Jobs
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British Museum
Registrar: Loans and Exhibitions
Collection Care
Full-time
Permanent
£40,633 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 01/01/2024
Date posted: 27/11/2023
Deadline: 01/01/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£40,633Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8734
British Museum
Visitor Services Manager (Visitor Welcome and Box Office)
Visitor Services and Security
Full-time
Permanent
£41,373 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 01 December 2023
Date posted: 27/11/2023
Deadline: 18/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£41,373Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Glasgow Museums
We’re looking for a Special Projects Manager to join Glasgow Life’s Infrastructure Support Team. You’ll be part of a team which positively shapes a portfolio of world-renowned sport, cultural and community venues, your focus will be the capital refurbishment project of the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens. Interested? Then keep reading below.
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 17/12/2023
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£46,405.93 - £53,785.24Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01412870928
British Library
Reporting to the Chief Accountant, an opportunity has arisen in the position of the Financial Operations Manager, to cover a period of maternity leave. The appointee will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the British Library’s Financial Operations.
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 10/12/2023
Location:
Boston SpaCategory:
FinancialSalary:
AnnuallyContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+441937882040
Imperial War Museums
The Preservation Conservator (Archives) is based at IWM Duxford and part of the Preservation Team, within the Department of Collections Management.
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 04/12/2023
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£28,017 per annum (Trading Company Contract) or £27,274 per annum (Museum Contract)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02070913186
Glasgow Museums
We’re looking for a Project Manager with experience of delivering museum re-display projects to join Glasgow Life Museums as we embark on a capital refurbishment and re-display of the People’s Palace. Interested? Then keep reading below.
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 17/12/2023
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
CuratorialExhibitions
Salary:
£46,405.93 - £53,785.24Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01412870928Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
Museum Development South West is looking for a new Board member to join its Strategic Advisory Board and guide our 2024-26 programme. The role of the Board is to ensure that the needs of the South West’s museum sector are understood and fulfilled to help museums thrive.
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 09/01/2024
Location:
HampshireCategory:
TrusteeSalary:
0Contract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
07766 205 290
British Museum
Project Manager
Directorate
Full-time
Fixed term (18 Months)
£38,750 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Friday, 8 December 2023
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 08/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£38,750 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238734
British Museum
Senior Creative Artworker
Exhibitions
Part-time (2 day per week)
Fixed term (6 months) £33,368 pro rata’d
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Friday, 8 December 2023
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 11/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£33,368 pro rata’dContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02073238734
Tate
We are looking for a Coordinator who can provide excellent team, financial and event production support to the Public Programmes team in Learning.
You’ll join a welcoming team who are responsible for a busy programme of events including talks & discussions, workshops, performances, and large-scale gallery takeovers which aim to connect adults and intergenerational audiences
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 06/12/2023
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078874997
British Museum
Treasure Registration Manager
Learning and National Partnerships
Full-time
Fixed-term (until 31 March 2025)
£30,557 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 01 December 2023
Date posted: 24/11/2023
Deadline: 01/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£30,557Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Information Librarian: E-Resources
Collection Projects and Resources
Full-time
Permanent
£33,368 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Thursday, 7 December 2023
Date posted: 23/11/2023
Deadline: 07/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
£33,368 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238734
British Museum
Assistant Collection Manager: Care and Access -Department of Africa, Oceania & the Americas
Collection Care
Full-time
Permanent
£25,575 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Thursday, 7 December 2023
Date posted: 23/11/2023
Deadline: 07/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£25,575 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238734
National Museums Scotland
We are seeking an exceptional candidate to lead the curation of the Americas collections within the Department of Global Arts, Cultures and Design. The successful candidate will be responsible for the curation, research, development and display of 7,700 cultural belongings from South, Central, and North America.
Date posted: 22/11/2023
Deadline: 31/01/2024
Location:
National Museums ScotlandCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£35,865 - £44,710Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01312474451
British Museum
Documentation Assistant
Money and Medals
Full time
Permanent
£28,868 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 5th December 2023
Date posted: 22/11/2023
Deadline: 05/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
OtherSalary:
£288,68Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8734
British Museum
Digital Programme Manager
Communications
Full-time
Fixed term (23 months)
£54,558 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday, 6 December 2023
Date posted: 22/11/2023
Deadline: 06/12/2023
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£54,558 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238734
Science Museum Group
Explainer based at the National Railway Museum in York.
Date posted: 22/11/2023
Deadline: 06/12/2023
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
EducationFront of house/visitor services
Outreach
Salary:
Up to £20673 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Bodleian Libraries are looking for librarians of the future and this trainee scheme is the first step in your career in Librarianship/Information Management. Oxford’s one-year full-time traineeships provide an excellent launch-pad for undertaking a subsequent postgraduate qualifications and a professional career. 9 vacancies will be available,
Date posted: 22/11/2023
Deadline: 22/01/2024
Location:
OxfordCategory:
LibrarianSalary:
Grade 2.6: £22,681 per annum
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Bodleian Libraries are seeking an Academic Editor based in the Centre for Digital Scholarship to play a leading role in developing and implementing the Bodleian’s policy and strategy on the Electronic Enlightenment resource in the context of our wider text collections.
Date posted: 21/11/2023
Deadline: 12/12/2023
Location:
Oxford (OX1 3BG)Category:
OtherSalary:
£45,585 - £54,395 per annum (pro rata)