Programme Manager Collections – British Museum

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively across the Collection Directorate, playing a pivotal role in the successful delivery of the Collection programme. Reporting directly to the Director of Collection, the postholder will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the strategies and processes related to the curation, research, and care of the Museum’s Collection. In this role, you will ensure smooth operations across teams by fostering open and inclusive working practices among the various functions within the Collection Directorate.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Planning and monitoring existing and new programmes of work, ensuring they deliver on strategic and organisational objectives.
• Working with leaders to ensure resources and budgets support effective delivery of the programme.
• Planning for future dependencies in cross-Museum projects, such as the Museum’s Masterplan, and balancing these with existing activity,
• Maintaining and managing a consistent project approach that identifies, records, and monitors risks and quality.
• Ensuring ongoing and timely reviews of strategies, policies, processes, and procedures, and supporting change where required.
• Assisting the Director of Collection with preparing papers and reports.
• Ensuring open and collaborative communication across the Collection Directorate, and diplomatically managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Other duties that ensure effective operations of the Collection Directorate, as required.

About you:

• You will be educated to a degree-level or equivalent, ideally with a recognised project management qualification.
• You will have experience managing complex projects and project management processes, including risk management and issue resolution.
• You will possess strong IT literacy and be able to write planning and strategy documents and formal reports.
• You will have prior experience managing budgets and resources to ensure effective programme delivery.
• You will be an excellent communicator and facilitator, with strong team building and management skills and an ability to communicate effectively with staff in multidisciplinary teams at all levels.
• Ideally, you will have experience working in a museum or similar organisation within the cultural sector.