Director of Infrastructure & Operations
Permanent, full-time
London or Midlands
circa £96,000 per annum
Director of Infrastructure and Operations
An exciting opportunity to join the Royal Air Force Museum’s leadership team, working at Board level in a new role as Director of Infrastructure and Operations.
The postholder will lead the Museum’s warm welcome for visitors through our brilliant people and fabulous spaces. A key member of the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for the Museum’s infrastructure and operations, from capital projects to day-to-day efficiency challenges. Both ambitious and pragmatic, you will develop and deliver our estates strategy while championing an inspiring and safe environment.
The RAF Museum is a National Museum, sharing globally important stories while rooted in our communities. We are delighted that our Midlands site was recently named by Which? as the joint best Museum in the UK, with our London site joint top in the Capital. Great people are essential to our visitors-first ethos and we offer a generous package of benefits including excellent holiday entitlement and hybrid working opportunities.
The RAF Museum is a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.
The role can be based at either of our two public sites in north London and the West Midlands.
To apply:
- Download the Director of Infrastructure and Operations – Candidate Brief from our website: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/director-of-infrastructure-operations/
- Please provide your current CV with a two-page covering letter (in Arial 11pt font) outlining the reason for your interest with examples that demonstrate how you meet the competencies in the role description. The shortlisting process will give greater weighting to the essential competencies as detailed in the person specification section.
- You can find more information about the application process, as well as the benefits of working for the museum at https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies
- Closing date for applications: close of play on Wednesday 1 July
- Selection and interview day will take place in person at our London site on Monday 20 July.
