Senior Touring Exhibitions Operations Manager (maternity cover)
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Full-Time (36 hours per week), Fixed Term (9 - 12 months)
£40,000 per annum
UK, South Kensington, London
The Museum’s touring exhibitions travel the world and are seen by over 2 million visitors outside London each year. Our partners and hosting venues are museums, galleries, science centres and private companies that present NHM exhibitions in all kinds of spaces ranging in size from local museums to world leading peer institutions. The Touring Programmes section is a busy and multi-international team who cover a range of different skill sets from engineering to object handling and operational expertise to sales and marketing. The section brings in important revenue to support the Museum’s work while also playing a key role in furthering the reach of the Museum’s content and scientific research to audiences around the world.
Reporting to the Head of Touring Programmes, this role oversees the planning and delivery aspects of the NHM’s portfolio of turnkey touring exhibitions. This is a key role within a busy team involving working closely with internal and external stakeholders to execute projects on time, to budget and to international quality standards. We are looking for someone with significant experience of logistics/operations within a museum or heritage organisation, and knowledge of international standards for the management and care of museum collections. International travel will be required for this role.
Closing date
23/06/2022
Notes
Closing time: 09.00 am (GMT)
Interviews expected: w/c 4 July 2022
About the authors & contributors
The Natural History Museum has over 30 years of experience in touring high quality exhibitions internationally, inspiring visitors and challenging their perception of the natural world. The Museum’s touring exhibition portfolio currently includes exciting, specimen-rich displays such as Fantastic Beasts™: The Wonder of Nature and Jurassic Oceans: Monsters of the Deep, and the world-renowned photographic exhibition, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most-visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity’s needs with those of the natural world.