Jobs

The Black Watch Castle and Museum is 5 star award-winning visitor attraction comprising The Black Watch Museum, Castle Bistro, and Gift Shop. An opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking, dynamic individual to join our small but innovative team as a Learning and Audience Officer. Your role will be to lead the development and delivery of our education service, annual events programme, and community engagement initiatives.

PURPOSE OF JOB
To take the lead on developing new and existing audiences for the Museum in order to increase access to and engagement with our collection and events programme.
The delivery of a high quality learning service to the public, including to local and regional schools.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Museum Curator, the main duties of the Learning and Audiences Officer are:

• To develop, manage and implement formal learning at the Castle and Museum, i.e. hosting school groups, youth groups; developing teacher’s packs and other schools resources; and developing loans kits

• To develop, manage and implement informal learning at the Castle and Museum, i.e. family activities, birthday parties and outreach activities

• To develop, manage and implement events at the Castle and Museum, i.e. family events, Festival of Museums, Open Doors, and our Lectures Series

• Discover new ways to interpret the collections to engage with new and existing audiences

• To support marketing activities by contributing to social media content relevant to your role

• Other tasks may be required as determined by the needs of the business

Full Time | 30 months fixed term

To apply please send your CV and covering letter to curator@theblackwatch.co.uk

Application Deadline: Friday 26/05/2023