Jobs
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Royal Museums Greenwich
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Archive and Library to join the Collections Services team at Royal Museums Greenwich.
Date posted: 19/08/2025
Deadline: 10/09/2025
Location:
SE10 9NFCategory:
Collections CareFront of house/visitor services
Librarian
Digital
Salary:
£48,205Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442083128565
The National Archives
This post will be responsible for supporting the delivery of two externally funded projects.
Date posted: 27/08/2025
Deadline: 10/09/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
OtherOutreach
Research
Salary:
£32,721 per annum, pro rataContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02039855979Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
circa £40,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 814 5611
Lakeland Arts
Part time Generalist HR Manager role leading on HR strategy and delivery. Advising managers on HR best practice, part of the Leadership Team at Lakeland Arts.
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 10/09/2025
Location:
Windermere and Kendal, CumbriaCategory:
HRSalary:
£40,000 Pro RataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
07557674537
Tullie
Are you a commercially savvy leader with a passion for delivering outstanding visitor experiences? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where retail, culture, and community come together? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Date posted: 27/06/2025
Deadline: 10/09/2025
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£33,368 to £35,235 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
Leeds Museums and Galleries
As our Principal Keeper you will provide operational management and organisational leadership for Leeds City Museum and Leeds Discovery Centre. The post will lead on the programming, day-to-day operations and strategic developments to ensure the sites provide an inspirational, challenging, yet accessible visitor experience in line with Leeds Museums and Galleries service objectives and target
Date posted: 19/08/2025
Deadline: 12/09/2025
Location:
LeedsCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesCollections Care
Curatorial
Salary:
£41,511 to £44,711
British Museum
Project Scientist: X-ray Imaging Access Manager
Scientific Research
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term for 5 years
£44,719 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 12 September 2025
Date posted: 19/08/2025
Deadline: 12/09/2025
Location:
BloomCategory:
ScientificSalary:
£44,719 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 323 8165
Tullie
Are you a creative project manager interested in playing a key role in the transformation of Cumbria’s premier museum?
Join the passionate and driven team at Tullie as Project Manager (Maternity Cover), to help lead and deliver Phase 3 of Project Tullie – our major capital development programme.
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 12/09/2025
Location:
CarlisleCategory:
OtherSalary:
£30,590 to £32,294Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01228618719
British Museum
Buying Administrator
The British Museum Company
Full-time
Permanent
£25,000-£26,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Application Deadline: 12pm (midday) on Saturday 13th September 2025
Date posted: 01/09/2025
Deadline: 13/09/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
OtherSalary:
£25,000-£26,000 dependent on experienceContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 323 8165
Imperial War Museums
As a Preservation Technician at IWM, you will delivery preservation activities including integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, and conservation cleaning. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team delivering preventive conservation activities across the three London branches of the Imperial War Museum: Lambeth Road, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast.
Date posted: 28/08/2025
Deadline: 14/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£26,826 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
The National Archives
The aim of this role is to prolong the life of the collection while also maximising access to the archival records and enhancing the experience of our users.
Date posted: 29/08/2025
Deadline: 14/09/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£33,784 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 3985 5979
Imperial War Museums
As a Registrar (Fee-Paid Casual) at IWM, you’ll play a key role in managing national and international exhibition loans, ensuring the safe and accountable movement of collections. Based at IWM London, with travel to other sites, you’ll support exhibitions and partnerships that bring history to life.
Date posted: 27/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£20 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Museum
Conservator: Organics
Collection Care and Moves
Part-time (21.6 hours per week)
Permanent
£39,105 per annum (pro rata)
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 15 September 2025
Date posted: 01/09/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£39,105 per annum (pro-rata)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0207 323 8165
Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is currently recruiting for three Trustee roles.
Date posted: 12/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
TrusteeSalary:
0Contract type:
OtherHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
Imperial War Museums
Join Imperial War Museums (IWM) as Visual Documentation Project Manager to lead a pilot project that will enhance the care and accountability of our collections through visual documentation. You’ll manage a cross-site team and collaborate with experts across the museum to deliver impactful change.
Date posted: 22/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£42,738.00 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Museum
The British Museum is embarking on one of the most ambitious transformations in its history, and we are seeking an outstanding Interim Director of Estates and Capital Projects.
Date posted: 22/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSenior management
Salary:
£110,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8864
Sir John Soane's Museum
The Soane seeks a creative and ambitious manager to manage the Museum’s Patrons’ Circles, and the Friends of the Soane Group. Identifying, recruiting, and building relationships with potential and existing supporters is a key element of this role. The successful candidate will play a central part in developing donor relationships for the Museum.
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£35934Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02074404273
Imperial War Museums
Join IWM at a pivotal time. We seek a Movement & Storage Project Manager to lead complex collection moves—especially large objects—for IWM Duxford’s redevelopment. You’ll help shape the future IWM Lab, working with collections, conservation, facilities, and curatorial teams.
Date posted: 18/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
Duxford, CambridgeshireCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£40,500 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Imperial War Museums
WM has recently created and committed to carrying out a new Digital Content Strategy (DCS) with ambitious targets around user experience, audience development and financial sustainability. This includes plans to build on IWM’s recent success on social media to deliver larger audience sizes and cover new topic areas targeting different audiences.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£32,000 to £34,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
Imperial War Museums
IWM is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Resources department, partnering closely with the Director to deliver expert legal support across our organisation.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
LegalSalary:
£70,000 - £75,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A