Please note: The application deadline for this role has now passed and we are no longer accepting applications.

The Migration Museum is seeking a Migration Network Co-ordinator to steward the Migration Network for 12 months for a maternity leave cover. 

With support from the Migration Museum team, placement students and volunteers, the role will involve planning, delivering and evaluating Network events, both online and in-person, and growing and maintaining the Network according to the strategy and plans in place.  

This is an outstanding opportunity for a collaborative, self-directed and organised person with excellent communication and networking skills who is passionate about increasing focus on migration and intersecting themes across the UK museums and heritage sector and linking this sector with others, including the migration and education sectors. 

This is a 12 month fixed-term part-time contract. The salary is £34k pro-rata (£20,400 for 3 days per week), plus matched 5% pension contribution. This role will require some time working from the Migration Museum in Lewisham, south London, but will be predominantly remote. We welcome applications from people based across the UK.

Key responsibilities

• Events coordination – Planning, delivering and evaluating knowledge-sharing events with measurable impact. 

• Proactive and reactive engagement with other opportunities to support outcomes of the Network.

• Support/coordinate with the potential Collections Research Project.

• Draft input for new resources such as toolkits for the Network.

• Maintain evaluation of all activities and liaise with external evaluator.

• Liaise with and consult with the Network founding partners.

• Maintain communications with Network members and keep the Network area of our website updated.

• Report to Network funders in collaboration with the Migration Museum Development team.

Please click here to view the full job description and person specification for this role

How to apply: 

To apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter of no more than 500 words to info@migrationmuseum.org with the subject heading ‘Migration Network Co-ordinator’.

Please also complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. These monitoring forms will be stored and assessed separately and will not be linked to your application.

The deadline for applications is 11.59pm on Monday 26 August 2024.

The post requires DBS Disclosure, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and 2 satisfactory references.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to online interview at the start of September.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact info@migrationmuseum.org.

Image: A Migration Network event at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery in 2023 (Credit: Everything’s Fine Photography)