Community Engagement and Partnerships Officer – Gurkha Museum Trust

Community Engagement and Partnerships Officer

Salary: £29,500 per annum

Hours:

Full time

Terms:

Fixed term until March 2028

Location:

The Gurkha Museum Trust, Winchester SO23 8TP

The Gurkha Museum Trust seeks to appoint a Community Engagement and Partnerships Officer to join the team. This fixed‑term role will be responsible for the delivery of the Activity Plan as part of Project Kaida, a major National Lottery Heritage Fund‑funded redevelopment. The officer will shape how the Trust engages with people, ensuring the heritage, the collection and stories, and living legacy of the Gurkhas are shared, celebrated, and made accessible to wider and more diverse audiences.

The Community Engagement and Partnerships Officer will build meaningful relationships with Gurkha serving and veteran families, Nepalese community groups, schools, youth organisations, heritage organisations and wider audiences across the UK. Working in line with the Museum’s charitable objectives and the NLHF Activity Plan, the officer will develop and deliver inspiring engagement activities, strengthen community partnerships, and create opportunities for people to connect with Gurkha history, culture and contemporary Brigade of Gurkhas.

The successful candidate will help ensure that the Museum’s collections and stories remain relevant, inclusive and meaningful for current and future generations.

This is a hands‑on delivery role focused on programme delivery, coordination, relationship building, administration and delivering excellent, engaging experiences onsite, offsite and online promoting Gurkha heritage. A passion for promoting Gurkha heritage, community engagement and storytelling is essential. Appropriate experience may include professional museum and heritage expertise, lived experience of Gurkha service or strong connections within the Nepalese and Gurkha communities.