PLEASE APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE AND COMPLETE THE APPLICATION
Location: Hybrid – your time will be split between our office/venue on Bristol Harbourside, and your home or wherever you like to work.
Please note, this role has a strong focus on in person delivery - offsite working alongside some weekend and out of hours event support will be required in the delivery of this role.
Department: Content
Report to: Producer: Public Programmes
Responsible for: Programme Assistant. Please note, the Programme Assistant role is Fixed Term until 31 March 2026, at which point there will be no Line Management responsibilities.
Salary: £28,521 per annum.
Please note, until 31 March 2026, the salary is £30,059 per annum to reflect the line management responsibility (see above).
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours a week (1.0 FTE)
About We The Curious
We The Curious is an educational charity and one of the UK's leading science centres.
We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas.
We work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing.
We are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.
Our Why, What & How
Our vision
What if everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together?
Our mission
To connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science.
Our pledges
_Cultivate Curiosity
_Strive for Sustainable Futures
_Include Everyone
_Build Resilience
_Open Up Science
You can find out more about these in our Manifesto.
Our Values
_Inquisitive - Asking questions
_Progressive - Thinking about what's next
_Playful - Embracing the unexpected with a sense of fun
_Creative - Generating and testing new ideas
_Collaborative - Being inclusive, connecting and valuing
Our Strategic Priorities
/ SP1 - We will deliver collaborative, curiosity-led learning projects to reduce inequality and improve life chances.
/ SP2 - Our team and those we work with will reflect the diversity of our city, delivering a more inclusive experience.
/ SP3 - We commit to broad, rapid decarbonisation by 2030 and will inspire audiences to take positive action for our planet.
/ SP4 - To deliver our charitable mission, we will strengthen existing income sources and seek new opportunities to deliver long-term financial security.
/ SP5 - We will provide opportunities for people to explore new ideas, develop skills and influence scientific research.
About the role
Our Assistant Producer: Communities, is a proactive, practical role which works to share the We The Curious experience with the widest possible audience, both inside and outside our building.
This role focuses on building and maintaining diverse community relationships across the city and working with local partners to better understand their needs. In response, you will develop playful and accessible experiences for the public which cultivate curiosity.
Over time, you will help to identify opportunities to progress community relationships and support the development of collaborative projects, which offer deeper and more sustained engagement, creating space for underrepresented voices in STEM to be heard.
This role is based in our Content Department which is at the forefront of how our audiences engage with us. We are responsible for the creation, development and delivery of content for our public and education programmes, special projects, digital outputs and exhibitions. We work closely with our Commercial Operations, Audience and Inclusion teams.
What will you do in this role?
Role specific responsibilities
_You will be the key contact within the Public Programming team for our Communities' offer; in doing so, you will help to maintain positive relationships with existing community partners as well as identifying new opportunities for collaboration across the city.
_You will lead on in-person delivery of Out and About events, working with community partners to understand their needs before scheduling and facilitating activities offsite at a range of locations across the city.
_You will support the continued development, management and evaluation of our Community Membership scheme, working closely with our Inclusion and Operational teams to ensure smooth running of the offer – from reviewing applications to drafting regular e-newsletter content and hosting Community Member meet ups in venue.
_You will support on the development and delivery of special projects – utilising partnerships and creative collaborations to create memorable experiences for our priority audiences - Young people, Disabled people, those experiencing socio economic inequity, and those who are not well represented in the science centre sector.
_Your work should support the growth of strategic relationships within the Communities programme, creating opportunities for sustained engagement with our charity and identifying key opportunities for these partners over time.
_You will work closely with the Producer: Public Programmes and our Inclusion Lead to grow and develop this area of the public programme over time, ensuring that our communities offer remains cohesive and sustainable, inputting on wider Inclusion and work strategies when required.
_You will be highly motivated with a collaborative approach to working; confident at delivering events in partnership with a diverse range of collaborators and be an advocate for/or committed to meaningful participation and equitable practices.
_You will provide comprehensive administrative and logistical support to the programme. You should therefore have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise a varied workload, working accurately and calmly under pressure to deadline.
_You will provide temporary line management to our Programme Assistant role (a fixed term funded position) until the 31 March 2025, ensuring the role is effective support for the programme whilst supporting their professional development and well-being.
What will you do in this role?
General responsibilities
_Embody and demonstrate our values, Collaborative, Creative, Inquisitive, Playful, Progressive.
_Responsible for carefully following safeguarding policies and procedures and raising any concerns to manager/Designated Safeguarding Officer.
_Collaborate with the Development team on any funding bids and reports relating to your area of work.
_General responsibility for departmental compliance with GDPR.
_Support the rest of the Public Programme team with projects when required.
_Occasional out of hours work and travel to events.
_Due to the responsibilities of this role, you will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
What we're looking for from you
Essential
_You will demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and community engagement and be able to show a thorough understanding of the barriers to participation.
_You will have an established track record of delivering community engagement programmes for a diverse range of audiences, particularly those who are less well represented in the Science Centre sector.
_You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable working alongside lots of different people and in a range of different environments.
_You will demonstrate experience or understanding of how co-design/co-creation frameworks can be implemented within a public programme.
_You will have experience of project coordination and/or project management.
_You will be highly collaborative; a flexible and adaptable team player who is able to work independently or under supervision.
_You will be extremely organised with excellent time management skills, demonstrating the ability to prioritise and a creative approach to problem solving.
_You will have a good understanding of safeguarding and best practice, when working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Desirable
_Experience of working with different community-based organisations and partners within Bristol or more broadly.
_Experience of training and coordinating delivery staff, and/or supporting volunteers.
_Experience of working in a similar role and/or for a large public venue.
Application process
Deadline for applications: Midnight Sunday 28 September 2025.
Interview dates and location: Thursday 16 or Friday 17 October 2025, in person at We The Curious.
Start date: November 2025, exact date to be determined by the successful candidate's notice period.
Application process:
If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. It contains three questions designed to assess your interest in and suitability for the role. These are:
_Why would you like to work for We The Curious? (300 words)
_Can you tell us about a successful community/creative collaboration or partnership you've been involved in? (350 words)
_What do you think are the benefits of taking a co-design or co-creation approach to engagement projects? (350 words).
Please don't send in CVs or cover letters as we don't review them.
We appreciate interviews can be stressful, so we try to make them more of a conversation and a chance for you to tell us about how your skills and interests make you the right person for the role.
If you are invited for an interview, we'll send you the questions that you'll be asked beforehand so that you have time to prepare.
If you have any particular needs or requirements, please do let us know so that we can make the required adjustments.
If you would like to talk about the role or the application process, please email
Support during the process
We The Curious is a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applications from candidates who self-assess themselves as having a disability. We will guarantee an interview to applicants who advise that they have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for a job vacancy. To help you, under the Equality Act 2010 a person is defined as having a disability if a) they have a physical or mental impairment, and b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you.
If you are disabled, neurodivergent, or if you have a long-term health condition, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.
You'll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We'll continue this conversation if you join us as a staff member, and we'll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role.
Examples of adjustments could include:
_providing alternative formats at every stage
_options to apply
_extra time for tasks
_providing some extra information about what to expect
_office orientation before an in-person interview.
Including everyone
We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It's our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.
We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are not well represented* in the science centre sector.
*By not well represented we mean people with lived experience including but not limited to:
_African and African-Caribbean heritage
_South Asian and East Asian heritage
_Global Majority
_Disabled
_Neurodivergent
_Visually Impaired
_Deaf community
_LGBTQIA+ and/or non-binary
_Working class background
_Didn't go to university or first in your immediate family to attend University
Working with us
We value the people that work with us. Our staff have access to the following:
Wellbeing & support
_Flexible working
_Hybrid working (if suitable and stated for role)
_Cycle to work scheme
_Free yearly flu jabs and eye tests
_Paid sick leave for physical and mental health
_Mental Health First Aiders
_Confidential advice & counselling through the Employee Support Programme
Leave
_25 days in addition to bank holidays (all pro-rata).
_A day of extra holiday for every 5 years' service
_An amount of paid leave for emergency dependent care, domestic emergency leave and compassionate leave
New Parent Policy
We are proud to be a family friendly organisation, which is why we work to develop our people practices in line with that value. We have recently introduced a non-gendered approach to Maternity and Paternity, re-branded as our "New Parent Policy". There are eligibility criteria and terms and conditions, but the key take away is that anyone who is due to become a new parent, regardless of their gender, can take 1 year off work, and we'll pay your full salary for the first five months.
Facilities & discounts
_Free tickets to the venue for you and up to four guests, plus 12 additional entry tickets per calendar year to give away.
_15% off in the We The Curious café
_20% off in our shop
_Range of discounts with local businesses and free entry to other local attractions.
_Social events
_Secure cycle storage
Pension
_We offer a pension scheme with 5% company contributions.
Death in service benefit
_Four times your annual salary.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £28,521.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* Free flu jabs
* Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in England BS1 5DB