Activity Plan Manager (Sound and Vision)
Do you have experience managing projects and using your communication skills to advocate for your work and influence others? Do you want to lead the delivery of the activity plan for our new Sound and Vision galleries?
About us
In 2025, the National Science and Media Museum (NSMM) will open a spectacular new gallery across two floors of the museum, Sound and Vision. With support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), the galleries will explore the transformative power of Sound and Vision technologies. Alongside the gallery itself, the project has an extensive activity plan, which engages a broad range of people with STEM, heritage and ensures community engagement is central to the project.
We are now recruiting for an Activity Plan Manager (Sound and Vision) to join on a fixed-term contract (12 months). This is a part-time role, working 21 hours per week based at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford with hybrid working available.
About the role
As Activity Plan Manager you will oversee the delivery of the activity plan, ensuring it is cohesive and responds to the Sound and Vision project objectives. You will support colleagues across departments to deliver their activities, ensuring they are on time, to budget and adhering to best practice in STEM and community engagement.
A key objective of Sound and Vision is that learning from the project is embedded in the wider work of NSMM to change the museum's practices. As Activity Plan Manager, you will lead on developing a framework for embedding learning, research and approaches from the project.
You will use a 'science capital' informed approach in all your work to encourage people to feel more at home with science and for some to make STEM career choices. This role is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a transformative moment for the museum and influence the future direction for NSMM.
About you
Joining us you will have effective and persuasive communication skills, with the ability to advocate for your work, influence senior stakeholders and build positive relationships with others. You will have experience of managing projects and budgets with the ability to lead and motivate others to ensure activities are delivered to time.
Crucially for this role, you will have successfully contributed learning and audience insight to the development of programmes, and you will be able to listen to a wide range of viewpoints, resolve issues and make decisions in the context of the wider political, economic and social environment of informal learning.
Don't feel you meet all the criteria? We welcome you to apply even if your experience doesn't match directly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
What we offer
Working with a world-leading museum group that offers access to truly unique environments and collections, you'll benefit from the perks listed below, as well as full support for life events such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
* Meaningful work. We're a mission-led organisation where the work you do supports us in Inspiring Futures.
* Career growth. We offer enhanced support with personal and professional development.
* Work/life balance. We offer 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, along with flexible policies which support you and your home life.
* Health & Dental Insurance. Extra peace of mind, from day one.
* Wellbeing. All our colleagues can access an employee assistance programme, access to the Unmind app, and other wellbeing support.
* Colleague networks. Our colleague-led networks are an informal forum for colleagues to come together to discuss topics of shared interest and lived experience. They create a space for people to exchange ideas, discuss best practice, socialise and build a sense of community.
* Enhanced contributory pension. To support you in saving for the future.
* Interest-free loans. When you need a little extra cash for life events or home improvements.
* Great discounts. Free entry to exhibitions, discounts in our shops, cafes, and access to other museums in the NMDC network.
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.