Engagement Officer

3.5 days / week (26.25 Hours)
Part-Time, Fixed- Term

£26,522 FTE prorated to £18,565.

April 2024 – 31st March 2025

Reports to: Alex Smaridge, Engagement and Collections Manager

Description:

The Museum of Cambridge is looking for an Engagement Officer to bring a year of fantastic programmes and activities to the Museum. Continuing our ever-popular Museum on a Bike programme (MoaB) as well as our early year stay and play sessions, this role will bring the history of Cambridge to life for visitors across the city and in the Museum.

The Engagement Officer is part of the Engagement team, reporting to the Engagement and Collections Manager. This role is funded by the Cambridge City Council Community Grant as well as by public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

This role will take the history of Cambridge to the people of Cambridge. Through fun, onsite activities and workshops the Engagement Officer offers engaging and accessible activities, crafts and workshops for all types of audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Develop and deliver workshops, crafts and activities themed around the Museum’s themes, objects and local stories.
  2. Manage a delegated project budget.
  3. Recruit and manage volunteers to support programming and activities at the Museum.
  4. Write and share marketing material to publicise activities and reach Museum audiences.
  5. Manage the health and safety and safeguarding of onsite and offsite activities.

Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 27th of March, 2024.

How To Apply

Please email a C.V. and a cover letter (1 side of A4 max.) to Alex Smaridge, Engagement and Collections Manager with Directorial Responsibilities, by 12 pm Noon on Wednesday 27th of March, 2024.

 Interviews will take place on Thursday 4th of April.

If you would like us to provide this document in an alternative format, or have any questions about the role please email alex.smaridge@museumofcambridge.org.uk or call 01223 355159.

Front of House Volunteers

Volunteers at the Museum of Cambridge are a vital part of the work that we do. If you are looking to learn or develop new skills, relax while speaking with people from around the world, or would like some experience volunteering in a museum then consider volunteering with us.

We are currently recruiting for Volunteers to join our Front of House Team. If you are interested in talking with visitors, passionate about Cambridge, or want to build up your customer service experience, then this role is the one for you. For more information about the role, what’s involved and what you get out of it, check out our role profile and submit and application.

If you have any questions about the role, please give us a call on 01223 355159, or send us an email volunteer@museumofcambridge.org.uk

Family Events Volunteer

Do you enjoy crafting?

Are you a chatty person, who loves meeting new people?

Looking for a way to do fun crafting activities for free this summer?

Now is your chance!

At the Museum of Cambridge, we are recruiting Family Events Volunteer’s to support our community events. This role will support the Museum team to set up and facilitate, craft activities aimed at children and their Carers as well as chatting and supporting people from ages 1-99 to do the same.

This is an ideal role for anyone looking to get experience in Family Events, access to training and experience in providing better access to shared heritage.

See the role specification below for full details and how to apply!

How to Apply: 

For more information about the role, what’s involved and what you get out of it, check out our role profile below  and submit an application by clicking the orange button on the left of our volunteer page.

If you have any questions about the role, please give us a call on 01223 355159.

Trustees

It is a great time to be joining the Museum of Cambridge Board of Trustees. You’ll be helping us to deliver our new Strategic Plan which sets out some exciting – and ambitious- plans for the next five years.  

There are currently eight Trustees who come from a variety of backgrounds. We are a friendly, supportive group and our Board meetings (usually every two months) welcome open discussion to strengthen our governance. Most Trustees also take active ownership of a more specific role, for example fundraising, working with volunteers, finance or more generalised roles such as helping with recruitment or trustee administration.  

The Museum is for and about Cambridge, and we want to better represent the diverse Cambridge and Cambridgeshire communities on our Board.  

With that in mind we are keen to welcome new Trustees from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, ages, geographical areas in and around Cambridge and from disability and LGBTQ+ communities.   

We are trying to boost and broaden our Board skills and experience but this does not need to be job-related expertise, it could be through existing community work, strong networks or simply an enthusiasm to be an ambassador for the Museum. We can also source training to help new and existing governors.  

There are some skills/areas of expertise that we would love to build up on our Board – to support our staff – this could be through existing experience or by a willingness to train in one of these areas and act as a champion.  

  • Digital 
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Links to local communities / areas / demographics (across our cities, towns and rural areas) 
  • Business and Corporate leadership 
  • Retail / Events 
  • Curatorial 
  • Fundraising 
  • Management of (historic) buildings 

If you have any questions about trustee recruitment or would like to have an informal chat, please email our Chair of Trustees Roger Lilley on roger.lilley@museumofcambridge.org.uk and trustee Lucy Walker on lucy.walker@museumofcambridge.org.uk.

For more detail and how to apply, download the application pack below.


Other Opportunities

We will be recruiting volunteers into our collection team later in the year, please check back again to formally apply. You may e-mail us on enquiries@museumofcambridge.org.uk to express an initial interest.

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