Keswick Museum
- Contact name: Jane Affleck
- Contact email: [email protected]
Job Description
Keswick Museum is an independent museum and art gallery serving the local community and visitors to Keswick and the wider Lake District. We care for and interpret collections that tell the story of Keswick, the surrounding area and its people, and provide exhibitions, events and activities for a wide range of audiences.
We are now looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Museum Operations Manager to lead the effective day-to-day running of the museum. Depending on the outcome of a current grant application there may be an opportunity to extend the contract for the right candidate.
The Museum Operations Manager will ensure that Keswick Museum operates effectively, safely and efficiently, providing a welcoming and engaging experience for visitors and a positive working environment for staff and volunteers. This is a practical management role in a small organisation. You will need to be comfortable taking responsibility, solving problems, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively with colleagues, volunteers and trustees.
This is an exciting time for the museum as we are about to embark on a transformation of the museum and are currently seeking funding to support this process with an additional development role. Working alongside the ops manager this additional role will lead the transformation process identified in the grant application and ensure we have sufficient management capacity needed to develop the organisation for the future.
Job Requirements
We are looking for someone who can combine good management with a practical, hands-on
approach.
You will ideally have:
Experience of managing the day-to-day operation of a museum, heritage, cultural, visitor or
similar organisation.
Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
Experience of managing budgets and monitoring expenditure.
A good understanding of health and safety, safeguarding and operational compliance.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The ability to build positive relationships with staff, volunteers, trustees, visitors and
external organisations.
The confidence to work independently while knowing when an issue needs to be referred to
the Board.
Good IT skills and experience of using standard office systems. A commitment to continuing professional development.
Job Responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
– Museum operations
– People and volunteers
– Collections, exhibitions and programmes
– Finance, compliance and risk
– Planning and Board liaison
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