Director

Director

Wycombe Museum Closing date: Sun, 04 Oct 2026

Artform: Museums
Role: Creative
Contract: Permanent
East

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 "> published -

Job Description

We are looking for someone energetic and enthusiastic who like to get things done. You'll need to love working collaboratively with our brilliant team of staff and volunteers and our local communities to take the museum to the next stage of its life. You should believe in the power of heritage to make our livers and communities better.

See our recruitment pack here for more details: https://wycombemuseum.org.uk/jobs/director

Job Requirements

Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
Senior management experience in a museum, heritage, arts, cultural or comparable charitable/visitor-attraction organisation
Leading and motivating staff and volunteer teams through change
Budget and financial management, including setting and monitoring organisational budgets
Successful fundraising and/or income generation, including grant applications and funder relationships
Working with, or reporting to, a Board of Trustees or non-executive board
Understanding of collections care, interpretation and museum standards
Understanding of charity governance, safeguarding and health & safety obligations
Awareness of the funding landscape for independent museums and heritage organisations
Strategic thinking, with the ability to translate strategy into deliverable operating plans
Strong financial and commercial acumen
-and for the rest please see the Recruitment Pack

Job Responsibilities

Developing and driving overall museum strategy and sub-strategies and an annual operating plan and priorities
Leading and inspiring high-quality visitor and learning experiences and community engagement through museum collections, exhibitions and local stories at Wycombe Museum and the Chair Discovery Centre on site and virtually.
Financial and budget management
Securing funding and external support
With the support of the team managing the delivery of grants and funding through programmes and projects, including evaluating and reporting back to funders.
Supporting the Chair and Board of Trustees with robust Governance including compliance with legal obligations, maintaining our accredited status and preparing for designation
Advocating for Wycombe Museum
Overall maintenance, management and development of sites, buildings and premises including security, health and safety and safeguarding compliance

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Job Overview

  • Job Title: Director
  • Salary: £40k-£50k (pro-rata)
  • Hours: Part time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Creative
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Sun, 04 Oct 2026
  • Location:
    East
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Job: Director

Job: Director

Organisation: Wycombe Museum

Postcode: HP13 6PX

How to Apply

To apply for the role of Director please provide:
• your CV
• a supporting statement (no more than two pages) explaining how you believe
your skills and experience match our requirements, directly referencing the
person specification, why you are interested and what you would bring to the
role
• details of two referees (these will not be contacted without your prior knowledge
and consent)
Your application should be emailed to WHAT Trustee: [email protected] by
11pm on Sunday, 4 October 2026.
If you would like to discuss the role before applying, please contact Chair Guy Foreman at
[email protected] or current Museum Director, Roz Currie, on
[email protected].
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview at Wycombe Museum on 15th October.
This will include an interview with trustees and a short session meeting museum staff.