Job Description

Project Officer (Defining a Decade)

34,325

Full time

Fixed Term Contract for 18 months

About the Role

We're looking for someone who is a very organised and creative administrator with excellent people skills and the ability to work as part of a team and independently. The successful candidate should be interested in strategy and creating useful planning frameworks. The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Defining a Decade project will refine and focus Sheffield Museums' ambition to become a progressive, resilient and sustainable organisation, rooted in the city. It will see Sheffield Museums build on its success to date, and continuing to enrich life in the city, connect people with their heritage and create welcoming and inspiring museum experiences for everyone. Key outputs include the development of:



A holistic organisational and estate masterplan Agile and realistic delivery plans A 5-year business plan.


As Project Officer, you will create planning and monitoring frameworks, lead on liaison with the National Lottery Heritage Fund, commission and review research, compile reports and deliver activities such as consultation events. You will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and external contractors to support this project.

About Us

Sheffield Museums Trust is the independent charity that runs six of the city's leading museums and heritage sites; Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum.



We believe that the museums and collections we care for belong to everyone and we know that connecting with them can make people's lives better. Our vision is to develop ambitious, resilient, collaborative museums that represent, celebrate and inspire the people of Sheffield.



We want to make the city's museums welcoming, outward-looking and connected to the communities around them. We know that people encounter many barriers that make connecting with their museums and collections difficult. We are committed to working collaboratively to make long-lasting changes so more people can use the museums to learn and reflect, and to find joy and inspiration.



Sheffield Museums is committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of the organisation from the collections and programming to policies, procedures and workforce development.



As a valued member of the team, you'll get 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time), life insurance and wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme. We also promote a flexible working culture.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

experience of coordinating largescale projects experience in managing relationships experience working collaboratively with colleagues and multi-disciplinary teams experience of working on a range of tasks to tight deadlines experience of building networks with communities and stakeholders high level of IT literacy excellent organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects simultaneously awareness of health and safety issues excellent research skills excellent written and verbal communication skills confident about developing effective relationships with internal colleagues, external and community agencies, contractors and partners an adaptable and pragmatic approach to work that supports the success of the organization flexible approach to working hours ability to work on own initiative and within a team highly motivated and quality conscious

Application Details

The closing date for this post is midnight 17 August 2025. All applications should be submitted using our Networx Recruitment system. Please note we do not accept CVs. No agencies please.



Interviews for this role will be held on 3 September 2025.



To arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kirstie Hamilton, Director of Programmes, kirstie.hamilton@sheffieldmuseums.org.uk Kirstie will be unavailable between 4 August and 11 August 2025.


The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.