Whether you prefer to work a short time, part-time, or stay for a lifetime, we’d love to hear from you.
We have loads of job opportunities from front of house to maintenance, marketing, and digital content. We aren’t recruiting clones of what we already have, we want your unique skills and perspective to make We The Curious a great place to visit and work.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those who are not well represented in science.
We know that individuals from underrepresented groups such as those facing ableism, ageism, classism, economic disparity, gender identity, homophobia, racism, and transphobia will always find it more difficult to get into work in places like We The Curious. We really want to change that.
Our goal is for our teams to reflect the diversity of our city by 2026
We have a journey ahead of us. We're making lots of changes to our recruitment processes, working culture, policies, and spaces to create an environment where everyone feels they belong and can contribute.
We meet a global community every day and it’s important we ourselves are a diverse team.
Those representing the global majority, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and anyone else not represented at We The Curious are strongly encouraged to apply.
We provide an accessible candidate experience, and if you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know.
We're dedicated to having an inclusive and diverse environment for employees from all walks of life. We'd love for you to join us.
We The Connected day by Julian Welsh
Meet your (future) team
Our people are at the centre of what we do, and they include all our wonderful staff, volunteers and trustees.
Meet the team Our values
Our values are inquisitive, playful, progressive, collaborative and creative. They bring us together and guide every decision we make and action we take.
We are on a journey to become Disability Confident Leaders. We're committed to recruiting and retaining disabled people. We value what lived experience brings and are making changes to remove barriers for everyone.
We're striving to fill our teams with as many unique perspectives as possible, to have a workplace culture of shared understanding and effective collaboration, supporting our people to thrive - both personally and professionally.
We have Disability Champions leading the way, who host a Disability Belonging Network – a safe space for our people to share and build a community at work.
We understand the privilege we hold as part of the wider STEM sector, and we're committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation. We've set ambitious goals for ourselves and are dedicated to driving change in our strategy, policies, representation, and workplace culture.
Leading the way, our Race Equity Champions host a Black, Brown, and Asian Belonging Network - a safe space for our people to share experiences and build a supportive community at work.
We care about your wellbeing and are dedicated to helping you thrive and reach your full potential.
Our Being Well Team is here to create a culture that values both physical and emotional wellness at work. They plan activities like motivational sessions, celebratory lunches, after-work yoga, and mindfulness guidance, as well as running monthly wellbeing pulse surveys. These actions are tailored to the needs of our People.
Additionally, our Wellbeing Team offers individual check-ins for those who request one-on-one guidance and support.
Reimagined recruitment
We want you to succeed, be included, and belong. To do this, we had to start at the beginning of our People journey and reimagine almost every part of our recruitment process.
Our goal for recruitment is one that is fair, equitable, consistent, collaborative, and transparent across the whole organisation.
To find out about the application process see our Applicant Guide.
Applicant guide
A bit about the process
- All applications are anonymised before scoring; we want to remove any bias.
- Supporting you to do well – we provide interview questions in advance; you're welcome to bring notes and a support person to your interview if this helps you.
- If you've got any questions about the process or your application, please contact us, we're happy to offer guidance, and if required make adjustments for application and interview stage.
- Guaranteed interviews – as part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Employer, we offer interviews to anyone who identifies as disabled and reaches the minimum shortlisting criteria for a role. We follow the social model of disability, and you're not expected to provide evidence to qualify.
Your benefits
Free entry to the venue at any time with up to four guests
12 entry tickets per calendar year to give away
Free parking
Secure cycle storage
Enhanced non-gendered parent leave
Two social gatherings each year
Shop & Café discount
Free entry to local attractions
Current opportunities
Event Coordinator
- Salary: £27,089 per annum, (£21,672 pro-rata)
- Contract: Permanent
- Working hours: Part-time, 30 hours a week (0.8 FTE)
- Deadline for applications: Sunday 16 February at midnight
What will you be doing?
This role combines the sales and administration of event bookings as well as the managing of live events.
You will be liaising with clients to help plan in the lead up to their booking, as well as supporting them on the day to deliver a successful event.
You will also handle incoming enquires for our event spaces, providing administration for bookings including responding to phone and email enquiries and contracting and invoicing confirmed events.
This is a busy, fast paced role and requires flexibility to pick up live event management hours both within and above your contracted hours.
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Finance Administrator
- Salary: £26,712 per annum
- Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months
- Working hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
- Deadline for applications: Sunday 23 February at midnight
What will you be doing?
Working within a small forward-thinking finance department, the main focus of this role is supporting the team on the day-to-day management of the Finance Systems.
This is a crucial role, you will have the ability to start conversations and develop relationships to ensure your responsibilities are completed to a high level of detail, with a diplomatic and sensitive approach.
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Event Support Staff
- Salary: £12 per hour entry rate, increasing to £12.22 per hour after an entry period. This salary will increase from 1st April 2025 to keep in line with Real Living Wage
- Contract: Permanent
- Working hours: Part-time, 15 hours per week (0.4 FTE)
- Deadline for applications: Sunday 23 February at midnight
What will you be doing?
As key members of the Venue Hire Department, the Event Support Staff will work as a team in assisting with the set-up, delivery and breakdown of We The Curious events and ensuring the smooth operational running of the department.
This role will also support our Visitor Experience and Live Science Teams during quiet times for venue hire events. This will involve similar responsibilities to the Event Support Staff as laid out in the role specific responsibilities. You will receive training on this part of the role.
Reflecting the changeable nature of events, this role is part time, making it flexible enough to fit around other work or commitments. We make progression available for those working towards a career in events.
With a wide range of venues and spaces including the Rosalind Franklin Room on the top floor with terraces overlooking the city, a Planetarium, two floors of exhibition spaces and Millennium Square, We The Curious can host a huge variety of events including conferences, drinks receptions, parties, weddings, festivals, educational talks, private shows and awards ceremonies.
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