The British Museum
Bloomsbury, England
International Engagement
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£41,852 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 20 January 2025
About the role:
The British Museum is seeking an International Engagement Manager to market and sell, and support development and delivery of the Museum’s programme of international touring exhibitions. The focus will be on the growth of the activity and the opportunity to generate a substantial net contribution for the Museum.
Key areas of responsibility:
- To market-test and sell the Museum’s international touring exhibitions.
- To draft and negotiate contracts.
- To implement the agreed strategies and conduct ongoing assessment of future market potential to ensure long-term growth.
- To ensure appropriate return on investment is secured and proposals for new projects based on sound market assessment.
About you:
- Experience of managing a high number of international client relationships and contracts against complex changes and challenging timeframes.
- Ability to work effectively, diplomatically, and professionally with people from different countries and cultural backgrounds with a sense of tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to balance a business-like approach with a sense of what is appropriate behaviour for a representative of the Museum.
- Proven track-record of successful financial negotiations and working with complex legal contracts in the international context.
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
- Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
- Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases