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Kempton Steam Museum, operated by Kempton Great Engines Trust, is home to the world’s largest operational triple-expansion steam engine, which supplied water to much of London until 1980. Our project, Kempton: Clean Water for Life – reaching a wider audience, is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we aim to transform Kempton Steam Museum’s engagement with visitors and the local community, while enhancing support for volunteers and care of collections.
The part-time Curatorial Officer will be responsible for the museum’s curatorial activities, with a specific focus on achieving the required collection management standards for Museum Accreditation with the Arts Council by August 2026. This will include developing curatorial policies following Spectrum guidelines. There will also be opportunities to develop interpretive materials to enhance visitor understanding and appreciation of the triple expansion engines and our collections, to foster relationships with local communities and to provide training and support to volunteers on collections management and interpretation. A full role profile is available.
As part of this project we are also recruiting a Museum Operations & Project Manager (two days per week) and a Volunteer Coordinator (two days per week). The Curatorial Officer will report to the Museum Operations & Project Manager.
This is an exceptional opportunity to work with a passionate volunteer-led organisation and help shape the future of a remarkable industrial heritage site.
Qualifications and Skills:
Experience in museum curation and working to collections management policies and procedures normally found in an Accredited museum
Experience of using spreadsheets and/or other collections management software
Knowledge of Arts Council Accreditation requirements and standards.
Strong organisational skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including with volunteers
Personal Attributes:
Passionate about museums and their role in society
Detail-oriented and committed to maintaining high standards
Proactive and able to manage multiple tasks
Enthusiastic about visitor engagement and learning
The role involves working with our collections and archives, which are located in areas of the Engine House accessible only via steep stairs due to the historic nature of the building. We will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate candidates wherever possible but please let us know if you have any specific access requirements.
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Kempton Steam Museum, operated by KGET, tells the story of the Kempton Park pumping station and its vital role in supplying drinking water to London
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you enthusiastic, collaborative, with excellent communication skills and an eye for a story? Our charity team is looking for a dynamic self-starter to join our team as Communications Assistant. Through making social media posts, creating engaging content or writing stories, you’ll play an integral role in communicating our impact and stories to our key audiences.
At Horatio’s Garden, we build and look after extraordinary gardens in the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. These gardens are a critical part of rehabilitation and offer reflection and adjustment, privacy and solace, joy and companionship to all who need it. We lead regular gardening sessions to grow and cultivate plants, arts workshops to offer new skills and a programme of live music and events. Designed to be enjoyed all year round, these gardens offer a warm, welcoming place for family and friends who may have travelled hours for a visit.
Our vision is for everyone with a spinal injury to have a Horatio’s Garden as part of their rehabilitation care.
The charity is growing. We have eight garden projects open and are fundraising for our ninth garden in Middlesbrough.
This role will assist with the content creation of engaging written, film and visual content across different platforms, scheduling and moderating our social channels, and helping us report on our digital activity. You will support the rollout of the new regional social media channels for each garden to help place storytelling and impact at the heart of our communications.
It would suit someone looking to start or build their career in the communications field or charity sector to develop experience in developing content, writing and charity campaigning. There will be opportunities for training and development and you will travel between the charity’s UK-wide gardens and meet patients, volunteers and staff.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours a week) based in the charity’s office in Salisbury with the ability to discuss some flexible working after the six month probation period.
You will be reporting to the Communications Manager.
Main duties
1. Help manage the day-to-day running of the charity’s social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook). Schedule content and respond to comments and messages to foster positive engagement and add value to the supporter experience
2. Work closely with the team to produce subscriber, campaign-led and post-event newsletter content and manage the subscriber database
3. Contribute to the charity’s content calendar and work creatively and collaboratively with the communications and wider charity team to proactively seek and develop story ideas
4. Create engaging content in support of charity objectives and reflecting our brand and tone guidelines
5. Assist with internal communications to convey key updates to staff
6. Assist in maintaining and updating Horatio’s Garden’s main website
7. Help to manage the charity’s digital assets, ensuring the team have access to the most impactful photographs and videos for their needs
8. Collate, analyse and present monthly reports on social media, newsletter and website activity and engagement against key performance metrics
9. Assist with planning and promotion of campaigns and track press activity
10. Keep up to date with the latest digital marketing trends and technologies
General duties
1. Support the wider team with administrative duties that support the smooth running of the charity
2. Actively contribute to team and organisation meetings
Skills required
1. Strong interest/experience in creating content for digital channels
2. Good understanding of the digital landscape, including trends
3. Excellent writing and editorial skills with attention to detail
4. Able to create accessible, engaging content
5. Strong administrative and organisational skills
6. Good IT and software skills and willingness to learn – you will be using Microsoft suite, Hootsuite and Mailchimp
7. Video editing experience/interest – experience with or willingness to learn Adobe Creative Suite, Canva or similar
8. Flexible, can-do attitude, with the ability to remain calm and professional when under pressure
We are looking for someone who has:
1. The ability to take initiative and be a self-starter, working independently as well as part of a team
2. An ability to manage a varied workload and work to deadlines
3. A willingness to learn new skills and to develop existing skills
4. An empathic personality
5. A positive, can-do and resilient attitude
6. Passion for the charity sector
The charity is keen to promote training and opportunities and we will support the candidate to attend relevant training courses where a need can be demonstrated and to make the most of any opportunities to learn additional skills, for example involvement with filming and photo shoots by professional contractors hired by the charity.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society. Please note that this role will involve occasional out-of-hours working (including evenings and weekends) as part of a rota to ensure the charity’s social media channels are active and monitored at peak times and during events.
As a charity, we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our charity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.