Exhibitions Assistant – Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park is a vibrant heritage attraction, open daily to visitors, revealing the secrets and telling fascinating stories of the secret British World War Two codebreaking operations. The mission of the Bletchley Park Trust is to attract, engage and educate people from all over the world in order to inspire them with Bletchley Park’s crucial role in World War Two.

Following the recent opening of our new exhibitions: The Intelligence Factory and the Art of Data, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Exhibitions Assistant to join our Programmes team.

Reporting to the Exhibitions Manager you will assist in the preparation, maintenance and delivery of exhibitions, gallery enhancements and temporary displays, supporting the team with larger projects and administrative support, as required.

You will have experience of exhibition development within a museum, gallery, heritage or similar environment. In addition, you will have excellent planning skills, with the ability to present detailed information clearly.  A confident team player, you will be patient and articulate when communicating at all levels and will be comfortable taking a hands-on approach to complete a broad range of tasks. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office or similar, and the ability to learn new software packages quickly, is a must.

Please see the Job Description for further details around the person requirements and job responsibilities.

This is a full-time permanent position, working 37.5 hours per week, usually 9.00am until 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. This role requires some flexibility to start work before 9.00am / work after closing, and occasional weekends, as required.

In return, you will receive a salary of £20,000 per annum, rising to £21,000 following successful completion of the probationary period, along with a company pension scheme, BUPA wellbeing cash plan and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, including statutory holidays.

This is a site-based role, located in Bletchley, Milton Keynes.

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Please send your CV and Cover Letter explaining why you are suitable for this role to Tracy Brighten, HR Officer, using the email address recruitment@bletchleypark.org.uk.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 August 2022

Strictly no agencies.