Head of Learning and Participation

The Wallace Collection; Brighton; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A national museum in Brighton is seeking a Head of Learning and Participation to lead its Learning Department. This role involves creating and implementing strategies for engagement, ensuring compliance with policies, and managing public events. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience and be adept at developing partnerships to diversify audiences. This position offers a salary between £46,000 to £51,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in educational settings.
• Experience in strategic planning for audience engagement.
• Ability to manage budgets and funding applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead Learning Department to achieve objectives.
• Create and implement strategy for learning engagement.
• Responsible for public events programming and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies.

Job description

Details:

Location: W1U 3BN

Category: Education
Events

Salary: The salary for this post is between £46,000 to £51,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Telephone: [phone]

Head of Learning and Participation

Responsibilities

• To lead and inspire Learning Department staff to achieve their objectives and ensure the Collection meets its wider strategic goals and audience development targets.
• To create and implement the Collection’s strategy for learning engagement onsite, online and in the community, enabling the widest participation and diversifying the Collection’s audience, consistent with the values of the EDI Working Group chaired by the postholder.
• Be directly responsible for the successful programming and delivery of the Collection’s public events for adults, including free and revenue-based programming onsite and online.
• Be directly responsible for the delivery of targeted programmes and projects that help fulfil the Collection’s commitment to EDI; this includes and is not limited to implementing programmes for adults who are underrepresented in museum audiences or who may otherwise not have engaged with the Collection’s mainstream learning programmes before.
• Contribute to exhibition development in terms of accessibility and maximise opportunities provided by the Collection’s exhibitions to enrich the Department’s programming and maximise revenue-based activities.
• Ensure the Collection builds strong informal learning networks and partnerships to develop and enhance programme content, and to build participation in the public programme.
• Ensure learning staff work collaboratively with other departments to ensure the successful delivery of cross-departmental projects and wider organisational aims.
• Undertake the role of Safeguarding Lead for the Collection, helping to ensure that the safety of children and adults at risk is paramount.
• Ensure the Department’s proactive compliance with the Collection’s policies, including carrying out risk assessments and producing Method Statements.
• Profile, set and effectively manage the Department’s expenditure and income budgets, devolving responsibility for expenditure and budget tracking where feasible.
• Support the Development Department in making funding applications to underpin the Department’s work, managing the delivery of KPIs and ensuring funder reporting is completed as required.
• Support the development of the application to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (and other funding bids) for the Masterplan including the future activity plan incorporating activities at Hertford House, regionally and online.
• Undertake other duties as reasonably directed by the Collection; be flexible with availability outside normal working hours.

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