Exhibitions Manager

Location: St Pancras

Hours: Permanent – Full time

Grade: B

Salary: £33,600 per annum

The British Library offers a diverse and exciting programme of exhibitions, from Fantasy: Realms of Imagination and Buddhism to Malorie Blackman: The Power of Stories and Beethoven. Working as part of a small team in the Exhibitions Office you will play an important role in the everyday management of the Exhibition programme, working with staff both within the Library (conservators, curators etc) and externally with contractors to ensure the success of the programme. The post offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment and with iconic literary and historical manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, sacred texts, and sound.

The Exhibitions Manager role leads some of our onsite exhibitions in the Library’s Paccar Galleries. The role is responsible for the overall management of allocated exhibitions from concept to delivery working closely with an interpretation manager and exhibitions coordinator. Key areas of responsibility include management of the overall exhibition schedule, budget, design and build as well as line management of two exhibition coordinators.

The post-holder will have excellent project and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet strict deadlines as well as extensive experience of exhibition organisation. They will be an enthusiastic team player, and should be able to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders. Alongside excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills the post-holder will possess the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, and demonstrate a willingness to support the department where needed.

As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future and make it available to all for research, inspiration and enjoyment. At present, we have well over 170 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We make our collections and programmes available to all. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future by anyone, anywhere.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum of 28.97% (this may be higher dependant on grade. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

Closing date: 3 December 2024

Interview date: 16 & 17 December 2024

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role, as it does not meet the eligibility criteria required for this immigration route.

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