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Exciting transformational role at The British Museum, one of the world's most visited museums
Overview
Salary
£75185
Location
Bloomsbury
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The British Museum is an exciting organisation that is one of the most visited museums worldwide. It has collaborations throughout the UK and across the globe. Currently, the museum is undergoing a significant physical and intellectual transformation.
Role Summary
- Strategic oversight of all aspects of the Masterplan.
- Ensuring appropriate governance across all projects.
- Developing, managing, maintaining, and clearly communicating the programme, delivery plan and budget for museum-wide projects.
- Developing business cases to monitor the delivery of all projects.
Role Requirements
- Substantial experience in delivering successful building and cultural transformational masterplans.
- Inspirational leadership abilities with experience leading and motivating teams.
- Demonstrated success, resourcefulness, and flexibility in the face of obstacles.
Application Process Details
- Exceptional benefits include generous annual leave, membership to the civil service pension scheme, free museum entries worldwide, participation in Museum activities, interest-free loans for travels and rentals, extensive training and development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing initiatives, family-friendly leave, and discounts on gift shop purchases.
- Legal right to work in the UK is mandatory, with sponsorship available for a few eligible occupations meeting the minimum salary threshold of £38,700.
The British Museum is proud to be one of the world’s most visited museums. In 2024, its home in Camden received 6.5 million visitors, more than any other museum in the UK. The Museum has deep and wide-ranging partnerships with museums, schools and communities in every corner of the UK and on every continent. Against this backdrop, the British Museum is now undergoing an extraordinary transformation, both physical and intellectual.
The role entails strategic oversight of all aspects of the Masterplan; culture change, design concept and briefing to construction, handover, opening and aftercare. You will ensure appropriate governance across all projects is maintained. Develop, manage, maintain and clearly communicate the programme, delivery plan and budget for the museum-wide programme of projects. Develop business cases for all projects and monitor delivery, incorporating social and economic impact assessments.
Job requirements include substantial experience delivering highly successful building and cultural transformational masterplans. You will be an inspirational, inclusive and collaborative leader with experience of leading and motivating teams. You will have achieved outstanding results and be able to demonstrate a resourceful and flexible approach when faced with obstacles.
Benefits include a generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after long service) plus 2.5 privilege days and bank holidays, membership of the civil service pension scheme, free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions all over the world, participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans, wide range of training and professional and personal development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing initiatives and family friendly leave, subsidised staff canteen and discounts on gift shop purchases.
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. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations. Additionally (with some limited exceptions), the role will need to meet the minimum salary threshold of £38,700 or the going rate for the job, whichever is the highest.
