Community Manager, Gosport Museum and Art Gallery Operations · Gosport Museum and Art Gallery

HCT; Gosport; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Community Manager at a vibrant venue dedicated to enriching lives through culture and education. You will lead the Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, creating impactful community programs and fostering partnerships that enhance visitor experiences. This role requires strong operational leadership and the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and promotes a positive workplace culture, where your contributions will make a real difference in the community. Apply now to be part of this dynamic team!

Qualifications

• Experience in operational leadership in a customer-focused venue.
• Ability to develop and manage effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the community programming at Gosport Museum and Art Gallery.
• Maximize opportunities for operational success and community engagement.

Skills

Operational Leadership

Team Development

Stakeholder Management

Visitor Engagement

Project Management

Event Management

Job description

Job Title:Community Manager

Grade:3A

Salary:£36,000 - £39,000 per annum

Location:Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, Walpole Road, Gosport, PO12 1NS

Hours:37 hours per week (Full-Time)

Type of Contract:Permanent

Referral Category:Category B

Do you want to lead Gosport’s most exciting, varied and impactful community venue?

The opportunity has arisen to take on leadership for the exciting Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, a unique venue based within a historic grammar school delivering impactful community programming, venue hire, immersive educational experiences and an exciting arts and culture programme alongside a food and beverage offering. Working in partnership with our cultural development, education and wider community teams you will bring the venue to life with a commercially viable community programme whilst maximising opportunities with this exciting venue as the operational lead.

A bit about you

You will hold operational leadership experience across a customer focused public venue with significant experience of developing high performing teams. You will be able to demonstrate the development and management of extensive, effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Alongside operational management you will have experience of visitor / customer engagement and project / events management to bring to life an exciting, but commercially viable, community programme relevant for the venue and local audiences. Experience of working with volunteers would be beneficial but not essential.

What it’s like to work for us

At Hampshire Cultural Trust we have a vision to create inspirational culture experiences that enrich and transform lives. We manage and support 24 attractions across Hampshire and deliver county-wide outreach programmes that bring great culture to local communities. We also deliver a diverse range of wider social impact initiatives targeted at those who are most vulnerable or disadvantaged and who would not usually have access to arts and culture.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and a culture that actively values difference. We recognise people from different backgrounds and experiences bring valuable insights to the workplace and enhance the way we perform and work. Our levels of employee engagement are high and our organisational culture positive.

We will be running a dynamic recruitment process so we would encourage candidates to submit an application as soon as possible as we will be interviewing candidates before the closing date.

To apply please fill in the application form with an up-to-date CV. We do not require covering letters for this position however would be grateful to receive context to your application.

Closing date for applications: 25/05/2025

Proposed Interview date: W/C 02/06/2025

To find out more about us visit our website www.hampshireculture.org.uk and https://careers.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/