Hogwarts is looking for a Senior Disney Cast Member!

Duke and Duchess of Northumberland seek Disney trained CEO to run Alnwick Castle

The job advert starts - “We’ve had 12 dukes, 11 earls, nine duchesses and even a wizard,” The are looking for a chief executive for Alnwick Castle and Garden. “Now we need a world-class leader.”

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are seeking a CEO with “the vision to lead and inspire staff”, “create strategic direction” and “engage and influence a range of audiences globally”. They believe that the running of their castle would suit someone who has been trained by Disney.

Alnwick Castle, seat of the Duke, power base of the Percy family for 700 years and famous as the setting for the Harry Potter films – Yes that’s right Hogwarts is looking for a Mouse trained manager.

The Duchess told The Times of London: “People who have headed FTSE 100 companies — these are the sort of people we are going to look for. We are not interested in someone who simply has experience running a garden or historic home.”

“We are looking in Europe and America,” she said. “I would be very interested in someone who has been Disney-trained. Whatever you think of Disney, you look at the customer service: that’s what I want for Alnwick.” To back it up she is offering a six-figure salary.

Even Sir Roy Strong, one of Englands best-known art historians (and I personally get the impression – a man who uses ‘Disneyland’ as a rude word), said “I accepted the potency of the Disney approach 20 years ago when the Natural History Museum sent officials to theme parks in search of new ideas”. “However much it brings distaste to my lips, it is a question of survival. I would rather see all these things happening than historic homes lying empty and crumbling.” Quite an admission for sir Roy.

So if you’ve got an urge to live in the UK and you Bob Iger has your number on speed dial this might just be the job for you!