Head of Museums and Arts Development
Vacancy Details
Summary | |
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Salary: | £68,598 - £72,106 |
Location: | Civic Centre |
Job Type: | Full Time, Permanent |
Category: | City Council (External Vacancy) |
Closing Date: | 23/04/2023 |
Reference: | 0000018533 |
Description
Directorate:
Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Section:
Museums and Arts Development
Location:
Hybrid
Grade:
SM4
Actual
Salary: £68,598 - £72,106
Hours:
37
This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.
Are you an inspirational leader with a passion for museums and the
arts? If so, then we would like to hear
from you.
This vital strategic role will drive the realisation
of our vision for museums and the arts within Stoke-on-Trent.
The postholder will
provide leadership for the Council’s four museums and galleries and the
recently developed Cultural Strategy, working collaboratively with colleagues
and a range of strategic partners.
Stoke-on-Trent has a rich creative and industrial heritage which is
represented in our museums. These hold
collections of national and international significance, including our world-renowned
collection of ceramics.
Our museums include: Etruria Industrial Museum (a scheduled
monument); Gladstone Pottery Museum (the last complete working Victorian
pottery in England and a national filming location); Ford Green Hall (a Seventeenth
Century Yeomans residence designated as ‘Outstanding’ by Arts Council England);
and our flagship site, The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, home to the celebrated
Staffordshire Hoard and the acclaimed Spitfire Gallery. In addition, we are embarking on an exciting
reinterpretation of our designated collections, with support of £5m Cultural
Development Funding from Arts Council England.
Stoke-on-Trent is home to a number of other significant working
museums and many high-profile producers of domestic and industrial ceramics.
The role will make a significant contribution to identify and up-scale
opportunities for generating regional, national and international resources to create
a cultural centre for ceramics.
The postholder will
capitalise on the growing national and international recognition of the city’s unique
heritage, working with regional and national bodies such as Arts Council
England to ensure excellence in service development, whilst
ensuring that museums and the arts are inclusive and that the wider benefits relating
to health, wellbeing and economic prosperity are optimised.
Interviews for the post will be held on Friday 9 May 2023.
Please
note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the
organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive
priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.
To
Apply
Please
create / log into your account and then click 'apply'. If you have any queries or want an
application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.
In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:
- Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?