Project Manager

The British Museum is seeking a full-time Project Manager for Exhibitions and Temporary Displays. This is a permanent role with a salary of £41,723 per annum.

The role: As a Project Manager, you will support the successful delivery of temporary exhibitions and gallery displays. This includes taking on responsibility for individual workstreams, and management of smaller display projects, from project inception to closure and evaluation, in line with the Museum’s goals. You will deploy project management methodologies and standards to effectively manage budget, programme, risk, stakeholders, and quality measures. Managing and motivating multi-disciplinary project teams and external contractors are key aspects of this role.

Job requirements: The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant subject and experience in coordinating the delivery of public facing projects, or significant workstreams within them, involving multi-disciplined teams. Experience of project processes e.g. budget, risk, programme, stakeholder, issue management is required. Proven ability to build relationships across teams and departments and strong and persuasive written and spoken communication skills are also necessary.

About 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.

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.

Applications details: The application deadline is 12pm (midday) on 18 August 2025. 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].

Visa requirements: 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. For more information, please visit the government's website.