Are you methodical, organised, have excellent attention to detail and skilled at organising and analysing data? Are you enthusiastic, proficient in the use of excel for data monitoring and reporting, and have a savvy understanding of CRM systems? If so, Derby Museums wants to hear from you! 

The Role

Derby Museums is looking for a Data Collection and Research Coordinator. Working as part of the development team, you will lead on data collection, analysis and reporting to support business planning, and to help evidence the impact of our work to funders, stakeholders and supporters.  

A key part of the role will be the streamlining of our data collection, reporting and evaluation processes and you will continue a review of potential options to move us forward in this area. You will also take a lead on reporting data through Illuminate (the Arts Council England commissioned audience data platform) as well as leading on data collection for our annual data survey and to support evidencing our impact through our annual impact report. 

Alongside all of this, you will have specific responsibility for leading on the use of our current CRM system Subscriber, financial monitoring and reporting of specific grant funded projects including our 23-26 UK Creative Community Fellows Transforming Leadership programme, and for ensuring audience data is gathered and reported on across our sites. 

Role Purpose:

To lead on the planning and implementation of quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting at Derby Museums to:

• Support organisational learning and business planning.
• Evidence the impact of our work and make the case to funders and other key stakeholders for future investment in our museum and charitable activities.

Lead on the effective administration and implementation of Derby Museums CRM system

Lead on supporting the financial and narrative reporting for specific grant funded projects.

The Person

You will be experienced in working with a wide range of people, highly organised with high levels of enthusiasm and commitment. You will be able to communicate confidently with stakeholders and able to translate business needs into data solutions. Experience of working in a similar role either at another museum, visitor attraction or charity or commercial organisation, experience of using tools like Power BI or Tableau and/or of implementing a new CRM system would be advantageous. You will be a solutions focused team player who can respond to challenges whilst working efficiently to tight deadlines. 

We believe that diversity and equality within our workplace, programmes, and in our outlook is crucial. We therefore particularly welcome applications from candidates that are under-represented at Derby Museums and within the heritage sector, including black and minority ethnic candidates and/or candidates with a disability.

Hours: 30 hours per week

Salary: £28,906 – £30,840 (FTE)  / £23,437 – £25,005 (pro rata for 30 hours) 

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Derby Museum & Art Gallery, The Strand, Derby DE1 1BS

Employee Benefits:  20 days (pro rata) + bank holidays. Derby Museums is committed to flexible working arrangements including the option for some home-working. A mileage allowance is payable on authorised business travel. 

Applications

If you believe you are the person we are looking for, please read the job description and person specification and complete the application form*. Please send your application form to info@derbymuseums.org quoting the reference number JCDM/DC.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 11.59pm.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 20^th May 2025 at the Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF.

*Please ensure that your application is sent to us in Word format or as a PDF