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Membership Services Manager
Role description:
Membership growth is at the centre of the Natural History Museum’s Public Engagement Programme and the newly reconfigured membership team is at the heart of the action. As the Museum looks to grow their membership scheme substantially over the next 5 years, this new role will be instrumental in leading this change, evolving and developing the systems, processes and people required to support an ambitious membership population and income growth plan.
Reporting to the Head of Membership, the successful candidate will have the proven skills to develop a streamlined, professional and efficient working function where excellent customer service is the norm. With 18 months experience in a membership operations environment you’ll be well-placed to lead a membership team at one of the nation’s most-loved destinations, sharing the wonders of the natural world with a growing community of members.
Supported by the Head of Membership, you’ll prepare the team for the introduction of a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system that will change the way we administer our membership policies (including our Welcome and Renewals programme) and manage the Museum’s relationship with our valued customers.
With excellent people skills, you’ll be capable of engaging with a wide range of stakeholders as an ambassador for membership across the Museum, including our on-site visitor engagement teams. With strong diplomacy and negotiation skills, you’ll be able to build healthy working relationships across teams and be a driver for change, bringing others with you.
In addition to these proven skills, you’ll draw energy and inspiration from working in a team at one of the nation’s most-loved visitor attractions, where the wonders of the natural world weave into your working life and office environment daily and where team and personal success is celebrated.
Salary: £31,424 per annum plus benefits
Contract: Permanent Appointment
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 8th July 2015
Please note that applications are invited from candidates who have not previously applied for the Membership Services Manager (May 2015) vacancy.
Role competences:
To apply:
Please submit your CV with a covering letter which includes demonstrable and compelling evidence of how you meet the competencies required to thrive in this new and challenging role, as outlined in the job description and job ad.
1. Excellent financial processing and budget-management skills/experience
2. Sound knowledge of database management and CRM (customer relationship management) with strong attention to detail, with high accuracy and quality of output
3. Sound knowledge of legislation affecting membership including Direct Debit (BACS), PCI compliance, Gift Aid compliance and data protection.
4. Strong administration and organisational skills, including prioritisation, delegation and time-management
5. Excellent customer service skills, with the ability to discern customer needs and wants, and to respond accordingly (to both internal and external customers)
6. Strong planning skills, recognising and responding to the impact of future activity on resources and plan accordingly to meet deadlines
7. Confident user of Microsoft Office software including MS Access and MS Excel (intermediate to advanced ability)
8. Clear communication and the ability to quickly adapt and respond to a changing environment (people & systems)
9. Strong inter-personal skills, with the ability to influence others in the team and across the Museum, whilst considering other perspectives
Online application process:
You are required to attach a CV and covering letter within the ‘Other Information’ section of the online application form. Within your covering letter please demonstrate how you meet each competences with specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills and/or experience.
Access and Equality Manager
Role description:
The Natural History Museum is transforming. Its new strategy is focussed on challenging the way people think about the natural world - its past, present and future. We aim to stimulate public debate about humanity’s future and equip our audiences with an understanding of science. Accessibility and inclusivity is at the heart of this vision. With its vast collection and pioneering research programme, the Museum is powerfully placed to engage a wide range of audiences with science and the natural world.
The Access and Equality Manager will play an important role in ensuring that the Museum’s new Masterplan to transform its permanent spaces addresses the needs of diverse audiences, embedding an inclusive approach. They will lead on enhancing access and equality across the public offer, collaborating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders at both the South Kensington and Tring sites.
The post holder will identify and provide creative solutions to overcome barriers to engagement for a broad range of audiences and activity through both targeted and inclusive provision, guided by the Equality Act. They will provide expert advice on best practice in the development and delivery of accessible public programming, including temporary and permanent exhibitions, events and activities, and service/facility provision. They will support the development of public offer funding bids, working with and reporting to senior management at the Museum. This role will also identify access and equality training needs and lead on the development of appropriate training.
Role competences:
BEFORE beginning your application - Please read the section below about the ‘Online Application Process’ carefully.
If you wish to be considered for this role you will need to address each of the following competences in the ‘other information’ section of your online application:
1. Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or proven relevant experience.
2. Significant experience and working knowledge of access, diversity and equality legislation and implementing good practice preferably in a Museum or visitor attraction environment.
3. An excellent understanding of how access and equality issues and requirements are applied to the provision of exhibitions, learning activities and digital applications.
4. Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work with and influence multiple and varied stakeholders, both internal and external.
5. Demonstrable experience of working with a range of audiences and programmes, particularly people with specific access needs, with a creative, solutions focussed approach
6. Excellent understanding of customer service and proven first-hand experience in this area
7. Highly experienced negotiator, with excellent influencing skills and the ability to set priorities and establish solutions over different timescales (short, medium and long term).
8. Experienced in developing and delivering professional development training for colleagues
9. Successful in actively seeking and obtaining external funding to support strategic objectives
10. Experienced in robust financial planning and budget management
Online application process:
You are required to provide a response to ALL of the role competences listed above within the ‘Other Information’ section of the online application form (up to 140 words per competence). In order to demonstrate how you meet each competence fully, please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills and/or experience.
Museum Curator
Applications are invited for the post of Museum Curator in the Scott Polar Research Institute's Polar Museum.
The post holder takes day-to-day responsibility for the Institute's strategy for maintaining, organising and developing the Museum, its collections, services and profile.
The post holder will take the lead in developing strategy and policy in relation to the Museum in the context of the Institute's strategic priorities and plan, and advise the Director of SPRI on issues regarding the mission, direction, purpose and key aims of the Museum.
S/he will lead the management, care and development of the collection, the Museum's programme of exhibitions and other events, and its online presence.
S/he provides front-line liaison with visitors to the Museum, including members of the public, visiting scholars and other users, in particular supporting the use of the collection for research and teaching.
The post holder has a key role in fundraising and is responsible for writing grant applications, both for research grants and to trusts and foundations.
Applicants must have a good honours degree, preferably in a related discipline, for example, Polar Studies, Geography, Environmental Science or History.
Applicants will need a pro-active approach, good time-management and planning skills, together with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team, as well as providing clear leadership.
Further information and the full details of the knowledge, skills and experience we require for this role are available at the link below.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Thursday 16 July,
Interviews to be held on 10 August 2015.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 July 2016 in the first instance.
Informal enquiries are welcomed by Kate Gilbert, Institute Administrator, telephone 01223 336541, email kjg26@cam.ac.uk
Assistant Curator
This is a vital front-line role in the curation of Kew’s unique and globally important Herbarium collections. You will be a member of the Americas Team, and will support curatorial activity by organising and incorporating American specimens into the collections, rearranging the collections according to new taxonomic accounts, managing loans of material to collaborating institutions, carrying out specimen digitisation, including specimen scanning, data entry and database maintenance, and supporting visitors using the collections.
Kew is the world-leader in plant diversity science, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a major visitor attraction, that shows the importance of plants in all our lives. Kew’s mission is to inspire and deliver science-based plant conservation worldwide, enhancing the quality of life.
Kew’s scientific vision is to document and understand global plant and fungal diversity and its uses, bringing authoritative expertise to bear on the critical challenges facing humanity today. You will contribute to this vision by providing curatorial and research support within the Identification & Naming Department, supporting the use of Kew’s unique collections and datasets to document and discover global plant diversity.
You will have excellent team-working skills and a proven ability to manage your own workload. You will also be organised, meticulous and have good problem-solving ability. Good communication skills and an understanding of plant morphology are essential. A relevant first degree or equivalent experience is required and previous experience of herbarium or museum curation is desirable. Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is also desirable.
Conservator
Vacancy reference: KR/NHM/C
Location: South Kensington
Employment type: Fixed Term
Area of business: Science
Closing date: 21/06/2015
Role description:
The Conservation Centre leads, manages and delivers conservation work across the Museum and oversees quality control and standards in conservation for the 80million plus specimens in the collections. The successful applicant will work within the conservation team reporting directly to the Head of Conservation providing specialist support and advice for the documentation, preservation, care and display of natural history specimens.
Role competences:
BEFORE beginning your application - Please read the section below about the ‘Online Application Process’ carefully.
If you wish to be considered for this role you will need to address each of the following competences in the ‘other information’ section of your online application:
1. Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification) in Conservation
2. Significant practical conservation experience, which should include some natural history material
3. Proven IT skills in museum specific database systems, such as KE EMu
4. Solid documentation skills and substantial experience in the production of specimen condition and treatment reports
5. Working knowledge and experience of Preventive Conservation in a museum setting.
6. Operational experience in producing bespoke support mounts and storage boxes for natural history Collections
7. Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines
Online application process:
You are required to provide a response to ALL of the role competences listed above within the ‘Other Information’ section of the online application form (up to 140 words per competence). In order to demonstrate how you meet each competence fully, please provide specific examples from your achievements, knowledge, skills and/or experience.
IMPORTANT: The ‘Other Information’ section will ‘timeout’ after 35 minutes and any information not saved during this time will be lost. Please therefore prepare your answers on a separate document before transferring and saving them to your application.
The ‘Additional Questions’ regarding right to work in the UK and age are mandatory questions and any applications received without these answers will not be considered.
Please review your application fully before pressing ‘submit application’ as you will not be able to make any further amends after submitting, and any applications received which have not addressed ALL competences in full and/or the mandatory questions will be rejected.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted outside of the online application process or as a substitute for completion of the competences.
The attached ‘Role Specification’ provides further information on the role and how to apply.
Please also be aware that we are not able to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this role. If you do not have the right to work in the UK without a visa sponsored by NHM, then unfortunately you will not be eligible to apply for this vacancy.
Senior Curator Natural Sciences
Based at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Central Bristol
Ref: 25494
Bristol is a vibrant European city with a lively cultural offer. Bristol Museums, Galleries and Archives (BMGA) is central to Bristol City Council’s Culture Team and at the heart of Bristol's history, identity and global recognition. BMGA is a ‘Major Partner Museum’ (MPM) receiving funding from Arts Council England (currently assured until April 2018) in addition to its core funding from its governing body, Bristol City Council. The natural science collections comprise over 1 million specimens of geology and biology ranging from pressed plants, taxidermy, entomology and osteology to rocks, minerals and fossils. The geology collection is ‘Designated’ as of national/international significance and the biology collection, although not ‘Designated’ contains specimens of international significance as well as being the largest regional collection of its type in the south west.
An experienced natural science curator is required to cover the maternity leave of the current post holder, for a minimum of 9 months. As well as managing the team of curators in the section (one geologist and two biologists) the successful candidate will be leading work on a temporary exhibition being planned for 2017 and also taking the lead role in an externally funded project to work across the south west of England. This latter project involves liaison with the other natural science curators in the region to develop a skills and training programme that
will extend to wider sector museums to support management of natural sciences collections by non-specialists.
This is an exciting career development opportunity for a natural science curator. As it is of relatively short duration, in addition to a straight forward appointment, possible candidates are encouraged to consider requesting secondment from their existing employer as means of adding to their experience and knowledge, skills which can then be transferred back to the benefit of the institution at the conclusion of the secondment.
The post reports to the Head of Collections & Archives, one of three deputy posts in the Bristol Culture Team.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the knowledge, aptitude and experience detailed in the Employee Specification.
Natural History Museum Curator
Natural History Museum Curator
East Stroudsburg University
USA, PA, East Stroudsburg
Job Summary/Basic Function:
East Stroudsburg University is seeking a Natural History Museum Curator who will be responsible for managing collections, and developing and marketing programs, events and tours for the Schisler Museum of Wildlife and Natural History and McMunn Planetarium located in the Hoeffner Science and Technology Center at East Stroudsburg University.
As part of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education, ESU offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage natural history exhibits and tours that engage various campus constituencies, attract members of the local and regional communities to campus, and demonstrate the academic and creative importance of the Museum and Planetarium on campus and throughout the region.
- Establish educational programs by offering students, staff and public exhibition tours; identifying potential visitors' interests; creating a platform for advancement and outreach for the university.
- Maintain a collection of taxidermic specimens and aquarium, and offer planetarium presentations using a planetarium projection system.
- Develop policies, procedures and budgets for the operation and use of the Museum and Planetarium, in addition to preparing collection policies/procedures regarding conservation, storage, cataloguing. etc.
- Plan, design and disseminate marketing materials, museum information phone line, website, and social media engagement.
- Plan receptions related to exhibition openings, and other special events.
- Publicize exhibitions and present to groups - encouraging cooperative support from a range of stakeholders internal and external to the university, including financial supporters and donors.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports of activities including statistical data from tours, museum and planetarium visitors and web site visits.
- Work with university and community representatives in the development and presentation of educational programs, including work with faculty and staff advisory committee to engage ESU resources to make the museum a learning and research center for ESU students and the community.
- Seek grant opportunities to enhance and sustain Museum/Planetarium operations and programs.
- Hire, train, and supervise student workers and volunteers.
Work schedule will vary based on Gallery hours of operation, Preliminary hours: Monday through Friday, 8AM to 4:30PM, 37.5 hours per week.
Minimum Salary: $44,000.00, actual salary based on experience.
Final selection will be based upon a successful interview and background check.
All candidates must furnish proof of eligibly to work in the U.S. at the time of employment.
Reimbursement for interview and relocation expenses are not available for this position.
Required Qualifications:
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S/B.A. in science or science education, with a preference in biological sciences, and a minimum of three years of experience in developing educational programs.
Skills:
- Ability to engage faculty, students, and the community.
- Ability to communicate both orally and in writing, the intellectual and creative aspects of exhibitions.
- Ability to engage successfully with donors and patrons to cultivate long-standing relationships.
- Strong attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
- M.A. in Education, M.S. in Science, with a focus on pedagogy or supplemented by either a museum studies course at the graduate level recognized by the American Association of Museums or a museum internship, or M.S./M.A. in Museum Studies.
Posting Date: 06/01/2015
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please clearly indicate in the cover letter, how you as an applicant meet the requirements of the position. Applicants, who do not clearly indicate how they meet the required qualifications, may be eliminated from consideration.
Please attach a separate statement that expresses your understanding of the value of diversity within higher education and describes how you have demonstrated and applied your understanding in the workplace.
Diversity Statement:
The University encourages applications from members of historically under-represented groups, including women, veterans, and persons with disabilities, and is an AA/EEO employer. East Stroudsburg University is interested in hiring employees who have extensive experience with diverse populations. To learn more about diversity at ESU and in our community, visit our website at http://www4.esu.edu/about/offices/diversity_equal_opportunity /index.cfm.
Non Discrimination Statement
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania is committed to equal opportunity for its students, employees and applicants. The university is committed to providing equal educational and employment rights to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran's status. Each member of the university community has a right to study and work in an environment free from any form of racial, ethnic, and sexual discrimination including sexual harassment, sexual violence and sexual assault. (Further information, including contact information, can be found on the university's web site at: http://www4.esu.edu/titleix/) In accordance with federal and state laws, the university will not tolerate discrimination.
This policy is placed in this document in accordance with state and federal laws including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 as well as all applicable federal and state executive orders.
East Stroudsburg University (ESU) has made a commitment to ensure the safety of its students, employees and visitors. The annual security and fire safety compliance document is available on the ESU website here: http://www4.esu.edu/about/offices/police/documents/pdf/annual_publicatio...
If you would like to receive a paper copy of the 'East Stroudsburg University Police Annual Clery Crime and Fire Statistics Publication' which contains this information, you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (570) 422-3064.
The website and booklet contain information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, fire safety, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by ESU; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.
Annual Clery Crime and Fire statistics report:
For information on the Universities Annual Clery Crime and Fire statistics report, please go to: http://www4.esu.edu/about/offices/police/documents/pdf/annual_publicatio....
About ESU:
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania adjacent to the scenic Pocono Mountains and the unspoiled Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Founded in 1893, ESU is one of 14 university members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and has a current enrollment of 6,820. Both the enrollment and the picturesque campus have experienced substantial growth in recent years as a result of, among other factors, the university's reputation for academic excellence and strategic planning. Offering 58 undergraduate degree programs and 24 graduate degree programs, the university is poised for continued growth. The surrounding community offers options for suburban, small city, or country living all within a less than two-hour drive to both New York City and Philadelphia.
Supplemental Questions:
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
1.How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- No Response
- Public Job Posting
- Internal Job Posting
- Agency Referral
- Advertisement/Publication
- Personal Referral
- Web site
- Other
2.Have you obtained a B.S/B.A. in science or science education from a four-year college or university with a with a preference in biological sciences? If so, please detail how you meet this educational requirement.
(Open Ended Question)
3.Do you have three years of experience in developing educational programs? Please detail your experience.
(Open Ended Question)
4.Are you currently employed at East Stroudsburg University?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents:
Required:
1.Resume/CV
2.Cover Letter
3.List of References
4.Statement of Diversity & Cultural Awareness
Optional:
1.Other Documentation
Application Information
Contact:
East Stroudsburg University
Online App. Form:
https://www.esucareers.com/postings/16360
Education Assistant – Natural History
Education Assistant – Natural History
Location
The post-holder will be based in the National Museum of Ireland -Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 and Archaeology, Kildare St, Dublin 2 as may be designated by the
Education and Outreach Officer at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology.
Reporting to
The post-holder will report to the Education and Outreach Officer at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology.
Job Purpose
The post-holder will research, prepare, deliver and evaluate the public and schools’ programme at the Museum of Natural History. She/He will also facilitate public engagement with the Natural History Exhibitions.
Duties and Responsibilities
The post-holder’s core duties will include:
Research, prepare, deliver and evaluate the public and schools’ programme.
Contribute to projects.
Contribute to, co-ordinate and facilitate public events and activities.
Maintain relevant public spaces including the Discovery Zone, Reading Area and any other space where education resources are available.
Contribute to the care and maintenance of the Natural History handling collection.
Liaise with front of house staff around educational activities and resources.
Carry out administrative work in relation to education programming, activities and projects.
Contribute to the production of worksheets, activity books, resource packs and guidelines.
Contribute to programme planning for quarterly Calendar of Events.
Undertake outreach visits when required.
Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Personal Specification
Essential Requirements
A knowledge and understanding of museum learning and audience-centred programming.
Experience of working in the field of cultural education.
A good knowledge of Zoology or another subject relevant to the collections at the
Excellent communication, administrative, co-ordination and organisational skills.
Excellent IT skills – a good working knowledge of software packages such as Word, Excel and Access.
An ability to work as part of a team and to work on her/his own initiative.
Desirable (but not essential)
Familiarity with the exhibitions at the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History
Experience of event planning.
Knowledge of the Irish language.
Preparator / Lab Manager
The Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SD Mines) invites applications for a fossil preparator and laboratory manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the laboratories within the Martin Paleontology Research Lab and Museum of Geology. This person also will be responsible for fossil preparation, replication, and other sample preparation and analyses to enhance the collections and research efforts of the Museum of Geology. In addition, this person will be responsible for training in lab and fossil preparation procedures (particularly preparation and replication of vertebrate fossil material). Further, the successful candidate will interact regularly with students, volunteers, co-workers, other professionals, and the public as part of normal duties.
An earned bachelor's degree in geology or related/applicable field and at least two years of experience with preparation of vertebrate fossils and molding and casting of fossil materials are required. A valid driver's license is also required. Experience managing scientific laboratories or other supervisory experience is desired. Experience with collections database entry and use is also desired.
For questions about this position, contact Laurie Anderson at: Laurie.Anderson@sdsmt.edu
Associate Curator of Paleontology
The John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center in Santa Ana, California, invites applications for the position of Associate Curator of Paleontology.
The Associate Curator will be responsible for the preparation, curation, and utilization of the fossils in the collection. Most of the fossils are unprepared and uncurated. This then is a major part of this job. Another major part of the job is the public engagement and educational programs of the Center. Research on a topic related to the prehistory of Orange County is encouraged as well. The Associate Curator of Paleontology will work closely with the Associate Curator of Archaeology and the Director, particularly on public engagement and education programs. He or she will oversee groups of volunteers, interns and students working on a variety of curation, research, outreach and education projects.
The detailed Position Announcement by CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation is posted on the ASC website noted below. Candidates holding an MA or PhD in geology or biology and are paleontologists are invited to apply.
The John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, a partnership between Orange County (California) and California State University, Fullerton, cares for the fossils and artifacts recovered from construction and development sites in the county. It prepares, curates and databases these objects, and uses them in research, public engagement (events, exhibits, lectures), education (K-12, college, graduate and post-doctoral), and university research and teaching. The collections, estimated at 6 million specimens collected over the last 50 years, document the history of life in OC for the past 180 million years, including human occupation from at least 10,000 to 50 years ago. The fossil collection is rich in invertebrates, microfossils and plants from the Jurassic to the Recent, and in Neogene marine mammals, including cetaceans, pinnipeds (walruses, sea lions and seals), desmostylians, and sea cows. Eocene and Pleistocene terrestrial mammals are also abundant. Dinosaurs come in small scraps and pieces that are not particularly remarkable. About 16,500 entries have been made into the Center’s Specify 6/7 database with total fossil specimens numbering over 84,500.
All applications must go through ASC. The instructions for this process are described on the website. On the right, select “Paleontology, Assoc Curator" to view the official announcement describing the detailed responsibilities and benefits of this position.