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Project Manager
Role description:
The Natural History Museum is recruiting a Project Manager who will work from the Museum’s Central Project Office on a range of temporary and capital projects. Projects range from new exhibitions, major refurbishment and capital projects, to commercial initiatives.
You will have experience of project management working with multi-disciplined stakeholders and taking an holistic approach in understanding the broader project environment, such as income generation, retail operations, promotion of the project and customer services.
The work will involve indoor and outdoor projects therefore knowledge of temporary structure builds, internal and external service infrastructures, site operational planning and working with statutory authorities is desirable.
Salary:£33,505 per annum plus benefits
Contract:12 month Fixed-Term Appointment
Role competences:
1. Educated to ‘A’ level standard or equivalent
2. PRINCE 2 or other project management qualification or equivalent
3. Significant practical experience of managing projects from inception through to delivery with the ability to identify, resolve and make recommendations to rectify issues as they arise
4. Significant experience of providing a high quality of service to clients and stakeholders ensuring smooth delivery of the project
5. Significant experience of site management including overseeing, the co-ordination of construction, contractors and staff operations
6. Significant experience of performing project management duties such as producing reports, schedules, specifications and project/business planning documentation, especially their application within a large complex organisation or complex business environment
7. Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels with the ability to influence and negotiate
8. The ability to clearly deliver and present project progress to different audiences including Senior Management
9. Strong awareness of the project budgets and the ability to monitor and control costs where possible
10. A professional but flexible and adaptable approach to managing change within the context of a museum environment
11. Demonstrable working experience of using software programmes including Excel, Word and MS Project or equivalent scheduling and programming systems
Head of Content Development
Role description:
The Natural History Museum is seeking to recruit a Head of Content Development. This role is responsible for facilitating the development and delivery of the Museum’s overall content output, whilst maintaining editorial standards.
The Head of Content Development reports directly to the Head of Content Production within the wider Public Engagement Group and is responsible for the Interpretation, Science Communication, Learning Programme Development, Online Production, Editorial and Broadcast teams.
Salary: £39,592 per annum plus benefits
Contract: Permanent Appointment
Role competences:
1. MSc in Science Communication, equivalent relevant qualification or significant relevant experience
2. Has the ability to interrogate and articulate Museum strategic objectives and work in collaboration with key partners across the Museum to inform content theme priorities
3. Demonstrable experience of successfully building and managing multi-skilled teams within a technical and creative environment
4. Significant experience of leading content development appropriate for delivery across multiple channels including live programming, web and exhibitions that meet audience requirements with the ability to deal confidently with issues surrounding the development and delivery of exhibitions and learning programmes
5. Knowledge of Museum audiences with experience of exploiting appropriate audience channel solutions
6. Experience of leading the development and maintenance of editorial standards across digital, print and ideally broadcast outputs.
7. Budget management – ability to balance budgets across content areas
8. Project management - demonstrable experience of leading projects and/or programmes applying appropriate project management methodologies
9. People management
· Able to foster a culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic plan.
· Able to create a culture of development, high performance and people management
· Aligns functions, resources and deploys people and skills optimally to achieve strategic priorities
· The ability to develop and maintain effective and valuable relationships that enables collaboration across diverse teams with key internal and external stakeholders
10. Communication
· Identifies where mutually beneficial collaboration may be formed across business areas; facilitates the development of such relationships to ensure the delivery of the strategic plan.
· Creates and drives forward a culture that demands active, two-way engagement with all stakeholders and communicates clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promotes understanding and commitment
· Effective written communications skills with the ability to adapt style, format and language of content that aims to engage, inspire and meet audience expectations
11. Strategic awareness and planning
· Uses long-term, innovative thinking and networking to stimulate new opportunities or solutions and early identification of corporate risks
· Knows how to identify tensions, set priorities and make trade-offs between different sections/policy areas over different timescales (short, medium and long term).
· Can optimise and effectively plan the use of available resources to deliver strategic aims to deadline and to the standard expected
12. Organisational
· Effectively operates within the Museum’s project and programme framework ensuring that appropriate governance structure is in place.
· Fosters a culture that encourages best practice public sector governance, and consistently monitors business performance against these standards.
· Demonstrates a commitment to (and promotes) equality and diversity ensuring Museum is an inclusive environment.
· Encourages an organisational learning approach (learns from success and failures and seeks staff and other stakeholder feedback)
Online Producer
The Museum is seeking an exceptional online producer to coordinate the redevelopment of content for its new website, as part of a project encompassing a wholesale reworking of the website’s content management systems, information architecture, design and content.
The role will be within the Content Production department, a team of staff responsible for web production, editing, interpretation, and educational and live programming.
Drawing on the Museum’s Web Content Strategy and guidelines for tone, channels, formats, audiences and content commissioning and delivery, the Online Producer will coordinate the production and delivery of content, including images, copy, video and other multimedia, for the new Natural History Museum website and third-party platforms such as social media channels and partner networks.
Salary: up to £32,688
Contract: 15 month fixed-term contract
Role competences:
1. An undergraduate degree in journalism, digital media and/or equivalent qualifications or skills.
2. First-rate writing and editing skills with the ability to oversee the generation of online content to the highest standards.
3. Demonstrable experience of implementing digital content strategy.
4. A good understanding and experience of best practice in online content planning.
5. A good understanding and experience of best practice in online content production.
6. A good understanding and experience of best practice in online content delivery.
7. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, particularly working with a diverse stakeholder base that may have conflicting priorities.
8. Significant experience of managing a demanding and fast turnover of online content within a large organisation.
9. Excellent project management skills and a proven record for delivering against tight deadlines.
10. Excellent organisational skills and a positive and pro-active approach to work.
Online application process:
Completing the online application form.
You are required to address each criterion from the competences (requirements) section of the role specification (section 3).
Please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills or experience to demonstrate how you meet each of these competences for the role.
Please use one field per competence and using no more than 140 words per field, provide us with the information of how you meet this competence.
Completing the copy editing task.
Please ensure that download the role specification and complete the copy editing task. You must include this with your application.
Digital Project Manager
The Natural History Museum is one of the world's leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.
Are you someone who likes complex projects and working with stakeholders to deliver results?
This is an excellent opportunity for a Project Manager to join the Corporate Services Team and deliver a CRM system for the museum.
The post holder will be responsible for the full life cycle management of package software implementations.
Reporting into the Head of Technology Solutions while working closely with the CRM Programme Manager and the CRM Manager to deliver CRM across Marketing, Membership, Events, Website, eShop, Ticketing, Finance and Fundraising.
The successful candidate will be a strong leader with substantial experience of planning and scheduling complex projects, also able to consult and involve stakeholders whilst delivering the agreed solutions on time and on budget.
The Museum is an equal opportunity employer, supports a diverse workplace and offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Membership of the civil service pension scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- Child care voucher scheme
- Professional & personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
For a full job description and to apply online please visit the Natural History Museum website: www.nhm.ac.uk/jobs
Job description and person specification
1. Summary Information
Job Title: Digital Project Manager
Department: Corporate Services
Contract Type: 18 month Fixed-Term Appointment
Pay Band: Technical & Professional
Salary: Between £36,112 to £37,940 per annum plus benefits
Additional funding maybe available for an exceptional candidate
Location: South Kensington
Hours: 41 hours including lunch breaks
Application Close Date: Midnight on Sunday 1st June
Interviews expected: Week commencing Monday 9th June
2. Role Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to deliver a CRM system for the museum. The post holder will report to the Head of Technology Solutions and work closely with the CRM Programme Manager and the CRM Manager to deliver CRM across Marketing, Membership, Events, Website, eShop, Ticketing, Finance and Fundraising. This is a complex project with numerous integrations and a large number of stakeholders. You may be required to work on other technology led projects if time permits.
The Digital Project Manager will be responsible for managing a number of work streams and ensuring delivery on time and on budget. The post holder will be responsible for the full life cycle management of package software implementations.
You will be a strong leader, able to consult and involve stakeholder whilst delivering the agreed solutions. Managing numerous requirements and delivering the data management strategy.
The Museum has appointed a technology partner to implement the solution and has a QA consultant to assist. It is also likely that we will have the advice of industry experts and practitioners to advice and guide our decisions, minimise risk and manage the technology partners.
Experience of planning and scheduling complex projects, managing budgets and resources is essential as is as well as excellent communications skills.
3. Role Competences (requirements)
Applicants must demonstrate evidence of the detailed competence outlined below to be considered for the post. Please address each competence in the 'Other Information' section in the online form.
1. Recognised project management accreditation or equivalent experience
2. Substantial project management experience, managing large projects with budges in excess of £250,000
3. Substantial experience of process centric package software implementations into commercial environments in areas such as; public facing web, emarketing, customer payments systems, customer management systems, membership and donations
4. Substantial experience of management complex projects
5. Demonstrate in depth experience of managing diverse stakeholder needs with a collaborative approach
6. Excellent communication skills with demonstrable experience of managing expectations and influencing up to director level
7. Substantial experience of working with external suppliers
8. Substantial experience of leading and managing large projects teams
9. Knowledge of Business Analysis, Policy and Process, Solution Definition, Data Cleansing, Testing and Business Change
10. Experience of formal project management techniques and documentation
11. Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM would be desirable
12. Proven issues and risk management
4. Main tasks and responsibilities (job description)
- Deliver the suite of CRM projects outlined
- Be responsible for the full-lifecycle project management ensuring effective delivery within time, quality and budget constraints
- Define the project schedule milestone, scope and deliverables
- Coordinate and manage internal and external multi-functional projects team
- Maintain effective relationships with Project Sponsors and Stakeholders
- Ensure that a strong project governance structure is in place
- Produce and maintain accurate project documentation. Key project management products include Project Initiation Document (PID, Communication, Change and RAID)
- Proactively managing risk and issues to mitigate impact on the delivery of the project
- Set and manage project budgets and internal resources with appropriate input from all budget holders
- Track project progress and deliver timely project reporting
- Provide guidance and share good practice within the team and across the business
- Day to day management of the CRM Implementation Partner
- Communicate and update all stakeholders and secondary stakeholders
- Work closely with the CRM Manager and CRM Programme Manager
5. Diversity and disability
At the Natural History Museum we value the diversity of our staff and volunteers and the benefits they bring to our organisation. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities.
6. Application method
- Apply on-line before the closing date through the NHM website: www.nhm.ac.uk/jobs.
For internal applications please apply through the Internal NHM website
- Complete the on-line application form. In the 'Other Information' section, please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills or experience to demonstrate how you meet each of the role competences (section 3) for the role. You must complete this section.
- Please use one field per competence and a maximum of 140 words per field
- Tell us what attracted you to the role.
- Tell us about anything else you believe is relevant to your application.
Please note:
- 'Other Information section' the system runs on a 35 minute cycle and you will lose any unsaved information that you have not saved.
- You must fully complete your on-line application and we discourage the use of CVs.
- Partially completed applications with CVs attached will be rejected.
- Individual cover letters and CVs submitted outside of the on-line application system will not be considered.
If you wish to provide additional information other than a CV to support your application you may upload this on to your on-line application.
A maximum of 2 documents may be uploaded. Each document should not exceed 1Mb.
You are advised to prepare your examples and evidence in a word document before transferring them to the on-line application form.
7. Selection and appointment
Selection decisions are based on merit with candidates assessed against clear, objective competence at each stage of the recruitment and selection process. All offers of employment made are conditional and subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks.
8. Salary Information
Salary for the successful candidate will be in the range of £36,112 to £37,940 per annum. Additional funding maybe available for an exceptional candidate
For a list of museum employee benefits please visit http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/jobs-volunteering-internships/museum-benef...
Different rules for pay on promotion may apply to internal candidates. Please refer to the Pay Chapter of the Staff Handbook or contact HR for advice.
9. Contact for general enquiries
HR general enquiries: Jennifer Jarrett Tel: 020 7942 5302, j.jarrett@nhm.ac.uk
Visitor Services Assistant
We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and organised person to become part of the team at UCL Museums & Collections. This post will be based in the Grant Museum of Zoology, one of the foremost zoology museums in the UK, with a growing reputation for innovative and experimental work. The Visitor Services Assistant will be working on many aspects of audience engagement in the Grant Museum. They will be responsible for the Museum’s front of house activity- welcoming visitors and providing information to help them get the most from their visit. They will also deliver tours, learning workshops and activity sessions to the Museum’s target audiences, and administrate the Friends of the Grant Museum programme.
UCL Museums & Collections are used extensively to support and enrich teaching and research, and are used continuously by undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff across UCL and the wider academic community. UCL museums also have a wide remit in public engagement, delivering innovative programmes for adults, families and schools as well as the Higher Education community, through events, exhibitions and an active online presence.
Hours of Work: Part-time at 74% FTE (27.01 hours per week): Two full weekdays plus three additional afternoons (12.50-5pm) per week. Must include Saturday afternoons, but will not include Sundays. This post has open ended funding at 66% FTE but funding has been identified for extra hours (74% FTE) until July 2015. After that, if further funding is not found, the post will revert back to 66% FTE.
Key Requirements
Applicants should have a proven interest in, and broad knowledge of natural history. They will have experience of giving information to the public and working in a museum learning environment.
More details, the job Description and online application process can be found here on the UCL Jobs site.
Freelance Heritage Educator
Vivacity Heritage Education Service is looking to recruit one or more experienced educators to deliver its education programme at Flag Fen Archaeological Park, Peterborough Museum and Longthorpe Tower.
Working on a freelance basis, applicants need to have experience of teaching and learning, preferably within a classroom and a heritage environment, and have a good understanding of what makes a good educational visit.
The successful applicant will be organised, flexible, adaptable and , above all, enthusiastic about showcasing the collections of each of our three heritage sites.
Freelance Heritage Educators will take responsibility for the delivery of existing sessions as set out by the Education Officer at each heritage site. There is potential Museum Outreach (delivery in schools) as well.
You will either be leading sessions by yourself or will be working alongside another member of the Education Team to deliver a high quality, memorable experience for each education group.
You will generally work with primary age children, but may be asked to deliver sessions for other groups on occasions.
Sessions will be pre-arranged between the Education Officer and the Freelance Heritage Educator. These will generally be between 9:45am - 2:30 pm, during term-time.
Each session lasts between 45 minutes - 1 hour and there can be from one to four sessions in a day.
Freelance educators are expected to allow 15 minutes for setting up and 15 minutes for clearing up.
The position is suitable for someone who is self-employed and wishes to work on a freelance basis.
This is a freelance contract and the person will need to invoice Vivacity and be responsible for their own tax and NI.
We cannot guarantee regular work.
Freelance educators are also expected to arrange and show proof of Public Liability Insurance of up to 2 million pounds.
Joining us on a casual, zero hour contract, may be an option that can be discussed.
We request 2 references for the successful candidate (s) and will ask them to complete a DBS check.
The contract will be subject to review after 6 months.
The school learning programme can be viewed at www.vivacity-peterborough/learning.
Interested applicants are asked to view the sessions available to school children and to state their preferences at interview.
After interviews, the successful applicant/s will discuss and agree on the range of sessions they will be called upon and an agreed timetable for training will be finalised with the Education Officer.
Purpose of role:
Context:
The running of the 3 heritage sites is managed by Vivacity Culture and Leisure. Vivacity is a charitable trust. The Vivacity Heritage Education Service delivers a variety of sessions for schools, both in-house and as outreach to local schools. Demand outstrips staff capacity to deliver some of the sessions. The solution is to use some of the Education budget to employ a freelance to deliver some of these sessions.
The 3 heritage sites:
Peterborough Museum is based in the centre of the city, close to the Queensgate shopping centre. The museum is located in one of the city's most historic buildings and the collection comprises over 200,000 items of great national and international importance. The permanent galleries display objects which tell the story of the local area from 150 million years ago to the present day.
Flag Fen is a Bronze Age archaeological site, 3 miles out of the city centre, with reconstructed roundhouses, preserved wooden causeway in situ, conserved log boats and a display of ancient objects which have been found on the site. There are also mock excavation pits where students can have a chance of being an archaeologist.
Longthorpe Tower is a medieval tower, part of a manor house and is located just 2 miles out from the city centre. Inside are wall paintings from the 14th century that are regarded as being the finest set of domestic medieval wall paintings anywhere in Western Europe.
The role
The Freelance Heritage Educator will:
- Familiarise themselves with the objects and elements of each agreed school session
- Familiarise themselves with the current agreed lesson plan for each agreed school session
- Undergo training - Observe approx. 5 sessions before leading a session (unpaid)
- When leading a session, prepare for the session, ensuring objects, materials and spaces are ready
- Deliver the session, at all times managing the group and ensuring the safety of all group members and the safety of any museum objects
- Conclude the session on time with a plenary
- Put away objects and materials after the session and ensure the space is left tidy
Payment
The Education Officer raises a purchase order before the session/s take place and then the Freelance Educator submits an invoice, stating the purchase order number.
Agreed dates
The Education Officer will agree dates and times in writing (via email) with the Freelance Educator. A firm agreement to cover the session will only exist once both parties have agreed and when the school have confirmed their visit.
Sickness/cancellation
If the Freelance Heritage Educator cannot deliver a session they have previously committed to, then they must give as much notice as possible - contacting the Education Officer out of hours if necessary.
If a school session is cancelled by the Museum/School and the Museum contacts the Freelance Heritage Officer at least 48 hours beforehand then no fee is payable. If the cancellation occurs less than 48 hours before the session was due, then the Freelance Heritage Educator can opt to come in as agreed and carry out some admin/preparation work for which payment will be made as agreed.
Expenses
For outreach delivery, an additional £10 is paid towards travel expenses.
Apart from that, no additional expenses are covered.
Free parking is available at all 3 sites.
A freelancer working over for a full day (4 hours) is expected to take 30 mins unpaid for a lunch break according to the needs of the service.
To Apply
Please send a CV and covering letter, with details of two relevant referees to:
Carol Law
Peterborough Museum,
Priestgate.
Peterborough, PE1 1LF
Carol.law@vivacity-peterborough.com
If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Carol Law
Carol Law
Education Officer
museum.education@vivacity-peterborough.com
Education Officer
Scarborough Museums Trust is seeking to appoint an Education Officer to develop and deliver education activity across the Trust's sites.
The successful applicant will be required to develop a Learning Strategy for the Trust and to initiate, co-ordinate and deliver a formal education programme in addition to informal learning activities and events.
This is a permanent, full time position.
Further information can be found at http://www.scarboroughmuseumstrust.org.uk/about-us/jobs.html
To apply please send (by email only) a covering letter and CV to ruth.lilley@smtrust.uk.com
Closing date for applications 11 a.m. Tuesday 27 May 2014.
Communications Officer
We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible person with good IT and communication skills to help with:
- The day-to-day running of the Society and Museum; working alongside trustees, chairmen of sections, field leaders and other volunteers
- Dealing with enquiries face-to-face, by email and telephone, and via social media
- Ongoing development and maintenance of the BNSS website
- Publicity for BNSS events via programme leaflets, local press and social media
- Production of our quarterly newsletter
- Delivering the Society's strategic priorities
- Supporting BNSS fundraising initiatives
- Room hire administration; maintaining good relations with tenants and arranging supervision
- Liaising with schools, U3A and other visiting groups re access to facilities
- Building relationships with other organisations including Local Authorities, corporate contacts, conservation groups, and higher education institutes
- Developing a volunteer database and addressing training needs
Please see www.bnss.org.uk/latestnews for more details of requirements
Exhibition Researcher
Life Science Centre, which opened in May 2000, is the only purpose-built Science Centre in the north, attracting over 200,000 visitors per year. Life's varied and eclectic public engagement programme attracts a broad audience including families, adults, pre-schoolers and teenagers.
Life will be developing two new permanent exhibitions between now and summer 2016. The first project, 'You, the Scientist', will be a publicly-accessible laboratory space in the heart of the science centre where participants will take on the role of a laboratory scientist. 'Brain, Mind and Culture' will be an exhibition at the intersection of Neuroscience, Psychology and Anthropology, intended to display the process of investigating the brain (rather than only the results). It will feature psychology experiments, live data-collecting experiments and a space for researchers to carry out research with visitors. Both projects will be delivered by a combination of in-house staff and external contractors, consultants and academic partners.
We wish to recruit two people to contribute to these projects (a Senior Exhibition Developer and an Exhibition Researcher).
Both appointments will be full-time and on a maximum 2 year fixed term basis.
The Exhibition Researcher will provide content research, content development and exhibit development input to capital exhibition projects.
Working to the Head of Special Projects and with the Senior Exhibition Developer, you will help to shape the intellectual content and visitor activities featured in the exhibitions.
The successful candidate will have a degree (or equivalent qualification) in science or evidence of equivalent professional level experience.
A self-starter with a curious, imaginative mind, you will have some experience of working in science communication, public engagement or education.
For further information regarding the roles please refer to the job descriptions and person specifications which can be accessed on www.life.org.uk/about/join-the-team
To apply, please send a letter of application and current CV to
Claire Adams, Corporate Services Director,
International Centre for Life Trust,
Management Suite,
Times Square,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP
or by email to claire.adams@life.org.uk
Senior Exhibition Developer
Life Science Centre, which opened in May 2000, is the only purpose-built Science Centre in the north, attracting over 200,000 visitors per year. Life's varied and eclectic public engagement programme attracts a broad audience including families, adults, pre-schoolers and teenagers.
Life will be developing two new permanent exhibitions between now and summer 2016. The first project, 'You, the Scientist', will be a publicly-accessible laboratory space in the heart of the science centre where participants will take on the role of a laboratory scientist. 'Brain, Mind and Culture' will be an exhibition at the intersection of Neuroscience, Psychology and Anthropology, intended to display the process of investigating the brain (rather than only the results). It will feature psychology experiments, live data-collecting experiments and a space for researchers to carry out research with visitors. Both projects will be delivered by a combination of in-house staff and external contractors, consultants and academic partners.
We wish to recruit two people to contribute to these projects (a Senior Exhibition Developer and an Exhibition Researcher).
Both appointments will be full-time and on a maximum 2 year fixed term basis.
Working to the Head of Special Projects, the Senior Exhibition Developer will be the main point of contact between the in-house project team and external contributors (including designers, contractors, consultants and expert advisors).
With support from the Exhibition Researcher you will help to shape the intellectual content and visitor activities featured in the exhibitions.
With a degree (or equivalent qualification) in science or another subject relevant to the development of science exhibitions (or an equivalent level of professional experience), you will have experience of developing content and/or activities for an interactive exhibition or new media project and a successful track record of managing small projects.
For further information regarding the roles please refer to the job descriptions and person specifications which can be accessed on www.life.org.uk/about/join-the-team
To apply, please send a letter of application and current CV to
Claire Adams, Corporate Services Director,
International Centre for Life Trust,
Management Suite,
Times Square,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP
or by email to claire.adams@life.org.uk by Friday, 6 June 2014.