting (December-February, meeting in Dublin)
- Organising and managing the annual Awards Ceremony (March, in Dublin)
- Supporting other promotional activities, e.g. the annual open call, liaison with PR consultant around Award Ceremony, etc. (ongoing)
- Financial administration to include banking/recording financial transactions of the Trust and liaising with auditors (ongoing)
- Maintaining the Trust’s digital archive (ongoing)
The part-time position of Administrator is offered on a contractual basis, and the successful candidate will be expected to work remotely, from their own premises. Reimbursement is through an annual fee of €7,500.
The initial contract period is one year, with a start date in late 2025. There will be the possibility of annual renewal, and review after three years.
Applications should include a full CV, a letter of application describing your interest in the position, and the names of two referees. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview in November 2025 (date(s) to be agreed).
Applications should be submitted by 5pm on 7 November 2025.
