Work at the Museum
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum is part of the Culture Coventry charitable trust. Occasionally we need to recruit new staff to the team, and we look for self-motivated and forward-thinking people. Even if you are based behind the scenes, you need to be comfortable working with or around visitors in an environment where creating the right atmosphere is everything. Everyone in the team plays an active part in delivering our fantastic attraction to visitors.
All of our vacancies can be found listed here when they arise, but if you can’t wait to get involved why not click here to see our Volunteering Programme.
People from Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse backgrounds, disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people are underrepresented in our workforce, so we particularly encourage applications from candidates in these groups.
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Current Opportunities:
Insight and Impact Officer
Reference Number: CCT062
Closing Date: 13th March 2025
Department: Social Impact
Location: City Centre
Hours: 37
Rate of Pay: £25,567.69 – £28,356.80*
About the role:
At CV Life, we are passionate about enhancing the wellbeing of Coventry’s communities through arts, culture, sport, and leisure. We are proudly part of the Marmot Partnership and want to capture and communicate how our work contributes to Coventry as a Marmot city.
We are on an exciting journey to establish best practices for measuring our impact, and we are looking for an Insight and Impact Officer to join our team and support our Social Impact Director in shaping how we create even greater social impact. This post offers a varied range of experiences, from designing evaluation plans to getting out into the community to meet with people and hear their experiences.
This is a rewarding role that will suit someone who enjoys working with a range of partners, understands social impact and can communicate effectively.
If you feel that you have the passion to capture, collate and articulate where CV Life are making a real difference with social impact then please submit your application, you will:
Be part of a dynamic and supportive team making a real difference in Coventry.
Shape and influence how CV Life measures and shares its impact.
Work in a role where insight drives innovation to maximise our positive impact.
Enjoy a collaborative, forward-thinking work environment.
If you’re passionate about using data to tell powerful stories and have positive social impact, we’d love to hear from you!
*Salary is dependant upon experience
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Stories That Made Us Project Archives Assistant
Reference Number: CCT063
Closing Date: 2nd April 2025
Department: Exhibitions/Archives
Location: Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Hours: 20 per week Fixed Term for 11 Months
Rate of Pay: £23,240.08 Per Annum Pro Rata
About the role:
We are looking for an Archives Assistant to support the development and installation of new displays in the Stories That Made Us: Roots, Resilience, Representation exhibition, which celebrates and preserves the rich heritage of South Asian and British South Asian communities in Coventry.
The role includes selecting archival objects for display and creating interpretation material. We would also like the role to work with the wider Stories That Made Us project team to help develop and then lead a team of archive volunteers to organise, catalogue and review the Hardish Virk collection held at Coventry Archives.
Role and Responsibilities:
- To support the development and installation of archival object displays within the Stories That Made Us exhibition. This involves developing interpretation, installing archival objects in displays, carrying out condition checks, ensuring proper packing and unpacking of objects.
- To support the recruitment and development of a new team of archive volunteers to work on the Stories That Made Us project.
- To support the Stories That Made Us project team and the archive volunteers in advising good practice for cataloguing archives in line with archives standards.
- To supervise the safe handling and movement of objects within and between the Stories That Made Us archive and Culture Coventry sites providing training and advice for trainees and volunteers to ensure safe working practices and appropriate installation.
- To oversee the operation of computers, microfilm readers, photocopiers to support archive volunteers.
- To assist the Stories That Made Us project team in the collection and monitoring of performance indicators and statistics for the service, which relate to the Stories That Made Us project and exhibition.
- To work with marketing staff to promote the Stories That Made Us project and exhibition through a range of media, locally and at a national level, where appropriate.
Working Pattern Tuesday to Friday. There can be some flexibility in working pattern to be discussed at interview stage.
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