This is an exciting role supporting the teams to organise cultural and artistic events and outreach to ensure the museum and heritage site is accessible to diverse audiences and visitors. This will include delivering education and youth events and implementing a youth volunteer programme. The successful candidate will support both fundraising and community focussed events and will work closely with our Project Director, Director of Fundraising, Audience Development and Operations Manager and Project Curator.
The successful candidate will help deliver an events programme and outreach activity, including fundraising events, at an exciting time in the project. This includes all aspects of promotion and marketing, event planning and administrative support on site.
This role is part of the Saving the Home Of Auld Lang Syne (SHALS) project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Holywood Trust.
Key Responsibilities
Audience Development & Engagement
• Delivering programmes and visitor experiences aimed at expanding and diversifying our audiences
• Developing and implementing outreach activities with a specific focus on schools, youth organisations, education and community groups to support audience growth
• Community Outreach. Develop partnerships with local organisations to enhance community engagement
• Collecting and analysing data to evaluate the impact of audience development activities.
Events Delivery
• Working with partners and the wider team to programme, deliver and evaluate a range of events as part of the Saving the Home of Auld Lang Syne project. The programme will include musical events, workshops, talks, events for young people, and other cultural offers.
• Supporting the Director of Development to deliver events for Fundraising
• Support the Audience Development and Operations Manager to deliver events programme and visitor service including delivering and evaluating a pilot scheme for hosting artistic and cultural residencies at Ellisland Farm.
• Supporting all operational aspects of delivering events, education and outreach activities
• Conducting risk assessments to ensure that events are safe and accessible
• Monitoring the events budget and tracking expenditure
• Digital engagement and promotion of events using social media and other channels
• Supporting the delivery of travel trade tour groups.
Young Audience Participation
• Working with partner organisations to developing opportunities for volunteering for young people.
• Supporting the recruitment and development of volunteer cohort.
• Assist in reporting on project outcomes and impact for funders and stakeholders.
This list of key responsibilities is not intended to be exhaustive.
Person Specification
Essential Skills or Experience
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with a proven record of planning, developing and delivering events.
• Excellent IT and administration skills (Microsoft Word and Excel essential, website or ticketing platforms such as wordpress, mailchimp, ticket tailor desirable)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable experience organising events, including fundraising events
• Experience managing a budget and tracking spending
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience building effective working relationships.
• Working with partners or a team to deliver events
• Experience evaluating and reporting on the impact of audience development activities
• Experience gathering and analysing audience data to inform future development
• Conducting Risk assessments
• Community outreach
• Marketing and promoting events
Desirable skills/experience
• Knowledge and interest in Robert Burns, his life and legacy
• Experience in heritage or cultural events
• Experience delivering visitor services or in tourism
• Experience of fundraising
• Knowledge and interest in heritage
• Experience working in a learning environment or with schools
• Knowledge and experience working with social media and digital platforms, such as TikTok
• Fundraising experience, such as writing grant applications
Right to work in the UK
Applicants must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
How to Apply
Please send a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role by email
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