Jobs & Volunteering

We The Curious is a science centre and educational charity on Bristol Harbourside. It’s an interactive space where everyone can get creative with science, ask questions and explore ideas together. Our work is driven by our Manifesto, which you can download below to get more of an idea of what we're all about.
As a charity we work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive and collaborate. We bring people together to develop new skills, improve their confidence and wellbeing and explore what is possible with positive action.
Our vision is of a future where everyone is included, curious and inspired to build a better world together.
We couldn't do any of this without the knowledge, talent and commitment of our staff and volunteers.
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This page is regularly updated with new opportunities to join our passionate team.
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It’s our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us. As part of this, we're working hard to reimagine our recruitment process and make it more equitable.
We want to work with you to ensure its as equitable and accessible as possible. If you have any questions or ideas, we'd love you to get in touch via people@wethecurious.org
Senior Finance Officer
Working within a small forward-thinking finance department, your key role will be to support the finance manager with management of the ledgers, preparation of month end accounts, financial analysis and modelling. This will include involvement with sales and purchase ledger, month end postings, fixed asset register. The post holder is the lead for the monthly payroll process. In addition, the role supports managers and budget holders across the organisation with their financial needs. This is a varied role with lots of scope for development of existing knowledge and skills as well as tackling new projects.
Salary: £25,000-£27,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Full job description and how to apply
Including everyone
We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It’s our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly if you are from a background that is not well represented* in the science centre sector.
We will work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you, please contact us if you have questions about We The Curious, our accessibility or recruitment process at people@wethecurious.org
*By not well represented we mean people from backgrounds including but not limited to:
African and African-Caribbean heritage
South Asian and East Asian heritage
Other Minority Ethnic Backgrounds
Disabled
Neurodivergent
Visually Impaired
Deaf community
Working class background
Didn’t go to university or first in your immediate family to attend University
Volunteer with us...
As an educational charity, we work with our local communities to help us create a future where everyone is included, curious and inspired to build a better world together.
Volunteers are a hugely important part of the work we do and help us bring science to life in a variety of ways.
By joining our volunteer programme you will meet new people, share and gain new skills as well as have fun! Our volunteer opportunities are flexible and varied. You can choose from a wide range of opportunities including working with our visitors in our exhibition spaces, supporting school workshops, helping with our shop as well as getting out and about with the team at local community venues and events.
You don’t need to have a background in science. Feel free to get in touch to find out more.
Interested in our volunteer programme?
- Apply online here
- Check out some previous blogs and videos from some of our volunteers, on what volunteering means to them
Want to know more? Chat to our Volunteering Team on 0117 915 7122 (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm)