Jobs
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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
Royal Armouries
We are seeking an experienced Retail Store Manager; an exciting opportunity to join and lead our retail team at our Leeds museum as we continue to develop our business.
Date posted: 07/03/2019
Deadline: 30/06/2019
Location:
LeedsCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Senior management
Salary:
£20,000 - 21,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0113 2201949
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
The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is delighted to honour the memory of Enriqueta Harris Frankfort with a Curatorial Assistant post. Before her death in 2006, Dr Harris Frankfort was a leading authority on Spanish painting in the UK, particularly the works of Velázquez and Goya.
Date posted: 30/04/2019
Deadline: 01/07/2019
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£20,000-22,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7563 9544
National Museums Scotland
This is an exciting opportunity to curate an expanding collection within the department of Art and Design at National Museums Scotland.
Date posted: 10/05/2019
Deadline: 30/06/2019
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Design
Salary:
£37,474 - £48,297Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0131 247 4094
British Museum
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Curator to join the Asian department at the British Museum, working on the Korean collections at the British Museum and assisting in shaping, planning, and delivering the Museum’s Korea-themed programmes.
Date posted: 17/05/2019
Deadline: 20/06/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£29,607 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Imperial War Museums
The Air Show Operations Officer is a key role in the delivery of air show and events programme at IWM Duxford. The position will ensure that a range of operational and logistical matters are safely and professionally managed during the events, inducing during the build and derig.
Date posted: 17/05/2019
Deadline: 17/06/2019
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
TechnicianSalary:
£22,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7416 5000
The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a collection of the fine and decorative arts formed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by four successive Marquesses of Hertford and the 4th Marquess’s legatee, Sir Richard Wallace. It was left to the British Nation in 1897 and opened as a national museum in June 1900 in Hertford House, Manchester Square, W1U 3BN, a grade II listed building in central London.
Date posted: 20/05/2019
Deadline: 20/06/2019
Location:
Manchester SquareCategory:
Press/PRSalary:
£24,000-26,000Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7563 9565
Tate
Come join the Time-Based Media Conservation team.
Date posted: 21/05/2019
Deadline: 23/06/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
Collections CareConservation
Salary:
£31,742 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078874997
British Library
Full Time, Fixed Term to 31 August 2021
Grade B
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Date posted: 21/05/2019
Deadline: 23/06/2019
Location:
St Pancras, LondonCategory:
ExhibitionsSalary:
£32,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937 882030
National Army Museum
We are seeking to appoint an ICT Development Officer who will be responsible for the development and maintenance of all audio-visual systems at the National Army Museum (NAM) premises at Chelsea, its outstations and in support of its outreach and travelling exhibition programme.
Date posted: 24/05/2019
Deadline: 21/06/2019
Location:
Chelsea, LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£28,383pa (Plus Benefits)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078812486
Imperial War Museums
The Development Officer: Individual Giving will assist the Major Gifts Manager in securing income from individuals. You will also occasionally be asked to support the Head of Major Gifts and Head of Trusts & Foundations in preparing sponsorship proposals and funding applications to corporate, charitable and statutory sources.
Date posted: 24/05/2019
Deadline: 17/06/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£25,756 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7416 5000
Imperial War Museums
The IWM social media manager is responsible for devising and executing social media strategy within wider content and marketing strategies.
Date posted: 28/05/2019
Deadline: 18/06/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
Circa £35,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7416 5000
British Museum
The British Museum is currently recruiting for an Administrator to provide support to senior staff and play an integral role in administrative support across the Learning and National Partnerships department, in job-share with another post holder.
Date posted: 28/05/2019
Deadline: 18/06/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£21,831 per annum pro rataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
The Coins and Medals department at the British Museum are recruiting for an intern to assist with production of a study of the nature and scope of numismatic displays across English museums.
Date posted: 29/05/2019
Deadline: 23/06/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherResearch
Salary:
£25,285 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
The British Museum is recruiting for a dynamic and forward-looking Head of Conservation to develop and deliver Conservation’s contribution to the Collection Care strategy for the preservation, conservation and study of the collections and the annual plan for the British Museum.
Date posted: 29/05/2019
Deadline: 04/07/2019
Location:
LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£47,787 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
The British Museum is seeking to appoint a Project Curator to work on the West African Bronze Casting Traditions project.
Date posted: 29/05/2019
Deadline: 03/07/2019
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
CuratorialSalary:
£29,607Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Science Museum
Do you have experience of the management, storage and movement of collections? Are you able to plan and manage projects effectively?
Date posted: 29/05/2019
Deadline: 19/06/2019
Location:
Science Museum - Blythe HouseCategory:
OtherSalary:
£36,000 per annum + benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02079424222
The Wallace Collection
We are looking to recruit Security Team Members for the Collection. The core responsibility of the role is to ensure the security and safety of the museum’s collections, staff and visitors whilst providing an excellent level of customer service.
Date posted: 29/05/2019
Deadline: 26/06/2019
Location:
W1U 3BNCategory:
SecuritySalary:
£21,720Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7563 9565