Assistant Museum Manager

Job Description

Glasgow Life is looking for an Assistant Museum Manager to join us on a full time permanent contract.  As Assistant Museum Manager you will be joining our Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) team. 

More about our Museums teams
As an Assistant Museum Manager you’ll be joining our Glasgow Life Museums team. From GMRC to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, our Museums are free for everyone to access. We’re committed to making sure people experience our world-class collections and have the chance to engage with our rich heritage. The cultural programmes we provide bring value to people’s lives. Read more on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums 

About Glasgow Life 
Glasgow Life is the charity which inspires people to lead richer, more active lives through culture and sport. Simply put, we believe that everyone deserves a great Glasgow life. We do this by delivering innovative cultural and sporting programmes and events which improve the mental, physical, and economic well-being of Glasgow. Glasgow Life also creates unforgettable experiences for tourists, strengthening the city’s visitor economy. We help put on world-class events, conferences and festivals which enhance Glasgow’s international reputation. Glasgow is the first city to be named European Capital of Sport twice sport and was also the first place in the UK to be named a UNESCO City of Music. 

The role 
As Assistant Museum Manager for Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)  you will lead and manage a team delivering high quality visitor experience and customer service through our museum venue, functions and partnerships. The role is responsible for the day to day operations at the venue.  Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is the largest Local Authority funded accessible museum store in the UK and is vital to the operation of the museum service. It is visited by schools, clubs, researchers and general public. 
 
THE GMRC is the store for the city’s museum collections when they are not on display across various venues and has recently been awarded a £1.5m grant through Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund, which helps public buildings tap into investment for environmentally sustainable solutions. You will develop and maintain effective partnerships with a wide variety of internal and external partners/agencies to achieve high standards of service delivery. You will support innovation and continued improvement and high quality performance in the delivery of services, in line with company strategy. You will manage staff resources and budgets, operational effectiveness, contribute to supporting volunteers, and also support the Museum Manager in ensuring that the museum team engages positively with communities.  The post is City wide and will work across different venues as required but you will initially be located into Glasgow Museums Resource Centre.

 

 

 

The candidate 
If you’re interested in joining us as an Assistant Museum Manager you’ll need: 
•    Relevant experience of managing visitor attractions/leisure or commercial public facing businesses.                                                                                                                                                                         
•    Experience as an effective team supervisor/ manager
•    Highly developed organisational and task completion skills.
•    Excellent listening and communication skills and the ability to motivate staff and colleagues.
•    Competent IT skills and familiar with key software packages.

You can read the full person specification for this role under the ‘Job Attachments’ section.
Our city-wide contracts mean you will be flexible to work in any of our locations.

We believe in the transformational power of the programmes and events we provide for the people and visitors of Glasgow. If you would like to be a part of what we do, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Benefits at Glasgow Life 
•    A holiday allowance of 30 days plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). This will rise to 35 days after 5 years
•    Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme  
•    Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store
•    Option to buy extra annual leave
•    Cycle-to-work scheme
•    Flexible retirement
•    Family-friendly policies 

Please note that Glasgow Life, as an ALEO to Glasgow City Council, is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation for more information.  

Diversity matters at Glasgow Life
We're determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We're a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer.

 

Only existing employees of Glasgow Life can apply for this vacancy.

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054.

Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request.

Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

For further information about working for us please refer to our website https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/work-with-us