Learning and Engagement Manager

• Apr 2018 - Present

Working within the museum development team, my role is to drive strategic learning and engagement through supporting the museum sector to deliver the National Strategy and Scottish Government National Priorities. A proactive interface with museums on key strategic learning and engagement projects, building a sustainable sector with schools and communities and quality service improvement.Responsibilities include: Lead, develop and manage initiatives and programmes to support learning, community engagement and participation. Providing knowledge, advice and signposting to Curriculum for Excellence, and wider social engagement priorities including health and wellbeing, audience development, community empowerment and employability agendas to inform relevant policies, sector standards and best practice guidelines that meet sector needs.Facilitate sector networking opportunities and working in partnership with external organisations

Collections and Engagement Manager

• May 2013 - Present

Provided a strategic lead on collections management, access to and use of collections, community engagement, participation and learning.Lead, developed and managed initiatives and programmes to support collections development, community engagement, participation and learning.Provided expert knowledge and guidance relating to collections and engagement to inform relevant policies, sector standards and best practice guidelines.Facilitated practitioner networking opportunities to exchange knowledge and share best practice. Worked with partners to create opportunities that develop sustainable collections and support quality engagement and participation.

Collections and Engagement Manager

• May 2013 - Present

Sector Account Manager, Learning and Access

• Apr 2012 - Apr 2013

Provide a strategic lead on developing learning and access in the sector.Work with relevant sector representatives to create new opportunities that develop learning and access in sector organisations.Lead on individual projects and programmes in the area of learning and access.Identify, build, establish and maintain a presence in relevant sector networks and act as an interface between MGS and the sector on learning and access matters.Encourage and enable the sharing of good practice

Learning and Access Manager

• Feb 2007 - Apr 2012

Lead on the development and implementation of the National Learning and Access Strategy for Scotland’s museums.Lead on individual projects that contribute to the implementation of the Learning and Access Strategy.Commission and manage consultants as necessary.Advocate the benefits of learning and access by raising awareness of opportunities, initiatives, standards and examples of good practice.Provide developmental advice and support to museums to encourage good practice in learning and access.Contribute to the assessment of grant applications and to the development of the grants programme.Contribute to Museums Galleries Scotland’s policies in the area of learning and access.Develop new and maintain existing partnerships with relevant organisations and agencies.

Workforce Development Manager

• Aug 2010 - Sep 2011

Associate Assessor (HGIOCS)

• Mar 2014 - Mar 2017

Associate Assesor ( How Good Is Our Culture and Sport) working with HMI (Her Majesty Inspectors), Education Scotland

Training and Organisational Development Manager

• Oct 2002 - Mar 2006

Develop, co-ordinate, organise and promoting all staff development and training and for Board of Directors. Identifying learning needs of staff, designing and delivering training and commissioned training delivery to meet organisational strategic goals.

Deputy Head of Cataloguing

• Apr 1999 - Sep 2002

Deputising for Head of Cataloguing at various library meetings and networking. Co-ordinating training and development of the team. Review and rationalising departmental libraries collections.