Head of Interpretation - London, United Kingdom - Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

_Do you have a track record of developing and delivering experiences for visitors in the natural environment, arts, culture or attraction sector? Do you want to enable WWT to captivate our audiences as Head of Interpretation & Programming? If so we would love to hear from you._

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Experiences & Engagement you will work alongside the Head of Experience Development, Head of Living Collections and Head of Learning to support sites to develop and deliver inspiring experiences for our visitors which connect them with our cause.

You will be the lead specialist advisor for interpretation and programming, and along with your team, play a critical role in supporting the development of excellent visitor experiences across all our sites, creating opportunities for people to experience nature in ways that inspire and move them and embedding nature connectedness in our programmed approach.

This role can be based at WWT Slimbridge, London or Martin Mere with opportunities for hybrid working.

About You

You will bring new and innovative approaches to sharing the stories of WWT's work in the UK and around the world, ensuring audience needs are at the heart of interpretation development.

We are looking for someone who can develop and deliver creative partnerships, ensuring our experiences are authentic, relevant and inclusive.

To join as our Head of Interpretation & Planning, you'll bring:

Extensive experience gained in an organisation where visitors come to enjoy a day out as well as engaging with informative, emotive and cause related messaging, such as a Zoo, heritage site or museum.
A track record of designing and delivering experiences that inspire visitors to engage with your organisation and cause with demonstrable ability in excellent project management as well as achieving amazing emotive outcomes for visitors
Very strong commercial understanding and experience
Previous experience of promoting a culture of viewing things from a visitor's perspective and delivering a customer focused approach
Brilliant influencing and communication skills

For this role we can offer flexibility around working from home.

It is expected the role will need to work from your WWT site 2 times a week and as required for key meetings.

If this is of interest then we are happy to discuss this at interview stage.

About Us
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a conservation charity that protects wetlands for wildlife and people. We conserve, restore and create wetlands. We are pioneers in saving wetland wildlife, both in the UK and around the world. At our 10 UK sites around a million visitors a year engage with wetland nature.

We work internationally in key global wetland areas, balancing conservation with sustainable livelihoods and influencing national and international conservation policies.

In return for your hard work and dedication, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service (pro-rata for part time)
Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
Life assurance
Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
Cycle to work scheme
Free entry to all our centres

Closing date: 15th January 2023

Interview date:
w/c 23rd January 2023
Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no and Scotland, no SC039410

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Salary:
£39,000.00 per year