A rare and exciting opportunity to develop and lead Renfrewshire Museums and Collections service as a senior museum professional. You will provide strategic oversight to the operational delivery of core business functions at a significant and exciting time in the service history.
We are seeking to recruit a professional HR Assistant for a fixed term period. This is a key role in the HR team which supports essential employee lifecycle processes at NGS. Working closely with HR and Finance colleagues, this role supports the delivery of monthly payroll and pension processes, as well supporting our HR consultants in absence management and employment relations work.
Additionally, this is an exciting time for the HR team as we are currently undertaking a project to replace our current HR information and payroll systems. This role will help the team to deliver the project aims with the implementation and launch of the new systems.
If you enjoy working with data and have great attention to detail, you can find full details of the role in the job description available on our e-recruitment portal.
Reporting to: Managing Director
Role Purpose:
To support MD in the development and execution of corporate strategy. Using business analysis tools to inform direction and highlight inefficiencies. Focus on creation of MI reporting structure and streamlining internal processes. Instrumental in budget creation, financial forecasting, and reporting with emphasis on cost savings. Performance analysis of business steams to identify key areas for growth.
Role responsibilities:
Working with MD to develop corporate and business strategy, creating and implementing a roadmap which will align individual business aims to one overarching strategy.
Financial planning/budgeting/forecasting across all revenue streams in line with strategic aims.
Creation of MI and data reporting to craft strategy, leveraging software to make informed actions, focusing on cost efficiency and profit.
Overall responsibility for procurement across personnel, suppliers, partners,
insurances, key events, and service range acting as a central point of control.
Delivery of compliance and regulatory framework, including developing risk
assessment tools, creation of risk maps, business continuity planning and
regulatory practices.
Working with MD and management team to link in resource plans with business
development activity and ensure marketing/PR are engaged throughout.
Provide oversight and input to staff training, focusing on company values, culture,
purpose and aims.
Support the development of company culture, including key messaging and principles.
Leading the design, implementation and delivery of operational excellence across
the business
Development of Conifox brand, building on current platform to cultivate and
promote via Marketing and PR, reviewing customer journey and telling our story.
Experience required:
Able to demonstrate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
experience across a variety of complex business streams.
Proven experience developing corporate and business strategy and aligning core delivery functions.
Able to create meaningful insight from data analysis and MI reporting.
Hospitality/Leisure/Tourism/Corporate experience ideal
1st class communication skills essential for this role
Must be able to work flexibly and resourcefully with a small team.
A relevant and full finance professional qualification i.e. ACA/ACCA/CIMA ideal but
not essential
To apply, please submit a CV to Deborah@conifox.co.uk
Purpose: To provide administrative and customer support in the SRPS office
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday based on a 35 hour week
Generous and flexible holiday allowance
Key Responsibilities
• Answer telephone, email, post and in person enquiries as required with the highest standard of customer service
• Responsible for and handling all sales enquiries and advance bookings
• Assist with the co-ordination of group bookings and special events
• Provide basic accounts assistance
• Carry out general administrative tasks in a polite and efficient manner
• Undertake any other reasonable tasks that the job holder is able to perform
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
• 2+ years’ experience working in a customer-focused, office environment
• Demonstrable level of ICT knowledge, particularly in Excel and Word
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise projects
• Well organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Good inter-personal skills
• Flexible with a common-sense approach
• Can work independently and as part of a team
Desirable
• Experience of working with online ticketing systems
• Knowledge of accounts and Sage
Applications should include a CV and covering letter with your reasons for applying.
Completed applications should be emailed to finance@srps.org.uk or sent to Amanda Kilburn, Scottish Railway Preservation Society, 17-19 North Street, Bo’ness, West Lothian, EH51 0AQ
The Spirit of the Highlands project, which includes the transformation of Inverness Castle into a world class visitor attraction, is looking to appoint a Senior Software Developer. This exciting new role will lead on developing the web, digital, ticketing and core business platforms for the Spirit:Journeys project. As a senior role, the postholder will be a crucial part of the management team and be responsible for the creation of these key systems.
We are seeking a highly experienced full stack software and web developer who can demonstrate successful large-scale projects which included developing the specification and user experience design right through to launch and writing up full system documentation.
Spirit: Journeys is part-funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
FRAMES CONSERVATOR (BAND 5)
FULL-TIME, (ALTHOUGH REQUESTS FOR PART-TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED), FIXED TERM (3.5 MONTHS
Job Summary
This is a specialist conservator role, delivering frames conservation across the collection. It is based within the Collections Directorate, reporting to the permanent Frames Conservator. It sits alongside and compliments the other conservation specialisms of paintings, paper, and time-based media.
Key Responsibilities
Frames conservation and research (80%)
• Assist colleagues with the planning and programming of the frames conservation work required to deliver the loans, displays, exhibitions, acquisitions and collections care activities which are scheduled.
• Keep records of work undertaken over the course of the year and liaise with colleagues to flag up any anticipated issues with the delivery of the work programme and to advise on whether additional requests can be accommodated.
• Undertake the conservation work required for exhibitions and displays of framed artworks, both within NGS and at non-NGS sites, including advising on the suitability of works of art for transport and display, condition checking, conservation treatments and application of preventive conservation measures.
• Undertake frames conservation work required to improve standards of collections care, such as condition surveys of targeted parts of the collection and remedial treatments of objects in poor condition.
• Carry out a range of written and electronic documentation, including requesting photography, communicating findings and providing data for entry onto the NGS collections management database (Multi Mimsy) and NGS website.
• With colleagues, respond to any incident reports which relate to frames.
• Liaise with conservation technicians and art handling technicians to ensure that works are safely packed and installed, which may involve designing specialist storage and display cases.
• Where appropriate, undertake art historical research relating to parts of the NGS frames collection, and conservation research relating to modes of deterioration and conservation materials and techniques.
Common Areas of Responsibility (20%)
These areas of responsibility are common across all the conservator roles, although some of the specifics will vary depending on the conservator’s specialism.
• Commission and supervise work by freelance conservators and specialists.
• Undertake courier duties of relevance to the conservation specialism on behalf of NGS.
• Devise work programmes for and supervise interns, placement students and volunteers.
• Provide specialist advice and training for colleagues, both within and outside the Conservation Department, and answer external enquiries.
• Work with the budget holder to create, review, manage and maintain the budget for particular areas of responsibility.
• Maintain relevant conservation and analytical equipment, advise on purchases of new equipment, monitor levels of conservation materials and request additional stock as appropriate.
• Publicise and promote the activity of the specialist role and of the Conservation Department as a whole, both internally and externally, by giving talks, tours, and presentations and writing content for traditional publications and social media.
CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN – PAINTINGS AND FRAMES (Band 7A)
FULL-TIME (ALTHOUGH REQUESTS FOR PART-TIME WILL BE CONSIDERED), FIXED TERM (4 MONTHS)
Job Summary
The Conservation Technicians make up a small group of specialists sitting within the Conservation Department. Their main purpose is to devise and implement systems to ensure that the NGS collections and those works on loan to NGS are displayed, stored and transported in a safe and appropriate manner.
The role of the Conservation Technician – Paintings and Frames is to work with two other technicians to deliver the paintings and frames conservation technician service. This primarily consists of delivering technical work, with reference to agreed standards where appropriate, and monitoring progress against agreed targets.
Key Responsibilities
Technical work (85%)
Undertake the preparation of art works upon acquisition, or for the public, loans and collections care programmes, following standard methodologies as appropriate but also finding innovative solutions where necessary. This work includes:
• Refitting paintings in frames to NGS standard.
• Making and finishing new frames, including batches of standard frames and one-off customised frames.
• Packing and unpacking objects, creating new packing systems as necessary.
Organisation and management (5%)
Assist the Senior Conservation Technician with the organisation and management of the paintings and frames conservation technician work, including:
• Liaising with the Paintings Conservators to plan work and to organise the movement of objects in and out of the department.
• Ensuring that objects in the paintings and frames conservation technician studio are safe and secure, and that the studio is tidy and well organised.
• Ensuring that any professional freelance paintings and frames conservation technicians have the resources they need for their work.
• Liaising with the Paintings Conservators and the Digitisation team to organise and facilitate the photography of objects.
• Monitoring the progress of the paintings and frames conservation technician work so that any potential failure to meet deadlines can be identified and addressed, and so that collections care work can be programmed in when capacity permits.
SUMMARY OF ROLE
The Daskalopoulos Curator of Engagement is temporarily taking leave from the National Galleries of Scotland. The role of Daskalopoulos Digital Producer is designed to cover a specific number of tasks, focusing on research into, and the commissioning of, future Digital Content.
Working collaboratively across teams, in line with the principles of NGS’s strategy, the Daskalopoulos Digital Producer will contribute to the planning and development of digital content programmes and in-gallery interpretation.
This will include research into blended digital/physical exhibition models as well as content that will potentially inform any future physical offer.
Working closely across Collection & Research and Digital teams, the post will support a University of Edinburgh Guided Research Placement, working with the cohort of 5 students to support the development of interpretation.
Main Duties
● Project-manage production of content and managing external agencies, content creators, in line with content and audience strategies.
● Liaise with colleagues, artists and relevant stakeholders on the development of different digital content and other forms of interpretation. Undertaking research for the development of content relevant to specific target audiences, while meeting organization’s strategic aims.
● Supervise volunteers and trainees as projects require, with a particular focus on the University of Edinburgh Guided student research placements.
● Research and distil best practice in interpretation (including digital initiatives), ensuring outcomes are disseminated appropriately.
● Write briefs and procure suppliers for the delivery of original content according to schedules and content calendars.
● Maintain best practices for publishing across platforms, implementing editorial guidelines, and ensuring accuracy, usability, and a consistent voice
● Create audience-focused content (written format and multi-media) to be published across channels and in-gallery.
● Assist with the development of standards, operational practices and quality control associated collection content for NGS digital media systems and rights management.
● Liaise with external content suppliers, rights-holders and key stakeholders for large-scale digital projects.
The Volunteering, Engagement & Learning Officer is the deputy senior officer of The Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS). Line Management (wellbeing, objective-setting and development needs) for the role is provided by the Museum Manager. You will be required to produce a monthly Board report on Volunteering, Education and Learning activities, and you may occasionally be asked to attend, and contribute at, Board meetings. This is a full-time role. The post holder will have a strong background in learning, education and overseeing volunteering in the Museum, Heritage and/or Visitor Attraction context. The Volunteering, Engagement & Learning Officer will have line management responsibilities for a small number of volunteers and student placements and will work alongside the Museum Manager and Collections Intern.
The Unicorn Preservation Society, a charity registered in Scotland, registration number SC002771. We will ensure the conservation and interpretation of HMS Unicorn within a maritime heritage visitor attraction as part of a group within the Dundee Waterfront and the wider Tayside region.
HMS Unicorn is the oldest surviving complete woodened hulled warship in the United Kingdom. Her keel was laid in 1822 and the ship completed and placed in storage in 1824. She subsequently moved to Dundee in the 1870’s and was gifted to the charity by the Ministry of Defence in 1969. The ship has remained in the city ever since. The heritage of the ship is, therefore, largely associated with Dundee and she is an integral part of the history of the town and Scottish naval history.
We are entering one of the most exciting phases in the history of the ship as we engage with funders to achieve significant grants to support the ship being moved from Victoria Quay to the East Graving Dock in Dundee. Over the next few years, we anticipate a remarkable transformation of the ship and quayside helping to secure the future of this important Heritage Asset’s future.
For more information please send a note of interest to Matthew Bellhouse Moran at matthew@hmsunicorn.org.uk, or phone 01382 200900
Exciting times are ahead. We are recruiting for a Marketing and Events Officer (37 hours per week) for our brand new purpose built national gallery and visitor centre, housing the magnificent Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels. This is a fantastic opportunity to really shine a positive global spotlight on this new world-class visitor attraction and the Scottish Borders.
Job Purpose: Responsible for the development and delivery of the Great Tapestry of Scotland Marketing strategy. Developing and delivering an events programme, sponsorship and fundraising opportunities. Responsible for driving the charitable focus of the Live Borders’ Marketing and Communication strategy to internal and external stakeholders.
In addition to the Marketing and Events Officer role, we are looking to recruit for a range of additional vacancies. All details can be found here. We are looking to recruit individuals who can help us turn this new gallery into a powerfully enriching visitor experience and continue the people’s story of Scotland so beautifully told through the Tapestry. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Live Borders family and be part of something nationally significant that will bring visitors from across the world to the Borders.
The Chocolatarium is looking for an Assistant Manager.
The Chocolatarium is one of Edinburgh’s newest visitor attractions. Having opened in September 2019, we are currently #11 of things to do in Edinburgh with 98% of visitors giving a 5-star review.
If you are a hard-working, organised, pro-active and friendly person looking for a new challenge, this could be the right opportunity for you.
This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week. Your hours are likely to include some weekend and evening hours.
The business is a chocolate-themed visitor attraction and gift shop located in Edinburgh’s historic old town. You will report to the Business Owner, who is responsible for the overall commercial success of the business. You will be their biggest support, and be responsible for running the operational aspects of both the in-house tours and the attached gift shop.
Your duties may include:
– guiding tours
– serving customers in the gift shop
– managing tour bookings
– answering emails and managing group bookings
– monitoring and maintaining shop inventory
– ordering supplies and products
– maintaining the presentation of the shop and tour to the highest standards
– suggesting and implementing strategies to attract customers
– working with social media
– suggesting and implementing improvements to the tour or developing new tour ideas
– suggesting, designing, introducing and developing new products for the shop
– handling complaints from customers
– assisting in the recruitment of guides
– supervising, training and supporting guiding staff
– planning staff rotas
– ensuring all employees adhere to company’s policies and guidelines
The training process will involve getting to know, and becoming an expert in chocolate! This aspect of your training will be ongoing. It’s ok if you are lactose intollerant or vegan, but you must like chocolate.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate will be an efficient, hardworking and warm person who will confidently support the team to nurture an enjoyable and supportive working environment and an unforgettable experience for visitors.
ESSENTIAL
– a brilliant tour guide with a proven track record of consistent 5-star reviews
– adaptability and flexibility. We are a relatively new company and this is an essential mindset
– a passion and enthusiasm for providing an unforgettable visitor experience
– a wish to work full-time
– sales experience
– the ability to manage staff
– passion and enthusiasm for chocolate
– a positive, can-do attitude
– a well-presented appearance
DESIRABLE
– a second language
– experience with social media
– teaching or training experience
– knowledge of chocolate and the chocolate industry
If you are looking for a new challenge and feel you have the right skills, experience and character for the job, then we’d love to hear from you!
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to jenny@chocolatarium.co.uk. Please keep your cover email short but let us know:
– your availability for interview over the coming days
– your earliest start date. (We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible but there can be some flexibility for the right candidate).
– any initial questions you have
Please send your application in asap!
We are looking for an experienced Museum/Visitor Attraction Manager to be responsible for the day-to-day operation of our museum.
The postholder will have responsibility for overseeing museum operations, including managing staff and volunteers, general care of the collections, income generation, ensuring health and safety, and leading on accreditation and quality standards requirements.
The postholder will support the Trustees and CEO to fulfill their charitable objectives and will input into the fund-raising strategy and development of a 5-year strategy and forward plan to ensure the museum is modern, fit for purpose and sustainable for the future.