Jobs
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National Army Museum
We are seeking a P/T VW&RSA to join our passionate and dedicated team. This is a key role in ensuring that the Museum delivers world class, welcoming and engaging service at our welcome desk and family focussed early years soft play space.
Date posted: 16/04/2021
Deadline: 03/05/2021
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
London Living WageContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 7730 0717
National Portrait Gallery
Reporting to the Senior Digitisation Officer, the Digitisation Assistant provides the Gallery and public with a consistent throughput of high quality images, acquired via scanning or photography, of previously undigitised works across the Gallery’s main collections.
Date posted: 08/04/2021
Deadline: 22/04/2021
Location:
LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£16,800 per annum based on the full time equivalent of £21,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02073122482Location:
BirminghamCategory:
EventsFront of house/visitor services
Salary:
See main advertContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
N/ALocation:
BirminghamCategory:
EventsFront of house/visitor services
Salary:
See main advertContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
N/ALocation:
Science and Industry Museum - ManchesterCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£28,000 per annum + BenefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685 750Location:
Science and Industry Museum, ManchesterCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£27,700 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079424222Location:
Kensington and Chelsea, LondonCategory:
AdministrationFinancial
Salary:
Up to £26049 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 942 5898Location:
Kensington and Chelsea, LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
Up to £26184 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 942 5000
British Museum
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Museum’s Human Resources team. This new role will be responsible for managing the administrative function within the departments HR Operations team, including line management of a HR Administrator.
Date posted: 06/04/2021
Deadline: 20/04/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£26,922Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000Location:
St PancrasCategory:
MarketingSalary:
26,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937844230Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£26,436Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
Royal Museums Greenwich
Royal Museums Greenwich are seeking a part-time Art and Object Handler to join the Collections Services department. The main purpose of this role is to be responsible for all practical aspects of care and preservation of Royal Museums Greenwich collections with a primary focus on the movement and display of all museum objects.
Date posted: 09/04/2021
Deadline: 30/04/2021
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
21,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0208 312 8500
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: 09/04/2021
Deadline: 07/05/2021
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
25,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0Location:
LondonCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£24,720Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685 750Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£23,916Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000Location:
Science Museum Group - Multiple LocationsCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£28,000 - £30,000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079424222Location:
YorkCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£20,000-£25,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685750Location:
St PancrasCategory:
MarketingSalary:
26,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937844230Location:
CambridgeCategory:
MarketingDigital
Salary:
£23,067 - £26,715 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
Please see job description
University of Cambridge Museums
The Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (MAA) is seeking to appoint a Workshop Technician to work on an ambitious and challenging project to support a project to inventory, assess, photograph, pack and move over 250,000 artefacts from across the world to a new collections facility in Cambridge.
Date posted: 13/04/2021
Deadline: 28/04/2021
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
TechnicianSalary:
£20,130 - £23,067 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
Please see job description