Research Themes and Partnerships Manager London, England
Job description
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
The Natural History Museum is committed to playing its part in addressing the planetary emergency facing the natural world. We want to harness the power of our collections and enable research that provides solutions from and for nature. To help us achieve this, we have focused our research through a series of ten themes led by senior research and collections staff. In addition, we have £180M plus to invest in the creation of a new science, collections and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP), which is due to open in 2026/27. This will house about 27 million of our 80 million specimens, new laboratories and act as a research hub. It is part of a wider partnership with the University of Reading (UoR). Further details are given in the Job Description.
There is an exciting opportunity for a Research Themes and Partnerships Manager to join the Science team at NHM and provide critical support to help develop and embed the Research Themes and Partnership with University of Reading within the organisation. The role will be pivotal in supporting the Science teams in delivering the transformational change envisaged in the Research Themes and partnership; and driving forward this agenda as we work towards opening the new centre at Thames Valley Science Park in 2026/27.
About you
We are looking for a creative, motivated, and scientifically capable person, who understands the importance of NHM’s Scientific activities and the potential for its growth and development. You will act as the main point-of-contact for the themes and partnership, and work closely with the senior science leadership team. Your practical ‘can-do’ attitude will be required to identify opportunities and develop them. You will also be working with a vast array of very different types of stakeholders within NHM, at University of Reading and in a range of other external organisations. You will need to be able to build strong working relationships with these stakeholders. You will be an excellent communicator who is able to articulate opportunities and persuade people to engage. You don’t need to have done this exact role or covered the exact subject matter before – you will be supported by colleagues across Science Group to team-up.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
Find out more here
What we offer
· 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
· Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
· Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
· Life insurance
· Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
· Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
· We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
· Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sitesand other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
· Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
How to apply
If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum’s careers portal,
at https://careers.nhm.ac.uk/
Closing date: 17:00 on Thursday 16th March 2023
Interviews expected w/c 27th March 2023
Salary: £41,550 per annum
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £41,550.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, SW7 5BD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, SW7 5BD
Application deadline: 16/03/2023
Reference ID: AMRTP
