Overview
The Design Museum’s vision is a world in which design enables this planet and its inhabitants to thrive. The Learning Team at the museum work to share the transformative potential of design and nurture skills such as creativity, imagination, exploration, discovery, play, radical thinking and empathy.
The Senior Curator: Public Practice curates and oversees the public practice strand of the learning programme which complements the exhibitions and builds new audiences, establishes new partnerships and enriches the cultural life of the museum. They will be a thinker and a connector, engaged with design’s role in the contemporary world and an ambassador for the museum. They will diversify the possibilities of design and its role in civic and community life, foster a series of new relationships and ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion in every aspect of the programme.
Job scope
This role will oversee the museum's talks and events programme, and community projects with the support of an Assistant Curator to ensure that the programme supports accessible lifelong learning within the museum. The programme will present the work of diverse cutting-edge designers, thinkers, and cultural makers who are shaping the future of contemporary design. The role will own the Public Practice programme portfolio and be accountable for the success of programme strategy and deliverables.
Job description
Programming and audiences
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Diversify the possibilities of design to build the museum’s profile and reputation as the centre of design discussion and debate.
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Expand the possibilities of the museum spaces as sites of learning, through formats such as talks, workshops, lectures, symposia, performances, festivals, resources, digital and offsite projects.
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Engage audiences from currently underrepresented backgrounds in discussions around design.
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Provide support and resources that champion equality and equity within the design sector at large.
Development and delivery
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Liaise with internal stakeholders including Curatorial, Learning, Communications, Collections, Visitor Experience and Future Observatory to ensure that the programmes deliver to the museum’s priorities and stakeholders.
Sector knowledge, museum profile and advocacy
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Maintain up-to-date knowledge of key cultural, educational, and social policy contexts at government, regional and local level.
Programme management
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Negotiate contractual conditions when working in partnership on projects, including IP, fees, insurance and costs.
Departmental responsibilities
Experience, skills, and knowledge
Essential
Experience
Skills
Knowledge
Terms and conditions
Salary: up to £37,000 per annum, dependent on experience
Holidays: 25 days + Christmas eve (museum closed)
Hours: 35 hours per week/full time
Location: Design Museum Kensington is the place of work, with a hybrid arrangement of 60% of an employee’s role to be performed at the museum and 40% remote.
Special demands of the role: the role will work at times suited to needs of audiences, including evenings and weekends as required.
Closing date: Sunday 17 November 2024, midnight
Interviews: w/c 25 November 2024
Application process
For all the latest job vacancies at the Design Museum, please visit our Careers page to apply via our online portal. During the application process, you will be asked to download an application form. The completed application form must be reuploaded onto your application. Please note we are not able to accept other forms of application for our job roles.
If you encounter any issues while attempting to upload your application form onto the online portal, please email peopleteam@designmuseum.org before the vacancy closing date. We will be in touch as soon as possible; (please note the inbox is monitored Monday-Friday).
Design Museum Staff Benefits
Employees are entitled to 25 days holiday, rising to 26 days after two years’ service and 27 days after five years’ service, plus 8 days Bank Holiday and Christmas Eve (museum closed), pro-rata for part-time employees. Other benefits include flexible working, hybrid working and core hours (10.00am – 4.00pm), where feasible for the role, access to a defined contribution pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, an employee assistance programme, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, free entry for friends and family to the museum, a variety of staff discounts including the museum shop, cafes and free entry to a wide number of galleries and museums in London.
Pension
All eligible staff will have access to the Design Museum Defined Contribution Pension Scheme. An employees pay a minimum amount of 4% of their pensionable salary every month. On top of this payments are made into the employee’s pension by the museum of 4% of the employee’s pensionable salary. Total paid into an employee’s museum pension = 8%.
Hours of Work
Full-time employees are required to work no less than 35 hours per week. Core hours on contracted working days are between 10.00am and 4.00pm. Employees must be available for work, meetings etc during these times, notwithstanding time for a lunch break. A minimum of a 20-minute break must be taken if an employee is working over six hours. Hours for part-time employees are pro-rated accordingly.
Diversity and Inclusion
The museum pro-actively seeks to collaborate with institutional partners, individuals, and networks to realise its commitment to build a culturally diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and consider candidates who are suitably qualified and eligible regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
About the Design Museum
The Design Museum is a multifaceted museum, an ever-changing space for the public, industry and education to come together and explore new ideas. A registered charity, the museum's innovative exhibitions, partnerships, research and learning programmes evidence how design can enable this planet and its inhabitants to thrive. Our landmark building in Kensington is the centre of our national network and a global hub for the transformative potential of design.
Our vision, mission, and values
Our vision
Our vision is a world in which design enables this planet and its inhabitants to thrive.
Our mission
To be a global hub for the transformative potential or design.
Our values
The museum’s core values are empathy, curiosity, collaboration and impact.
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