Jobs
Search here for jobs across the UK’s national and major regional museums, libraries and archives.
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Royal Air Force Museum
We are looking to recruit a retail assistant. You will be part of a customer focused team working across both the museum’s retail outlet and admissions point.
Date posted: 21/08/2025
Deadline: 09/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£13,685.93Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
Imperial War Museums
As a Preservation Technician at IWM, you will delivery preservation activities including integrated pest management, environmental monitoring, and conservation cleaning. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team delivering preventive conservation activities across the three London branches of the Imperial War Museum: Lambeth Road, Churchill War Rooms and HMS Belfast.
Date posted: 28/08/2025
Deadline: 14/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£26,300 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
The National Archives
Are you passionate about working in security and invigilation? Do you have a recognised security qualification or the willingness to obtain one?
Date posted: 20/08/2025
Deadline: 02/09/2025
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesOther
Security
Salary:
£26,004Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02083925313
National Gallery
The National Gallery has a vacancy for a Safeguarding Manager.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
LegalSalary:
£28,002 pro rataContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
2479
Imperial War Museums
The Retail and Admissions department welcomes over 2 million visitors each year.
Date posted: 14/08/2025
Deadline: 28/08/2025
Location:
Churchill War RoomsCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£28,008 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
na
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed term (23 months)
£29,642 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 5 September 2025
Date posted: 14/08/2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
£29,642 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed Term (23 months)
£29,642 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 5 September 2025
Date posted: 14/08/2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
£29,642 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Library
A vacancy has arisen for a music manuscripts and archives cataloguer in the Music Collections team at St. Pancras. The post holder will join a small team of curators responsible for printed and manuscript music materials at the British Library and will principally be cataloguing the archive of the music antiquarian firm, Otto Haas (in particular focusing on the period to 1955).
Date posted: 22/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
Collections CareCuratorial
Salary:
£28,119 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
British Library
The British Library's International Team is seeking an International Skills Exchange and Governance Coordinator to support our international skills exchange projects and coordinate the day-to-day activities relating to the governance of the international office strategy.
Date posted: 22/08/2025
Deadline: 21/09/2025
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£28,119 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
Royal Air Force Museum
The Museum is looking to recruit a Project Accountant.
Date posted: 08/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
CosfordCategory:
FinancialSalary:
Circa £24,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02082052266
Imperial War Museums
As a Registrar (Fee-Paid Casual) at IWM, you’ll play a key role in managing national and international exhibition loans, ensuring the safe and accountable movement of collections. Based at IWM London, with travel to other sites, you’ll support exhibitions and partnerships that bring history to life.
Date posted: 27/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
RegistrarSalary:
£20 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Imperial War Museums
We are one of the world’s leading authorities on conflict and its impact on people’s lives – from 1914 through to the present day and beyond. Our collections are filled with personal stories and experiences, inspiring powerful and often conflicting emotions.
Date posted: 01/08/2025
Deadline: 01/09/2025
Location:
United KingdomCategory:
ArchivistSalary:
£27,000 per annum. In addition, you will receive a £500 salary increase upon the successful completion of core apprenticeship milestones.Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
University of Cambridge Museums
We are now recruiting a Communications Assistant – a new role providing key support across internal communications and PR.
Date posted: 04/08/2025
Deadline: 07/09/2025
Location:
CambridgeCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£26,942 - £30,805Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01223 764 407
The National Archives
This post will be responsible for supporting the delivery of two externally funded projects.
Date posted: 27/08/2025
Deadline: 10/09/2025
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
OtherOutreach
Research
Salary:
£32,721 per annum, pro rataContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02039855979
Science Museum Group
Collections Services Project Manager
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 29/08/2025
Location:
Manchester, Greater ManchesterCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £37080 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Science Museum Group
Collections Services Team Leader
Date posted: 21/08/2025
Deadline: 04/09/2025
Location:
Swindon, WiltshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £32478 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
Supporter Events Coordinator
Development
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£31,979 per annum/ pro rata
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Friday 5 September 2025
Date posted: 21/08/2025
Deadline: 05/09/2025
Location:
BloomsburyCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
£31,979Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
Imperial War Museums
WM has recently created and committed to carrying out a new Digital Content Strategy (DCS) with ambitious targets around user experience, audience development and financial sustainability. This includes plans to build on IWM’s recent success on social media to deliver larger audience sizes and cover new topic areas targeting different audiences.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 15/09/2025
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£32,000 to £34,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
N/A
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Life is a charity like no other. Our vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we are looking for an Open Programme Convenor to join our Arts and Music team to oversee and deliver the 2026 Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art.
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 31/08/2025
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
EventsSalary:
£36,272.27 - £42,116.92Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0141 287 0928
Science Museum Group
Collections Services Project Manager
Date posted: 15/08/2025
Deadline: 29/08/2025
Location:
Manchester, Greater ManchesterCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
Up to £36000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795