CMCIO JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsible To: Trustee Board.

Position: Museum Manager and Volunteer Co-ordinator.

Line Manager: Chair of Trustee Board.

Purpose: Principally to facilitate day to day management of the Museum and to

                   manage Museum volunteers.

Hours: 3 days per week (22 ½ hours) within a 6 day week of Monday to Saturday.

              Weighted towards alternate Saturdays and other Museum opening days.

Contract: 1 year fixed term renewable contract (subject to a probationary period and

                    performance appraisal).

Salary: £25,000 – £30,000 (pro rata) depending on experience.

                              Principal Responsibilities

Firstly to unlock and lock the Museum as required (shared responsibility with Project Officer if in post, Trustees and Senior Volunteers) and to count and total up day’s takings.

Secondly to manage and support a team of volunteers who are of varying ages, offer various amounts of their time and bring varying skills  but who all require some measure of support in order to give of their best. This is from assessment of suitability when applying to be a volunteer through induction and ongoing training/development to become efficient  members of the Museum team whose combined effort enables the Museum to reach and maintain its full potential.

                             Additional Responsibilities

•  to provide relevant content for the Museum website and social media.

• to lead on grant applications for the Museum, supported by the Project Officer if in post and external fund raising expertise (such as Crawley Community Action).
• to provide a brief monthly report on activities for board meetings.
• to be actively involved with business planning for the Museum, going forward, including the provision of information for core funders (such as Crawley Borough Council and any successors).
• to work closely with Trustees, Project Officer if in post and Specialist Volunteers engaged on Museum projects (including the day to day management of other volunteers, who are involved, as necessary).
• any other duties that may be required for the efficient running of the Museum.

PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR MUSEUM MANAGER AND

                   VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATOR

Essential

• Experience of working in museums or heritage.
• Experience of managing a volunteer team.
• Experience of preparing and monitoring museum business plans.
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends when required.
• Able to work successfully as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Able to prioritise workload in order to meet deadlines.
• Computer literate with some understanding of websites and social media platforms.
• Understanding of approaches to museum education.
• Understanding of approaches to community engagement in museums.
• An appreciation for the diverse nature of community groups and the need to be sensitive to different needs, interests and beliefs.
• Ability to communicate with a range of audiences, adapting communication style as required.
• Willingness to learn about Crawley’s history and its communities.

Desirable

• Basic understanding of collections management systems, namely MODES (the documentation of items in the Museum’s collections and training/oversight of volunteers who may, from time to time, be contributing to this work).
• Experience of working with community groups.
• Existing knowledge of Crawley’s history and communities.

 In addition this post is subject to successfully passing an enhanced DBS check