Salary: £43,000
Hours: 37 hours per week
Permanent
About The Role
As Head of Operations, you will oversee operations across all Sheffield Museums sites and be responsible for ensuring the safe, secure, efficient and sustainable operation of buildings, facilities and services. This is a strategic role where you will be advising, developing and implementing operational improvements to enhance the visitor journey and accessibility across all sites.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
1. Experience of operational management
2. Experience of team building, managing and motivating staff
3. Experience and knowledge of estate, facilities and transport management
4. Experience of budgetary management
5. A commitment to delivering an excellent visitor-focused experience
6. The ability to manage competing demands on time and within resource
7. Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to persuade and negotiate
8. A working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
About Us
Sheffield Museums 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 enrich life in Sheffield. Our vision is to create welcoming and inspiring experiences for everyone. 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.
Benefits
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.
Application Details
The closing date for this post is Sunday 30 March 2025 at 12 midnight. All applications should be submitted using our Networx Recruitment system. Please note we do not accept CV’s. No agencies please. Interviews for this role will be held week commencing Monday 14 April 2025. If you would like a discussion about the role, please contact Vina Khan, Director of Finance & Resources by email.
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