Vacancies
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Vacancies
Finance Assistant (two days/ 15 hours per week)
Temporary role – eight months for maternity cover (with potential to extend)
£26k per year (£10.4k actual salary for two days per week for one year) plus pension contribution
Kids in Museums is seeking to recruit a temporary part-time Finance Assistant to cover a period of maternity leave.
The Finance Assistant will provide our team with support with finance administration such as issuing invoices and setting up bank payments, core finance processes such as running payroll and paying invoices and ensuring that QuickBooks is kept up to date. The role will involve working with all team members to understand different areas of the organisation’s income generation and expenditure to offer effective support.
You do not need to be a graduate to succeed in this role. Your previous experience of working in a finance team, excellent organisational skills, knowledge of QuickBooks and ability to work methodically and pay close attention to detail are more important. Ideally, you would have experience of working in a finance team in the charity sector or heritage sector, but this is not essential.
We are a friendly team and offer a small CPD budget for all staff. Hybrid and flexible working options are available for this role from day one.
We welcome all applicants for the role. However, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from people from minority ethnic and working-class backgrounds and people with disabilities.
We are looking for someone who can start in early to mid-May 2024.
For full information, please read the full Role Description (PDF).
To apply, please compile a CV and supporting statement and complete our Equal Opportunities and Monitoring Form (Word Document Download) Please send these documents with the subject line ‘Finance Assistant application’ by email to: [email protected]
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 22 March 2024.
Trustees
Voluntary role (expenses covered)
Four to six days per year time commitment
Kids in Museums is looking for people who are passionate about improving access to culture for children, young people and families to join our Board of Trustees.
As a Trustee, you can help shape our mission to change the museum and heritage sector to make it better for all children, young people and families, particularly those who currently have the least access. You’ll be joining a dedicated Board that brings a wide range of skills and experiences to the charity and have the chance to become involved with exciting Kids in Museums programmes such as the Family Friendly Museum Award and Takeover Day.
Our Trustees have the opportunity to:
- Learn new transferable skills such as strategic planning and risk management.
- Join new professional networks in the museum sector and beyond.
- Give something back by improving access to the museum and heritage sector.
All Trustees receive a free package of training and support to help them settle into their roles. All expenses are covered by Kids in Museums.
The expected time commitment is four to six days per year. We are looking for people to start from our Board meeting in June 2024.
We welcome applications from everyone, but we are particularly keen to hear from first time Trustees, people who identify as D/deaf and/ or disabled, people from ethnic minority backgrounds and people from working-class backgrounds.
There are two information sessions about being a Trustee at Kids in Museums:
Thursday 21 March, 1pm – 2pm
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Wednesday 27 March, 6.30pm – 7.30pm
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If you can’t attend an event, but would like to arrange an informal conversation, please email: [email protected]
For full information, please read the full Role Description (PDF).
To apply, please compile a CV and supporting statement and complete our Equal Opportunities and Monitoring Form (Word Document Download) Please send these documents with the subject line ‘Trustee application’ by email to: [email protected]
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 19 April 2024.
Volunteering
There are no current volunteering opportunities at our organisation.
Please visit our Museum Youth Group Directory to find opportunities for young people at museums across the UK.
Other opportunities
We are a small team and unfortunately we are unable to respond to speculative CVs.
Please note we can occasionally accommodate student placements for young people aged 18 and over. Please email us with information about your placement and we will aim to respond to any requests within two weeks: [email protected]