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Prospect Development Manager

Do you have experience working in prospect research within a fundraising team? Do you want to support the Science Museum Group's Fundraising & Partnerships team by identifying and researching high-quality prospects?

About us

The Fundraising and Partnerships Team aim to achieve income targets to support the ambitions of the Science Museum Group (SMG) to inspire futures. The Prospect Development team enable the Fundraising & Partnerships team to achieve their income targets by delivering insightful research and strong pipeline management.

We are now recruiting for a Prospect Development Manager on a permanent, full-time contract, working 35 hours per week. This role can be based at any of the following SMG sites: Science Museum in London, Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, National Railway Museum in York, National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, with hybrid working also included.

About the role

As Prospect Development Manager you will work to identify new target donor audiences and embed a proactive prospect development strategy that delivers strong, long-term pipelines across our museums and income streams. As well as identifying high-quality prospects and delivering well researched prospect intelligence, you will build and work in partnership with fundraisers to maximise the value of their pipelines.

You will also work alongside the rest of Fundraising Operations to drive a data-driven way of working, using our CRM database and analytics platform to ensure that all opportunities are maximised. Furthermore, you will manage a Prospect Development Executive and work collaboratively to support fundraising across all SMG Museums.

Along with prospect research tasks, you may also be working on more collaborative pieces such as exploring the prospect potential for upcoming capital projects like the build of a new gallery space, large event biography documents for annual dinner events or the creation of a new report or process to support the wider Department.

About you

Joining us, you will have experience of working in a fundraising team in a prospect research capacity, in addition to a good understanding of the pivotal role research plays in prospect management, cultivation and stewardship. You will have good research skills with the ability to work with a CRM database and experience of collating and analysing complex information.

Crucially, you will be a good communicator with the ability to collaborate with others, build good working relationships and deliver complex information in a clear way to a variety of audiences. You will be able to manage your time and prioritise tasks effectively in order to meet deadlines and manage competing demands.

Applying

View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.

Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer

Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

• Support with personal and professional development
• 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced contributory pension
• Unmind App and other wellbeing support
• Interest-free loans
• Days Out discounts
• Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

Fundraising Events Manager

Do you have experience of planning and delivering large scale events in a venue? Do you want the opportunity to develop and deliver a series of fundraising and stewardship events that inspire people to engage and support our museums?

About us

The Fundraising and Partnerships Team are aiming to achieve an income target of £11.3 million by devising and delivering events that give our prospective and current donors an outstanding experience of the Science Museum Group.

We are now recruiting for a Fundraising Events Manager on a permanent, full-time contract working 35 hours per week.

This role can be based at any of our sites: Science Museum in London, Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, National Railway Museum in York, National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, with hybrid working also included.

About the role

As Fundraising Events Manager, you will develop and deliver a series of cultivation and stewardship events that attract, engage and retain high value supporters across all of our museums.

You will be working collaboratively with the Head of Supporter Engagement to ensure the planning and delivery of all events is seamless and supports the goals of the Fundraising and Partnerships team. Whilst also building good working practices with external suppliers and contractors local to each site to ensure value for money and high standards.

From bespoke tours and exclusive lectures to networking receptions and launch events, you will create a world-class supporter experience that inspires individuals, companies, and trusts to engage with and financially support the museums.

About you

Joining us, you will have proven experience of planning and delivering large scale events in a venue, ideally in a high value fundraising context or hospitality, corporate and other industries. You will possess advanced organisational, time management and project management skills alongside experience of managing budgets and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Crucially, you will be an effective communicator with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have the ability to embrace imaginative and innovative solutions in addition to the creativity required to plan and deliver engaging events.

Applying

View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.

Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer

Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

• Support with personal and professional development
• 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced contributory pension
• Unmind App and other wellbeing support
• Interest-free loans
• Days Out discounts
• Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

Workshop Manager

Do you have experience managing, mentoring or leading others in a workshop environment? Do you want to support daily museum operations including the maintenance and repair of hands-on electro-mechanical exhibits?

About us

The Gallery Services department provides technical services across the Science Museum, maintaining a diverse array of interactive exhibits and displays. This skilled technical team supports the museum in delivering an ambitious programme of activities ensuring a high-quality visitor experience. The workshop is equipped with both engineering and woodwork machines, as well as a laser cutter, 3D printer and welding facilities.

We are recruiting for a Workshop Manager to join our electromechanical team to oversee workshop activities and manage the engineering apprentices through their final years of study. This role is based at the Science Museum in London, working full-time (36 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract for 23 months.

About the role

As Workshop Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operation of the workshop, ensuring compliance with safety regulations. You will line manage two apprentices, supporting them through their studies and ensuring their ongoing safety. You will develop and run toolbox talks and other training materials to keep the wider team of technicians up to date on best practice.

You will also support daily museum operations, the maintenance and repair of hands-on electro-mechanical exhibits, including making replacement parts using a range of hand and machine tools. In addition to supporting the operation of our historic working objects such as the Burnley Mill Steam Engine.

About you

You will have a time served engineering apprenticeship or equivalent qualification and experience of managing, mentoring or leading others in a workshop environment. You will have a good understanding of workshop processed and health and safety, with previous experience in management of workshop machinery and procedures.

You will be an effective collaborator, able to work with a team possessing a wide range of different experience and backgrounds, in a friendly and approachable manner, with a proactive and positive approach to teaching others about how things work.

Applying

View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.

Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.

What we offer

Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.

• Support with personal and professional development
• 27 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced contributory pension
• Unmind App and other wellbeing support
• Interest-free loans
• Days Out discounts
• Health & Dental Insurance

Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.

This individual will be part of VCA’s geographic cluster of Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia (IPVMC) markets, and will be responsible for leading data science engagements with Visa's clients in the Philippines & Cambodia.

The role reports to Head of Data Science overseeing IPVMC cluster and will be based in Visa’s Manila office.

This role combines deep industry knowledge, senior relationship building skills and a solutions-based, consultative selling approach to deliver revenue and sales growth.

Key responsibilities :

• Collaborate with business leaders, internal stakeholders and client teams to understand business needs and identify strategic areas where data science can drive strong business impact, in alignment with organization's goals and priorities

• Act as the market linchpin between our country team and regional data science hub to elevate go-to-market approach for commercializing Visa data solutions

• Develop holistic data science program for driving innovation, accelerate new solution launches for Philippines clients and create data offerings in alignment with business strategy

• Executive presence including excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal and ability to communicate at all levels within large organizations

• Provide leadership and guidance to the data scientists and play a critical role in ensuring project success for Philippines/Cambodia client engagements

• Continuously explore and evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks to ensure that our organization and team remains at the forefront of machine learning and AI

• Develop and manage project budgets, ensuring effective utilization of resources and alignment with financial targets

• Lead a strong team, and by embodying the Visa Leadership Principles, provide continuous coaching and mentorship to achieve VCA objectives and key results, while also helping individuals grow and develop their careers in VCA and at Visa more broadly