Return to jobs
Join the prestigious British Museum as a Rights Manager and contribute to the heritage sector with your expertise in legal strategy and IP rights
Overview
Salary
£40312
Location
Bloomsbury
Nomad Friendly?
Expires
Expires at anytime
Embark on a career at one of the world's most renowned cultural institutions, the British Museum. This iconic establishment not only preserves a vast collection of art and antiquities from across the globe but also fosters a deep understanding of human history and culture. As a Rights Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in upholding the Museum's mission by providing expert legal advice and shaping intellectual property strategy.
Role Summary:
- Implement the Museum’s Legal Strategy as part of the Legal Services and Information Governance team.
- Provide accurate and timely legal advice to Museum colleagues.
- Collaborate with various departments to offer strategic legal support.
- Assist in developing and executing IP and rights strategies.
- Manage legal templates, guidance documents, and business processes.
- Offer guidance on copyright, IP, and rights clearances.
Role Requirements:
- Experience in text and/or imaging licensing or permissions.
- Knowledge of UK and/or international copyright law.
- Degree-level education, with a preference for formal copyright law training.
- Ability to handle varied workloads and meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Strong communication abilities.
The British Museum provides an attractive benefits package, including a generous leave allowance, pension scheme, free museum entry, discounts, and more. The Museum also supports flexible and remote working arrangements to accommodate its diverse staff.
The British Museum is seeking a Rights Manager to join the Legal Services and Information Governance team. This is a full-time, fixed-term position for 12 months, offering a salary of £40,312 per annum.
The role: As a Rights Manager, you will contribute to implementing the Museum’s Legal Strategy and delivering a sector-leading advisory function. You will provide colleagues around the Museum with accurate, timely and effective advice. You will work closely with the rest of the Legal Services team and Governance Department to deliver high-quality and strategic legal support to colleagues around the institution. Your responsibilities will include assisting in the development and implementation of IP and rights strategy, maintaining and implementing templates, guidance documents, and business processes, and providing advice and assistance on copyright, IP and rights clearances.
Job requirements: Applicants should have relevant experience in text and/or imaging licensing or permissions, ideally in the heritage, charities and/or public sectors. You should have demonstrable knowledge of UK and/or international copyright law and be educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably with formal copyright law training. You should be able to carry a varied and unpredictable workload and work to tight deadlines, keep organised records and manage complex projects, and communicate clearly and succinctly.
Benefits: The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including a 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, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.
Application details: If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to [email removed - click apply for more details]. The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation.
