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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:
0
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Procurement, the Procurement Business Partner will provide a professional advisory service to ensure the integrity of procurement activities across all categories of third-party expenditure for National Museums Liverpool and its subsidiaries.
Date posted: 06/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
FinancialHR
Other
Salary:
44,125Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to Catering Duty Manager in the day to day running of the café, assisting other team members in making a smooth and efficient working environment.
To assist the Catering Duty Manager to drive the sales of the catering business, maximise revenue opportunities and enhance the profit of the business.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L3 1DG)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.36 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to Catering Team Leader in the day to day running of the café, assisting other team members in making a smooth and efficient working environment.
To assist the Catering Team Leader to drive the sales of the catering business, maximise revenue opportunities and enhance the profit of the business.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L18 8BX)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.36 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to Catering Duty Manager in the day to day running of the café, assisting other team members in making a smooth and efficient working environment.
To assist the Catering Duty Manager to drive the sales of the catering business, maximise revenue opportunities and enhance the profit of the business.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L3 8EN)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.36 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Our epic story is of the Royal Navy, and its impact on Britain and the world. Here you can come aboard the most famous ships, planes, and submarines of the Royal Navy and experience them through those who served on them. Aswell as being truly captivated by the thousands of unique, emotional, and sometimes quirky stories that have shaped the Royal Navy into what it proudly stands for today.
Date posted: 11/03/2025
Deadline: 31/03/2025
Location:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02392 891370
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
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
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
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
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
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/aRoyal 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:
03000290900
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:
03000290900Location:
BrightonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£28,163 – £30,060 pro-rataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
03000290900