Curator (Engagement)

OnFife; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

OnFife is seeking a creative Curator (Engagement) to join our Cultural Heritage team in Kirkcaldy Galleries, with travel across OnFife venues. You will bring collections to life, engaging communities to shape interpretation, displays and learning opportunities.

You will have 1–3 years’ museum/heritage experience, demonstrable skills in interpretation, exhibition work, collections management and partnerships, and PVG clearance. Interviews on 22–23 October 2026; closing date 1 October 12:00.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant experience in museums, galleries or heritage, especially with communities.
• Demonstrable skills in interpretation and exhibition work, collections management and partnership working.
• PVG check is a requirement for the postholder.

Responsibilities

• Engage with groups and individuals to contribute to collections and displays.
• Develop opportunities for engagement, enjoyment and learning.
• Occasional evening or weekend work to meet business needs.

Skills

Community engagement

Interpretation

Exhibition work

Collections management

Partnership working

Job description

Location: Kirkcaldy Galleries with travel across OnFife venues

Job Reference: ON000637

We are OnFife and we know how valuable creativity is to our communities. Whether we’re helping people learn or making them laugh – we’re here to bring people together and make them feel good. Our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places - from historic buildings to mobile libraries, award-winning new destinations to much-loved community hubs. Museums, theatres, galleries, libraries, and archives - we offer them all. We’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are -Fearless,Inviting,Fair andExciting.

We’rea Real Living Wageemployer,and weoffer a local government pension scheme, generous holidayallowanceand flexible working opportunities. We have a dedicated training scheme offering professional development opportunities and you can also access our employee discount scheme which offers local and national savings and a range of employee benefits.

The Role

We are looking for a creative and community-focused Curator (Engagement) to join our Cultural Heritage team. In this role you will bring the collections and the stories they hold to life working closely with communities by providing meaningful opportunities for engagement, enjoyment and learning. Engaging with groups and individuals to enable them to contribute tocollections, interpretation, displays and exhibitions.

Typically working Monday - Friday, there may be requirements to work some evenings and weekends to meet business needs.

We want someone who is enthusiastic, imaginative, and deeply committed to community engagement in a museum context.You will have 1-3 years of relevant experience working in museums, galleries, or the heritage sector specifically working with communities; relevant qualifications and CPD. You will also have demonstrable skills in interpretation & exhibition work, collections management and partnership working. There is a requirement for the postholder to have a PVG. You will have access to transport and a willingness to travel across Fife, alongside flexibility for occasional evening and weekend working when required.

The closing date for applications is12:00 noon on Thursday 1 October.

Interviews will take place on 22 and 23 October 2026.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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