Jobs
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Royal Museums Greenwich
This is a hugely varied and challenging role. As part of the IT team you will be at the forefront of developing technologies to deliver museum content to visitors remotely as well as managing and maintaining the digital environment across the museum.
Date posted: 18/09/2020
Deadline: 04/10/2020
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
ITSalary:
£30,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083126784
The National Archives
We're looking for a creative and talented senior marketing officer to join our marketing team. You’ll become a champion for our brand, overseeing delivery of the strategy to unlock the stories within our collections and make archives accessible to everyone.
Date posted: 18/09/2020
Deadline: 04/10/2020
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£33,259Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083925313
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Cosford. RAF Museum Enterprises Ltd is the trading arm of the RAF Museum with all profits gift-aided to the Museum to support its charitable activities.
Date posted: 17/09/2020
Deadline: 02/10/2020
Location:
ColindaleCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£35,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0208 2052266
National Galleries Scotland
COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT (BAND 6)
FULL TIME, FIXED TERM (31 July 2021)
Salary £24,550 - £27,144 per annum
Date posted: 17/09/2020
Deadline: 01/10/2020
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£24,550 - £27,144Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 624 6498
National Galleries Scotland
DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA OFFICER (BAND 6)
FULL TIME, FIXED TERM (Dec 2022)
Salary £24,550 – £27,144 per annum
Date posted: 17/09/2020
Deadline: 01/10/2020
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
MarketingPress/PR
Digital
Salary:
£24,550 - £27,144Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 624 6498
British Museum
The British Museum is the UK’s leading visitor attraction with an incredible collection spanning 2 million years of human history. The Museum is offering an exciting new opportunity for a creative and strategic Marketing Manager to join its Press and Marketing team. The role will lead on marketing campaigns to promote the museum’s diverse offer to the public.
Date posted: 16/09/2020
Deadline: 30/09/2020
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£29,958Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 7323 8000
The National Archives
Working in the media team, your role will be to assist across a wide range of communication activities promoting The National Archives and raising awareness of our collection.
Date posted: 16/09/2020
Deadline: 29/09/2020
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
MarketingPress/PR
Salary:
£22,323Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 8392 5359
British Museum
The British Museum is the UK’s leading visitor attraction with an incredible collection spanning two million years of human history. The Museum is offering the opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly organised Administrator to join the Marketing and Design teams.
Date posted: 16/09/2020
Deadline: 30/09/2020
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£22,580Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 7323 8000
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking an Assistant Collection Manager: Heavy Objects to join the Collection Care department. The main purpose of this role is to be responsible for all practical aspects of care and preservation of the British Museum collections with a primary focus on the movement and display of heavy objects.
Date posted: 16/09/2020
Deadline: 23/09/2020
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£22,580Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 7323 8000
Science Museum Group
Are you passionate about digital preservation in the heritage sector? Can you train and support colleagues to ensure digital preservation best practice is followed?
Date posted: 14/09/2020
Deadline: 12/10/2020
Location:
Science Museum, South KensingtonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£36-42,000
British Museum
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the British Museum for a proactive HR Advisor to join the team to support the delivery of the HR Strategy.
Date posted: 14/09/2020
Deadline: 28/09/2020
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
HRSalary:
£23,447 - £27,724Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 7323 8000
National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery is looking to appoint a Conservator: Works on Paper that will be responsible, as part of a team, for the conservation and preservation of works on paper and photographs held in the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection.
Date posted: 14/09/2020
Deadline: 28/09/2020
Location:
LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£12,362Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 7306 0055
British Museum
The Visitor and Security Services Department (VSS) works across the Museum to ensure our visitors can make the most of their visit.
Date posted: 11/09/2020
Deadline: 25/09/2020
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Galleries Scotland
HR CONSULTANT – EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
FULL-TIME, PERMANENT (Band 5a)
SALARY: £32,661 - £35,780
Date posted: 11/09/2020
Deadline: 30/09/2020
Location:
Edinburgh CityCategory:
HRSalary:
£32,661 - £35,780Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 624 6498
University of Cambridge Museums
FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM
The Deputy Director, Collections & Research at the Fitzwilliam Museum will provide strategic and practical leadership for the Collections Division and for Research and Teaching in the Museum, as well as providing a curatorial vision that creates and drives forward the Museum's new research strategy, and ensures access to the collections.
Date posted: 11/09/2020
Deadline: 04/10/2020
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
CuratorialResearch
Senior management
Salary:
£60,905 - £70,579
University of Cambridge Museums
FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM
The Deputy Director, Masterplan, Exhibitions & Major Display Projects at the Fitzwilliam Museum will provide strategic leadership for a new Directorate of Gallery Projects, the Museum's distinctive exhibition programme and, ultimately, the delivery of an ambitious Masterplan. The postholder will have responsibility for all collection displays and all other public-facing works.
Date posted: 11/09/2020
Deadline: 04/10/2020
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesCuratorial
Design
Exhibitions
Senior management
Salary:
£60,905 - £70,579
University of Cambridge Museums
FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM & UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS
The University of Cambridge seeks an outstanding major gifts fundraiser with the ability to develop long-term holistic partnerships with high level donors to lead the fundraising for the Fitzwilliam Museum in this senior strategic role.
Date posted: 11/09/2020
Deadline: 29/09/2020
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£55,751-£64,604Contract type:
OtherHours:
Full timeTelephone:
See Job Description for email
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking a Project Librarian: Britain, Europe and Prehistory (BEP) to join the Collection Projects and Resources department. The main purpose of this role is to undertake a comprehensive audit, stock-take and review of the Museum’s library relating to the BEP department, with a view to rationalising and reorganising these holdings prior to their relocation.
Date posted: 10/09/2020
Deadline: 25/09/2020
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
£29,958Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+44 (0)20 7323 8000
Natural History Museum
The Development Directorate has transformed the Museum’s approach to institutional fundraising and achieved significant success in securing a number of transformational and philanthropic gifts.
Date posted: 09/09/2020
Deadline: 23/09/2020
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£29,382 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
Natural History Museum
We are looking for an enthusiastic Engineer to play a key role in the realisation of an ambitious digital strategy.
Date posted: 09/09/2020
Deadline: 23/09/2020
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
c.£40,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A