Jobs
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British Library
This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of the UK’s national Web Archive, ensuring the preservation of the UK’s web heritage for future generations.
Date posted: 17/02/2025
Deadline: 26/03/2025
Location:
Boston Spa, LeedsCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
British Museum
Control of Works Supervisor
Estates and Capital Projects
Full Time
Permanent
£40,312 per annum
Application Deadline: 12:00 Midday on 12 March
Date posted: 26/02/2025
Deadline: 26/03/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
NegotiableContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Museums Liverpool
Our people are at the heart of National Museums Liverpool. Colleagues from across the NML team make a difference every day, creating memorable experiences for everyone and challenging expectations. We pride ourselves on being a place for everyone, but we are always aiming higher, aspiring to be representative of the communities we serve.
Date posted: 03/03/2025
Deadline: 26/03/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
EventsSalary:
£27,685Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Our people are at the heart of National Museums Liverpool. Colleagues from across the NML team make a difference every day, creating memorable experiences for everyone and challenging expectations. We pride ourselves on being a place for everyone, but we are always aiming higher, aspiring to be representative of the communities we serve.
Date posted: 03/03/2025
Deadline: 26/03/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesHealth and Safety
Security
Salary:
£27,504Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Portrait Gallery
To lead, motivate and develop a team of Visitor Experience Assistants and Visitor Experience Team Leaders (Duty Managers) to deliver an exceptional standard of visitor experience through their interaction with visitors to the National Portrait Gallery. To support the Head of Visitor Experience on the practical delivery of all aspects of the Gallery’s Visitor Experience.
Date posted: 04/03/2025
Deadline: 05/05/2025
Location:
St Martin's PlaceCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£36,690.16Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0
Science Museum Group
Curator of Photography and Photographic Technology based at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford.
Date posted: 05/03/2025
Deadline: 26/03/2025
Location:
Bradford, West YorkshireCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
Up to £34471 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Procurement, the Procurement Business Partner will provide a professional advisory service to ensure the integrity of procurement activities across all categories of third-party expenditure for National Museums Liverpool and its subsidiaries.
Date posted: 06/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
FinancialHR
Other
Salary:
44,125Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to Catering Duty Manager in the day to day running of the café, assisting other team members in making a smooth and efficient working environment.
To assist the Catering Duty Manager to drive the sales of the catering business, maximise revenue opportunities and enhance the profit of the business.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L3 1DG)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.36 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to Catering Team Leader in the day to day running of the café, assisting other team members in making a smooth and efficient working environment.
To assist the Catering Team Leader to drive the sales of the catering business, maximise revenue opportunities and enhance the profit of the business.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L18 8BX)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.36 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to Catering Duty Manager in the day to day running of the café, assisting other team members in making a smooth and efficient working environment.
To assist the Catering Duty Manager to drive the sales of the catering business, maximise revenue opportunities and enhance the profit of the business.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 02/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L3 8EN)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.36 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
The National Archives
The Collections Researcher will conduct original research in the Lloyd’s Register and The National Archives’ collections, focusing on Board of Trade, Admiralty and Colonial Office Records.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 30/03/2025
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
ResearchSalary:
£38,322 - £42,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083925313
The National Archives
We are looking for a Project Cataloguer (Transatlantic Slavery) to create and improve the catalogue descriptions of key record series related to the history of transatlantic slavery.
Date posted: 07/03/2025
Deadline: 30/03/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
ArchivistOther
Salary:
£28,337 - £34,489 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
Manchester Museum
Could you take forward Manchester Museum’s commitment to cultural revitalisation, reconciliation and healing?
Date posted: 08/03/2025
Deadline: 26/03/2025
Location:
ManchesterCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£37,174 -£45,413 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
07833200260
National Museum of the Royal Navy
Our epic story is of the Royal Navy, and its impact on Britain and the world. Here you can come aboard the most famous ships, planes, and submarines of the Royal Navy and experience them through those who served on them. Aswell as being truly captivated by the thousands of unique, emotional, and sometimes quirky stories that have shaped the Royal Navy into what it proudly stands for today.
Date posted: 11/03/2025
Deadline: 31/03/2025
Location:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02392 891370
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Archives Digitisation Assistant (Knossos) will work on the digitisation of the Sir Arthur Evans Archive. This is the primary excavation archive for Sir Arthur Evan’s work at Knossos, consisting of around 10,000 individual items including notebooks, letters, photographs, drawings and plans.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 07/04/2025
Location:
Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PHCategory:
OtherSalary:
Grade 4.1: £27,838 (per annum, pro rata)*Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
National Museums Liverpool
We are recruiting for a range of Visitor Assistant contract opportunities within our Visitor Experience team, where the role focuses on enhancing the experience of our visitors.
Please state in your application which venue and hours would be your preference, though all candidates will be considered for all roles.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 09/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
EducationFront of house/visitor services
Salary:
£23,845 pro rataContract type:
OtherHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
You will work as part of the café team and contribute to delivering excellence in the Catering department. You will help maintain company standards by efficiently cleaning kitchen equipment, used crockery, cutlery, glassware and front of house equipment. You will also be responsible for set duties on the cleaning schedule in the kitchen and café, ensuring these areas are kept to high cleanliness.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 09/04/2025
Location:
Liverpool (L3 1DG)Category:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Salary:
£12.60 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01514784444
National Museums Liverpool
The Curator of Contemporary Histories plays a crucial role in the International Slavery Museum’s curatorial team. They will play an important role in coordinating collections management across the team and liaising across departments to ensure we are maintaining and developing high standards of collections management, particularly as part of the project decant.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 23/04/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£32,275Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
Science Museum Group
Senior Documentation Officer based at the Science and Innovation Park in Wroughton, Swindon.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 04/04/2025
Location:
Swindon, WiltshireCategory:
Collections CareOther
Salary:
Up to £33253 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Science Museum Group
Planning and Performance Analyst based at either the Science Museum in London or the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
Date posted: 14/03/2025
Deadline: 04/04/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
Up to £45500 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795