About us
UCL is London’s global university. LCCOS – Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science – provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship.
The LCCOS family comprises 4 museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces, the Bloomsbury Theatre and a substantial off-site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with 6 NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 440.
About the role
The Head of Museums and Cultural Programmes provides leadership for UCL’s museums and related cultural activity, including exhibitions and events. The post holder ensures that LCCOS’s cultural assets contribute effectively to teaching and learning, research and innovation across UCL. The post holder supports the LCCOS Directorate in working to advance the profile of the museums with UCL’s senior leaders and to embed UCL-wide good practice in cultural asset management, and fosters partnerships within UCL and with external stakeholders to maximise the impact of UCL’s cultural assets with public audiences.
The role is an open-ended contract.
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job-share basis wherever possible.
This role is eligible for hybrid working, with a minimum of 40% of time to be spent on site
This role does not meet the eligibility of sponsorship. Therefore, we will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.
About you
We are looking for candidates with experience of leading services, strategy development and policy-making in museums. The successful candidate should have a thorough knowledge of the principles of collection care, and excellent change management skills.
The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will be held in person on the Bloomsbury campus, date to be confirmed.
A job description and person specification can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this page.
Further details
To apply, please provide:
• An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history.
• A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked ‘Application’ in the Person Specification found within the Job Description for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under ‘Questionnaire’.
If you have any queries about the role or have any queries about the application process, please contact lccos-jobs@ucl.ac.uk, quoting the job title and reference number.
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
What we offer
Annual leave & Work life balance
• 27 days annual leave + 6 closure days (Christmas and
• Easter) as well as statutory holidays
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Ability to buy 5 additional annual leave days
We also offer some great benefits some of which are defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan. As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections. On campus UCL has the Bloomsbury theatre hosting a range of performances and a series of bars, cafes and other facilities, which UCL staff can use.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.
