Jobs
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The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of The Wallace Collection as a Full Time Gallery Team Member - Fixed Term Contract.
Date posted: 03/01/2025
Deadline: 22/01/2025
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
The salary for this role is £27,352 per annum.Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544Museum of London
London Museum are seeking an exceptional, motivated and experienced Senior Engineering Manager, Estate & Facilities looking to finesse their CV by realising a world-class cultural infrastructure project – the New London Museum at Smithfield.
Date posted: 03/01/2025
Deadline: 03/02/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£60,000 - £65,000 per annum dependent on match with Person SpecificationContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 814 5611
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Life is looking for a Learning & Access Curator to join us on a full-time, fixed term contract for a period up to 3 years, until October 2027.
Date posted: 03/01/2025
Deadline: 19/01/2025
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£33,654.48 - £39,089.87Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0141 287 2000
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Life is looking for a Learning Assistant to join us on a full-time, fixed term contract for a period up to 3 years, until October 2027.
Date posted: 03/01/2025
Deadline: 19/01/2025
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£26,736.77 - £28,726.80Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0141 287 2000
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Life is looking for a Conservator to join us on a 28 hours part time, fixed term type contract for a period of up to 1st October 2027.
Date posted: 03/01/2025
Deadline: 26/01/2025
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£34,877.18 - £40,497.04Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0141 287 2000Museum of London
London Museum will be the talk of the town when it opens in Smithfield in 2026.
The permanent exhibitions will offer a fresh and radical perspective on the history of the capital. The new museum will open to the public seven days a week, regularly remaining open late into the night and eventually welcoming 160,000 schoolchildren annually.
Date posted: 02/01/2025
Deadline: 19/01/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationExhibitions
Other
Senior management
Salary:
Circa £70,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 814 5611
British Library
The British Library has an internationally renowned collection of illuminated manuscripts made in Britain and Europe before 1600. We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Curator of Illuminated Manuscripts, based in the Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts team.
Date posted: 02/01/2025
Deadline: 09/02/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£34,608 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937 546268
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Permanent
£28,144 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 31 January 2025
Date posted: 02/01/2025
Deadline: 31/01/2025
Location:
ReadingCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,144 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8272
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Permanent
£28,144 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on31 January 2025
Date posted: 02/01/2025
Deadline: 31/01/2025
Location:
ReadingCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,144 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8272
Science Museum Group
Senior Philanthropy Manager based at the Science Museum in London.
Date posted: 02/01/2025
Deadline: 23/01/2025
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£41000 - £48000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
The National Archives
We are looking for someone with a recognised security qualification, experience of supervising a team, and a passion to work in a security and invigilation role.
Date posted: 31/12/2024
Deadline: 15/01/2025
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSecurity
Salary:
£26,657Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 8392 5359
The National Archives
We are looking for someone with a recognised security qualification and a passion to work in a security and invigilation role.
Date posted: 31/12/2024
Deadline: 19/01/2025
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSecurity
Salary:
£26,004Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 8392 5359
British Library
The British Library is seeking to recruit a Content Developer to join the Music Collections Team at St Pancras.
Date posted: 30/12/2024
Deadline: 19/01/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
DesignOther
Salary:
£28,119 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937 546268
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Bodleian Libraries are looking for librarians of the future and this trainee scheme is the first step in your career in Librarianship/Information Management. Oxford’s one-year full-time traineeships provide an excellent launch pad for subsequent postgraduate qualifications and a professional career. 7 vacancies will be available, commencing in September 2025.
Date posted: 23/12/2024
Deadline: 24/01/2025
Location:
Various Libraries around OxfordCategory:
EducationLibrarian
Salary:
£25,381 per annum
British Library
An experienced and creative educator with a passion for working with both Primary and Secondary students, you’ll develop and teach an inclusive and diverse programme of workshops at the British Library.
Date posted: 23/12/2024
Deadline: 13/01/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationSalary:
28119Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
Science Museum Group
Associate Director of Fundraising Operations based in London, Manchester or York.
Date posted: 23/12/2024
Deadline: 20/01/2025
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentOther
Senior management
Salary:
£70000 - £76602 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Horniman Museum and Gardens
We are looking for a Learning and Handling Collection Assistant to be integral to the operational delivery of our schools and home education programmes.
Date posted: 23/12/2024
Deadline: 13/01/2025
Location:
Forest HillCategory:
AdministrationCollections Care
Other
Salary:
£28,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02086991872
Victoria & Albert Museum
The Visitor Technology Team Leader will take a lead role in the delivery of projects through the entire project lifecycle, making sure that projects are a creative solution, delivered within budget, on schedule, and within scope.
Date posted: 20/12/2024
Deadline: 17/01/2025
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ITTechnician
Salary:
£38,500 - £41,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Reporting to the Project Manager, you and the other digital curator of Ancient Greek and Roman Provincial coins will digitise c. 50,000 Greek and Roman Provincial coins over three years. You will photograph coins and their tickets, process images, provide core data and identify the coins in printed and online standard reference works.
Date posted: 20/12/2024
Deadline: 17/01/2025
Location:
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PHCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Grade 7.1: £38,674 (per annum)*Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Reporting to the Project Manager, you and the other digital curator of Roman coins will work on the digitisation of c. 110,000 Roman Republican and Imperial coins for three years. You will photograph coins and their tickets, process images, provide core data and identify the coins in printed and online standard reference works.
Date posted: 20/12/2024
Deadline: 17/01/2025
Location:
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PHCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Grade 7.1: £38,674 (per annum)*Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a