Services to be provided: Personal Assistant to IWM Duxford’s Curating Visibility Fellow (Via ARU Temps)
Location: Imperial War Museum Duxford ***IMPORTANT:*** Please only apply if you can commute reliably to the location.
Pattern: 12 PM to 6 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays fortnightly
Rate: £12.60 per hour
Contract duration: ASAP until 27 June 2025
Background to Curating Visibility
Disabled people and their heritage are seriously underrepresented within our museums. Objects lie hidden or underexplored, as curators without lived experience of disability can struggle to tell authentic disability history stories. Curating Visibility focuses on museum collections, shining a light on these neglected narratives through an authentic disability lived experience perspective. This project is led by Screen South’s Accentuate team, funded by Arts Council England and Art Fund. Imperial War Museum, Duxford is one of 6 partner museums across England, hosting a Curating Visibility Curatorial Fellowship position.
The role
IWM Duxford’s Curating Visibility Fellow will be developing their skills relating to museum curation in its broadest sense through “on the job” activities such as collections management, undertaking their own research, developing audiences in partnership with local communities and working towards a final exhibition or series of public events. These final outputs will also include digital elements, to engage with a wide range of audiences.
A Personal Assistant is required for IWM Duxford’s Curating Visibility Fellow. You will enable the Fellow to conduct the day-to-day activities and tasks below while on site at IWM Duxford.
Key services provided
- Your services will enable the Fellow, who is a wheelchair user, to access and navigate the site and its buildings (e.g. opening doors).
- Your services will enable the Fellow to access office kitchen facilities.
- Your services will enable the Fellow to move and carry items, where necessary.
- Your services will enable the Fellow to complete general administration and filing, including organising travel and managing expenses
- Your services will be required to take minutes during meetings that the Fellow is attending.
- Your services will enable the Fellow to deliver their main project, which will include helping organise and manage sessions with co-producers.
- As part of the service you offer you may be required to travel with the Fellow to external conferences and events across the country.
Skills required
Essential
- Ability to adapt to different situations.
- Organised and reliable
- Interest and commitment to equality for disabled people
Desirable
- Experience of working in a personal assistant role or similar.
- Experience of working with disabled people in the workplace.
The successful candidate will also need to be DBS-checked.
Deadline for applications : Friday 3rd January 2025
Informal interview: Tuesday 7th January 2025
This role is managed by ARU Temps. To apply, please upload your up to date CV and a 500 word statement on how you are suitable for the role and your particular approach to meeting the key skills required for the role.
IMPORTANT: Please only apply if you can commit to working 12 PM to 6 PM, Tuesdays and Wednesdays fortnightly & you can commute reliably to the location.