Jobs
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Royal Museums Greenwich
We are looking to take on board a small team of enthusiastic Community Garden Support Volunteers. This position will support the development and maintenance of our collection inspired community driven garden at The Prince Philip Maritime Collection Centre, in Kidbrooke. This is a voluntary position which is suited for passionate gardening enthusiasts.
Date posted: 18/08/2023
Deadline: 18/08/2024
Location:
SE3 9QSCategory:
OtherSalary:
Contract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 8312 6543
Imperial War Museums
The Retail & Admissions department at IWM Duxford is passionate about delivering an amazing customer service.
Date posted: 19/01/2024
Deadline: 11/08/2024
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£10.90 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
02070913186Location:
BrightonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£45,441 – £48,474Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900
Tullie
Tullie is transforming. Do you have what it takes to help us create a dynamic cultural hub for 21st century audiences? Over the next five years we are looking to invest more than £10m to make Tullie the go to place for everyone in Cumbria.
Date posted: 02/07/2024
Deadline: 30/07/2024
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
26,322Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01228618719
British Library
We are looking for someone with drive and enthusiasm to lead us through a transition from traditional authority control processes to fully embedded and integrated identifier management workflows within our content and metadata processing department.
Date posted: 12/04/2024
Deadline: 29/07/2024
Location:
Boston Spa, WetherbyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
30450Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882040
British Library
The Boston Spa Renewed Programme will transform the British Library’s presence in the North providing infrastructure to safeguard the national collection into the middle of the century.
Date posted: 24/06/2024
Deadline: 28/07/2024
Location:
Boston SpaCategory:
OtherSalary:
£37,538 annuallyContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882040
Royal Museums Greenwich
From an ongoing partnership with Culture&, this is an exciting opportunity for a Whose Heritage 3.0 Curatorial Fellow to join the team and work towards building diversity in the Museum's curatorial practice and work force.
Date posted: 02/07/2024
Deadline: 28/07/2024
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
ResearchSalary:
£31898Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02088584422
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed-term (18 months)
£26,117 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 23 July 2024
Date posted: 02/07/2024
Deadline: 23/07/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£26,117 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8272
British Museum
Full time (41 hours per week) Permanent
£30,728 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 23 July 2024
Date posted: 02/07/2024
Deadline: 23/07/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£30,728Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8272
National Army Museum
Seeking a Family Learning Producer to co-ordinate, research, design and deliver a vibrant, fun and participatory family learning programme for children aged 0-12 and their accompanying adults.
Date posted: 25/06/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
EducationOther
Salary:
£31,550pa (Plus Benefits)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7881 2477
National Army Museum
Seek an Assistant Conservator on a fixed-term contract. To provide support to the team in the delivery of the gallery refreshment display and temporary exhibitions programme, and loans out
Date posted: 25/06/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
Stevenage, HertfordshireCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£24,040paContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7881 2477
Imperial War Museums
To assist the Duty FISO. The role of Air Traffic Services Assistant is to assist the Duty FISO and work alongside the Air Traffic Services team.
Date posted: 01/07/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Health and SafetySalary:
£ 11.44 per hourContract type:
OtherHours:
OtherTelephone:
na
Imperial War Museums
Responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operation of the Duxford Flight Information Service in accordance with current CAA legislation and local instructions.
Date posted: 01/07/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Health and SafetySalary:
£ 14.93 per hourContract type:
OtherHours:
OtherTelephone:
na
British Museum
Project Curator: Animal Mummies
Egypt and Sudan
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed-term (30 months)
£33,803 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 22 July 2024
Date posted: 01/07/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£33,803 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238165
Imperial War Museums
In this role, you will be responsible for the growth and retention of our core audiences at IWM London and IWM North. Using IWM’s bespoke audience segmentation (based in TGI data), you will focus on the priority target audiences identified for these branches, with a focus on our destination and commercial programme:
Date posted: 02/07/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£20,000 - £22,250 per annum pro-rata, £40,000 - £ 44,500 per annum full time equivalentContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
na
Imperial War Museums
The Visitor Welcome Assistant supports the Visitor Experience Officer, managing the queues at their allocated site, putting customer satisfaction at the heart of what they do.
Date posted: 02/07/2024
Deadline: 22/07/2024
Location:
Churchill War RoomsCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£13,981.25 per annum pro rata, £22,370 per annum full time equivalentContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
na
Tate
A new opportunity has arisen in our Conservation Workshop team!
Date posted: 18/06/2024
Deadline: 21/07/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£27,251 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 8888
British Library
We are seeking a Print and E Procurement Coordinator within our Content Development and Implementation Team at Boston Spa, near Wetherby, West Yorkshire.
Date posted: 21/06/2024
Deadline: 21/07/2024
Location:
Boston SpaCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£30,450 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882040
British Library
We are looking for someone to join its Heritage Made Digital team to further improve the access and usability of our digital collections by integrating a standardised Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) production process into our existing workflows, in line with industry best practice. This will allow for greater discoverability of our content
Date posted: 12/04/2024
Deadline: 21/07/2024
Location:
St Pancras LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
33,600Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937882040
National Museum of the Royal Navy
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) is recruiting for a new role of Resourcing Partner to join our friendly and supportive People team.
Date posted: 25/06/2024
Deadline: 21/07/2024
Location:
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with the opportunity to adopt hybrid workingCategory:
HRSalary:
Salary (grade 6): £20,104.20 per annum pro-rata (£33,507 FTE salary)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
023 9289 4555