Museums Assistant Manager - REQ05781

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We are seeking an organised, proactive, and highly responsible Museum Assistant Manager to support the effective running of our Museums and Collections service. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong operational experience, excellent attention to detail, and a passion for delivering high-quality visitor experiences within a museum environment.

Your base will be Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge but you will also be responsible for North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, Motherwell. This post requires flexibility to travel and also work evenings and weekends in line with service needs.

As part of the Museums & Collections team, you will play a key role in overseeing the day‑to‑day operations of our sites, leading and supporting staff and volunteers, and ensuring our buildings, collections, and public spaces are maintained to the highest standards.

Your key responsibilities will include operational management of the only historic tramway in Scotland alongside delivering public programmes and events whilst maximising income opportunities.

We’re looking for a confident, dependable individual with strong organisational skills and a commitment to excellence in public service. You will come with an excellent track record and a commitment to health and safety, safeguarding, and inclusive practice.

There is also the opportunity to undertake a Modern Apprenticeship in Management as part of this role, supported by Museums Galleries Scotland.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.

A full clean UK driving licence is essential for this post.

Interviews are likely to take place at Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life on three weeks after the closing date.

Work Pattern: Friday to Tuesday, 8:45am 4:15pm (30min unpaid break)

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***