Museum Back-Office Team Ops Lead
Background in museums/libraries helpful, but not essential. Someone willing to give it a go in this area is completely fine. We are looking for a strong self starter that can help motivate our team.
About this opportunity from The Jazz Centre UK
The Jazz Centre UK is looking for a volunteer to help coordinate our museum back-office activities. Supporting our very experienced Museum Trustee Mark Barrett, you will help organise projects, coordinate volunteers, track tasks and support the smooth running of behind-the-scenes museum operations. This is a new initiative for us and you will be the first in this role, so an exciting time and your help in this leadership role will make a large impact to everything we do.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop leadership and organisational skills while contributing directly to the preservation and presentation of an important collection of jazz heritage. We are looking for a self starter that can organise and inspire our volunteer team to complete our projects.
As the museum continues to grow, effective coordination of our back-office activities is essential. Your support will help ensure projects are delivered efficiently and volunteers can focus on making a difference.
SKILLS
Strong organisational skills
Ability to coordinate people and tasks
Confidence using email and basic office software
Good communication skills
Leadership experience helpful but not essential
Background in museums/libraries helpful, but not essential. Someone willing to give it a go in this area is completely fine. We are looking for a strong self starter that can help motivate our team.
Activity Types
Administration and Office | Business Skills | Computers, IT and the web | General helping | Practical Skills | Supporting charities
Interests
Commitment
The core commitment is to run a monthly Museums Team meeting that will assess incoming collections and ensure our acquisition process is running to plan. The rest of the role is flexible to the time you wish to offer us. As a leadership position at The Jazz Centre premises we are looking for someone local who can come in and help with cataloguing projects and other back-office tasks.



