Museum Director – The Panacea Museum

Job Title: Museum Director
Salary: £38,000
Hours: Up to 1.0 FTE, 35 hours per week. Includes occasional cover, evenings, bank holidays, and two weekend days per month during the high season
Term: Permanent
Location: The Panacea Charitable Trust, 11 Newnham Road, Bedford MK40 3NX
Closing date: 12:00 am 18 April 2022

Job purpose

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at The Panacea Museum for a dynamic and highly motivated museum professional with management skills to help lead and shape the Museum.

The museum tells the story of the Panacea Society – a remarkable religious community formed in the early twentieth century.

The key objectives of the role will be to:

  • Develop (for Trustees’ consideration) a new strategy for the museum
  • Lead, motivate and manage the museum team
  • Implement and deliver the museum’s objectives
  • Deliver an excellent visitor experience
  • Deliver effective budget management and business planning.

For the full job description and person specification please click here>>

How to apply

You are invited to apply by submitting your CV together with a covering letter explaining how you meet the individual elements included in the person specification in the attached job pack and what you can bring to this role.  Please also provide contact details of two referees together with a brief statement of the capacity in which they have known you.  Please email this submission to [email protected].

Please contact David McLynn or Sean Gillen by email to [email protected] for further information or to arrange an informal discussion about this post.

The Panacea Trust is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. A copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy is attached to the pack (above).

Deadline for applications:  Friday 18 April  2022

Interviews: TBC (in person if possible, otherwise virtual)