At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in managing collections for exciting exhibitions and displays.
- Company: Join the British Museum, a hub of culture and history.
- Benefits: Enjoy free exhibition access, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values inclusivity and collaboration.
- Why this job: Shape the future of collection care while working on high-profile projects.
- Qualifications: Experience in collection management and project management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Role Summary
This role balances running business as usual with leading on the collection care aspects of large‑scale special and international exhibitions, while coordinating collection management input across some of the British Museum’s permanent displays in the redevelopment of the Western Range.
You will oversee the delivery of high‑profile projects, lead an expert team of collection management professionals, act as principal liaison for collection management workstreams within key Museum programmes, and shape the future of collection storage, display, access and care.
Responsibilities
- Lead and inspire a senior collection management team to deliver a complex programme of technical activities across the Museum.
- Act as the principal liaison for collection management workstreams within the Museum’s Masterplan programme and other key programmes and exhibitions.
- Oversee the delivery of projects including exhibitions, loans, storage solutions and gallery maintenance.
- Ensure all activity supports strategic priorities in line with Collection Care, Storage and Conservation policies.
- Provide expert advice on technical collection management and best practice.
- Lead programme planning, including budget, resources and procurement strategies.
- Drive a high‑performance culture, fostering collaboration across collection management, curatorial, conservation and operational teams.
- Manage delivery to tight deadlines, ensuring quality and compliance across all projects.
- Balance business as usual with collection care needs during the Museum’s transformation.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant subject and a recognised project management qualification, or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience in collection management within a museum or heritage setting, with in‑depth technical knowledge of collection care and object handling.
- Excellent understanding of display, installation, packing for loan, storage and preventative conservation practices, and experience in health and safety management.
- Strong programme or project management experience delivering complex initiatives with multi‑disciplinary teams.
- Excellent risk management, planning, budgeting and resource management skills.
- Ability to lead, manage and motivate a specialist collection care team and champion inclusivity and collaboration.
- Ability to engage, influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across a complex organisation.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interpret and present complex information clearly.
Benefits
- Free exhibition entry for you and guests, exclusive private views, ICOM and reciprocal museum access.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 privilege days (and +5 days after 10 years).
- Learning and development through courses, mentoring and Athena, and support for professional qualifications.
- Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for counselling, wellbeing support and more.
- Enhanced parental leave including maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
- Support for carers through Employers for Carers.
- Civil Service Pension Scheme with a secure, inflation‑linked defined benefit.
Our Values
- Care Deeply
- Embrace the Unknown
- Spark Curiosity
- Value Many Voices
- Additional Details
At the British Museum, we are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process where every applicant has the opportunity to present their genuine strengths and experience in their own voice.
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