Assistant Project Manager (Logistics)

About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website. Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.

Diversity and inclusion matter to us
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment. We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.

About The Role
Join a once-in-a-generation transformation at the Natural History Museum, helping move over a third of its 80 million specimens into a state-of-the-art collections centre. As part of the NHM Unlocked Moves programme, this role leads the logistics planning that will bring this complex, large-scale relocation to life. You’ll take ownership of move sequencing, spatial planning, and day‑to‑day logistics, translating high‑level strategy into practical delivery plans. Working at the heart of a dynamic project team, you’ll coordinate transport and contractors, manage interdependencies across programmes, and ensure collections are moved safely, efficiently, and on schedule. Alongside leading logistics, you will manage smaller projects within the programme, oversee budgets and resources, and provide clear reporting and insight to support key decisions. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring close engagement with stakeholders across the Museum to align priorities, solve challenges, and keep momentum. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a landmark cultural project, combining strategic planning, hands‑on coordination, and meaningful impact on one of the world’s most important scientific collections.

About You
The ideal candidate will hold a recognised project management qualification and bring hands‑on experience supporting and delivering projects, with a proven ability to identify issues, recommend solutions, and drive progress. Experience working in a museum, heritage, or similarly complex operational environment would be advantageous, particularly where logistics or operational coordination has been a key component. They will be highly organised and proactive, capable of managing multiple priorities under pressure and adapting quickly to changing circumstances. With a solid grounding in project governance, they will be comfortable contributing to high‑quality delivery through effective planning, reporting, and documentation. A confident communicator, the candidate will be able to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders, tailoring their approach and messaging to different audiences. They will demonstrate strong teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills, alongside an ability to analyse data and produce clear, insightful reports. The role also requires an awareness of project budgets and cost control, as well as some experience managing contractors and working within health and safety protocols. Overall, the candidate will combine practical delivery skills, logistical awareness, and strong interpersonal capabilities to support the successful execution of complex projects.

Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.

What We Offer
27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
Life insurance
Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures.
Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in‑house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi.

Hybrid working
We are working towards a vision where both people and planet thrive, and nothing gives a greater connection with this, than seeing first‑hand, the visitors, scientific research and collections that all of our work is inspired by and working side by side with the teams delivering the visitor experience and events. We also recognise the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings. We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.