The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Exhibitions Manager for a 12 month fixed term contract, to be based within the Exhibitions Department. This is an excellent opportunity to join the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]'s lively and fast paced Exhibitions team, contributing to a successful, diverse and exciting programme of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] London sites and touring exhibitions. Working with a wide range of institutions and individuals from all over the world and the UK, you will oversee the delivery of a number of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] temporary and touring exhibitions and commissions from early stage to completion. You will lead, manage and develop Exhibitions Managers, Registrars and Exhibitions Assistants with responsibility for the day to day running of projects, providing support and guidance on all elements of exhibition co-ordination. You will also assist with broader departmental and museum-wide planning and contribute to the wider management of the Exhibitions team.

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• 29 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Tickets to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] exhibitions
• Subsidised staff canteen
• 25% discount in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

At the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], 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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] makes the following commitments to all applications: The Disability Confident Employer scheme offers guaranteed interviews – 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.

In some circumstances, such as when we receive a high volume of applications that meet the minimum criteria, we may not be able to guarantee an interview under the scheme. In these cases, we will interview only the highest-scoring applicants, from both people with disabilities and people without a disability. Job Descriptions are currently uploaded as PDF's, if for any reason you require the documents in Word Format, please email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] with your request.

Documents

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