Project Manager, Exhibitions (Maternity Cover)

Project Manager: Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Full-time (41 hours per week)
Fixed term (6 months)
£40,312 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 25 November 2024

About the role:

This is an excellent opportunity to join the team delivering high profile temporary exhibitions at the British Museum. Working in close collaboration with colleagues across the Museum, as well as designers, contractors, and external partners, this is a great moment to play a proactive role in the delivery of innovative, audience-focused exhibitions.

The post holder will be working to manage the successful delivery of all aspects of exhibitions and some Museum-wide public facing projects, from brief to closure and evaluation, including responsibility for budgets.

Key areas of responsibility:

• To develop delivery teams for individual projects and to ensure appropriate input of relevant stakeholders, within and outside the Museum.
• To ensure all projects delegated to the team are completed on schedule within budget and to the highest quality. To make appropriate reports.
• To ensure clear project objectives are developed.
• To prepare schedules showing a project's critical path and key milestones.
• To plan financial estimates and resources required from the Museum's technical and specialist staff and from external contractors and consultants.
• To identify and manage risk

About you:

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Considerable experience of managing public facing projects, involving multi-disciplined teams.
• Experience of project processes e.g. risk management, issue resolution, budget management
• Strong communicator at all levels of an organisation - interacting with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Persuasive - ability to influence to achieve "buy-in" to a project.
• Good facilitator and organiser

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. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• 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 (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

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