Jobs
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National Army Museum
Seeking Volunteers to help provide a welcoming environment for visitors to the Chelsea History Festival in September 2025.
Date posted: 22/07/2025
Deadline: 22/08/2025
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
AdministrationEvents
Other
Salary:
Contract type:
VoluntaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
020 77300717
Royal Museums Greenwich
The Queen’s House team is looking for Art Materials and Techniques Explainer volunteers.
Date posted: 18/07/2025
Deadline: 15/08/2025
Location:
SE10 9NFCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
voluntaryContract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
+442083126543
Victoria & Albert Museum
The successful candidate will take the lead in shaping and delivering an ambitious approach to the V&A’s international work, working with senior managers and stakeholders across the V&A to create an imaginative business strategy for the period 2026-2030.
Date posted: 08/07/2025
Deadline: 29/08/2025
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
Senior managementSalary:
circa £85,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079422937
Imperial War Museums
At IWM, we’re committed to creating a fantastic place to work—where people feel supported, included, and able to grow. We’re now hiring two HR Business Partners to help drive our people strategy and culture of high performance.
Date posted: 24/06/2025
Deadline: 04/08/2025
Location:
London, EnglandCategory:
HRSalary:
£50,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
na
British Museum
To lead a team responsible for conceiving, developing and delivering high-quality adult programmes to maximise visitor engagement with the Collection, in line with relevant targets and the Museum’s vision, values and purpose. To display an awareness of a wide variety of relevant social and cultural issues and integrate these into a programme that will best suit our audiences’ needs.
Date posted: 31/07/2025
Deadline: 14/08/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
EducationSalary:
£58,162Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Library
Are you ready to turn the page on your next big career move? The British Library is looking for a seasoned Employee Relations Manager to lead the way in creating a fair, inclusive, and forward-thinking workplace
Date posted: 01/08/2025
Deadline: 10/08/2025
Location:
St Pancras, LondonCategory:
HRSalary:
Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week, including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£41,723 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 18 August 2025
Date posted: 31/07/2025
Deadline: 18/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£41,723 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Imperial War Museums
The Audience Insight function at IWM provides the organisation with the tools it needs to learn from and understand audiences in order to create original, popular and thought-provoking programming and to maximise engagement.
Date posted: 25/07/2025
Deadline: 26/08/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
AdministrationSenior management
Salary:
£40,000 to £44,000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
British Museum
Proposal and Fundraising Writer
Development
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£43,317 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 13 August 2025
Date posted: 30/07/2025
Deadline: 13/08/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£43,317 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8396
Royal Museums Greenwich
We have an exciting opportunity for an Exhibitions Project Manager (Galleries) to play a pivotal role in First Light, a major redevelopment project of the Royal Observatory.
Date posted: 18/07/2025
Deadline: 10/08/2025
Location:
SE10 9NFCategory:
CuratorialExhibitions
Salary:
£42,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565
Imperial War Museums
Are you a professional, proactive leader with a passion for delivering high-level executive support? Join IWM as our Executive Office Manager, if so - a key role within the Governance department.
Date posted: 16/07/2025
Deadline: 04/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£40,000-£44,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
na
British Museum
This role will bring together our talent programme activities to create a positive work environment for leaders and colleagues across the Museum.
Date posted: 25/07/2025
Deadline: 15/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
HRSalary:
Up to £43317 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Tate
It’s an exciting time at Tate. We’re finishing the first phase of a large-scale digital transformation, a foundational piece of work to bring together the disparate systems behind our CRM, ticketing, membership, ecommerce, marketing, retail and catering operations. We’re an ambitious team, though, and we have big plans for how we can evolve and develop this commercial systems,
Date posted: 25/07/2025
Deadline: 03/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£41,380Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874997
Tate
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Library team at Tate.
Date posted: 29/07/2025
Deadline: 07/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£32027 per annum pro rated
Royal Museums Greenwich
We are looking for an Object Conservator to join the Object Conservation team at Royal Museums Greenwich.
Date posted: 29/07/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
SE3 9QSCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£36,900Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
+442083128565
The National Archives
The National Archives is looking for a talented database engineer to operate and extend our database services.
Date posted: 30/07/2025
Deadline: 13/08/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
ITSalary:
£32,721 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
British Museum
Inventory Manager
Collection Documentation and Registration
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term for 12 months
£35,928 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 11 August 2025
Date posted: 25/07/2025
Deadline: 11/08/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£35,928Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0207 323 8165
Tate
This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to pursue a career in collection management. Working closely with the Acquisitions Programme Manager and the Director of Collection, you’ll support the delivery of Tate’s acquisitions programme in bringing new works into the collection and helping to shape and grow it for the future. The position calls for strong attention to detail, as
Date posted: 25/07/2025
Deadline: 10/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£32,5027Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078874997Museum of London
Are you passionate about museums, exhibitions, and design? Would you like to contribute to London Museum’s mission of delivering exceptional experiences for our visitors by helping us deliver the best show possible and ensuring the optimal maintenance of our galleries and design studio?
Date posted: 25/07/2025
Deadline: 11/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
DesignSalary:
29135Contract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078145792Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
34377 - 36476Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145792