Head of National Public Programmes
Role description:
The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s great public museums, uniquely positioned through its collection and research to engage a broad audience in learning about the history, diversity and future of the natural world. A key ambition in a new Museum strategy for public engagement seeks to grow and deepen engagement with national audiences and build a world class national public programme.
Reporting to the Head of Visitor Experience, Learning and Outreach, the Head of National Public Programmes is a new role and responsible for working with colleagues across Public Engagement, Science Group and Development to define a National Engagement Strategy for the Museum that will include a national programme to engage public audiences with the collections, natural history, scientific work and broad expertise of the Museum and also a programme to develop collaborations to share and build skills/knowledge/capability amongst partner organisations.
The UK national public programme will strengthen the Museum’s position as a national institution through focussed strategic engagement, maximising the benefits of the Museum’s work and delivering high profile and high quality public value.
Salary: Range of £40,000 to £45,000 per annum. An exceptional candidate could expect a salary toward the upper end of the range
Closing Date: Midnight on Sunday 28th September 2014
Interview: Week commencing 6th October 2014
Role competences:
1. A good first degree, preferably in natural sciences, education or a related subject
2. Highly experienced practitioner in the cultural sector, preferably within museums, able to demonstrate a good understanding of audience engagement, public programming, current cultural sector issues and government policy affecting museums
3. Substantial experience of networking, generating diverse partnerships and stakeholder engagement amongst organisations with varying working practices and cultures
4. Exceptional communication skills able to build rapport and support across a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
5. In-depth experience of developing and delivering successful and collaborative strategies that are aligned to organisational objectives
6. Broad experience and success in securing funding to support activity
7. Proven experience in complex programme management , able to manage a large and diverse portfolio of activity
8. Excellent organisational and time management skills and able to work unsupervised
9. Experienced in robust financial management and reporting
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.
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