Full Time

Come and join our team. Permanent and seasonal opportunities.
Tour Guide Crew member – Permanent Full Time Salary £25k+ pa
General Crew Member – Seasonal Full Time and Seasonal Part Time £13 per hr

Weekend working essential and occasional evening shifts required.
Experience in hospitality preferred.
Full training will commence 4th March 2024

For more info, email Debi@cruiselochness.com

Based at City Art Centre, the Curator – Temporary (12 months fixed term) develops, manages and curates programmes of art exhibitions and collection displays for a variety of different audiences. They are part of a team which manages the policies, strategies, objectives and targets for the core areas of interpretation, care and development of the Council’s Museums and Galleries collections and exhibitions, which include Recognised Collections of National Significance.

This post is subject to a basic disclosure check.

MAJOR TASKS/JOB ACTIVITIES

Develops, manages and curates programmes of exhibitions and collection displays for a variety of different audiences.
Undertakes a programme of professional research into exhibitions and collections.
Devises interpretation and information for exhibitions and collections.
Manages exhibitions and loans contracts, adhering to the procedures for insurance, transportation, loan agreements, condition reports, environmental conditions and security.
Provides specialist advice on care and interpretation of exhibitions and the fine art collection to public programmes, retail, visitor services and other curatorial colleagues.
Assists with the physical and preventative care, documentation and digitisation of exhibitions and collections.
Seeks feedback from stakeholders and undertakes post-project evaluations in order to contribute to the improvement of the service.
Manages and processes exhibition proposal submissions.
Sources external exhibitions and initiates partnership projects with artists and other organisations.
Cares for the collections according to professional standards and requirements.
Develops collections, including managing the process of acquisitions through auctions or private sale.
Manages schemes which widen access to collections externally.

Requirements
EXPERIENCE

Experience of creating and co-producing exhibitions for and with people of all ages and abilities
Experience of interpreting collections for a range of audiences with diverse access needs
Experience of engaging audiences with collections through in-person and digital exhibitions, events and publications
Experience of working in partnership with local authorities, third party organisations, and other museums and galleries on development of projects, programmes and exhibitions
Experience of providing curatorial and professional advice for a range of stakeholders
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Understanding of best practice collections management procedures and sectoral standards i.e. Museum Accreditation
Knowledge of caring for and developing collections
Ability to deal with enquiries from visitors, researchers and users
Demonstrable skill in managing projects and budgets
Understanding of health and safety policies for people and collection items
QUALIFICATIONS

University degree in museum or heritage studies, or equivalent
JOB SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Observance of Council policies and Museums Association Code of Ethics
Understanding of guidelines, legislation and policies relating to the care, development and management of artworks and artefacts including loans, transportation and insurance
Ability to work across Council departments and with external partners, stakeholders, community groups and third party organisations in the successful delivery of service objectives
Ability to share resources by working with Council colleagues and external local and national institutions in the delivery of exhibitions and projects
Responsibilities
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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Glasgow Life

Assistant Curator
£28,570.33 – £32,352.00
Location: Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, G53 7NN
Ref: GLA11424

Glasgow Life is looking for an Assistant Curator to join us on a full-time fixed contract for a period up to two years. This post is funded by the Dugald Lindsay Charitable Trust and will be known as the Dugald Lindsay Assistant Curator, focusing on art and world culture collections. You will be joining our in-demand museums service. You will be part of a dedicated team which supports the largest museum service in the UK outside London with 10 venues across the city and a collection of over one million objects that is one of the finest in Europe.

More about our Museums teams
As Dugald Lindsay Assistant Curator you’ll be joining our Glasgow Life Museums team. From The Burrell Collection to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, our museums are free for everyone to access. We’re committed to making sure people experience our world-class collections and have the chance to engage with our rich heritage. The cultural programmes we provide bring value to people’s lives. Read more on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums

About Glasgow Life
Glasgow Life is the charity which inspires people to lead richer, more active lives through culture and sport. Simply put, we believe that everyone deserves a great Glasgow life. We do this by delivering innovative cultural and sporting programmes and events which improve the mental, physical, and economic well-being of Glasgow. Glasgow Life also creates unforgettable experiences for tourists, strengthening the city’s visitor economy. We help put on world-class events, conferences and festivals which enhance Glasgow’s international reputation. Glasgow is the first city to be named European Capital of Sport twice sport and was also the first place in the UK to be named a UNESCO City of Music.

The role
As Dugald Lindsay Assistant Curator you’ll be an integral part of the team by assisting with the research and documentation of the collection and assisting with interpreting and disseminating knowledge of the collection to a wide range of audiences through developing new displays, publications and other collections-related projects and contribute to the public programme through talks, tours, handling sessions and other activities

The candidate
If you’re interested in joining us as Dugald Lindsay Assistant Curator you’ll need:
• Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area
• Knowledge of art and world cultures museum collections
• Demonstrate an understanding of museum standards
• Demonstrate a commitment to working with diverse communities
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.

You can read the full person specification for this role under the ‘Job Attachments’ section.
Some of our roles are currently piloting hybrid working, with teams working between the office and home. Your line manager will agree these days with you. This balance enables you to continue much-needed collaborative working.

We believe in the transformational power of the programmes and events we provide for the people and visitors of Glasgow. If you would like to be a part of what we do, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits at Glasgow Life
• A holiday allowance of 30 days plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). This will rise to 35 days after 5 years
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – which pays 19.3% in employer contributions
• Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store
• Option to buy extra annual leave
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Flexible retirement
• Family-friendly policies

Diversity matters at Glasgow Life
We’re determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We’re a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer

To apply for this vacancy online please visit Assistant Curator (Fixed Term) – GLA11424 | Glasgow Life | myjobscotland

Closing date is 11.59pm on Sunday 11th February 2024

Brand Home Lead Guide

Oban Visitor Centre  

Permanent – Full-time

Closing Date – 4th February 2024

  

About Us  

This is a chance to be involved in an ambitious and truly one-of-a-kind team where our aim is to create remarkable and unforgettable experiences across each and every one of our venues across Scotland. Our Malt Brand Homes will take visitors on an immersive, multi-sensory journey through the flavours of Scotland, sharing our love for Scotch with a new generation of whisky drinkers. Visitors will lose themselves in the journey whisky-making in our experiences and make purchases from our fantastic retail offerings. We want our guests to embrace every minute with us and feel the same way we do about our heritage. Being part of Diageo means being a torchbearer for our brands and making them even better for the next generation. It’s a career-defining responsibility. If you have a genuine passion for our craft, our character and our products, help us continue the story and build a great career in the process.  

 

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.  

 
About the Role    

We have an outstanding opportunity to join our hardworking team at our Oban Visitor Center as a Brand Home Lead.

As a Brand Home Lead, you’ll be vital to the day-to-day management of the Brand Home Visitor Centre. You’ll contribute towards leading our teams for everyday success.

Our Brand Homes showcase to the public who we are and what we do. You’ll drive the performance of the Brand Home and ensure that the team deliver outstanding standards of customer service and exceptional and memorable visitor experiences.

As well as providing collaborative support to the Assistant Managers with operational and facility management activities, you’ll act as Operational Supervisor responsible for the opening and closing of the Brand Home, supervising both the safe and till for banking purposes as well as being responsible for stock control.

You’ll provide support and supervision of the Brand Home Guides and agency staff, including scheduling, monitoring and recording of working hours, supporting new and ongoing training to the team as well as ensuring ongoing personal development and the reporting of team performance and targets.

Not only will you support the Assistant Managers in event strategy, but you will be vital in building community engagement and the delivery of the Brand Home sustainability ambition.

About You

We’re looking for people with character: driven, resilient and open-minded. Are you passionate about customer service and driving excellence within your team? We certainly hope so!

We are looking for someone with experience inspiring outstanding teams to deliver whilst ensuring excellent customer service. You’ll bring your leadership, inclusivity and strong collaboration into your ways of working and ensure everyone is working with a customer first approach. Recent F&B/Hospitality/Retail managerial experience would be an advantage.

You’ll value the importance of working in a team and demonstrate the ability to build strong working relationships with contractors and customers as well as key partners.

You’ll be experienced working towards targets and have the ambition to achieve necessary targets whilst subsequently encouraging the team daily to work towards these targets.

You’ll be flexible as the role requires both evening and weekend work throughout the year and this will be planned in advance. It’d be excellent if you had an understanding of Microsoft office or similar applications however this is not essential.

In return, we offer a great reward & benefits package which includes a competitive salary, company shares, product allowance, pension programme, retail discounts, annual bonus and so much more! We’ll also provide you with excellent training and career development opportunities, setting you up for a fantastic career at Diageo.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Create a future worth celebrating with us!

Brand Home Guide

Location: Oban Visitor Centre

Type: Permanent, Full-time

Closing date: 4th February 2024

We have an outstanding opportunity to join our dedicated team at our Oban Visitor Center as a Brand Home Guide.

You will be responsible for:

Being an integral part of the visitor centre team, as a Brand Home Guide, you’ll be required to deliver high standards of customer service and an outstanding and memorable visitor experience. Our tours are the opportunity for the public to learn who we are and what we do, you’ll be guiding them around our beautiful distillery representing the brand and Diageo using the full training provided. 
  
You will assist with ticket sales and promoting our brand throughout the full experience. From warmly greeting our guests to providing advice and information on the offerings of our outstanding visitor experience.

There will be shop duties and upselling products will be required alongside the merchandising of our other products in the retail area. 

You’ll help with the planning and implementation of special events throughout the year. 

This role will require weekend and evening work.

To be successful in this role:

We’re looking for people with character: driven, resilient and open-minded.  Are you passionate about customer service and a team player?  We certainly hope so! 

 
We’re looking for someone who values the importance of working in a team and being able to build strong working relationships with customers as well.  Ideally you will have insight into the drinks industry or worked within a hospitality enviroment.

Working with Us

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

Membership discounts and product allowance
Contributory pension scheme
Competitive annual bonus (dependent on performance)
Generous holiday allowance
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

About Us

This is a chance to be involved in an ambitious and truly one-of-a-kind team where our aim is to create remarkable and unforgettable experiences across each and every one of our venues across Scotland. Our Malt Brand Homes will take visitors on an immersive, multi-sensory journey through the flavours of Scotland, sharing our love for Scotch with a new generation of whisky drinkers. Visitors will lose themselves in the journey whisky-making in our experiences and make purchases from our fantastic retail offerings. We want our guests to embrace every minute with us and feel the same way we do about our heritage. Being part of Diageo means being a torchbearer for our brands and making them even better for the next generation. It’s a career-defining responsibility. If you have a genuine passion for our craft, our character and our products, help us continue the story and build a great career in the process. 

Oban is an iconic visitor centre that provides extraordinary visitor experiences to all our visitors from around the globe.  We captivate and educate our guests whilst leading them throughout our full-sensory interactive tour and tasting experiences. Our people are making history every day and act as true ambassadors for this inspiring brand.  

Feel inspired? Then we may have the opportunity for you. 

Additional Job Description
Brand Home Guide

Royal Lochnagar Visitor Centre

Full-time, Permanent

We have an outstanding opportunity to join our dedicated team at our Royal Lochnagar Visitor Center as a Brand Home Guide.

You will be responsible for:

Being an integral part of the visitor centre team, as a Brand Home Guide, you’ll be required to deliver high standards of customer service and an outstanding and memorable visitor experience. Our tours are the opportunity for the public to learn who we are and what we do, you’ll be guiding them around our beautiful distillery representing the brand and Diageo using the full training provided. 
  
You will assist with ticket sales and promoting our brand throughout the full experience. From warmly greeting our guests to providing advice and information on the offerings of our outstanding visitor experience.

There will be shop duties and upselling products will be required alongside the merchandising of our other products in the retail area. 

You’ll help with the planning and implementation of special events throughout the year. 

This role will require weekend and evening work.

To be successful in this role:

We’re looking for people with character: driven, resilient and open-minded.  Are you passionate about customer service and a team player?  We certainly hope so! 

 
We’re looking for someone who values the importance of working in a team and being able to build strong working relationships with customers as well.  Ideally you will have insight into the drinks industry or worked within a hospitality enviroment.

The successful candidate will be required to hold a valid driving licence.

Working with Us

Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including:

Membership discounts and product allowance
Contributory pension scheme
Competitive annual bonus (dependent on performance)
Generous holiday allowance
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

About Us

This is a chance to be involved in an ambitious and truly one-of-a-kind team where our aim is to create remarkable and unforgettable experiences across each and every one of our venues across Scotland. Our Malt Brand Homes will take visitors on an immersive, multi-sensory journey through the flavours of Scotland, sharing our love for Scotch with a new generation of whisky drinkers. Visitors will lose themselves in the journey whisky-making in our experiences and make purchases from our fantastic retail offerings. We want our guests to embrace every minute with us and feel the same way we do about our heritage. Being part of Diageo means being a torchbearer for our brands and making them even better for the next generation. It’s a career-defining responsibility. If you have a genuine passion for our craft, our character and our products, help us continue the story and build a great career in the process. 

Royal Lochnagar is an iconic visitor centre that provides extraordinary visitor experiences to all our visitors from around the globe.  We captivate and educate our guests whilst leading them throughout our full-sensory interactive tour and tasting experiences. Our people are making history every day and act as true ambassadors for this inspiring brand.  

Create a future worth celebrating!