Play Project Manager

The Role

This is a fixed term role within Young V&A’s Learning and Engagement team. The purpose is to develop, manage and deliver Young V&A’s Power of Play project, bringing regular quality learning-through-play to children in Tower Hamlets. Contract until 31 January 2026

Power of Play is a collaborative project funded by the LEGO Foundation and led by the Institute of Imagination with LEGO Group in London. Young V&A is participating in the project alongside these partners and with Save the Children, Easy Peasy and Ambition Aspire Achieve.

The project manager will lead a small team of Play Champions to deliver a regular programme of playful learning activity in the museum’s galleries and spaces. They will work collaboratively with colleagues across Young V&A and with external partners, to ensure a child-centred approach that draws on expertise and opportunity within the museum.

The role will suit someone with strong project and people management skills, with a playful outlook and understanding of the learning needs of diverse children and families visiting the museum. We would especially welcome applications from people who are familiar with communities Tower Hamlets.

Applications close 12 May @ 23:59

The V&A

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.  

Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives:

• To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
• Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
• Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
• To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
• Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
• Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

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

ED&I at The V&A

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.  

Job Descriptions are currently uploaded as PDF's, if for any reason you require the documents in Word Format, please email [email removed - click apply for more details] with your request.

Documents

Play Project Manager JD 2025.pdf - Download