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Join the British Museum and play a pivotal role in managing research projects in one of the world's most prestigious museums.
Overview
Salary
£34713
Location
Bloomsbury
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Organisation summary
The British Museum is a world-renowned institution, dedicating itself to human history, art and culture. Join their team and contribute to the cause of cultural learning and knowledge transfer.
Role Summary
- Manage a portfolio of research projects, from design to deposit.
- Oversee reporting compliance and ensure timely delivery of reports to funders.
- Coordinate with project leads and researchers in managing project budgets and reporting.
- Work within a dynamic team, delivering high-quality Post-Award support to grant holders.
Role Requirements
- Experience managing complex research projects and financial administration.
- Ability to understand and manage budgets.
- Experience in funding bid preparation, submission processes, and reporting.
- Degree in a subject relevant to the Museum collection or equivalent experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a team-player mentality.
Application Process Details
- Review full job description for more information.
- For specific needs during the application process, contact bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org
The British Museum is seeking a full-time Research Manager for a fixed term of 18 months. The role involves project management, budget support, and financial administration of both internal and externally funded research projects across the full project cycle (design, fund, report, deposit).
The role: You will work within a central team delivering high-quality Post-Award support to grant holders. Your duties will include managing a portfolio of research accounts and overseeing reporting compliance with funder terms and conditions. You will also work with project leads and researchers to co-ordinate project budgets and reporting, ensuring that reports are delivered to funders in a timely fashion.
Job requirements: Experience of managing complex research projects and financial administration is required. You should have the ability to understand and manage budgets, and experience of funding bid preparation, submission processes and reporting. A degree in a subject relevant to the Museum collection, or equivalent experience is also required. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively across disciplines to support activities as part of a team are essential.
Benefits: The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, 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.
Application 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 [email removed - click apply for more details].
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. The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. 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 would typically see this role as working on site about 2 days a week.
