Jobs
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Science Museum Group
Visitor Experience Assistants at the National Railway Museum
Date posted: 04/12/2025
Deadline: 11/12/2025
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Up to £12.60 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Imperial War Museums
Purpose of the job:
To assist in the safety of the Aerodrome Operation at IWM Duxford.
Date posted: 03/12/2025
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Location:
IWM Duxford, Cambridge CB22 4QRCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesOther
Salary:
£30,226 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, History of Science Museum, Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum currently have over 8.5 million objects, with 7,000m2 of this collection stored across multiple locations in Oxfordshire, with the remainder being stored within the Museums.
You will be required to work as part of a team to move museum objects.
Date posted: 03/12/2025
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Location:
OxfordshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,437 – £32,108 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01865 277000
Sir John Soane's Museum
The Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring that the staff and Trustees are supplied with timely, accurate and relevant financial information. This includes budgets for the Museum, trading subsidiary, individual departments and capital and revenue projects as necessary, as well as
quarterly management accounts, cash flow and forecast, with additional analyses and reports as necessary.
Date posted: 02/12/2025
Deadline: 31/12/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
23,735Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02074404273
British Museum
We're looking for a senior professional to lead our approach to collaboration and consultation, ensuring diverse voices are embedded.
Date posted: 02/12/2025
Deadline: 23/12/2025
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
OutreachSalary:
Up to £43317 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Portrait Gallery
The NPG is looking for a dynamic and commercially minded Interim Finance Business Partner to support the delivery of our ambitious 10-year plan.
Date posted: 02/12/2025
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Location:
St Martin's Place, LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£40,000.00 - £45,000.00Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7306 0055
The National Archives
The post holder will be responsible for executing a programme of work on poverty and the poor law in Wales from 1834 to 1930 as agreed with the funder, The Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Date posted: 02/12/2025
Deadline: 16/12/2025
Location:
London (Kew), WalesCategory:
OtherResearch
Salary:
£39,567 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
Join the British Museum's Energy Centre Programme as their Director and Senior Responsible Owner.
Date posted: 01/12/2025
Deadline: 29/12/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
Up to £77186 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Life’s vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we’re looking for a Paper Conservator to join our Museums & Collections Conservation team.
Date posted: 28/11/2025
Deadline: 01/02/2026
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£36,272.27 - £42,116.92Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0141 287 0928Royal Pavilion and Museums
Are you a visionary exhibition maker with a passion for storytelling and audience engagement? Brighton & Hove Museums (B&HM) is looking for a Creative Programme Manager to lead the creation of inspiring exhibitions, gallery displays, and experiences that captivate diverse audiences and advance our commercial and strategic goals.
Date posted: 27/11/2025
Deadline: 04/01/2026
Location:
BrightonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£34,434 – £39,152Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900
British Library
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Curator of Tibetan Collections to join a team of specialist curators in the Asian and African Collections Department at the British Library.
Date posted: 27/11/2025
Deadline: 04/01/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
Victoria & Albert Museum
We have a 12 month fixed term opportunity within the Exhibitions Department at the V&A for an Exhibitions Manager.
As an Exhibitions Manager you will have responsibility for delivery of exhibitions either at V&A sites across London or touring, working across numerous projects at any one time, depending on scale and complexity. You will work closely with internal and external project teams.
Date posted: 26/11/2025
Deadline: 04/01/2026
Location:
SW7 2RLCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£35,561 - £40,309 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
British Museum
The British Museum is looking for a Finance Assistant focusing on income and data.
Date posted: 26/11/2025
Deadline: 10/12/2025
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
Up to £29642 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
A fantastic chance for an experienced finance professional to play a key role in managing the income functions & oversee financial data interfaces.
Date posted: 26/11/2025
Deadline: 10/12/2025
Location:
City of London, LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
Up to £41723 per annum + Civil Service Pension, ICOM, ExhibitionsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Gallery
We are now recruiting for a new role, a Research Centre Manager, to support in the creative planning and daily delivery of an exceptional experience at the Research Centre.
Date posted: 26/11/2025
Deadline: 02/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ResearchSalary:
£36,950Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Library
The British Library is recruiting for a Head of Cyber Security.
Date posted: 24/11/2025
Deadline: 07/12/2025
Location:
Boston Spa / St PancrasCategory:
ITSalary:
£60,564 - £78,738 (Boston Spa) / £65,972 - £84,826 (St Pancras)Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
British Library
The British Library is recruiting for a Head of AI & Policy.
Date posted: 24/11/2025
Deadline: 07/12/2025
Location:
Boston Spa / St PancrasCategory:
ITSalary:
£60,564 - £78,738 (Boston Spa) / £65,972 - £84,826 (St Pancras)Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Applications are invited for six Collections Assistants to join the Department of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum. Reporting to either the Department of Antiquities Collections Manager or Documentation Manager, you will play a key role in delivering the Digitise Locate Store (DLS) Collections Management Project.
Date posted: 24/11/2025
Deadline: 08/12/2025
Location:
Various locations across Ashmolean Museum sites in OxfordshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Imperial War Museums
Seeking a Movement & Storage Manager to lead documentation, object movement, and storage projects. Based at Duxford with weekly London travel, you’ll manage staff, improve access and standards, and support exhibitions, digitisation, and IWM’s Storage Programme.
Date posted: 24/11/2025
Deadline: 19/12/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£42,738 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Royal Museums Greenwich
We have an exciting opportunity for a People Coordinator to join our People and Culture team.
Date posted: 21/11/2025
Deadline: 07/12/2025
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
HRSalary:
£27316Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565