Jobs
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Science Museum Group
Power Up Supervisor at the Science and Industry Museum
Date posted: 15/12/2025
Deadline: 22/12/2025
Location:
Manchester, Greater ManchesterCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Up to £15177 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
Join the British Museum's Video & Audio Production team!
Date posted: 05/12/2025
Deadline: 02/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£32297 - £34155 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
Join the British Museum's Communications team as our Strategic Communications Manager!
Date posted: 09/12/2025
Deadline: 06/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
Up to £35928 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Gallery
The National Gallery is seeking a dynamic professional to lead the delivery of a responsive Information Systems Service Desk and ITSM platform, ensuring exceptional support for National Gallery employees and contractors across on site and remote environments.
Date posted: 12/12/2025
Deadline: 15/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£53,788Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Library
The British Library are looking to recruit a Linux Server Specialist, to join the Infrastructure Team based in Boston Spa near Wetherby.
Date posted: 08/12/2025
Deadline: 28/12/2025
Location:
Boston Spa, YorkshireCategory:
ITSalary:
Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01937
British Museum
Join the British Museum to work on our Energy Centre Programme!
Date posted: 08/12/2025
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
Up to £65471 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
National Portrait Gallery
The Senior AV Technician will lead a team to support the design, development, production and maintenance of AV-based visitor experiences for departments across the organisation.
Date posted: 09/12/2025
Deadline: 16/01/2026
Location:
St Martin's Place, LondonCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£30,160.00 - £34,320.00Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7306 0055
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
Are you passionate about helping one of the world’s leading universities understand and share the true impact of its research?
Join us to shape the future of responsible metrics and open scholarship at Oxford.
Date posted: 15/12/2025
Deadline: 16/01/2026
Location:
Oxford (OX2 0EW)Category:
LibrarianOther
Digital
Salary:
£39,424 - £47,779 per annum
National Gallery
We are now recruiting for a new role, a Research Centre Manager, to support in the creative planning and daily delivery of an exceptional experience at the Research Centre.
Date posted: 26/11/2025
Deadline: 02/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ResearchSalary:
£36,950Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Library
We are seeking a Relationship Manager to support the administration of the Get Ready for Business Growth programme, above all you will ensure a seamless and successful client journey for our businesses.
Date posted: 12/12/2025
Deadline: 25/01/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
OtherSalary:
£34,608 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
National Gallery
The National Gallery is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of the upcoming major capital projects at the National Gallery.
Date posted: 15/12/2025
Deadline: 18/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
AdministrationSalary:
£70,000 per annumContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, History of Science Museum, Museum of Natural History and the Pitt Rivers Museum currently have over 8.5 million objects, with 7,000m2 of this collection stored across multiple locations in Oxfordshire, with the remainder being stored within the Museums.
You will be required to work as part of a team to move museum objects.
Date posted: 03/12/2025
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Location:
OxfordshireCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£28,437 – £32,108 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01865 277000
Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Life’s vision is to improve the lives of everyone in our city. To help us achieve that, we’re looking for a Paper Conservator to join our Museums & Collections Conservation team.
Date posted: 28/11/2025
Deadline: 01/02/2026
Location:
GlasgowCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£36,272.27 - £42,116.92Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0141 287 0928
Imperial War Museums
Seeking a Movement & Storage Manager to lead documentation, object movement, and storage projects. Based at Duxford with weekly London travel, you’ll manage staff, improve access and standards, and support exhibitions, digitisation, and IWM’s Storage Programme.
Date posted: 24/11/2025
Deadline: 19/12/2025
Location:
IWM DuxfordCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£42,738 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Royal Museums Greenwich
We are looking for a Mechanical and Electrical Manager to join the Estates and Facilities Management team at Royal Museums Greenwich.
Date posted: 15/12/2025
Deadline: 04/01/2026
Location:
Greenwich, LondonCategory:
Buildings and facilitiesSalary:
£55,500 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
0208
Sir John Soane's Museum
The Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring that the staff and Trustees are supplied with timely, accurate and relevant financial information. This includes budgets for the Museum, trading subsidiary, individual departments and capital and revenue projects as necessary, as well as
quarterly management accounts, cash flow and forecast, with additional analyses and reports as necessary.
Date posted: 02/12/2025
Deadline: 31/12/2025
Location:
LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
23,735Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02074404273
British Library
The British Library is seeking a Lead Preventive Conservator to provide leadership and advocacy in preventive conservation and disaster preparedness across the St Pancras site, London.
Date posted: 15/12/2025
Deadline: 11/01/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£42,179 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019Museum of London
London Museum is entering a new chapter of our evolution as we work towards the opening of our new museum at Smithfield in 2026. From Smart Building systems and immersive Audio Visual to Digital Platforms and core IT Services, hundreds of systems must come together into a coherent whole. We're looking for someone to help make that happen.
Date posted: 16/12/2025
Deadline: 11/01/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
ITSalary:
£39,911 per annum plus benefitsContract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02078145611
National Portrait Gallery
The NPG is looking for a dynamic and commercially minded Interim Finance Business Partner to support the delivery of our ambitious 10-year plan.
Date posted: 02/12/2025
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Location:
St Martin's Place, LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£40,000.00 - £45,000.00Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7306 0055
British Library
Want to be the Head of Web Development for The British Library and continue our journey towards delivering one of the world’s best online experiences, putting our users at the heart of everything we do?
Date posted: 10/12/2025
Deadline: 11/01/2026
Location:
London / West YorkshireCategory:
ITDigital
Salary:
£48,668 - £63,752 (BSP) / £52,724 - £67,809 (StP) per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019