Job vacancy – Learning and Communities Officer at The Cromwell Museum

Job title: Learning and Communities Officer
Location: The Cromwell Museum, Huntington
Salary: £25,991
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Term: One year initial contract leading to potential permanent post (subject to funding).
Closing date: 5pm Thursday 11 March

The Cromwell Museum is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and dynamic person to join our small team in the role of a Learning and Communities Officer, leading on the development of a formal and informal learning programme and community engagement for the Cromwell Museum. The Cromwell Museum houses the world’s best collection of items relating to the life and times of the 17^th century soldier and statesman Oliver Cromwell, and aims to bring this controversial and significant figure to life to our visitors. The Museum is going through an exciting period of development after a recent major refurbishment, and is now looking to broaden its audiences and look at the potential of expanding beyond our current building.

The successful candidate will develop relationships with community groups and organisations across the region to engage them with the Museum, its collections and stories and their relevance for the 21^st century, with the aim of bringing new audiences into the Museum. A passion for history, and the contemporary relevance of events in the mid-17^th century, is vital, as is enthusiasm for engaging with the public through both formal and informal activities. Excellent teaching and facilitation skills combined with experience gained in learning & community environments are a must for this role

Full time, 37.5 hours per week, One year initial contract leading to potential permanent post (subject to funding).

Salary: £25,991 per year

For more information please read the downloadable job description and application pack at: https://www.cromwellmuseum.org/about-us/cromwell-museum-vacancy-learning-and-community-officer

If you think you have the skills and expertise we are seeking, then we would like to hear from you.

Please send your current CV and an accompanying letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the post, along with the names and contact details of two referees to the museum’s Curator, Stuart Orme, via e-mail to: sorme@cromwellmuseum.com. Please title your e-mail ‘Post Application’.

The deadline for applications is by 5pm on Thursday 11 March 2021.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview via Zoom in the week beginning 29 March 2020 and submit a recorded presentation.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role then please contact our Curator, Stuart Orme, via e-mail at:  sorme@cromwellmuseum.com who will be pleased to assist.