Jobs
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
We are looking for a Senior Curator of Anthropology to help deliver the Horniman’s Reset Agenda. You’ll have the skills and experience to help us develop, preserve, research and open up our collections to a wider range of audiences, including source and diaspora communities, and delivering content for its programmes, projects and audiences.
Find out more and apply by 10am on 23 April 2024.
Date posted: 22/03/2024
Deadline: 22/04/2024
Location:
South-East LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£42,571 pro rata per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02086991872
Imperial War Museums
You have demonstrable experience of collections management and can use your knowledge of the legal, ethical and policy environment, and your ability to analyse museum records, to determine ownership and implement robust and risk-aware collections development decisions.
Date posted: 22/03/2024
Deadline: 29/04/2024
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£40,898.00 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 3186
Imperial War Museums
You have demonstrable experience of collections management and can use your knowledge of the legal, ethical and policy environment, and your ability to analyse museum records, to determine ownership and implement robust and risk-aware collections development decisions.
Date posted: 22/03/2024
Deadline: 22/04/2024
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£40,898.00 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 3186
Science Museum Group
Audience Research Manager based at the Science Museum in London.
Date posted: 03/04/2024
Deadline: 24/04/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
EducationOutreach
Salary:
Up to £41895 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Imperial War Museums
You will lead the delivery of IWM Masterplanning projects, these are predominantly capital works projects focused on transforming the visitor offer and experience of each unique site.
Date posted: 04/04/2024
Deadline: 29/04/2024
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£48,900 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 3186
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join the CRM & Membership team!
Date posted: 04/04/2024
Deadline: 22/04/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£40,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 8888
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to help grow one of the largest arts memberships in the world!
Date posted: 05/04/2024
Deadline: 21/04/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£40,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 8888Location:
Brighton & Hove MuseumsCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£45,441 – £48,474Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01273071336
British Museum
Full-time, 41 hours per week
Permanent
£41,949 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 27th May
Date posted: 10/04/2024
Deadline: 27/05/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£41,949 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8272
Science Museum Group
Conservation and Collections Care Manager based at the National Railway Museum in York.
Date posted: 11/04/2024
Deadline: 02/05/2024
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
Up to £40518 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Imperial War Museums
You will lead the team who will plan and deliver documentation and object movement to enable an £8m collection storage and staff accommodation project. The project aim is to improve standards for collection care and to modernise our ways of working as well as delivering capital spend to set timetables.
Date posted: 15/04/2024
Deadline: 06/05/2024
Location:
Duxford, CambridgeshireCategory:
OtherSalary:
£40,500 per annum (£36,300.00 pro rata per annum)Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 3168
Imperial War Museums
The purpose of the job is to plan and manage collection care programmes at all of IWM’s five branches or at local venues. This will include overseeing external conservation contracts and managing a team of conservation technicians.
Date posted: 17/04/2024
Deadline: 07/05/2024
Location:
London or CambridgeshireCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
£40,000 - £43,000Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 3186
Imperial War Museums
The Events Manager will be responsible for planning, organising, and executing a diverse range of events that promote IWM and its exhibitions and collections to a wide audience across IWM’s five venues.
Date posted: 18/04/2024
Deadline: 13/05/2024
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£40,000-£45,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 416 3186
National Museums Scotland
National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.
We are looking for an inspirational senior manager with excellent understanding of museums and heritage and a passion for sharing collections, knowledge and skills.
Date posted: 22/03/2024
Deadline: 28/04/2024
Location:
National Museum of Scotland, EdinburghCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£51,797 - £58,729Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01312474451Museum of London
We have embarked on an extraordinary journey to create a new museum for London. It will sit in atmospheric former market buildings, at the heart of one of the capital’s most historic and creative quarters, Smithfield. The New Museum project is one of the largest cultural projects in Europe and will transform the museum, Smithfield and the City of London.
Date posted: 26/03/2024
Deadline: 06/05/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareOther
Salary:
Circa £55,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 814 5611
Royal Museums Greenwich
This is an exciting opportunity for a new Senior People Partner to join the People and Culture team at Royal Museums Greenwich.
Date posted: 04/04/2024
Deadline: 21/04/2024
Location:
SE10 9NFCategory:
HRSalary:
50,925Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442083128565
Science Museum Group
Are you keen to diversify your Prospect Research career? Do you enjoy interrogating data and optimising insight?
Date posted: 04/04/2024
Deadline: 25/04/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSenior management
Salary:
£50000 - £54000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
Head of Corporate Partnerships
Advancement
Full-time
Permanent
£54,558 - £60,824 per annum depending on experience
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 22 April 2024
Date posted: 04/04/2024
Deadline: 22/04/2024
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£54,558 - £60,824Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02073238396
Tate
Could you be our next Senior Security and Safety Manager? No two days will ever be the same at Tate!
Date posted: 05/04/2024
Deadline: 21/04/2024
Location:
LondonCategory:
SecuritySalary:
£51,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7887 8888
Natural History Museum
Our goal is to make engaging, novel digital experiences that are performant, accessible, and secure.
Date posted: 09/04/2024
Deadline: 24/04/2024
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ITSalary:
52000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039263365