Jobs
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Imperial War Museums
Passionate about impactful learning? Join us as Training Producer & Apprenticeship Manager to create engaging digital content and manage programmes. Collaborate with experts and providers to deliver high-quality, accessible training that supports learner success.
Date posted: 16/10/2025
Deadline: 30/10/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
OtherSalary:
£30,000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
National Galleries Scotland
Permanent and Part Time (21 hours per week)
Salary £34,944 - £38,128 per annum pro rata (pay award pending)
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
Date posted: 17/10/2025
Deadline: 30/10/2025
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
ITOther
Salary:
£34,944 - £38,128 per annum pro rata (pay award pending)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01316246537
Imperial War Museums
This role supports the Director of Collections Management in translating IWM’s corporate strategy into practical business plans that drive the strategic delivery of Collections Management. You’ll play a key part in shaping how IWM manages its internationally archival, library, and museum collections.
Date posted: 16/10/2025
Deadline: 03/11/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£35,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Information & Records Management Team at Tate as Assistant Records Manager, working closely with Tate’s historical and current records.
Date posted: 14/10/2025
Deadline: 03/11/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£38,394 per annum
The National Archives
As a Digital Archivist (Transfer), you’ll play a key role in ensuring vital digital records from government and courts are transferred to the National Archives for permanent preservation.
Date posted: 14/10/2025
Deadline: 04/11/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
ArchivistDigital
Salary:
£35,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
The National Archives
The post holders will be responsible for executing a programme of work on poverty and the poor law in Wales from 1834 to 1930 as agreed with the funder, The Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Date posted: 20/10/2025
Deadline: 03/11/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
OtherResearch
Salary:
£39,567 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Library
The British Library's International Team is seeking an International Engagement Manager to work with our partners across the world and lead our international Hubs for our Endangered Archives Programme.
Date posted: 13/10/2025
Deadline: 02/11/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
OtherSalary:
Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
Imperial War Museums
We are seeking a collaborative and highly organised individual to join our Learning and Engagement department as Operations Manager: Learning and Engagement. In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day planning and delivery of high-quality programmes across our sites, ensuring smooth operations and exceptional service.
Date posted: 21/10/2025
Deadline: 07/11/2025
Location:
IWM North / IWM LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
£35,000 to £37,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Museum
Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition
41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed-term until September 2027
£30,775 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 14 November 2025
Date posted: 21/10/2025
Deadline: 14/11/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£30,775Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8864
National Army Museum
We’re recruiting for a new member of our Curatorial team to work with our unrivalled collections of uniform and equipment at our collections centre in Stevenage. You will help us develop and understand our collections including acquisitions, cataloguing, collections review and disposal work.
Date posted: 22/10/2025
Deadline: 19/11/2025
Location:
StevenageCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£30,740pa (plus benefits)Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812444Royal Pavilion and Museums
Are you passionate about heritage, hands-on with collections, and ready to make a real impact? Brighton & Hove Museums is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Project Assistant to join our expert Collections Team on a fixed-term basis.
Date posted: 28/10/2025
Deadline: 14/11/2025
Location:
BrightonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,142 – £28,598Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
03000290900
Imperial War Museums
We are looking for two Movement & Storage Assistants to join our busy Collections Care team, on a fixed-term basis (23 months), offering an exciting opportunity to learn how to carry out a wide range of core museum tasks in a national museum.
Date posted: 15/10/2025
Deadline: 05/11/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£25,500 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
na
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting directly to the Project Curator (History & Archaeology), you will undertake self-led research on the history, archaeology and legacies of transatlantic slavery. You will also interpret collections for audiences and be actively involved in community-engagement activities.
Date posted: 10/10/2025
Deadline: 05/11/2025
Location:
Liverpool (Hybrid)Category:
CuratorialSalary:
£28,054Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444Location:
E14 4ALCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£13.85 per hourContract type:
OtherHours:
OtherTelephone:
0207 814 5611
National Museums Liverpool
Reporting to a Learning Producer, you will deliver a compelling and inclusive year-round programme of events and activities that engages, inspires and delights primary school children and young people, their teachers/educators, home educators and post-16 learners.
Date posted: 10/10/2025
Deadline: 05/11/2025
Location:
LiverpoolCategory:
EducationFront of house/visitor services
Other
Outreach
Salary:
£26,121Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01514784444
Victoria & Albert Museum
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Registrar to join the Loans Section at the V&A for up to 12 months (maternity cover).
Date posted: 29/10/2025
Deadline: 12/11/2025
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,520 - £32,952Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422000
Imperial War Museums
Join the Imperial War Museums (IWM) Collections Care team as a Movement & Storage Assistant (Visual Documentation) and play a vital role in preserving history. We’re hiring five new team members to support our Visual Documentation Project, focusing on medals and licensed collections.
Date posted: 29/10/2025
Deadline: 17/11/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£26,300Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
The Wallace Collection
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Wallace Collection as a Development Assistant.
Date posted: 17/10/2025
Deadline: 09/11/2025
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
The salary for this role is £28,900.Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02075639544
Royal Museums Greenwich
We have an exciting opportunity for an Astronomy Education Assistant to join the Astronomy team.
Date posted: 20/10/2025
Deadline: 02/11/2025
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
EducationOther
Salary:
£29,400Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
28314Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145792