Position Overview & Specifications
National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe. With one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world, we are responsible for the acquisition, preservation and display of a substantial part of Scotland’s cultural, historic and national heritage.
Millions of local and international visitors enjoy our four museums each year, and we also introduce our collections to a much wider audience than can physically visit our museums through, touring exhibitions, loans, community engagement, digital programmes and research.
Over the last decade, we have invested over £120 million in our sites and have more than doubled our visitor numbers, with over 3 million people now visiting our four museums. Alongside this, we have continued to transform how we communicate and engage with our audiences. 2019 has seen the completion of our Masterplan for the National Museum of Scotland with the opening of three new galleries dedicated to Ancient Egypt, East Asia and the Art of Ceramics.
A new opportunity has arisen for an individual with a passion for museum sector partnership and capacity building to join our busy National and International Partnerships Department. This post will be responsible for coordinating the development and delivery of a suite of national and international projects.
Enthusiastic about museums and collections and with a good knowledge and experience of project management, you will have proven experience of partnership working and understand the policies, standards and ambitions surrounding museum sector projects delivery. You’ll ideally have experience of working with external funders and be able to demonstrate the confidence and skills to lead discussions, draft project plans, inform new funding bids and support effective collaborative working with our partners.