Join Our Team - Job Opportunities at The Black Watch
We have a dynamic and committed team who deliver a world class visitor experience through our Museum, Castle Bistro, Gift Shop and Learning Programme.
We offer a unique visitor experience – an opportunity to explore the Home of The Black Watch. Our mission statement is, “to support Black Watch veterans and their families through welfare, comradeship and the preservation and promotion of the Regiment’s history and ethos”.
We aim to be acknowledged as a leading Scottish Visitor Centre and recognised as having a reputation for world class service and quality in all aspects of customer service and visitor experience.
As an organisation, we are committed to the principles of Fair Work First. Further details can be found in our Fair Work First Statement.
Museum and Collections Assistant
Application Deadline:Friday 17th April
Reporting To: Museum Curator
Direct Reports: None
Salary: £26,062 per annum
Location: The Black Watch Castle and Museum
Contract: 12 months full time fixed term (35 hours per week)
Please send a Cover Letter and CV to Fiona Connah, Curator: curator@theblackwatch.co.uk
Purpose of Job: The Black Watch Castle and Museum holds a large and varied collection of artefacts covering many aspects of Regimental life over nearly 300 years. The collection contains uniforms, military equipment, trophies of war, prints and paintings, medals, documents, books and photographs. We are currently seeking a Museum and Collections Assistant to assist with improving our standard of documentation and collections care and therefore increase its potential for learning and access.
Project Archivist
Application Deadline: Friday 17th April
Reporting To: Museum Curator
Direct Reports: None
Salary: £26,062 per annum
Location: The Black Watch Castle and Museum
Contract: 24 months full time fixed term (35 hours per week)
Please send a Cover Letter and CV to Jennifer Marshall, Archivist: jennifer@theblackwatch.co.uk
Purpose of Job: The Black Watch Castle and Museum is an award-winning visitor attraction and home to a varied archive covering many aspects of Regimental life including diaries, letters, army forms, service records and much more. There are roughly 15,000 archive materials in our collection covering the period c.1745 – 2006. We are currently seeking a Project Archivist to join our vibrant team to continue the cataloguing of our collections, under the supervision of the Museum Archivist.