Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Royal Museums Greenwich
The largest maritime museum in the world is looking for more people to join our friendly and dedicated team of volunteers! If you love meeting new people, have a passion for the arts, history or science and would enjoy volunteering alongside our knowledgeable and experienced volunteers and members of staff, we’d really like to hear from you.
Date posted: 04/02/2019
Deadline: 31/12/2019
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
0Contract type:
VoluntaryHours:
OtherTelephone:
0208 312 6543
Black Country Living Museum
To manage the successsful delivery of BCLM: Forging Ahead in line with project objectives, timescales and cost plan.
Date posted: 04/04/2019
Deadline: 23/09/2019
Location:
DudleyCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£48,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0121 521 5619
Black Country Living Museum
To ensure the new development is built to a consistently high standard of quality in accordance with the contract documents and current legislations.
Date posted: 04/04/2019
Deadline: 23/09/2019
Location:
DudleyCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£37,500Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0121 521 5619
National Army Museum
To assist visitors in the temporary exhibition space of paintings and set works around WW1 Remembrance
Date posted: 08/07/2019
Deadline: 30/08/2019
Location:
ChelseaCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
N/AContract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0207 881 2477/2456
Horniman Museum and Gardens
We are looking for a part-time project researcher for 12 months, who will manage the project ‘Re-thinking practice and building trust around African collections’. It will engage with colleagues from Kenya and Nigeria, and with African diaspora communities in the UK, to explore how to think about the future curation of African collections in our institutions.
Date posted: 17/07/2019
Deadline: 27/08/2019
Location:
SE LondonCategory:
Collections CareExhibitions
Research
Salary:
£15,600 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 8699 1872
National Museums Scotland
Based at the National Museum Collection Centre, you will provide analytical support for the Earth Systems section of the Department of Natural Sciences at National Museums Scotland.
Date posted: 18/07/2019
Deadline: 30/08/2019
Location:
Edinburgh, National Museums Collection Centre, GrantonCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£29,141 - £31,689Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0131 247 4094
Natural History Museum
An exciting, newly created opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, talented and commercially astute legal professional, looking to move into a hands-on role in-house.
Date posted: 22/07/2019
Deadline: 19/08/2019
Location:
South Kensington, LondonCategory:
LegalSalary:
Up to £73,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079425898
Royal Armouries
We are the UK’s National Museum of Arms and Armour, holding one of the largest collections of arms and armour in the world, including the national artillery collection and the National Firearms Centre collection.
Date posted: 23/07/2019
Deadline: 09/09/2019
Location:
LeedsCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£23,152 to £29,761 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113 2201949
Royal Museums Greenwich
This role will take the lead on operation delivery and event management for commercial and internal events, including commercial filming and photo shoots, within Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG)
Date posted: 23/07/2019
Deadline: 28/08/2019
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
EventsSalary:
£30,000-£37,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083126784
National Army Museum
To offer volunteers a unique opportunity to play a key role, while gaining experience working with a national collection of historic importance.
Date posted: 24/07/2019
Deadline: 30/08/2019
Location:
ChelseaCategory:
ArchivistResearch
Salary:
n/aContract type:
VoluntaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0208 881 2477
Royal Armouries
Royal Armouries Trading and Enterprises (RATE) is the commercial arm of the Royal Armouries Museum, the National Museum of Arms and Armour. RATE plays a crucial role in supporting the museum with its income generation activity.
Date posted: 25/07/2019
Deadline: 22/08/2019
Location:
LeedsCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Digital
Salary:
£15,200 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0113 2201949
Natural History Museum
We are looking for a Programme Officer to lead work with scientists and other colleagues in the Museum to develop a blueprint for what we need from a new building and how we would manage the complex task of moving specimens.
Date posted: 29/07/2019
Deadline: 19/08/2019
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
AdministrationCollections Care
Exhibitions
Fundraising / development
Other
Salary:
£34,959 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7942 5511
Imperial War Museums
The Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager will lead on implementing the IWM interpretation strategy through an exciting temporary exhibition programme and creative projects at IWM London.
Date posted: 29/07/2019
Deadline: 27/08/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£38,065 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7416 5000
The National Archives
As a Delivery Manager, within the Digital Archiving department, you will join a multi-disciplined product team, embedding agile ways of working and ensuring iterative delivery of high quality product at pace, managing resources and contributing to planning and product assessment activities.
Date posted: 30/07/2019
Deadline: 25/08/2019
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
OtherDigital
Salary:
£42,000 - £45,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083925313
National Army Museum
We are seeking to appoint a part-time Administration and Partnerships Assistant to assist with the smooth-running of the Learning, Programmes and Partnerships department and its activities, supporting the delivery of Learning and Partnership Programmes.
Date posted: 30/07/2019
Deadline: 23/08/2019
Location:
ChelseaCategory:
EducationEvents
Salary:
£25,000pa pro-rata (Plus Benefits)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02078812456
Natural History Museum
We seek an experienced PhD level, or equivalent, computational biologist focused on supporting the development, implementation and training needs of both the Molecular Biology and wider Natural History Museum. You will work closely with senior scientists, experienced technology developers, with additional support from bioinformaticians across the museum.
Date posted: 30/07/2019
Deadline: 20/08/2019
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
ITScientific
Digital
Salary:
£39,734 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7942 5511
Natural History Museum
Our Internal Auditors get the opportunity to work with different teams and management across the museum, reviewing the effectiveness of business processes, challenging and supporting improvements to the control environment and adding value to the business during ongoing transformational change.
Date posted: 30/07/2019
Deadline: 19/08/2019
Location:
South KensingtonCategory:
AdministrationFinancial
Legal
Other
Salary:
Up to £50,000 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7942 5511
Royal Museums Greenwich
The primary responsibility for the post holder will be to undertake routine and straight forward conservation treatments on the Royal Museum Greenwich’s world renowned paintings collection.
Date posted: 30/07/2019
Deadline: 19/08/2019
Location:
KidbrookeCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£21,000 - £26,000 Per AnnumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083126784
National Army Museum
We are seeking to appoint an Exhibitions Manager who will lead on the co-ordination, implementation and management of the Museum’s exhibitions programme.
Date posted: 31/07/2019
Deadline: 01/09/2019
Location:
ChelseaCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£43,166pa (plus benefits)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020788122494
National Galleries Scotland
PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION AND
COLLECTIONS MANAGMENT
(BAND 6) FULL-TIME, PERMANENT
Salary £23,141 - £25,585 (Pay award pending)
Date posted: 31/07/2019
Deadline: 21/08/2019
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
AdministrationCollections Care
Conservation
Salary:
£23,141, -£25,585 pay award pendingContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 624 6281