Are you an organised individual with experience completing a variety of administrative tasks? Do you want to contribute to the day-to-day running of our Learning team?
About us
At the Science Museum Group STEM engagement is at the heart of what we do. We inform, inspire and encourage learning on-site, as well as through outreach and online. We ignite curiosity around STEM by assisting discovery through active participation and social interaction. We use the concept of science capital to shape our work and provide us with research-based insight into what influences and shapes people’s engagement with, and attitudes towards, science.
We are now looking for a Learning Coordinator to join on a full-time basis working 35 hours per week on a permanent contract.
About the role
As Learning Coordinator, you will provide a full range of administrative support for the Learning team at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford. You will support the Learning team in managing volunteers and in all aspects of administrating our events and programmes, including creating rotas, minute taking, diary management, record keeping and financial management.
You will also work with colleagues to advocate for the use of our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system through creating programme packages, processing bookings and trialling new opportunities to understand our visitors better.
This role will involve working collaboratively with various internal colleagues as you contribute to the objectives of the Learning Team as well as working cross-departmentally with colleagues at the museum and in other museums in the Science Museum Group. You will also liaise with contractors to support logistics for events and activities for the public.
About you
Joining us you will be an organised individual with experience completing a variety of administrative tasks, for example, producing and analysing numerical or financial information and maintaining and using staff rotas. You will have good ICT skills and you will be able to use Microsoft Office packages effectively.
You will have experience of using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to input data and extract reports. Crucially you will be able to work well as part of a team with good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build productive working relationships with a range of people.
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
The Science Museum Group (SMG) is here to inspire futures. As the world’s leading group of science museums, we share our unparalleled collection spanning science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine with over five million visitors each year. Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We know work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we currently offer up to 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays; BUPA medical and dental care; employee assistance programme; enhanced contributory pension; enhanced occupational sick, maternity, paternity and adoption leave and career breaks.
‘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. As a national museum group, we have an ability to reach a wide and diverse population of audiences, colleagues and partners through our geography and scale.
We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster 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 and ultimately will be able to inspire more futures. We therefore welcome applications from those who bring difference.
