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Philanthropy Manager

British Museum

The British Museum is preparing to launch a major fundraising campaign with a target of raising at least £500 million through philanthropy!

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 28/07/2026

Location:

London

Category:

Fundraising / development

Salary:

Up to £48756 per annum

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

020 7323 8000

Senior Marketing Officer (Schools) - FTC

Science Museum Group

Senior Marketing Officer (Schools)

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 14/07/2026

Location:

London

Category:

Marketing

Salary:

£30000 - £40000 per annum

Contract type:

Temporary

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

01904 685795

Imaging Assistant

British Museum

The British Museum is recruiting multiple Imaging Assistants to support an ambitious, museum-wide digitisation effort.

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 21/07/2026

Location:

London

Category:

Administration
Collections Care
Other
Photographic
Digital

Salary:

Up to £29642 per annum

Contract type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

020 7323 8000

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Oxford University Herbaria are working together as part of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major collaborative initiative that is transforming access to natural history collections across the UK. This exciting programme will digitise nationally significant specimens, making them accessible to researchers and the public worldwide.

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 27/07/2026

Location:

Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW and Oxford University Herbaria, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL

Category:

Digital

Salary:

£28,437 - £29,761 per annum

Contract type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

n/a

Finance Assistant

Royal Pavilion and Museums

Brighton & Hove Museums Trust is a leading cultural charity responsible for caring for over one million objects and some of the city’s most iconic buildings, including the Royal Pavilion. Alongside preserving our collections and heritage, we operate a diverse and commercially active organisation with admissions, events, retail, catering, fundraising and venue hire across multiple sites.

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 03/08/2026

Location:

Brighton

Category:

Financial

Salary:

£29,064 – £31,022

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

03000290900

Events Assistant - Venue Hire

National Army Museum

Are you passionate, dedicated and interested in a career in events? We are seeking an Events Assistant to join our team in this broad and rewarding role

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 10/08/2026

Location:

London, Chelsea

Category:

Administration
Events

Salary:

£30,950

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

02078812456

Data Officer

Tate

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Audience Insights team! Grow your career in data and analytics with one of the world's leading cultural organisations.

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 21/07/2026

Location:

Tate Britain

Category:

Research

Salary:

£33,500 per annum

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

02078874987

Senior Digitiser

University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums

The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is leading the Oxford element of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major national programme that is transforming access to natural history collections through large-scale digitisation. Working closely with colleagues across Oxford, Cambridge and partner institutions, you will help preserve and make globally significant collections accessible

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Date posted: 07/07/2026

Deadline: 27/07/2026

Location:

Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW and Oxford University Herbaria, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3EL

Category:

Digital

Salary:

£32,108- £33,810 per annum

Contract type:

Temporary

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

[email protected]

Programme Manager: Collection Management Operations

British Museum

We are seeking an exceptional Collection Management Operations professional to lead a team of collection management specialists delivering a programme of collection care activities across the British Museum.

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 02/08/2026

Location:

Bloomsbury, London

Category:

Collections Care

Salary:

£58,162 per annum

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

020 73238396

Early Years Lead

Science Museum Group

Early Years Lead

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 13/07/2026

Location:

City of London, London

Category:

Education

Salary:

Up to £48000 per annum

Contract type:

Temporary

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

01904 685795

Assistant Accountant

Tullie

Tullie is looking for an AAT-qualified Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team at an exciting time in our development as we deliver Project Tullie - an ambitious capital programme transforming the museum and its role at the heart of Carlisle.

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 03/08/2026

Location:

Carlisle

Category:

Financial

Salary:

£28,496 – £31,569 per annum

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

01228618719

Head of Public Programmes

National Library of Scotland

Full time, permanent, salary is £53,853 per annum, civil service pension and based in Edinburgh.

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 26/07/2026

Location:

Edinburgh

Category:

Administration
Design
Other

Salary:

53,853

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

0131 623 3718

Cleaning Support

Horniman Museum and Gardens

We are looking for an experienced cleaner who take pride in maintaining a welcoming, safe, and high-quality environment for our visitors. Working within the Estates team, you will help keep galleries, offices, toilets, and glass showcases to an excellent standard.

To learn more about this opportunity and how to apply, please visit our website.

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 20/07/2026

Location:

SE23 3PQ

Category:

Other

Salary:

£27,039 pro rata per annum (Actual salary: 21,824 per annum)

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Part time

Telephone:

020 8699 1872

Head of Access

National Library of Scotland

Full time, permanent, salary is £53,853 per annum, civil service pension and based in Edinburgh.

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 19/07/2026

Location:

Edinburgh

Category:

Front of house/visitor services
Other

Salary:

53,853

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

0131 623 3718

Learning and Engagement Officer (Early Years)

Royal Air Force Museum

The RAF Museum is looking to recruit a Learning and Engagement Officer (Early Years).

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 24/07/2026

Location:

London

Category:

Education

Salary:

£33,616.83 per annum

Contract type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

02082052266

Retail Assistant and Guidebook Seller – Casual / 6 months Fixed Term

Sir John Soane's Museum

We are seeking to recruit Retail Assistant and Guidebook Sellers who will be employed on a fixed term contract and will be responsible for greeting our visitors, selling our guidebooks and assisting in the Museum shop.

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Date posted: 06/07/2026

Deadline: 20/07/2026

Location:

London

Category:

Front of house/visitor services

Salary:

13.85 per hour

Contract type:

Temporary

Hours:

Part time

Telephone:

02074404273

Head of FM Operations & Technical Services

British Museum

Join the British Museum in this unique new role supporting the delivery of planned and operational hard and soft facilities management services.

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Date posted: 03/07/2026

Deadline: 17/07/2026

Location:

London

Category:

Buildings and facilities

Salary:

Up to £68281 per annum

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

020 7323 8000

Head of Creative Studios

National Museums Liverpool

Lead our Creative Studios team, shaping exhibitions, gallery experiences, print and digital projects. You'll inspire multidisciplinary teams, champion innovation and help bring stories to life across National Museums Liverpool.

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Date posted: 03/07/2026

Deadline: 29/07/2026

Location:

Liverpool (Hybrid)

Category:

Design
Exhibitions
Other
Senior management
Digital

Salary:

£48,402 per annum

Contract type:

Temporary

Hours:

Full time

Telephone:

01514784444

Weekday Retail Assistant

National Gallery

National Gallery Global is looking for a Weekday Retail Assistant to join the Retail team. Working Monday to Friday, 25 hours per week. This is a fixed term contract until 1 February 2027.

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Date posted: 03/07/2026

Deadline: 12/07/2026

Location:

National Gallery, London

Category:

Front of house/visitor services

Salary:

£19,448.67 per annum

Contract type:

Contract

Hours:

Part time

Telephone:

020 7747 2885

Retail & Admissions Assistant (HMS Belfast)

Imperial War Museums

The Retail and Admissions department welcomes over 2 million visitors each year. The department has 5 permanent Retail and Admissions operations across the IWM branches. The department is responsible for generating income and profit for IWM; delivering a product range that is unique, relevant and inspiring.

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Date posted: 03/07/2026

Deadline: 10/07/2026

Location:

HMS Belfast

Category:

Front of house/visitor services

Salary:

£28,860 (pro rata)

Contract type:

Permanent

Hours:

Part time

Telephone:

07731708877