Museum Ethnographers Group are a UK-based, but international collective, whose members include:
Museum professionals, academics, researchers & students, artists, activists & enthusiasts
Originally established in 1975, MEG has a long history of
bringing individuals, institutions and museum collections together to build
knowledge and understanding.
MEG believes that our museums have an important role to play
in building understanding, foregrounding respect, and caring for each other.
However, this is predicated on institutional and practical changes that we all
have a responsibility to work towards. We cannot do this work alone and so we
use our platform to support each other, share best practice, and collectively work
towards a better future.
MEG is an active interface between museum professionals and
university-based researchers and is recognised in the UK museums sector as a
key subject-specialist network.
MEG is a volunteer run organisation and we are currently
looking for Chair to join our Committee from April 2023, with
opportunities for shadowing from September. The Committee currently consists
of:
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Chair
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Secretary
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Treasurer
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Individual Membership Officer
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Journal Membership Officer
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Digital/Web co-ordinator
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Events Officer
As Chair, you will take a leadership role in the
administration of MEG’s committee. This includes building a new future for
MEG and the sector as a whole.
Main responsibilities include:
· Work
with other committee members to develop the scope and focus of MEG
· Chair
Quarterly committee meetings and the annual AGM
· Be
the primary contact and help shape the annual conference
· Develop
partnerships with research and practice based projects and finding iniatives
· To
provid quarterly reports
· To
play a key role in delivering MEG’s digital development project.
The role would suit someone who:
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Would like to develop their leadership
experience.
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Has an established professional career within
the museums sector, and experience working with/understands the issues facing
cultural collections.
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Enjoys thinking through and holding
conversations about the questions facing the sector, and is passionate about
driving action and change.
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Values practice-based knowledge and skills
sharing.
We welcome early expressions of interest from across the
membership who can commit for a minimum of 3 years, and will ask for formal
applications to be circulated prior to next years AGM taking place in April
2023.
Deadline for applications is February 2023, but we are
reaching out now to ensure there is time to discuss the role and reach as many
people as possible.
To apply, or ask any questions, please contact the current chair, Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp, at cchair@museumethnographersgroup.org.uk
