£34,325
Full time
Fixed Term Contract for 12 months
About The Role
We’re looking for someone who is a very organised and creative administrator with excellent people skills and the ability to work as part of a team and independently. The successful candidate should be interested and knowledgeable about visual art from the 1500s to the present day. The Graves Gallery is on the top floor of the Central Library Building, the home of the city’s visual art collection. The building is in need of redevelopment and this post will support Sheffield Museums to work with Sheffield City Council on the current feasibility project to explore a dynamic future for the building and collection.
As Project Officer, you will organise timescales, meetings, review research, compile reports and deliver activities such as reviews of the collection and community consultations. You will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues, the team at Sheffield City Council, volunteers, communities and external contractors to support this project.
About Us
Sheffield Museums Trust is the independent charity that runs six of the city’s leading museums and heritage sites; Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum.
We believe that the museums and collections we care for belong to everyone and we know that connecting with them can make people’s lives better. Our vision is to develop ambitious, resilient, collaborative museums that represent, celebrate and inspire the people of Sheffield.
We want to make the city’s museums welcoming, outward-looking and connected to the communities around them. We know that people encounter many barriers that make connecting with their museums and collections difficult. We are committed to working collaboratively to make long-lasting changes so more people can use the museums to learn and reflect, and to find joy and inspiration.
Sheffield Museums is committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of the organisation from the collections and programming to policies, procedures and workforce development.
As a valued member of the team, you’ll get 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time), life insurance and wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme. We also promote a flexible working culture.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
* detailed knowledge of visual art
* experience of capital project development and management and fundraising
* experience in managing relationships
* experience working collaboratively with colleagues and multi-disciplinary teams
* experience of working on a range of tasks to tight deadlines
* high level of IT literacy
* excellent organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects simultaneously
* ability to make specialist knowledge of interest and relevance to a wide range of people
* excellent research skills
* excellent written and verbal communication skills
* confident about developing effective relationships with internal colleagues, external and community agencies, contractors and partners
* an adaptable and pragmatic approach to work that supports the success of the organisation
* flexible approach to working hours
* ability to work on own initiative and within a team
* highly motivated and quality conscious
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Application Details
The closing date for this post is midnight 21 April 2025. All applications should be submitted using our Networx Recruitment system. Please note we do not accept CVs. No agencies please.
Interviews for this role will be held on 6 May 2025.
To arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kirstie Hamilton, Director of Programmes. Kirstie is available until 11 April 2025.
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