3 Heritage / Culture / Library jobs in Melksham, Wiltshire

To support this work in making our collections accessible, we are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Collections Access Team Leader to join the team on a full-time, permanent basis., The Collections Access Team Leader is pivotal to providing timely, efficient and inspiring access for a range of audiences, including curators, researchers, enthusiasts, non-specialist adults, curious families and school groups. You will manage the two Collections Access Facilitators and work in close coordination with colleagues in other teams - to ensure that objects are made available physically and virtually for curators, exhibition teams and researchers. This will involve overseeing the schedule of visits, appointments and tours as well as the enquiries system. You will ensure that all visits, appointments and tours are fully resourced, leading these when necessary. Your work will be supported and enhanced by volunteers.

Do you have leadership skills, with a passion for increasing access to our astonishing collection of objects housed at the Science and Innovation Park?, Joining us, you will bring experience of managing or supervising a team, with the skills to motivate and develop individuals. You will be committed to increasing access to our collection of objects and their stories and will be welcoming, warm and friendly when engaging with a diverse range people. Confidence in leading tours and/or delivering talks would be helpful, along with excellent organisational skills across a range of areas, including time management, administration, budgeting, and planning with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

The 545-acre Science and Innovation Park is the home of the Science Museum Group's National Collections Centre (NCC), our hub for collections management and access. The NCC is transforming how we care, manage, and make accessible over 400,000 objects in our collection and 1.5m items in our Library and Archive., Working with a world-leading museum group that offers access to truly unique environments and collections, you'll benefit from the perks listed below, as well as full support for life events such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

• Meaningful work. We're a mission-led organisation where the work you do supports us in Inspiring Futures.
• Career growth. We offer enhanced support with personal and professional development.
• Work/life balance. We offer 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, along with flexible policies which support you and your home life.
• Health & Dental Insurance. Extra peace of mind, from day one.
• All our colleagues can access an employee assistance programme, access to the Unmind app, and other wellbeing support.
• Colleague networks. Our colleague-led networks are an informal forum for colleagues to come together to discuss topics of shared interest and lived experience. They create a space for people to exchange ideas, discuss best practice, socialise and build a sense of community.
• Enhanced contributory pension. To support you in saving for the future.
• Interest-free loans. When you need a little extra cash for life events or home improvements.
• Great discounts. Free entry to exhibitions, discounts in our shops, cafes, and access to other museums in the NMDC network.
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to develop a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.