International Partnerships Manager

Hybrid working available
Permanent contract

£34,653 pro rata
Final date to receive applications: 12pm (midday) on 2nd March

About the role

Join the Museum’s International Partnerships team and help shape our global collaborations.

As International Partnerships Manager , you’ll coordinate and manage international strategic partnerships, support cross‑Museum activity, and represent the Museum in international forums and partner meetings. You’ll play a key role in delivering impactful international projects, building global relationships, and ensuring our partnerships align with the Museum’s vision and public engagement goals.

Key areas of responsibility

• Coordinate and deliver the Museum’s international partnership projects, ensuring they meet agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Develop and support the Museum’s international partnerships strategy, aligning work with organisational priorities.
• Work across curatorial, collections and communications teams to initiate, map and share international activity.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of international partnerships, producing insights and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Represent the Museum at international meetings, conferences and partner forums, maintaining strong relationships and professional diplomacy.

About you

We’re looking for someone with experience delivering public‑facing or multi‑disciplinary projects, ideally involving international or cultural collaboration. You’ll be a confident communicator who can build strong relationships across teams and cultures, influence without direct authority, and work diplomatically with partners around the world. Highly organised and proactive, you’ll manage projects to time, budget and standard, bringing people together behind shared goals.

Benefits

• Be a part of a world-renowned institution, where history, culture, and innovation come together!
• Generous Leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) plus 2.5 privilege days and bank holidays.
• Exceptional Pension: Secure your future with one of the UK’s most generous defined benefit schemes – guaranteed income for life.
• Cultural Perks: Free tickets to exhibitions, plus complimentary and discounted entry to leading museums and galleries worldwide.
• Financial Support: Interest-free travel loans and rental deposit loans.
• Wellbeing: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and wellbeing support.
• Everyday Extras: Subsidised staff canteen, and discounts in our gift shop.

Our Values

Our values drive everything we do, from how we handle our objects to how we work in our team to fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered. These are:

• Care Deeply
• Embrace the Unknown
• Spark Curiosity
• Value Many Voices

Additional details

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to .

* Unfortunately, for this role we are unable to offer Sponsorship to applicants*

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