Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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National Portrait Gallery
The National Skills Sharing Partnership is a skills and knowledge exchange programme designed to enable partners to collaborate within the sector and learn from each other. The Project Consultant will assist the NPG in creating and leading the learning network with 12 national partners within the sector.
Date posted: 04/05/2021
Deadline: 17/05/2021
Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationOther
Salary:
£2000 per seminar and related activity, for a total of 9 seminarsContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 7306 0055
University of Cambridge Museums
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology seeks to appoint a Senior Assistant Curator in Archaeology who will contribute to the care, documentation and exhibition of the Museum's extensive world archaeological collections.
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 02/06/2021
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Salary:
£41,526-£52,559Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
Please see job description
Royal Museums Greenwich
RMG is seeking to appoint a Curator of Art (Pre-1800) to join the Arts Team on a fixed-term basis as a maternity cover. In this role your work will focus on the extensive fine art collection, which has an international reputation and consists of paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints, portrait miniatures and sculpture.
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 12/05/2021
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
circa. £30,000Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0208 312 8500
Leeds Museums and Galleries
Leeds Museums and Galleries seeks to appoint a Principal Keeper at Leeds City Museum; an award winning family friendly museum in the heart of Leeds.
This post reports to the Head of Operations and provides operational management and organisational leadership for Leeds City Museum.
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 23/05/2021
Location:
Leeds City MuseumCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesCollections Care
Events
Health and Safety
Salary:
PO3 £35,745.00 - £38,890.00
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Registrar to join the Loans Team at the V&A.
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 16/05/2021
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£25,500 Per AnnumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
British Museum
Visitor and Security Services
Part-Time
Permanent
Salary: £21,346 per annum pro rata
Application deadline: Midday on Friday, 14th May 2021
Part-time work pattern:
This role works on 4 days on, 2 days off working pattern across 7 days a week, 10:55 to 15:00 (4.08 hours per shift, 19 hours per week).
Please only apply if you are seeking part-time employment.
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 14/05/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£21,346 per annum pro rataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking to recruit two Client Project Managers on a permanent contract.
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 19/05/2021
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
OtherSalary:
£42,804Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442073238000
National Railway Museum
Are you passionate about the STEM agenda? Can you build meaningful and productive relationships?
Date posted: 30/04/2021
Deadline: 16/05/2021
Location:
National Railway Museum - YorkCategory:
EducationSalary:
£27,000 paContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685 750
Lakeland Arts
Purpose
In this role you’ll support Lakeland Arts to carry out our charitable objectives by contributing to the delivery of our fundraising strategy to support our programme of exhibitions, participation activities and art and heritage conservation projects.
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 31/05/2021
Location:
CumbriaCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
up to £25,000 pro rata depending on experienceContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
07557674537
Royal Museums Greenwich
Working within the busy Collections Information team in the Museum’s Collections Services Department, you will assist the Collections Database and Audit Manager with the Museum’s documentation, audit, and broader collections management activities.
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 12/05/2021
Location:
KidbrookeCategory:
AdministrationCollections Care
Salary:
18,000-22,000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0208 312 8500
Victoria & Albert Museum
Security for the V&A is complex and far reaching, it includes; Safety, Emergency Response, Fire Safety, Fire Response and Business Continuity, in addition to physical security and the protection of our reputation and brand.
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 14/05/2021
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
SecuritySalary:
£22,627 Per AnnumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
Natural History Museum
*Support the Head of Corporate Partnerships in providing strategic management and co-ordination of corporate fundraising, leading on the new business
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 13/05/2021
Location:
Kensington and Chelsea, LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£46532 - £51613 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 942 5000
Imperial War Museums
Public Engagement Learning Assistants will work with colleagues in delivering high quality formal and informal learning experiences for audiences of all ages, across our branches in a collaborative, creative and agile way.
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 17/05/2021
Location:
Manchester, London and DuxfordCategory:
EducationSalary:
Range between £9.50 / £18.75 per hour dependent on scope of deliverables. Plus 12.1% in respect of annual leave entitlement.Contract type:
OtherHours:
OtherTelephone:
02071465000
National Museums Liverpool
We are holding an online, virtual recruitment fayre at 12:15pm – 13:00pm on 4th May 2021 to talk about our museums, the roles.
This will be an opportunity for people to find out about us and to ask our panel questions about the jobs and application process.
To register for this event please email HREnquir[email protected]
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 18/05/2021
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
EducationSalary:
£23,927 Pro RataContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
051
National Railway Museum
Do you have an excellent approach to customer service and good listening and communication skills? Do you want to support the running of the National Railway Museum’s very own library and archives centre?
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 16/05/2021
Location:
National Railway Museum - YorkCategory:
AdministrationArchivist
Front of house/visitor services
Librarian
Salary:
£16,926 (pro rata)Contract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685 750
Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums
This post offers an exciting opportunity for a creative, motivated art specialist to join the art team at Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 13/05/2021
Location:
Newcastle upon TyneCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£29,577-£32,910Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0191 211 5235
The National Archives
We are looking for a self-motivated, experienced team player with good organisational skills to regularly meet individual and team digitisation project targets in a commercial led environment.
Date posted: 29/04/2021
Deadline: 16/05/2021
Location:
Richmond upon Thames, London, TW9 4DUCategory:
TechnicianDigital
Salary:
£20,343Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
Natural History Museum
You will be supporting management with the running of the shop floor to drive sales in our three permanent shops & our temporary exhibition shops.
Date posted: 28/04/2021
Deadline: 12/05/2021
Location:
Kensington and Chelsea, LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Up to £20931 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 942 5898
The National Archives
Your role will support Collection Care’s research priorities by undertaking a range of non-destructive analytical requests. You will participate in collaborative funded projects, and support the in-house imaging and analyses needs of the Collection Care department as well as other teams in the organisation.
Date posted: 28/04/2021
Deadline: 13/05/2021
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Research
Scientific
Salary:
£34,257Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083925313
The National Archives
We are looking for someone to establish and lead a new Grants and Funding Office, to support our cutting-edge research, education and archives sector leadership activities.
You will have a strong track record for securing research funding from a range of sources, and credibility as a leader, you will establish and lead a team to define the future of our grants and funding strategy/delivery
Date posted: 28/04/2021
Deadline: 16/05/2021
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£53,800Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 8392 5359