AOP (The Armagh Observatory and Armagh Planetarium) - Events Manager

Job Role
To lead a project to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Armagh Planetarium. The overall aims of the project are to:

• Ensure AOP maximised opportunities to increase visitor engagement and public awareness.
• Refresh and modernise the visitor and audience experience within AOP.
• Maximise marketing and public/stakeholder communications opportunities arising from the occasion of the 50th anniversary.
• Challenge the ‘stereotypes’ of science and astronomy and promote a more diverse and inclusive audience engagement strategy.

The post holder will lead the internal management, procured services and budget management of the events programme to be delivered over the period 1-2 May 2018 and preferably be available to take up the post within 2 weeks of appointment. The post holder will report to the AOP Director and AOP SMT.

Apply for the Role
Interested staff should complete a candidate proforma, available at www.interchangeni.org.uk and return it to the Interchange Secretariat at [email protected] by 5.00pm on Friday 26 January 2018.