National Museum Jobs

Engagement Manager [pdf]

The National Archives

Job Purpose:

To lead The National Archives’ engagement and advisory work with a defined client group of major collecting repositories (full-time posts will have a caseload of about 60 institutions).

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Location:Kew, West London
Category:Senior management
Salary:£30,610
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 22, 2012 deadline: March 8, 2012

Picture Librarian (Maternity cover, part time) [pdf]

The Wallace Collection

The Picture Librarian manages the Collection’s Picture Library, an important service for external and internal users which also has a duty to maximise income for the Collection through the sales of images and reproduction rights to private, academic and commercial customers. This position also advises staff on photographic and intellectual property rights issues.

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Location:Wallace Collection, Manchester Square
Category:Librarian
Salary:£21 000 per annum, pro rata
Type of Contract:Temporary
Hours:Part Time
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 4, 2012

Operations Manager (Fort Nelson) [pdf]

Royal Armouries Museum

Responsible for the retail, catering and corporate functions exceeding income and profit targets, providing excellent customer care and ensuring the safety of staff, visitors and the collection.

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Location:Portsmouth
Category:Senior management
Salary:£30,000 per annum
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 12, 2012

Operations and Administration Manager (Tower of London) [pdf]

Royal Armouries Museum

To manage the Royal Armouries premises within Tower of London. Being the principle point of contact with other resident organizations to ensure communications on operational, commercial and strategic issues are maintained and enhanced.

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Location:London
Category:Technician
Salary:£28,000 per annum plus £2,700 London Weighting
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 12, 2012

Adult Learning Officer [pdf]

National Gallery

The Adult Learning Officer will contribute to the National Gallery`s public programme which aims to inspire learning and engagement in our collection.

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Location:London
Category:Education
Salary:£28,492 - £34,997
Type of Contract:Contract
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 5, 2012

Display Maintenance Technician (Fort Nelson & Tower of London) [pdf]

Royal Armouries Museum

Assisting the Collections and Operations departments in maintaining, improving and administering the object displays and stores at the Tower of London and Fort Nelson.

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Location:London or Portsmouth
Category:Technician
Salary:£16,927 per annum plus London weighting
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 12, 2012

Seasonal Retail & Admissions Vacancies, IWM London Branches [pdf]

Imperial War Museums

IWM are advertising a number of Seasonal Vacancies, to work on a rota covering both admissions and the shop(s), ensuring a consistently high standard of customer service is delivered to our visitors.

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Location:IWM London Branches
Category:Front of house/visitor services
Salary:£14,725 - £16,630 per annum pro rata
Type of Contract:Temporary
Hours:Other
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 4, 2012

Seasonal Retail & Admissions Assistant (20 hours per week) [pdf]

Imperial War Museums

The Retail & Admssions Assistants work on a rota covering both admissions and the shop(s), ensuring a consistently high standard of customer service is delivered to our visitors.

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Location:IWM North, Manchester
Category:Front of house/visitor services
Salary:£12,541 - £14,191 per annum pro rata
Type of Contract:Temporary
Hours:Part Time
added: Feb. 21, 2012 deadline: March 4, 2012

Regimental Museums Liaison Officer [pdf]

National Army Museum

We are seeking to appoint a Regimental Museums Liaison Officer This is a newly established post, which will act as main liaison point and focus between the Museum and Regimental Museums across the country.

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Location:Chelsea
Category:Outreach
Salary:£28,000 - £30,000pa
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 20, 2012 deadline: March 16, 2012

Keeper of Technologies & Engineering [pdf]

National Museum of Science and Industry

As Keeper, you will have an insightful and comprehensive overview of history and development in the areas of Technology and Engineering, with proven academic achievement and publications. Your broad cultural and historical perspective is allied with an interest in contemporary and developing practice in technology.

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Location:South Kensington, London
Category:Curatorial
Salary: £44, 772 to £57,397 per annum plus £1,000 Regional Weighting Allowance
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 17, 2012 deadline: March 5, 2012

Head of the National Media Museum [pdf]

National Media Museum

Award wining, visionary and unique the Media Museum houses world class collections in photography, film, broadcast and new media.

As Head of the Media Museum you will have the drive and imagination to commission creative content and embrace new thinking, technologies and approaches for our collections, exhibitions and programmes.

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Location:Bradford
Category:Senior management
Salary:c £75,000 – more may be available for an exceptional candidate
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 17, 2012 deadline: March 5, 2012

Web Content Coordinator [pdf]

National Museum of Science and Industry

With experience in similar roles, you're an expert at writing punchy and arresting web copy for a wide range of audiences, copy-editing content from other sources, and updating sites using content management systems.

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Location:South Kensington, London
Category:IT
Salary:£24,000 per annum
Type of Contract:Contract
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 16, 2012 deadline: March 5, 2012

Keeper of Scottish History & Archaeology [pdf]

National Museums Scotland

National Museums Scotland is seeking an inspiring leader to take charge of and shape its newly created department of Scottish History & Archaeology.

This is an important opportunity for a candidate who combines relevant scholarship with museum professionalism to engage with and raise the profile of these collections to national and international audiences.

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Location:Edinburgh
Category:Curatorial
Salary:£53,000 - £61,700 plus membership of the Civil Service pension scheme
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 16, 2012 deadline: March 12, 2012

Events Sales Coordinator [pdf]

National Maritime Museum

We are seeking an Events Sales Coordinator to assist the Events and Filming Department’s overall performance by providing general administration assistance to the team and to be an integral part of the event and filming sales process.

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Location:Greenwich, London
Category:Events
Salary:£16,500 - £18,500
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 16, 2012 deadline: March 2, 2012

Storage and Movement Manager (inititally a 6 months fixed term contract with the possibility of becoming permanent) - possible scondment opportunity [pdf]

National Maritime Museum

The post holder is responsible for the management and provision of access to the Museum’s collections in store, as well as the movement and installation of Museum objects and location control in support of the NMM’s ambitious exhibitions and gallery Masterplan.

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Location:Greenwich, London
Category:Collections Care
Salary:£35,000 - £45,000 pro rata
Type of Contract:Temporary
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 15, 2012 deadline: Feb. 29, 2012

OPAL Communications Officer [pdf]

Natural History Museum

The Open Air Laboratories Network celebrates biodiversity, environmental quality and people’s engagement with nature. From water surveys to bio blitzes, OPAL projects get people face to face with nature, contributing to our understanding of the world around us.

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Location:South Kensington, SW7
Category:Press/PR
Salary:£26,650 per annum pro-rata
Type of Contract:Contract
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 15, 2012 deadline: Feb. 29, 2012

Multimedia Manager [pdf]

Imperial War Museums

A core delivery role, the Multimedia Manager is responsible for the delivery of in-gallery multimedia hardware and software for existing and future exhibitions and education projects, and implementing the current Multimedia strategy, along with its further development.

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Location:IWM London
Category:IT
Salary:£39,544 to £45,000 per annum
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 15, 2012 deadline: Feb. 27, 2012

Finance Assistant – Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger & Credit Control [pdf]

National Portrait Gallery

You will administer the Gallery’s purchase ledger alongside the part-time Purchase Ledger Officer and Assistant Financial Controller, administer the Gallery’s credit control function, and assist in the administration of the Gallery’s sales ledger. You will have a minimum of 6 months previous experience of working in accounts or finance.

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Location:London
Category:Financial
Salary:£20,637 per annum
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 15, 2012 deadline: Feb. 29, 2012

Security Officer [pdf]

National Maritime Museum

The Security Officer’s role is to ensure effective security cover across the Museum sites and outstations in order to safeguard the Museum’s buildings, Cutty Sark, the collections, staff and members of the public visiting the sites. Security Officers also provide important customer service duties and ensure that the Health and Safety Policy is adhered.

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Location:Greenwich, London
Category:Security
Salary:£15,500 - £18,500
Type of Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 14, 2012 deadline: Feb. 25, 2012

HR Assistant [pdf]

National Portrait Gallery

The HR Assistant is responsible for providing support and advice across a range of human resource activities that includes recruitment, staffing, pay, benefits and training and development. You will have a minimum of twelve months previous HR experience.

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Location:London
Category:HR
Salary:£21,745 or £23,890 per annum
Type of Contract:Contract
Hours:Full Time
added: Feb. 13, 2012 deadline: Feb. 24, 2012