Job Title: General Manager Grade: 3A Salary: £32,000 - £36,500 per annum dependent on skills and experience Location: Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery Hours: 37 hours per week (Full-Time) Type of Contract: Permanent Referral Category: Category B Do you want to lead our museum and flagship gallery in the heart of Basingstoke? The opportunity has arisen to take on leadership of the Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery, an established venue in central Basingstoke delivering high-quality exhibitions and an impactful community programme, alongside our commercial and venue hire offering. Working in partnership with local communities to develop strong ties and tell the diverse stories of the borough, while engaging our audiences with arts, culture and heritage and ensuring exemplary operations and customer experience in the venue. A bit about you You will hold operational leadership experience across a customer focused public venue with significant experience of developing high performing teams. You will be able to demonstrate the development and management of extensive, effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders. Alongside operational management you will have experience of visitor / customer engagement and project / events management to bring to life an exciting, but commercially viable, community programme relevant for the venue and local audiences. Experience of working with volunteers would be beneficial but not essential. What it’s like to work for us At Hampshire Cultural Trust we have a vision to create inspirational culture experiences that enrich and transform lives. We manage and support 24 attractions across Hampshire and deliver county-wide outreach programmes that bring great culture to local communities. We also deliver a diverse range of wider social impact initiatives targeted at those who are most vulnerable or disadvantaged and who would not usually have access to arts and culture. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and a culture that actively values difference. We recognise people from different backgrounds and experiences bring valuable insights to the workplace and enhance the way we perform and work. Our levels of employee engagement are high and our organisational culture positive. We will be running a dynamic recruitment process so we would encourage candidates to submit an application as soon as possible as we will be interviewing candidates before the closing date. To apply please fill in the application form with an up-to-date CV. We do not require covering letters for this position however would be grateful to receive context to your application. Closing date for applications: 25/05/2025 Proposed Interview date: W/C 02/06/2025 To find out more about us visit our website www.hampshireculture.org.uk and https://careers.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/