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The Pen Museum
12/03/2024 in Trustee Vacancies
Job Title: Fundraising / Collections / Education / Recruitment
Location: The Pen Museum, Birmingham
Time Commitment: 6 meetings per year
Contact Details: https://penmuseum.org.uk/recruiting-new-trustees/
Closing date: 2024-05-01
Location: The Pen Museum, Birmingham
Time Commitment: 6 meetings per year
Contact Details: https://penmuseum.org.uk/recruiting-new-trustees/
Closing date: 2024-05-01
The Pen Museum is recruiting new trustees with knowledge and experience in the following areas:
- Fundraising,
- Collections,
- Education,
- Recruitment
The role
To set a clear and ambitious strategic vision and direction in implementing the adopted option for the future of the Pen Museum. To create a friendly and knowledgeable welcome, share information about the museum, its collections, and programme of activities and events, ensure the museum operates in a safe manner, and provide excellent customer service for all our visitors.
About the museum
Making steel pen nibs in Birmingham during the Victorian era was a major industry with 129 companies employing circa 8,000 workers (mostly women). When visiting the Pen Museum, you will discover a wide range of fascinating objects and details that help tell the story of Birmingham’s pen trade and its important legacy including the link between a prominent pen manufacturer (Josiah Mason) and the establishment of the University of Birmingham
Additional information
Number of meetings per annum/time commitment: Six meetings per annum/1.5 hours per meeting
Daytime or evening meetings: Evening
Closing date for applications: 1 May 2024
Click here to find out more and make an application>>