Leadership Programme Consultant – AIM

AIM is recruiting a Leadership Programme Consultant(s) to deliver the Network for Resilience in Wales and Rising Leaders programmes in 2022-2023. Both programmes are funded by the Welsh Government. 

Introduction to AIM 

The Association of Independent Museums is a thriving UK museum membership organisation with over 1000 museum members. We represent a wide range of the UK’s museum and heritage organisations, from some of the largest attractions in the country to small, grassroots heritage organisations across a huge range of subject areas and localities. AIM helps heritage organisations prosper. We believe that museums must grow to fulfil their purpose and demonstrate the relevance of heritage to everyone.

Network for Resilience in Wales and Rising Leaders 

With funding from the Welsh Government, AIM has been helping museums in Wales since 2016. A key aspect of this funding is to support museums leaders in Wales. The needs identified at the start of the programme were:

• Support focused on museum leaders as individuals
• A safe space to share experiences with other leaders in a sector where people are often quite isolated in their day jobs, to improve personal resilience
• Specific training and development support

The outcomes of better support for leaders would be:

• Individuals who were energised and encouraged in their day jobs
• More potential for collaboration, especially informal, smart joint working
• More individuals who felt able to participate in sector wide networks and initiatives, raising the status and profile of Welsh museums, opening the door to more collaborations with the broader cultural and communities sectors

The leaders group, Network for Resilience in Wales (NRW) has been running since 2016 and is now strong and resilient network providing members with expert training and peer support. The group has 24 members from across the museum sector in Wales. Support in 2021-22 included:

• 3 day webinars on:

Strategy and long-term planning handling the new normal

Leadership, teamwork and learning organisations

Museums as businesses, entrepreneurship and financial management

• Two-day “virtual residential” on surfing chaos and managing disenchantment; how to emerge unscathed

• Two-day residential at Gregynog in mid Wales on turning challenges into opportunities, the new Curriculum for Wales

The Rising Leaders programme was launched in 2021. 15 people took part from across the museums, heritage, archives and libraries sectors in Wales. The programme in 2021-22 consisted of six online workshops on:

Leadership and motivation

Cultural institutions as businesses

Learning outside the classroom and the new curriculum for Wales

Audiences, narratives and marketing

Narratives, programmes and “the digital”

Resilience, teamwork and me

Participants in both programmes come from across the museum sector and are from a mix of independent, local authority university, military and volunteer run museums.

Leadership programme consultant 

We wish to recruit a consultant or consultants to continue to deliver the programme to both groups in 2022-2023. We are looking for a consultant who can show considerable and demonstrable expertise in the following areas:

• Knowledge and expertise in the theory and practice of organisational development, strategy and change
• Experience in developing and delivering leadership support programmes
• Experience in supporting and mentoring individuals from a wide range of organisations often in complex and challenging situations
• An understanding of the particular needs and challenges facing museums and the heritage sector in Wales.

Deliverables 

Network for Resilience in Wales

The consultant will be required to deliver the following:

• 4 half-day online workshops

Topics to be decided through consultation with the group and may include some of the following:

Turning theory into practice

Shaping and delivering the New Normal

Marketing

Entrepreneurship

Good governance and how to develop it

• 4 half-day online Action Learning Sets
• 2 day residential

The topic will be decided in consultation with the group. The residential will take place at Gregynog Hall near Newtown http://www.gregynog.org/

• At least one online mentoring session for all group members
• Facilitation of a fortnightly Zoom networking and catch up meeting. This is currently held on alternate Wednesdays from 1-2pm

 Rising Leaders

The consultant will be required to deliver the following:

• 4-part development online programme building on the 2021-22 workshops
• 2 day residential (as above)
• 2 half-day online workshops

Topics will be decided in consultation with the group

• 2 half-day online Action Learning Sets
• At least one online mentoring session for all group members
• Facilitation of a monthly Zoom networking and catch up meeting

All administration, marketing and communications for the programme will be provided by AIM. AIM will be the main point of contact with the Welsh Government and the two groups.

Budget

NRW programme £10,500 including VAT

Rising Leaders programme £9,500 including VAT

This should include preparation and delivery, expenses (residential accommodation and food is provided) and any guest speakers

Delivery Timescale

Deadline: Monday 25 July 2022 5pm deadline for submission of tenders

Interviews: w/c 8 August 2022 interviews and consultant appointed

Programme delivery: August – December 2022 Rising Leaders 4 part development programme

October 2022     NRW residential

November/December 2022 Rising Leaders residential

October 2022-March 2023 NRW workshops and Action Learning Sets

January – February 2023 Rising Leaders additional workshops and Action Learning Sets

August 2022- February 2023 Rising Leaders and NRW mentoring

August 2022 – February 2023 facilitation of Zoom networking

Completion: The programme must be complete by the end of February 2023

Contract Management

The role is freelance and the contractor will need to be able to work from home and provide their own IT and office equipment.

AIM has a standard self-employed contractor agreement.

The contractors will report to the AIM Head of Programmes

How to apply for this role

Please tell us about:

• An outline methodology for how you would deliver the programme (1 side A4)
• What skills and experience you would bring to the role, specifically addressing the criteria listed above (1 side A4)
• Please provide 2 referees
• A detailed budget showing the breakdown of costs for delivering each element of the programme.

Scoring criteria for initial submission:

• An exciting and creative project proposal that includes all elements of the brief 35%
• Relevant experience 35%
• Value for Money 20%
• Feasibility of the proposal in relation to timescale and resources 10%

Please note, AIM may appoint one consultant to deliver the whole programme or may appoint several consultants to deliver individual aspects.

Proposals should be sent to AIM Head of Programmes, Margaret Harrison [email protected]

If you have any questions about this brief, please contact AIM via [email protected]