Job Title: Senior Exhibition Technician Salary: £28,500 - £33,000 FTE Location: Chilcomb House, Winchester Hours: 37 hours per week Type of Contract: Permanent Job Description: Senior Technician Are you passionate about leading the team who bring culture alive across Hampshire with their technical skills? Leading the team of Exhibition Technicians who provide specialist support in installing, maintaining and taking-down temporary exhibitions at our three flagship galleries as well as permanent displays across our museums. You will use your expertise and knowledge to lead a team of employed and freelance technicians to deliver against an exhibition plan supporting our exhibition and venue managers. Working across an ever-changing programme of temporary displays that include irreplaceable fine art, fascinating interactive displays and fragile museum objects. You will be a practically minded, hands-on Exhibition Technician to help support the delivery of a dynamic programme of arts and culture who can lead the workshop management and administrative elements. A bit about you You’ll have previous team leadership expertise and strong administrative skills to support in leading the technician team. You’re stakeholder management skills and project planning expertise allows you and the team to deliver effectively against an ambitious and defined exhibition plan. Your previous experience of exhibition installation, perhaps in a museum, gallery or similar work environment and expertise as a hands-on carpenter will allow you to manage our exhibitions and displays with care. You’ll enjoy flexing your practical problem-solving skills and be confident working with both hand and power tools as well as working at height if required. As a team-player you’ll enjoying working with the wider team towards common goals and deadlines. And you’ll take pride in seeing a good job well done! You must have access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across Hampshire (mileage will be paid) as HCT vehicles may not always be available. What it’s like to work for us At Hampshire Cultural Trust we have a vision to create inspirational culture experiences that enrich and transform lives. We manage and support 20 attractions and deliver county-wide outreach programmes that bring great culture to local communities. We also deliver a diverse range of wider social impact initiatives targeted at those who are most vulnerable or disadvantaged and who would not usually have access to arts and culture. We promote equity, inclusion and diversity and a culture that actively values difference. We recognise that people from different backgrounds and experiences can enhance the way we perform and work and we encourage and support the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our staff. We are inclusive, valuing, and respectful of diversity, developing the ability to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Therefore, we are committed to implementing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities in our recruitment process and in employment. The benefits of working for us 25 days annual leave bank holidays (pro-rated for part time working) 5 Employer pension contributions Generous occupational maternity, adoption and paternity pay Enhanced occupational sick pay Generous compassionate leave scheme Paid emergency leave Industry leading Employee Assistance Programme Access to same day GP appointments for employees and their immediate family Life assurance scheme (x3 annual salary) Interest-free Season ticket loans and travel loans from first day of employment Charity Worker Discounts Scheme (savings on retail, leisure, groceries, travel etc.) Access to free eye tests and vouchers towards glasses for VDU use Free flu vaccination vouchers Cycle to Work Scheme Health Cash Plan (cashback on dental, optical, medical for monthly subscription cost) Opportunities to learn, develop and progress Free tea and coffee Team Card - Free access to venues for friends and family, and discounts across café and retail. We will be running a dynamic recruitment process so we would encourage candidates to submit an application as soon as possible as we may be interviewing candidates before the closing date. To apply please fill in the application form with an up-to-date CV. We do not require covering letters for this position however would be grateful to receive context to your application. Closing date for applications: 13.07.25 To find out more about us visit our website www.hampshireculture.org.uk and https://careers.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk/ If you have any queries relating to the recruitment process, please call our enquiries line or email people@hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk