Museums Arts and Projects Officer

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's Sandwell Museum Service is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Arts and Projects Officer to lead on community engagement through arts and heritage.

The post holder will deliver a high standard of customer care and public service to visitors of all ages and cultural backgrounds, nurture partnerships with other organisations, community groups and practitioners to add capacity and innovation to service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in community engagement through arts and heritage.
• Ability to develop partnerships with organisations, community groups and practitioners.
• Strong grant-writing and funding application skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage community engagement projects and programmes with partners.
• Identify external funding opportunities and prepare grant applications.
• Deliver high standards of customer care and public service to visitors of all ages and cultural backgrounds.

Job description

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,

Sandwell Museum Service is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, creative Arts and Projects Officer to lead on community engagement through arts and heritage.

The post holder will deliver a high standard of customer care and public service to visitors of all ages and cultural backgrounds, nurture partnerships with other organisations, community groups and practitioners to add capacity and innovation to service delivery.

The successful candidate will lead and manage community engagement project and programmes working with partners as well as look for external funding opportunities and complete grant applications.

The post holder will join our busy creative team delivering exciting projects, events and activities to visitors, users, and the local community as well as working behind the scenes as a member of the museums' management team to develop the service

The successful candidate will need a flexible approach to working as there will be regular weekends, bank holidays and evening working. There is some flexibility in when hours are worked depending on the needs of the service.