Senior Administrator

The organisation - 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 Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

The role - Senior Administrator Collection Projects and Resources: The postholder will work as part of a central administrative team to provide excellent office management and administrative support to staff and departments within the collection directorate. Key areas of responsibility include managing and delivering administrative support for designated departments and teams, managing and monitoring budgets, travel approval insurance, risk assessments and visas, scheduling, department meetings, internal communications, and events. The role also involves line managing a team of Administrators and assisting the Administration Manager(s) in acting as a liaison point for capital and maintenance projects.

Job requirements: The ideal candidate should have the ability to draft documents and take minutes, synthesise and report on information orally and in writing, maintain effective administrative procedures, and have experience of financial administration. They should be a confident user of ICT, have excellent co-ordination and time management skills, and the ability to manage competing demands changing priorities and requirements. Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and effective interpersonal skills are also required.

Benefits: The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays, membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme, free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions, participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans, professional and personal development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.

Additional details: We have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations. Additionally (with some limited exceptions), the role will need to meet the minimum salary threshold of £38,700 or the going rate for the job, whichever is the highest. 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. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. 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 xxx days a week. The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.