Jobs
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The National Archives
You will supervise a team of our Visitor Experience Assistants onsite, and will work with a range of stakeholders to deliver an excellent experience for our visitors.
Date posted: 30/06/2026
Deadline: 14/07/2026
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£29,258 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02039855979
Museum of the Home
We are looking for new members of our Visitor Experience Department working Saturdays, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm (7 hours per week) or Tuesdays and Sundays, 9.30am to 5.30 pm (14 hours per week).
Date posted: 02/07/2026
Deadline: 13/07/2026
Location:
London E2 8EACategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
£14.80 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02077399893
The National Archives
This part-time role supports the collection, organisation and maintenance of accurate data that underpins our environmental sustainability reporting.
Date posted: 03/07/2026
Deadline: 19/07/2026
Location:
Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DUCategory:
Collections CareOther
Salary:
£33,784 per annum, pro rataContract type:
ContractHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02039855979Location:
PortsmouthCategory:
ConservationSalary:
Salary (Grade 5) – £31,064 – £34,535 per annum (dependent upon experience)Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
023928 94170
Science Museum Group
Senior Marketing Officer (Schools)
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 14/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
MarketingSalary:
£30000 - £40000 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
01904 685795
British Museum
We are looking for a Senior Management Accountant – Systems & Projects to join our Finance team and play a pivotal role in shaping financial systems, strengthening governance and supporting organisation-wide projects.
Date posted: 08/07/2026
Deadline: 21/07/2026
Location:
Bloomsbury, LondonCategory:
FinancialSalary:
£61,070.10 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
University of Oxford Gardens, Libraries & Museums
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is leading the Oxford element of the Central England Digitisation Co-Hub, a major national programme that is transforming access to natural history collections through large-scale digitisation. Working closely with colleagues across Oxford, Cambridge and partner institutions, you will help preserve and make globally significant collections accessible
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 27/07/2026
Location:
Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW and Oxford University Herbaria, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3ELCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£32,108- £33,810 per annum
National Gallery
We're looking for a collaborative and technically capable Senior Data Analyst to join the National Gallery's Data & Insight team. You'll develop dashboards, reports and forecasting models that help colleagues make evidence-based decisions across audience, digital and commercial activity.
Date posted: 30/06/2026
Deadline: 13/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
£41,623 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Imperial War Museums
As a Senior Art Conservator, you’ll help preserve and care for paintings and related items across IWM’s collections. Supporting exhibitions, loans, research, acquisitions and public engagement, you’ll use specialist conservation expertise to keep nationally significant collections stable, and accessible.
Date posted: 09/07/2026
Deadline: 10/08/2026
Location:
IWM LondonCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£38,000 to £42,500 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
Science Museum Group
Road Train Guard
Date posted: 10/07/2026
Deadline: 17/07/2026
Location:
York, North YorkshireCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
Up to £13.45 per hourContract type:
PermanentHours:
Part timeTelephone:
01904 685795
Sir John Soane's Museum
We are seeking to recruit Retail Assistant and Guidebook Sellers who will be employed on a fixed term contract and will be responsible for greeting our visitors, selling our guidebooks and assisting in the Museum shop.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 20/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSalary:
13.85 per hourContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
02074404273
British Library
We are looking for a Digital Humanities Research Software Engineer (DH RSE) to become an integral part of the Digital Research Team at the British Library.
Date posted: 15/06/2026
Deadline: 19/07/2026
Location:
St PancrasCategory:
DigitalSalary:
£43,867 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
019
The National Archives
We are looking for a professional, approachable and motivated individual to join our Front of House team as a Reader Invigilation Officer.
Date posted: 13/07/2026
Deadline: 22/07/2026
Location:
Kew, RichmondCategory:
Front of house/visitor servicesSecurity
Salary:
£27,600Contract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 8392 5359
National Gallery
We are seeking a Project Coordinator to support the delivery of a major New Wing project at the Gallery (Project Domani).
£38,475.00 per annum
Full-time
Fixed term till 30 March 2032
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 07/08/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
OtherSalary:
£38,475.00 per annumContract type:
TemporaryHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7747 2885
British Museum
We are seeking an exceptional Collection Management Operations professional to lead a team of collection management specialists delivering a programme of collection care activities across the British Museum.
Date posted: 06/07/2026
Deadline: 02/08/2026
Location:
Bloomsbury, LondonCategory:
Collections CareSalary:
£58,162 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 73238396
Imperial War Museums
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a major preservation project across IWM's five sites. As Preventive Conservator (EMS), you'll help implement a new Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) that will provide the data, tools and processes needed to manage environmental risks and protect our collections for years to come.
Date posted: 13/07/2026
Deadline: 29/07/2026
Location:
IWM London/IWM DuxfordCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£32,000 - £35,000Contract type:
ContractHours:
Full timeTelephone:
n/a
British Museum
The British Museum is preparing to launch a major fundraising campaign with a target of raising at least £500 million through philanthropy!
Date posted: 02/07/2026
Deadline: 23/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
Up to £48756 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
British Museum
The British Museum is preparing to launch a major fundraising campaign with a target of raising at least £500 million through philanthropy!
Date posted: 07/07/2026
Deadline: 28/07/2026
Location:
LondonCategory:
Fundraising / developmentSalary:
Up to £48756 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
020 7323 8000
Royal Museums Greenwich
We are looking for a People Partner to join the People and Culture team at Royal Museums Greenwich on a permanent basis.
Date posted: 29/06/2026
Deadline: 21/07/2026
Location:
GreenwichCategory:
HRSalary:
£42,000 per annumContract type:
PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02083128565
National Library of Scotland
Part time (21 hours per week), fixed term for 23 months, salary £48,646 (£29,185 pro-rata) per annum, civil service pension, based in Edinburgh.
Date posted: 10/07/2026
Deadline: 23/07/2026
Location:
EdinburghCategory:
DesignEducation
Events
Salary:
29,185Contract type:
TemporaryHours:
Part timeTelephone:
0131 623 3718