Job vacancies

See below for job vacancies in the museum and heritage sector, including full and part time roles, freelance contracts and invitations to tender.

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Fundraising Consultant – Poole Museum Foundation

Poole Museum is about to reopen after a £10.3m transformation and is looking for a strategic, creative Fundraising Consultant to help them build a resilient, future-proof income model.

Terms: Freelance contract, July & August 2025

Closing date: 12:00 am, 16 Jun 2025

Director of Operations – The Freud Museum

The Freud Museum is looking for a new Director of Operations. If you are a people focused, operational leader with experience of driving innovation and change, they want to hear from you.

Hours: 3 – 4 days per week

Closing date: 5:00 pm, 20 Jun 2025

Director – The Freud Museum

The Freud Museum is looking for a new Director. If you are clear thinking and creative and a strategic leader with a track record of organisational development and business growth, they want to hear from you.

Hours: 3 – 4 days per week

Closing date: 5:00 pm, 20 Jun 2025

Invitation to Tender – Evaluation Consultant – The Sidney Nolan Trust

An opportunity enabled by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver the evaluation of our project work to develop a comprehensive 15-year masterplan for a vibrant, resilient future for our rural arts charity across two heritage sites in the beautiful landscape of the Welsh Marches.

Terms: Contract: July 2025 – May 2026

Closing date: 5:00 pm, 12 Jun 2025

Visitor Experience Assistant – The Sidney Nolan Trust

This role is responsible for providing an exceptional visitor welcome for our rural arts charity near Presteigne. Support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund is enabling us to extend our public days during our 2025 visitor season to open on Sundays.

Hours: Weekends

Terms: Fixed term zero hours contract to 29 May 2026

Closing date: 9:00 am, 12 Jun 2025

Freelance Project Delivery Coordinator – The Sidney Nolan Trust

An opportunity enabled by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a project support role as we work to develop a comprehensive 15-year masterplan for a vibrant and resilient future for our rural arts charity across two heritage sites in the beautiful landscape of the Welsh Marches.

Terms: Contract: July 2025 – May 2026

Closing date: 9:00 am, 12 Jun 2025

Invitation to Tender – Fundraising Development Consultancy – The Sidney Nolan Trust

An opportunity enabled by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to support a strategic fundraising activity strand as part of a masterplanning project for a vibrant and resilient future for our rural arts charity across two heritage sites in the beautiful landscape of the Welsh Marches.

Terms: Contract: July 2025 – May 2026

Closing date: 5:00 pm, 12 Jun 2025

Invitation to Tender – Masterplanning Consultancy – The Sidney Nolan Trust

An opportunity enabled by funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in order to develop a comprehensive 15-year masterplan for a vibrant and resilient future for our rural arts charity across two heritage sites in the beautiful landscape of the Welsh Marches.

Terms: Contract: July 2025 – May 2026

Closing date: 5:00 pm, 12 Jun 2025

Finance Officer – The Brontë Society

Are you a motivated, organised individual looking for a new challenge?  The Brontë Society is looking for an experienced Finance Officer to join the finance team at the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth. 

Hours: Full time

Terms: Permanent

Closing date: 5:00 pm, 02 Jun 2025

Learning Officer – Heath Robinson Museum

In this busy and demanding role, the right candidate will have an opportunity to use their creativity and drive to push forward a highly successful learning provision to new and expanding audiences.

Hours: Part time, 4 days p/w

Closing date: 9:00 am, 02 Jun 2025

Registrar – Pallant House Gallery

Pallant House Gallery is recruiting a Registrar to provide maternity cover (0.8 FTE; fixed contract, up to one year).

Hours: 0.8FTE (4 days / 30 hours per week)

Terms: Fixed term, up to one year

Closing date: 9:00 am, 04 Jun 2025

Invitation to Tender – Finance support for AIM members

AIM is seeking consultants, consortia, or organisations that can provide finance support to AIM members.

Terms: 1 October 2025 until 31 March 2028 (initially)

Closing date: 12:00 pm, 09 Jun 2025

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