Supporter Events and Engagement Assistant

About the role:

The British Museum is embarking on one of the most significant cultural redevelopment projects undertaken anywhere in the world. The Masterplan will transform the Museum for the 21st century while staying open, maintaining the founding commitment to keep the collection safe and accessible to the public for generations to come. 

The successful candidate will play a key part in the Development team in supporting the engagement function, including the development and delivery of Member and supporter events, the production of the Museum’s Magazine, the production of Member and supporter communications and broader engagement activities, in print and in person.

Key areas of responsibility:

- Provide support to the Engagement team in the organisation and delivery of events, providing logistical and administrative support ahead of events and attending to support delivery.
- Provide support to the Supporter Engagement Manager: Communications in the creation, organisation, and delivery of all marketing and communications materials.
- Provide support for the production of the British Museum Magazine and Remus (Young Friends’ magazine), including picture research, invoicing and ensuring articles are filed on time.
- Support the production of regular reporting to illustrate the impact of Engagement activities.

About you:

- Experience of working with communications and events.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise own work.
- Excellent stakeholder relationship skills.
- Good communication skills and exemplary abilities in producing written and visual communications with good presentation skills.
- Rigorous attention to detail with copywriting and editing skills.
- An understanding of fundraising and marketing practices and principles.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
- Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
- Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

The interviews are expected to take place on 11 August.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 3 days a week.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants

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