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Closing Date

01/09/2019

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10245

We are looking for an enthusiastic public engagement practitioner to coordinate and participate in the delivery of Diamond’s core public engagement programme for schools and the public. The successful candidate will also contribute to the planning and delivery of other elements of the public engagement programme.

Candidates will have proven communication skills and the ability to concurrently manage a range of events and systems. As well as a talent for presenting and facilitating, experience working in science communication with both public and school audiences is desirable.

We are looking for someone with experience of programme planning and delivery, and working with volunteers. Scientific qualifications or experience are preferable, along with knowledge of databases and web content management. Candidates will also need to be capable users of MS Office software.

For more information, including; job description, person specification and details of our other excellent company benefits, please visit our websitehttps://vacancies.diamond.ac.uk/vacancy/public-engagement-coordinator-394498.html

• Atelier Brückner is recruiting an interpreter (m/f/d) to work on large-scale museum projects in Stuttgart, Germany. 
  

  Full Time - for a fixed term of 1 year (potential to extend at end of fixed term period; subject to funding and requirements of organisation) 

  Profile ATB

  Atelier Brückner is a leading design office for museums and exhibitions, architectures, EXPO pavilions, brand and visitor centres such as the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the Visitors’ Centres of the EU Parliament and the Hyundai Motorstudio in Goyan.

  As general planner we cover all design phases and disciplines – exhibition design/ fit out, architecture, scenography, graphics, lighting, media and content.

  In our creative studio in Stuttgart we work in individual project teams with 90 designers and architects from diverse design and cultural backgrounds. Following our philosophy 'form follows content' we aim to communicate content in fascinating ways by generating spatial atmospheres, which take the visitor on a journey along a narrative pathway.

  Job

  Atelier Brückner is currently offering a job for an English-native interpreter to take the role of lead interpretation on a large children’s museum project in the Middle East.

  The job will start in September 2019. Working place is Stuttgart/Germany. Travels to the project venues will also take place.

  Tasks

  The role will focus on writing the interpretive brief and defining the outcomes of each exhibit:

  • development of different exhibits alongside the design team and scaffolding them for different age groups
  • lead on the content development across the museum
  • communication with clients, planning partners and contractors throughout the project
• ·       As the interpreter you will be responsible for creating and implementing the interpretation strategy, working with the project team, architects and contractors to ensure that the content and interpretation created are engaging and connect with our audiences.  

•  

  Qualification

• ·      University degree or equivalent qualification

• experience in exhibitions and museums that are interactive or aimed at children, preferably with a background in child development
• experience in writing interpretative briefs, pitch texts, scripts and other copy
• development of visitor outcomes segmented by age group and development of recommendations for additional audience research and prototyping
• absolutely fluent English language in writing and speech; German language
  skills welcome
• proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Keynote is essential. Knowledge in
  Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator is a major bonus)
• ambitious, motivated and open-minded personality, willingness to travel
• Commitment 
• Strong interpersonal competencies

Application

We are looking forward to qualified candidates regardless of their background, social or personal characteristics. Please send your CV and portfolio with relevant working examples showing your individual focus and skills in one PDF.

Please also include or email a short cover letter stating your availability as well as your salary expectations.

For further information see our homepage for more details about our work and studio.

Contact

Please submit your application to Ms Kovacic, assistant managing director, by clicking the apply button below.

Atelier Brückner, 
Krefelder Str. 32, 
70376 Stuttgart, 
Germany

www.atelier-brueckner.com

• Line Manager:            Director of STEM Strategy
  

  Holiday:                       20 days per annum plus bank holidays

  Working times:           37.5 hours per week. These will normally be the hours of 08:30 – 16:30 with a lunch break of 0.5 hr per day.

  Salary:                         £19,380 - £21,420 per annum, depending on experience

  Contract length:         Fixed-term until 1 May 2020

  Deadline:                     Tuesday 13 August 2019 09:00

  Interviews:                  w/c 19 August 2019 

  1. The Role

  Winchester Science Centre is run by an educational charity, with a mission to 'build science capital for all'. Our aim is to spark curiosity about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). We encourage all young people from all backgrounds to have the aspiration, knowledge and skills to progress into STEM-related careers, creating a better equipped and informed society. 

  Launching in 2019, a major new project will transform Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium into a national beacon for accessibility in STEM, creating an organisation that will be the benchmark science centre for working with visitors of all ability and showing how STEM can help improve the lives of everyone.

  Seven priority areas have been identified, with an initial focus on the Isle of Wight. In 2019 we plan to deliver the Noel Turner Physics Festival, with the intention to grow our presence on the island to reach families, schools and communities throughout the following year.

  1. Job Description

  Purpose of the job:

  Widening participation is central to the mission of Winchester Science Centre. This is a key role in the Widening Participation team, helping to meet our strategic aims by delivering our outreach programme in schools, organising community events and working with the Curiosity team to ensure the internal offer is fully accessible. The successful candidate will be an advocate for accessibility and will work closely with the wider Curiosity team to ensure a joined up approach between our in-house schools and public offer and widening participation events.

  Duties of the post:

• ·         Be the driving force to deliver an outstanding Noel Turner Science Festival on the Isle of Wight (February 2020) with the support and direction of the steering group. This duty includes logistical organisation, transport organisation and scheduling, school liaison and scheduling, exhibitor booking and all operational aspects.
• ·         Deliver exemplary workshops to priority/SEN schools visiting the Science Centre, deliver inspiring outreach in priority/SEN schools and support the Curiosity team in delivery of workshops on an ad hoc basis.
• ·         Plan and deliver inspirational community engagement events such as ‘pop up science centres’ in shopping centres and at local events.
• ·         Produce exceptional accessible educational materials to support delivery across all teams.
• ·         Contribute to evaluation and monitoring of all WP activities.
• ·         Liaise with schools and community organisations about accessibility and widening participation at Winchester Science Centre.
• ·         Develop and maintain supportive and effective relationships with priority schools and community organisations.
• ·         Work with and support all teams to ensure accessibility is a priority across the organisation.
• ·         Schedule and support motivating staff training sessions about accessibility and disability confidence.
• ·         Support the Head of Widening Participation and Director of STEM Strategy in ensuring new exhibits, shows and content are accessible to all. 
• ·         Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Widening Participation and Director of STEM Strategy.

Special Circumstances

There will be occasional work, meetings and events in evenings, early mornings and at weekends which will be compensated by time off in lieu. Additional overtime would be arranged only with agreement of both the employee and line manager. Occasional travel will be required.

1. Person Specification:

Essential requirements

It is essential that you have the following attributes

Knowledge and experience

• Experience and proven ability of delivering educational content to young people.
• Experience and proven ability of organising events.
• Interest in and knowledge of current issues in the HE sector and STEM industry.
• Experience and proven ability of working with SEND communities.
• Experience and proven ability of working with community organisations.

Behaviours and characteristics

• Willingness and ability to spend periods away from home and to work evening and weekends.
• Willingness and ability to travel across the UK (driving licence essential).

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and to deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexibility and adaptability.

Desirable requirements

The following specifications are desirable but non-essential

Knowledge and experience

• Established relationships with community organisations and schools in priority areas, particularly the Isle of Wight.

Education and qualifications

• Degree or equivalent level qualification in a STEM subject.
• Qualifications in supporting people with disabilities, illnesses or impairments e.g. British Sign Language, Makaton

1. Application process

Please send a cover letter, clearly stating how your qualifications and experience match those required, along with an application form available from www.winchestersciencecentre.org/vacancies tolauraollis@winchestersciencecentre.org.

All applications must be received by Tuesday 13 August 09:00. Interviews will take place the following week. We look forward to receiving your application.

If you wish to discuss the role in more detail prior to submitting an application, please contact Emma Diserens by emailing emmadiserens@winchestersciencecentre.org

• Start Date: September 2019

• End Date: September 2022 (subject to successful annual reviews)

  This is a freelance role for an initial three-year period. We anticipate the time commitment will be approximately 8 hours a week worked flexibly and according to the needs of our organisation. The commitment also includes 3-4 BIG Executive Committee meetings a year and attendance at the annual BIG Event each July. You will report to the BIG Executive Committee. 

  Duties and responsibilities

  Membership Services

  ·     Register new members and post out membership cards

  ·     Manage member data

  ·     Help run the AGM

  ·     Liaise with organisations providing membership discounts/free entry

  ·     Respond to email, social media and telephone enquiries

  Website

  ·     Keep website pages up-to-date with support of BIG Event Co-ordinator and Executive Committee

  ·     Ensure webpages contain only appropriate content and only appropriate people are given website editing rights

  ·     Liaise with Wild Apricot and Web Developer (Martin Glancy)

  ·     Collect and upload AGM papers and minutes of meetings to the website

  ·     Keep policies up-to-date

  ·     Monitor Google analytics for the website

  ·     Post regular additions and update the jobs webpage

  Communication

  ·     Collate content and edit quarterly e-newsletters a year for BIG’s membership

  ·     Create content, monitor and respond to BIG’s Social media accounts – Twitter, Linked In and Facebook

  ·     Monitor and manage the BIG Members email list, BIG-Chat mailing list and Mailchimp database of lapsed members, in accordance with Data Protection legislation

  ·     Attend Executive Committee meetings when possible (Skype attendance is acceptable)

  ·     Create and regularly update handover documents for the Membership Services Manager role.

  ·     Update template emails

  ·     Manage BIG’s branding information

  ·     Correspond with members, delegates and event suppliers etc as required.

  ·     Liaise with bursary winners about their contributions eg blog posts and Twitter take-overs

  Events

  ·     Manage Event registration in liaison with BIG Event Co-ordinator

  ·     Support Event evaluation (Surveymonkey) with the Event Co-ordinator

  ·     Attend the AGM and BIG Event in July

  ·     Liaise with BIG Event Co-ordinator

  ·     Pay invoices, refunds and reimburse expenses

  Finance

  ·     Manage BIG’s Bank accounts, making and receiving payments on behalf of BIG and banking cheques when necessary

  ·     Regularly update Finance spreadsheet 

  ·     Liaise with BIG’s Honorary Treasurer

  ·     Manage BIG’s Paypal account and ensure a timely transfer of funds to the bank account in time for each quarter end.

  Representing BIG

  ·     Maintain a professional manner as a positive and proactive representative of BIG.

  ·     Adhere to BIG’s Risk Assessments and policies

  ·     Adhere to Data protection/GDPR legislation

  ·     Market and advertise BIG if opportunities arise

  ·     Arrange AGM papers and nomination process for new Exec members

  ·     Liaise with Beetlestone and Josh Award panels to promote and announce the annual awards

  ·     Manage Dropbox folder of images and other documents

  
  

  This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive, and you may be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required.

   

  2.    Fee and expenses

  The fee for these services is £6000 per annum divided into twelve equal instalments. The fee will increase annually in line with inflation (RPI). The Membership Services Manager will invoice on a monthly basis and be sent to BIG’s Honorary Treasurer for approval in writing before payment. 

  You shall have the status of a self-employed person and shall not be entitled to any pension, holiday pay, sick pay, redundancy pay or any other fringe benefits from BIG STEM Communicators’ Network. In accordance with this you shall be wholly responsible for all taxes, National Insurance or similar contributions, which may be payable out of, or in respect of, any fees or monies connected to this agreement.

  While delivering these services for BIG STEM Communicators’ Network, you are entitled to the following expenses (in line with our Expenses policy)

  ·     Travel to and from Executive Committee meetings

  ·     Travel to and from events run by BIG

  ·     Travel to and from events where you are representing BIG

  ·     Accommodation related to BIG’s events

  ·      Subsistence (to be agreed upon for each event or activity)

  ·     Stationery and postage related to BIG’s activities

  We expect other reasonable expenses to be covered by yourselves. Any expenses that become unreasonable to you should be discussed with the BIG’s Executive Committee to see if they can be added to the list above.

  Payments for your expenses can be paid using the BIG bank account or debit card. Any expenses paid back to you personally will be reimbursed on presentation of a completed expenses form and relevant receipts and need to be approved in writing by BIG’s Honorary Treasurer. 

  3.    General information

  We expect you to use some of your own equipment (e.g. laptop computers) for the role but at your own responsibility and risk.

  During the course of your contract you will be party to information concerning BIG STEM Communicators’ Network, its activities and partners. Such information is to be regarded as strictly confidential.

  We also expect you to comply with legal requirements associated with delivering the work. This includes, but is not limited to, data protection, insurance, liability and defamation.We expect you to have professional indemnity insurance and business use cover for the use of your car (if you intend to use your own car for BIG business).

  Early termination of the contract by either the contractor or the freelancer will be negotiated between BIG STEM Communicators Network and the Membership Services Manager to ensure the work detailed in this agreement can still be delivered to a satisfactory standard. Any such termination must be communicated in writing and it is agreed that BIG STEM Communicators’ Network will pay for any outstanding work completed as per the termination agreement upon receipt of an invoice. Termination by either party can be for any reason.

  4.    Application process

  Please apply in writing with your CV and covering letter to Helen Featherstone (Chair, at Featherstone.helen@googlemail.com) detailing your experience relevant to the role and task described above and why you would like to undertake the work.

  The deadline for applications is after the BIG Event 2019. Interested applicants can find out more about the role from the current Membership Services Manager and meet the Exec for informal conversations at the Event. Alternatively, interested applicants can contact Helen Featherstone (Chair) to find out more about the work on Featherstone.helen@googlemail.com.

  We will hold short, informal conversation with shortlisted applicants on 22 or 23 August. This may be in person, or by Skype

  
  

• 5.    Assessment criteria

•  

  Area	Weighting
  An understanding of how membership organisations work	30%
  Administrative experience	30%
  Communications experience	30%
  Professional approach	10%

   

  Proposals will be reviewed by:

• ·     Chair
• ·     Treasurer
• ·     Event coordinator
• ·     Executive member

•  

• 6.    Timeline

Salary:          £25,000 per annum

Hours:           Full time (37.5) working 5 days out of 7, to include some weekend working.

Contract:      Fixed term until March 2021

We The Curious is looking for a Content Developer to work on a major new exhibition experience and to contribute to the development and interpretation of new interactive exhibits, displays and artworks being explored by the projects team. With initial exhibit concepts already developed, the Content Developer will conduct further research to refine and work up these ideas, check accuracy with external partners, source and licence images and objects and develop interpretation that will be part of the new exhibition. Whilst comfortable working independently, the successful candidate will also be experienced in developing external relationships and working collaboratively with colleagues, subject matter experts, artists or community groups. They will have a working understanding of the differing personal, social and intellectual needs of audiences and an ability to tailor experiences accordingly

Closing date for applications: Sunday 21^st July, midnight 

For more details and to apply, please click here.

Salary:           £21,000 per annum

Hours:            Full time (37.5) working 5 days out of 7, to include some weekend working.

Contract:      Fixed term until March 2021

We The Curious is looking for a Content Researcher to work on a major new exhibition experience, contributing to the research and prototyping of new interactive exhibits, displays and artworks being explored by the projects team. With initial exhibit concepts already developed, the Content Researcher will conduct further research to provide background information, assess accuracy and use their findings to support interpretation and prototyping of potential exhibits. You’ll have experience of research, both within and outside your area of training, and experience of working with collaborators as well as experience of developing content for public facing output.

Closing date for applications:  Monday 15^th July, midnight 

For more details and to apply, please click here.

We are looking for a person to join our team with a passion for further developing STEMworks as a successful and highly regarded business, you must share our vision, excitement and enthusiasm for STEM and be able to work with young people delivering a number of in school workshops.

Dates: Apply by 12/07/2019 Interviews 23/07/19

Salary: £25,000 full time equivalent

Where will you work: Schools in Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire and Company office in Gloucester.

Contract type: Part Time 0.4

Contract term: Temporary – initially one year with the possibility of being extended

Commences: 1st September 2019

We are a not for profit company based in Gloucestershire that works with schools, businesses, teachers and other organisations promoting STEM skills. We run a wide range of activities such as workshops, competitions and awards and hope to inspire young people from all backgrounds to consider careers in STEM. See our website for more information www.stemworks.co.uk

More information about the role and application process can be found at

https://www.stemworks.co.uk/wordpress/2019/06/17/vacancy-for-september-2019/

We are looking for a Research Development Officer to join the University Research Office, with the ability to work across STEM and STEM-related disciplines. The role holder will play an integral role in developing a world-class research environment, supporting bidding and grant capture with a focus on diversifying our income streams and pursuing commercial or industry channels.

Research Development Officers manage the bidding process and contribute to improving the quality of research bids. Duties include identifying new funding opportunities, supporting grant applications, co-ordinating peer review, and engaging with a range of collaborators and other stakeholders, both within the university sector and beyond. Roehampton’s strong investment in research as part of our new strategic plan has created this space for a highly motivated individual to join our expanding team. 

Closing date: 07/07/19

Salary range: £35,838 - £38,812

To apply, please visit https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/working-at-roehampton/

Job title

Museum Events Programmer

Job reference

SMG01123

Date posted

21/06/2019

Application closing date

03/07/2019

Location

Science Museum - London

Salary

£23,500 + benefits

Job description

Can you develop and deliver inspiring events for both families and accessible audiences? Do you have creative and personal skills to inspire and ignite curiosity in our visitors?

As part of this exciting role you will be designing and delivering a creative programme of activities and events for a variety of audiences, which supports our world class exhibition and gallery programme. This will specifically include a range of activities and events for families and adults, including those with physical and emotional difficulties.

You will be managing the overall running of these events including the preparation and logistics, liaising with various stakeholders across the museum, to the coordination of team members who are supporting with the events. 
 Joining us, you will have experience of preparing and delivering events for different audiences, including adults and have a real passion for learning. In addition, you will also be performing, as well as training others to deliver at these events, so you will need to have experience of performing or presenting to an audience.

So, if you want to ignite curiosity in science for people of all ages,we'd love to hear from you!

You will be offered excellent benefits, including 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, a contributory pension scheme, BUPA medical and dental care, opportunities for flexible working, interest free loans and numerous discounts whilst developing your career in a world class museum group.

To apply: http://bit.ly/2IKB6lu