Museum Learning Coordinator – Hunterian Museum

The Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons in England (RCSEng) wishes to appoint a brilliant new Museums Learning Co-ordinator.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an enthusiastic and creative person with a passion for engaging with museum audiences to lead on the development and delivery of inspirational and unique learning programmes for the Hunterian and RCSEng Anatomy and Pathology Museums. The new programmes will be aimed at a wide range of audiences including: schools, families and community groups.

Background

This is an exciting time to join RCSEng Museums. Following a six-year closure and re-development the Hunterian Museum re-opened to the public in May 2023. While the RCSEng Anatomy and Pathology Museum re-opened, for professional audiences including students studying medicine and healthcare courses, in October 2022.

The Hunterian and the Anatomy and Pathology Museum are world-class museums: The Hunterian https://hunterianmuseum.org/ welcomes around 100,000 visitors a year and the Anatomy and Pathology Museum https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/anatomy-and-pathology-museum/  is a unique specialist learning resource, open to healthcare professionals and students.

About the role

Linking informal and formal learning activities, on site and on-line, to the content and themes of the Hunterian Museum and RCSEng Anatomy and Pathology Museum. The post-holder is responsible for the development, planning, promotion and delivery of new learning programmes aimed at school, college and university students.

Ability to prioritise, multi-task and deliver to deadlines. The post-holder is responsible for facilitating all learning visits to RCSEng Museums and leading on the delivery of schools sessions.

To develop, on site and on line resources for teachers and students. To research and develop options for on-line learning and hybrid events.

The post holder will be responsible for the development of new audiences and the initiation of new innovative events for the Anatomy and Pathology Museum to engage with Further Education groups covering health care subjects.

The post-holder will, as required, undertake other work to support RCSEng Museums audience engagement.

The role requires the post holder to work a five-day week, most often four on site, including occasional evening and weekends. Please see the job description for further details

About you

You are someone who believes in the power of museums to transform lives through inspiring, object-led learning. You are someone who enjoys working with young people and can be flexible in accommodating different learning styles.

You are an enthusiastic, positive and creative person with a proven track-record in creating, developing and delivering successful learning programmes and resources for teachers and students, family and community groups.

You are committed to your own professional development and keep up to date with best practice in museum learning ensuring visitors receive a positive learning experience. This will be measured on a regular basis through evaluation, to be arranged by the post holder.

Applications are particularly encouraged from people from Global Majority backgrounds (Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global South) or people with disabilities, who are currently under-represented in the museum sector.

Please see the job description for further details.

How to apply

Please email your CV, together with a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, to [email protected]. If you have any questions about this post please contact [email protected].

Closing date: 12noon, Friday 12 January

Interviews will be held on Thursday 25 January