Museum Services Manager

Museum Services Manager

(P00800)

Starting salary £41,992pa with progression to £45,089pa through annual increments subject to satisfactory service

37 hours per week (rota)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Museum Manager to drive forward the Welwyn Hatfield Museum Service. This busy service runs two heritage sites; Mill Green Museum and Mill with a working watermill and social history museum and Welwyn Roman Baths, a Scheduled monument, the remains of a 3rd century Anglo/Roman bathing suite, ingeniously preserved under the A1(M) motorway.

As Museum Manager you will oversee the day-to-day operations of both sites and work closely with our dedicated team of staff and volunteers to promote and preserve the facilities ensuring a high standard of service, changing exhibitions and an events programme.

If you have proven Museum Management skills, a flair for community engagement and partnership working, a love of communication and great interpersonal skills then we would like you to join the Museum Service of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.

Educated to degree level with a desirable postgraduate Museum Studies qualification, you will have at extensive experience of working in an accredited museum, have experience of the Accreditation renewal process and experience in a collections and exhibitions-based role, being able to demonstrate good organisational, communication and IT skills.

A full UK driving license and use of a motor vehicle is essential.

This post is subject to enhanced DBS check.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post.

You will be working across both sites at the delightful Mill Green Museum surrounded by beautiful grounds, and at the amazing Roman Bath House. You will receive the local government benefits including generous annual leave and the local government pension scheme. We have a training and development programme including health and wellbeing events. Our full list of benefits can be found here My Rewards – Careers

Our CORE values guide everything we do – Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent.

We do not offer sponsorship for employment in the UK.

Closing date for applications is 17 November 2025.

Assessments and interviews will be held on 26 November 2025.