Do you want to manage an exciting, multidisciplinary action research project? Do you have experience of using agile project management methodology to oversee large and complex projects?
The Science Museum Group is shortly to commence its major academic research project, “The Congruence Engine: Digital Tools for New Collections-Based Industrial Histories”. Its aim is to show how AI and other computational tools can be used to link collections for the purpose of doing new historical work and to enhance access.
This exciting £2.9M three-year project is one of five funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council under the ‘Towards a National Collection’ scheme. The project will consider the histories of the textiles, energy and communications sectors in turn, with activity planned for museums and cities across the UK.
As Research Project Manager you will manage the delivery of this complex multidisciplinary action research project, which includes work phases in several different cities and has 13 investigators, involves three partner universities, three other Independent Research Organisations, and 14 project partners.
You will work responsively using agile project management methodology, adjusting the project to follow the changing demands of the action research led project methodology. You will oversee the scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources relating to the project including the day-to-day management of the project budget, under the oversight of the Project Principal Investigator, the Head of Research and Public History.
Using your excellent communication and interpersonal skills you will work collaboratively and proactively with the project’s investigators in addition to line managing the Research Project Coordinator. You will utilise your proactive approach and excellent negotiation skills to maintain a strong reputation for delivery across the project’s partners.
Joining us you will possess significant experience of working in a project management role in either universities, the museums and heritage sector, wider cultural sector, or creative industries sector. Crucially you will have demonstrable experience of being able to think and act strategically and innovatively with experience seeing large and complex projects through the full life cycle, completing them according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
The Science Museum Group (SMG) is here to inspire futures. As the world’s leading group of science museums, we share our unparalleled collection spanning science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine with over five million visitors each year. Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We know work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we currently offer up to 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays; BUPA medical and dental care; employee assistance programme; enhanced contributory pension; enhanced occupational sick, maternity, paternity and adoption leave and career breaks.
‘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. As a national museum group, we have an ability to reach a wide and diverse population of audiences, colleagues and partners through our geography and scale.
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 and ultimately will be able to inspire more futures. We therefore welcome applications from those who bring difference.
Does this appeal to you? If so, click here to view the Vacancy Information Pack which provides you with details of the role and the application process.