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Wessex Museums is seeking a Partnership Manager

Partnership Manager – Wessex Museums

Salary: £40,000 (pro-rata)
Hours: 0.6 FTW / 22.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term to 31 March 2026 with potential for extension to 31 March 2027 subject to NPO extension year funding
Location: Remote with travel to the partner museums in Dorset & Wiltshire
Closing date: 12pm, Monday 10 March 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 19 March 2025

About the role

The Partnership Manager will oversee Wessex Museums Trust’s current NPO programme of partnership activity until the end of March 2026, with the potential for an extension to March 2027, subject to funding approval. They will also manage the workload associated with the partnership’s charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), providing support to the Chairperson and Board of Trustees, ensuring compliance with the Charity Commission, and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and funders. 

 

Our mission is to support museums to connect, inspire and add value to people’s lives.

Wessex Museums is a thriving consortium of the principal museums across Dorset and Wiltshire that share the stories of Wessex from prehistory to now, namely:

  • Dorset Museum & Art Gallery 
  • Poole Museum (and Scaplens Court)
  • The Salisbury Museum 
  • Wiltshire Museum
  • Swindon Museums (STEAM Museum, Museum & Art Swindon, Lydiard House Museum)

Documents

Job description
Equal opportunities form
Application form

How to apply

To apply, please submit the application form and equal opportunities form by 12pm, Monday 10 March 2025 to Wessex Museums via email: hello@wessexmuseums.org.uk. Please include ‘Partnership Manager’ in the subject line.

Preferred interview date is Wednesday 19 March, interviews will be held at The Salisbury Museum. 

 

Any questions or further support 

If you would like an informal discussion about the role before applying, please get in touch.   

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