• Salary: £45000fte
• Contract: 0.8, 30 hours per week
• Term: permanent contract
• Hours of work: Working pattern negotiable. Occasional weekend and evening working to cover special events as required
• Leave: Statutory Leave allowance including Bank Holidays pro-rata
• Location: The Silk Museum & Paradise Mill, Macclesfield; (some working from home will be considered)

Thanks to generous funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, The Pilgrim Trust, The Headley Trust, Granada Foundation & Arts Council England, The Silk Heritage Trust is embarking on an ambitious 18-month development programme Strengthening The Future of Macclesfield's Heritage. The Trust is working to establish The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill as a national centre for silk heritage and heritage textile crafts. Strengthening The Future of Macclesfield’s Heritage moves the Trust towards this vision, strengthening fundraising capacity plus staff and board skills, to provide a solid foundation for the future.

The Silk Heritage Trust is looking for an ambitious and strategic Development Director to shape the future of our museum and mill and our income streams. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to build a ground up strategy and lead the development of an ambitious organisation.

Deadline for applications: 12 noon Monday 28th July 2025

Download the recruitment pack here