South Asia Gallery Community Producer

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Manchester is seeking a South Asia Gallery Community Producer to work closely with South Asian communities for content development. The role does not require previous museum experience but values community engagement. Competitive perks include a market-leading pension scheme and exceptional leave entitlements.

Benefits

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme

Excellent employee health and wellbeing services

Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement

Additional paid closure over the Christmas period

Local and national discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of working with South Asian communities and cultures.
• No previous history of working in a museum is required.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with South Asian communities to develop future content and programming for the gallery.

Skills

Experience working with South Asian communities

Job description

South Asia Gallery Community Producer

University of Manchester

• Location: Manchester
• Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full-time
• Posted: 1 day ago

Driven by an unparalleled commitment to building understanding between cultures and a more sustainable world, Manchester Museum, part of the University of Manchester, was recently awarded European Museum of the Year 2025. We aspire to be the most imaginative, inclusive and caring museum you will ever visit. Nearly 2 million people have visited since the museum reopened after a major values-led and co-created capital transformation in February 2023.

The community co-curated South Asia Gallery seeks to reach out to the diverse communities it serves. Continuing the model of co-curation and transferring creative control to those whom the gallery represents, the role will work closely with South Asian communities to develop future content and programming for the gallery. We're looking for somebody with experience of working with South Asian communities and cultures but no previous history of working in a museum is required.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit. Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

• Name: Nusrat Ahmed
• Email: General enquiries: Email: Technical support:

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date. Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria. Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

University of Manchester

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Driven by an unparalleled commitment to building understanding between cultures and a more sustainable world, Manchester Museum, part of the University of Manchester, was recently awarded European Museum of the Year 2025. We aspire to be the most imaginative, inclusive and caring museum you will ever visit. Nearly 2 million people have visited since the museum reopened after a major values-led and co-created capital transformation in February 2023.The community co-curated South Asia Gallery seeks to reach out to the diverse communities it serves. Continuing the model of co-curation and transferring creative control to those whom the gallery represents, the role will work closely with South Asian communities to develop future content and programming for the gallery.We're looking for somebody with experience of working with South Asian communities and cultures but no previous history of working in a museum is required.What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers