A leading independent charity on Westside is looking for a creative individual who can help it share the city’s heritage with drop-in visits and walking tours.
Roundhouse Birmingham looks after the Grade II*-listed building of the same name based at 1 Sheepcote Street, which is used as a base for its tours and activities exploring the city.
The full-time job as programming and partnerships officer will attract an annual salary of £21,684 and will be on a fixed term contract until 31 October 2024.
A job advert for the role from the Roundhouse says: “Are you passionate about engaging with people and creating high quality, interactive activities?
“We’re looking for a programming and partnerships officer to join our team to contribute to the future success of our brand-new heritage attraction. This is exciting opportunity will provide a great welcome to people through creative visitor activities, sharing the story of our city.
“You’ll focus on visitor programming, looking to find creative ways to share our city’s heritage: specifically, crafting and leading our drop-in site tours and our city walking tours. You’ll be leading interactive walks and trails of local waterways, streets, and spaces, for both local audiences, and new visitors to Birmingham.
“You’ll be responsible for planning regular events and workshops at the Roundhouse, and some offsite in the local area. This will involve regular work with volunteers, developing resources and training materials and working with them to research the tour content and produce of resources required.”
The person recruited will be a part of the Roundhouse’s duty manager rota on five to six days per month, including occasional weekends on a rota basis – approximately once every six weeks.
The post will be mostly based onsite at the Roundhouse, with some flexibility around hybrid working, and normal hours will be 9am to 5.30pm, with some evening and weekend working.
The Roundhouse Birmingham won the Experience of the Year category in the West Midlands Tourism Awards for 2022, sponsored by the West Midlands Growth Company.
The award recognised how the charity’s kayak tour was allowing visitors to “see the city differently,” taking them on a unique journey along the city’s famous canals.
The charity was created via a partnership between the Canal & River Trust and the National Trust, and the new job role will be employed by the National Trust.
Staff benefits include a substantial pension, generous annual leave allowance, flexible working and free entry to National Trust properties. More information on staff benefits can be found when you click the Apply button.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 19 February 2023, and the interview date is Friday 3 March in Birmingham, with a start date of 3 April 2023. For more details, visit https://roundhousebirmingham.org.uk/jobs/.
Roundhouse Birmingham is also recruiting new volunteers. The charity is looking for people keen on the following opportunities:
- Kayak tour support volunteer
- SUP tour support volunteer
- Visitor engagement volunteer
Visit www.roundhousebirmingham.org.uk for more details or register to be a volunteer at www.beeple.roundhousebirmingham.org.uk. Or email volunteer@roundhousebirmingham.org.uk
