Project Coordinator: Collection Projects
Collection Projects and Resources
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term (until 31 October 2026)
£34,713 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 21 January 2025
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity for someone currently working in a project support or administration role and looking to take the next step towards a career in project management. This role will provide project planning, coordination and delivery support for an ambitious programme of major collection moves at the British Museum’s Bloomsbury estate and outstations, in accordance with the Museum’s collection storage and care strategies.
Key areas of responsibility:
1. Support the Programme Manager in the planning, coordination and delivery of the major collection move project programme.
2. Management of programme and project documentation (e.g. reports, schedules, risk and issue registers and project archives).
3. Manage coordination and communication activities with external and internal stakeholders.
4. Provide the first point of contact internally and externally for project partners and colleagues, ensuring effective coordination and sharing of information.
5. Line management of the Senior Administrator, ensuring a high level of administrative support is delivered.
About you:
1. University graduate or equivalent.
2. A demonstrable interest in the Museum/Cultural sector.
3. Proven project coordination, organisational and administrative experience.
4. Excellent time management and organisational skills.
5. Ability to prioritise and work with minimal supervision under pressure.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
7. Good team-worker.
8. Flexible approach to changing priorities and requirements.
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
1. Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
2. Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme.
3. Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions.
4. Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
5. Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans.
6. Professional and personal development opportunities.
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
8. Discounts on food and gift shop purchases.
Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description. If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture.
We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 3 days a week.
The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
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