London, UK
Marketing & Events Officer
Introduction
We are looking for a proactive Marketing & Events Officer to join our small team at the London Museum of Water & Steam. This is a new role and is a key part of the team, delivering our marketing, social media, website and promoting events for the Museum. This is the role that will create a buzz around the Museum and our activity, and actively take part in all that’s going on – it’s a creative role packed with new ideas and ambition.
About the London Museum of Water & Steam
The London Museum of Water & Steam is an outstanding independent Museum based in an historic site, a Georgian water pumping station in Brentford, West London. We tell the story of a city’s mission for clean water and the innovative steam pumping methods used to distribute it to millions.
The site was saved from demolition by volunteers in the 1970s. We are home to a unique collection which tells the story of water from Thames to tap, including some of the largest pumping engines in the world. The pumping station has been an important part of West London since 1838 and this continues today.
We’re a Museum with ambition. We can have big impact on some of the most important issues today. We are centred on water, a critical commodity that needs our voice, and energy, and the future of energy is a current conundrum that the whole planet needs to solve. In this context, we want to broaden our historical stories, anchoring them in the present and demonstrating their relevance to the future. We make our history accessible to a wide range of people from families with small children to specialist enthusiasts and everyone in between, inviting them to join our community and share our story. Our Museum is special and we want to spread the word. We want to extend our reach, engaging with more people and more diverse groups and preserve our Museum and site for future generations.
We are still a majority volunteer organisation with over 50 volunteers and just 12 staff members who look after 24,500 visitors per year, including over 4500 primary school pupils.
The Museum is a charity and a membership organisation with an energetic and enthusiastic team of trustees leading the way.
The Team
The London Museum of Water & Steam is a small, focused team. The role reports to the Finance & Development Lead. The successful candidate will also work closely with the Front of House Officer, the Engagement & Interpretation Officer, and the Collections Officer.
The team is assisted by a team of Duty Managers and freelance team members supporting funded projects and our learning offer. The part time staff team works alongside a dedicated team of over 50 volunteers and liaises closely with our Museum Trustees.
The Museum’s Collections
The Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of stationary steam engines, including four rotative and five Cornish Beam engines. We also have a steam fire engine, a waterworks railway with two locomotives and an archive.
We want to look after our collections and inspire our visitors and community with their ingenuity and relevance today. We want to help people access the collections and connect them to their own lives in a way that helps to achieve positive impact for people and the planet. We want to work with our volunteers to enable the archive to be accessible and inform our interpretation and the stories we share in a deeper way. We’re maintaining the running of our engines, in the most sustainable way possible so we can continue to share them with all our audiences and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Marketing
Events
Team Contribution and Culture
The role is part of a small team who lead the operation and development of the Museum in association with our Volunteers and Trustees. In this respect you will be expected to:
Person specification
We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive person who brings with them:
Personal qualities
Terms of appointment
This is a part-time post: 15 hours (2 days) a week. We are flexible and can negotiate how the hours are allocated but it will include some irregular weekend work and must be on-site.
The successful candidate will be engaged as an employee and receive a pension contribution, holiday pay and other benefits.
How to apply
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter succinctly outlining your experience and skills to Hannah Harte, Museum Director, at museum@waterandsteam.org.uk. Please ensure that your covering letter fully addresses the appointment criteria in the person specification.
We are an equal opportunities employer and if you have any accessibility needs please get in touch so we can make adjustments to the recruitment process.
Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 14th March 2024
Interviews will take place in the week beginning 25th March 2024