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Join the world’s leading museum of art and design V&A and pioneer impactful educational projects for young children in the Thames Gateway region.
Overview
Salary £35561
Location Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London
Expires Expires at anytime
The V&A is a formidable institution that chronicles 5,000 years of human creativity through over 2.8 million objects that display an exceptional spectrum of art and design. V&A not only houses many of UK's national collections but also actively contributes to enriching people's lives through extensive research and promotion of the designed world.
Role Summary:
- Drive educational projects targeting early years sector in collaboration with Young V&A and other partners
- Enhance creative confidence and learning opportunities for very young children and their parents
- Implement family engagement and outreach activities.
Role Requirements:
- Proven experience in managing educational projects, preferably in the early years sector
- Understand and appreciate creative and cultural learning
- Experience in outreach and family engagement strategies
Benefits offered include a generous pension scheme, flexible work, paid holidays, tickets to V&A exhibitions, subsidized staff canteen, and professional development opportunities. V&A is committed to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in all of its operations.
The Role We are seeking an educational project manager with an understanding of the early years sector and a passion for creative and cultural learning. With experience in supporting outreach, multi-organisation collaboration and family engagement, the Creative Start Project Manager will work with Young V&A and partners across the Thames Gateway region, to deliver activity that will build creative confidence and support new learning opportunities for very young children and their parents/carers.
The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks
ED&I at The V&A At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
