Jobs
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National Portrait Gallery
To lead, motivate and develop a team of Visitor Experience Assistants and Visitor Experience Team Leaders (Duty Managers) to deliver an exceptional standard of visitor experience through their interaction with visitors to the National Portrait Gallery. To support the Head of Visitor Experience on the practical delivery of all aspects of the Gallery’s Visitor Experience.
Date posted: 04/03/2025
Deadline: 05/05/2025
Location:
St Martin's PlaceCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£36,690.16Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
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University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Archives Digitisation Assistant (Knossos) will work on the digitisation of the Sir Arthur Evans Archive. This is the primary excavation archive for Sir Arthur Evan’s work at Knossos, consisting of around 10,000 individual items including notebooks, letters, photographs, drawings and plans.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 07/04/2025
Location:
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PHCategory:
OtherSalary:
Grade 4.1: £27,838 (per annum, pro rata)*Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
National Museums Liverpool
We are recruiting for a range of Visitor Assistant contract opportunities within our Visitor Experience team, where the role focuses on enhancing the experience of our visitors.
Please state in your application which venue and hours would be your preference, though all candidates will be considered for all roles.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 09/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
EducationFront of house/visitor services
Salary:
£23,845 pro rataContract type:
OtherHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
You will work as part of the café team and contribute to delivering excellence in the Catering department. You will help maintain company standards by efficiently cleaning kitchen equipment, used crockery, cutlery, glassware and front of house equipment. You will also be responsible for set duties on the cleaning schedule in the kitchen and café, ensuring these areas are kept to high cleanliness.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 09/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L3 1DG)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.60 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
The Curator of Contemporary Histories plays a crucial role in the International Slavery Museum’s curatorial team. They will play an important role in coordinating collections management across the team and liaising across departments to ensure we are maintaining and developing high standards of collections management, particularly as part of the project decant.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 23/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£32,275Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
Science Museum Group
Senior Documentation Officer based at the Science and Innovation Park in Wroughton, Swindon.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 04/04/2025
Location:
Swindon, WiltshireCategory:
Collections CareOther
Salary:
Up to £33253 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Science Museum Group
Planning and Performance Analyst based at either the Science Museum in London or the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 04/04/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
Up to £45500 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
The National Archives
We are seeking a Hub Manager to lead the operational delivery of Spaces, Places & Belonging: Communities and Collections in the 21st Century
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 06/04/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
Fundraising / developmentOutreach
Salary:
£38,322 - £44,722 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed term (23 months)
£32,338 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 14 April 2025
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 14/04/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£32,338 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8272
Science Museum Group
Energy Manager based at any SMG site in London, Manchester, York, Bradford or Wroughton, Swindon.
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 07/04/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesOther
Salary:
Up to £45000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795Royal Pavilion and Museums
Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM) is looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and self-motivated individual to join the team to support with the delivery of the National Lottery Heritage funded ‘A Garden Fit For A King’ project.
The successful candidate will need experience of engaging with a diverse range of audiences and experience in community engagement.
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 11/04/2025
Location:
BrightonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£33,366 – £37,938 pro-rataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900Royal Pavilion and Museums
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative person who loves sharing their knowledge and engaging with a diverse range of audiences, to join the team at Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM) to support with the delivery of the National Lottery Heritage funded ‘A Garden Fit For A King’ project.
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 11/04/2025
Location:
BrightonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£33,366 – £37,938 pro-rataContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
03000290900Royal Pavilion and Museums
This is a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join the team managing the historic garden cared for by Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM), and to support with the delivery of the National Lottery Heritage funded ‘A Garden Fit For A King’ project.
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 11/04/2025
Location:
BrightonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£27,269 – £27,711Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900Royal Pavilion and Museums
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the team at Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM) to support with the delivery of the National Lottery Heritage funded ‘A Garden Fit For A King’ project.
Date posted: 17/03/2025
Deadline: 11/04/2025
Location:
BrightonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£38,626 – £41,511 pro-rataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
03000290900Location:
BrightonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£28,163 – £30,060 pro-rataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
03000290900
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The University of Oxford Gardens & Museums are looking for an enthusiastic and service-driven IT & AV Officer to join the Gardens & Museums IT Team.
Date posted: 18/03/2025
Deadline: 07/04/2025
Location:
Oxford (OX1)Category:
ITSalary:
£34,982 to £40,855 per annum
Imperial War Museums
We re-launched our membership with a new strategy, business model and public offer in January 2021 with the aim to develop a much larger and loyal supporter base to help create more sustainable income for IWM.
Date posted: 19/03/2025
Deadline: 03/04/2025
Location:
IWM London or IWM DuxfordCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£26,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
na
Science Museum Group
Press and Marketing Assistant based at the Science Museum in London.
Date posted: 20/03/2025
Deadline: 03/04/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Press/PRSalary:
Up to £24000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Natural History Museum
Do you have experience working with community groups and young people? And think you can lead a team to develop events, build relationships and advocate for these groups in our brilliant Museum? Then this opportunity might be for you!
Date posted: 21/03/2025
Deadline: 06/04/2025
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
EducationOutreach
Salary:
£38,347 per annum pro rataContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7942 5000
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to the Executive Director of Strategy & Major Projects, you will lead a dynamic and effective fundraising function to support the outstanding and important work delivered by teams across the National Museums Liverpool (NML) group, inline with our strategic priorities, and helping drive our financial sustainability.
Date posted: 21/03/2025
Deadline: 16/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£45,600Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444