Description Museum Assistant Grade UE04: £25,433 to £28,081 per annum, pro rata Library & University Collections / Information Services Group Part time: 21 hours per week Open ended: Permanent The Opportunity: This is an excellent opportunity for an early career museum professional looking to gain invaluable experience in front of house museum work. The position sits within the Research Services Team, part of Heritage Collections, a dynamic department with a wide range of users. This open-ended, part-time (21 hours per week) post requires on-campus working at St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room and Music Museum. The successful candidate will report to the St Cecilia’s Hall Curator and work across teams to deliver an excellent visitor experience while having the opportunity to develop skills in events management, museum interpretation and office administration. What the job involves: Support the delivery of Heritage Collections services by providing a front-line service to visitors and users of St Cecilia’s Hall. Support facilitation of pre-booked group visits and ad hoc events; manage signing in procedures and appointments at welcome desk; facilitate private hire events including responding to enquiries, taking bookings and arranging fee payment. Support the St Cecilia’s Hall Curator and Civic Engagement Team with administrative tasks including scheduling events, posting social media content, collating information for exhibitions and interpretation, and managing mailings lists. Support facilities management through fault reporting, acting as a first point of contact for Estates and Buildings, liaising with Collections Management and Conservation colleagues, and undertaking Health and Safety duties. A bit about you: Front line customer service experience including experience of working in a relevant visitor attraction, e.g. a museum or heritage site. Ability to work in a busy environment Competent numeracy and literacy skills. Capable of fulfilling the physical demands of the role, such as moving furniture for events set up. Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently as well as in a team. View the full job description. Application procedure: We welcome informal enquiries about the role – to find out more please email Sarah Deters (St Cecilia’s Hall Curator) at Sarah.Detersed.ac.uk What we can offer you: A competitive salary of £25,433 - £28,081 per annum, pro rata. A chance to work in a dynamic institution and help shape the visitor experience while gaining valuable experience in the museum sector. Generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per year (inclusive of festive closure days) Pro rata Highly competitive defined-benefit pension scheme with a substantial employer contribution A range of flexible working options to help prioritise work/life balance A day of paid leave annually for your chosen volunteering activity Access to excellent online learning and a Staff Scholarship fund Varied staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, support for staff wellbeing and more Use our reward calculator to find out the total value of the pay and benefits for this role. Championing equality, diversity and inclusion The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab). The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. Key dates to note To apply, upload a CV and cover letter before 18 November 2024. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. Interviews will be held in person on Friday 6 December 2024 .