Job Title:Museum Intern
Term:3 months
Location:Rochester House, Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP
Reporting to: Head of Operations
Working with: The whole team
Introduction
The Story Museum celebrates stories in all forms and explores their enduring power to teach and delight. Founded in 2003, it began by taking stories and storytellers into schools and communities. Since 2009, it has gradually been transforming a large, dilapidated building in the centre of Oxford into a most unusual museum, with the help of authors, artists, teachers, other cultural organisations and volunteers of all ages. The Story Museum’s work highlights the human need for stories and celebrates the many ways that people benefit from engaging with great stories and creating stories of their own.
Our vision is to enrich lives, especially young lives, through story.
Our mission is to achieve this by developing a most unusual museum that collects and shares great ways of engaging with great stories.
For further information see
what’s in it for you
This is an unpaid voluntary position for a 3 month period. We can reimburse out of pocket expenses up to £10 a day and will try to be flexible if you need to work part-time.
You’ll gain insights into the worlds of museums and cultural development, of charitable and business enterprise and meet a wonderful variety of people, from oral storytellers to film-makers, from school children to leaders of the city, from famous authors to philanthropists. Work will range from challenging to menial but no two days are the same. You will have the opportunity to work across all business areas including learning & participation, events, front of house, marketing & comms, business development and finance. You’ll make new contacts and acquire knowledge and skills which should brighten your career prospects as well as your day.
what you will be doing
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic intern to provide support across the organisation. Areas of focus will include:
-developing the Story Café offer
-supporting the marketing and communications team to message the offer to a targeted customer base through print and digital formats
-preparing the museum spaces ready for activities
-assisting with the delivery of events and activities
-helping the learning & participation team to develop Extreme Reading and to grow our Pumpkin offer
-working front of house alongside the Story Guides and volunteers to help maximise the visitor experience
-collecting visitor data to support our learnings regarding visitor expectations and trends
-This list is not meant to be definitive and other reasonable duties may be required but we never ask what we wouldn’t be prepared to do ourselves
-Uphold the core values of The Story Museum and operate in accordance with them.
what we’re looking for
-A friendly outgoing personality, enthusiasm
-Good customer service skills
-A sense of humour… which doesn’t even leave you under pressure.
-A positive attitude and willingness to try new things
-An interest in stories and the work of the Museum
-A desire to work in a heritage or cultural organisation
-Good written and spoken English
-Relevant degree desirable (eg Heritage, English, Publishing), A levels essential
-Good organisational skills: you’ll need to prioritise a busy workload and meet tight deadlines.
-Wizard IT and typing skills (MS Office Suite)
-Some weekend availability
You’ll be a willing learner, keen to understand the aims of the Museum and to contribute your skills, able to work independently and collaboratively – and happy to take on whatever task comes your way.
how to apply
Please complete the application form, save it as a pdf and rename it with your name and the reference MISum17 as the file name. Then email it to Sarah Fussell, Operations Manager . If you cannot do this, please post your completed form to Sarah Fussell, The Story Museum, 42 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP.
Application deadline12 noon, Friday 6th April
Interviewsw/c Monday 9th April
The Story Museum, 42 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
Tel: 01865 790050
Registered charity 1107809
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