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02083128565Astronomy Presenter, Science Theatre
About us
Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.
First Light
This is a very exciting period in the history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich as we embark on a once in a generation redevelopment project - First Light. This project will increase access to the Royal Observatory Greenwich: financially, culturally, physically and intellectually, and will enable us to share our passion for astronomy and wonderfully rich history with our visitors in a more united and impactful way. The Astronomy department has temporarily relocated from the Royal Observatory Greenwich to the National Maritime Museum, where programming is already underway. We’re now preparing to launch an expanded and enhanced programme of activities soon. In 2028, the team will return to a restored and revitalised site at the Royal Observatory, ready to begin an exciting new chapter.
Our Astronomy Presenters help visitors engage with all that the Observatory has to offer, wherever we are.
As part of our astronomy offer for families, schools, and general visitors, we are launching our very first Science Theatre show. The Astronomy Presenter, Science Theatre role celebrates the fun, energy, and passion that define our approach to astronomy communication.
In this role, you’ll deliver high-energy, interactive performances that will inspire audiences to learn all about the weird, wonderful and surprising Universe. There will be plenty of variety in the programme, offering the chance to engage different audiences in creative and memorable ways.
If you love performing, thrive in front of a crowd, and want to blend theatre, science and pure cosmic excitement, this role is for you.
This is a zero-hours, casual worker role in band 6 - Management and Technical Specialists. Shifts will be offered mainly on weekends, as well as some weekdays (including holidays) and the occasional evening. Work opportunities will usually be offered at least 1 month in advance. The post-holder will be required to work 3-6 hours on any given day, with breaks provided for those working 4 hours or more.
Salary: £15.65 per hour
We encourage you to read the full job description/person specification before applying for this role and/or the other Astronomy Presenter roles that are available.
We are currently unable to sponsor visas for these roles.
Interviews are pencilled in for w/c Monday 20 April.
Benefits
We offer a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, a generous pension scheme, life cover after 1 years' service, 40% discount in our cafés and 30% discount in our shops, a range of interest-free loans including: season/travel tickets, bike and bike equipment, gym or leisure membership plus individual learning; training opportunities and continuous performance management reviews to support personal and career development, and NMDC reciprocal agreement for free admissions to other museums and galleries’ paid exhibitions.
EDI
Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.
We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided with the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.