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Join the V&A's transformative journey and be at the forefront of blending creativity with cutting-edge technology.
Overview
Salary £46947 - £54772
Location Cromwell Road, London
Expires Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is not just a museum; it's a celebration of human creativity, holding an extensive collection of over 2.8 million objects that illustrate the rich tapestry of art and design throughout history. At this pivotal moment, the V&A is undergoing a significant expansion, making it an exhilarating time to become part of their Technology Department. The museum is dedicated to conservation, research, and promoting sustainable design, making a genuine impact on the world through its cloud-first initiative.
- Be a part of a world-class institution renowned for art and design
- Work with a collection that spans 5,000 years of human creativity
- Contribute to large-scale museum expansion and digital transformation projects
- Generous pension scheme and 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible working arrangements and tickets to V&A exhibitions
- Subsidised staff canteen and discounts in V&A shops
- Supportive schemes including bicycle loans, season ticket loans, and more
- Access to a variety of training and professional development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme and active staff diversity networks
The V&A is an inclusive employer, proud to be a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. They are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, offering a fair recruitment process with reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities, supporting the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and ensuring an accessible workplace for all.
The Role The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity – its power to entertain and move, to enrich our lives, open our minds and change the world. We celebrate and share that power through a programme of exhibitions, events, educational and digital experiences, a collection of 2.8 million objects, and through our support for new works and commitment to conservation, research and sustainable design.
The V&A is at an exciting moment of transformation, currently going through one of the biggest expansions of any museum worldwide. This is an exciting time to join the V&A Technology Department. Technology is integral to the museum's operation and plays a fundamental role in enabling it to achieve its strategic objectives, following its cloud-first initiative.
Job requirements The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks
Applications details At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
