Jobs
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Imperial War Museums
IWM is seeking to appoint 5 new Trustees: Army Trustee Estates Trustee Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Trustee Media Trustee Navy Trustee.
Date posted: 07/07/2025
Deadline: 30/07/2025
Location:
United KingdomCategory:
TrusteeSalary:
Voluntary rolesContract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
na
Tate
Tate is seeking a visionary finance leader with a recognised accountancy qualification and a strong track record in strategic leadership, operational excellence, and team development. This is a rare opportunity to bring your expertise to a world-renowned cultural institution at a pivotal moment of transformation.
Date posted: 12/07/2025
Deadline: 24/07/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
80000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874997
Tate
We’re looking for an experienced and qualified Financial Controller to lead with confidence, clarity, and purpose. This is a unique opportunity to join one of the world’s leading cultural institutions and play a central role in managing its financial operations. You’ll bring a recognised accountancy qualification and a proven ability to navigate complex financial environments,
Date posted: 12/07/2025
Deadline: 24/07/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
70000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874997
Victoria & Albert Museum
The successful candidate will take the lead in shaping and delivering an ambitious approach to the V&A’s international work, working with senior managers and stakeholders across the V&A to create an imaginative business strategy for the period 2026-2030.
Date posted: 08/07/2025
Deadline: 29/08/2025
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
circa £85,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
Imperial War Museums
At IWM, we’re committed to creating a fantastic place to work—where people feel supported, included, and able to grow. We’re now hiring two HR Business Partners to help drive our people strategy and culture of high performance.
Date posted: 24/06/2025
Deadline: 04/08/2025
Location:
London, EnglandCategory:
HRSalary:
£50,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
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British Museum
To conceive, develop and deliver high-quality and appealing programmes for Young People to maximise visitor engagement with the Museum’s Collection, in line with the Museum’s vision, values and purpose. To display an awareness of a wide variety of relevant social and cultural issues and integrate these into a programme that will best suit the audience’s needs
Date posted: 08/07/2025
Deadline: 23/07/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
EducationSalary:
£41,852 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
The National Archives
The postholder will be a key member of The National Archives’ Research, Grants and Academic Engagement department.
Date posted: 02/07/2025
Deadline: 29/07/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
ResearchDigital
Salary:
£32,721 - £40,680 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
Modern Workplace Analyst
Information Services
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£40,312 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Friday, 18 July 2025
Date posted: 27/06/2025
Deadline: 18/07/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ITSalary:
40312Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
Modern Workplace Analyst
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week, including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£41,852 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 21 July 2025
Date posted: 27/06/2025
Deadline: 21/07/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£41,852 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8165
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Wallace Collection as a Development Manager: Research & Operations.
Date posted: 27/06/2025
Deadline: 20/07/2025
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
The salary for this role is between £36,500 and £42,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Wallace Collection as a Development Manager: Philanthropy & Individual Giving.
Date posted: 27/06/2025
Deadline: 20/07/2025
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
The salary for this role is between £36,500 and £42,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544
The National Archives
Are you passionate about data and making a difference in the public sector? The National Archives is looking for a talented data specialist to transform archival metadata bringing history to life.
Date posted: 09/07/2025
Deadline: 28/07/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
OtherDigital
Salary:
£40,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
Insight Manager
Programme Management and Masterplan
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£41,852 per annum
Date posted: 30/06/2025
Deadline: 28/07/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
OutreachSalary:
Up to £41852 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Library
This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the greatest collections of rare books in the world with a particular focus on the Library's collections of Western books printed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Date posted: 07/07/2025
Deadline: 31/07/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£34,608Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0192
British Museum
Website Content Editor
Communications
Full time, 41 hours per week (including 1 hour paid lunchbreak)
Permanent
£ 34,713 per annum
Date posted: 07/07/2025
Deadline: 21/07/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
Up to £34713 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Science Museum Group
Operations Manager - Railway Museum York.
Date posted: 10/07/2025
Deadline: 24/07/2025
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesHealth and Safety
Other
Security
Salary:
Up to £38691 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Royal Air Force Museum
The Museum is looking to recruit an Assistant Registrar.
Date posted: 04/07/2025
Deadline: 27/07/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£32,780.70Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02082052266
British Museum
Research Manager
Research Archives and Libraries
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term (18 months)
Date posted: 08/07/2025
Deadline: 05/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ResearchSalary:
Up to £34713 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Research Manager
Research Archives and Libraries
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term (18 months)
Date posted: 09/07/2025
Deadline: 06/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ResearchSalary:
Up to £34713 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Imperial War Museums
The Second World War and mid twentieth-century conflict team is one of four curatorial teams, known as the Narrative Teams, whose key role is to develop and interpret IWM’s collections. Curators in the team provide time period-relevant content for our public programme and associated outputs.
Date posted: 04/07/2025
Deadline: 11/08/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£31,000 to £34,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
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