Museum Development Officer, Central & East London

As part of London Museum’s sector leadership role, our team of Museum Development Officers (MDOs) work on behalf of London’s other, non-national museums to provide development opportunities and to support good practice within the sector.  

We currently have a vacancy in our Museum Development London team.

Our Museum Development Officer, Central & East London provides a general advice service for the many and varied museums in Central and East London, supporting them to identify their change and development needs.  Working closely with our funders Arts Council England (ACE), this MDO will provide a business support service for museums and provide advice to enable organisations to achieve and maintain Museum Accreditation.

This MDO will also have an important role in sector communications, producing a regular newsletter for London museums.   

This role would particularly suit somebody:

• with experience of working in a museum service at officer or manager level;
• with experience of Museum Accreditation;
• who is a confident museum professional;
• who is a great advocate of museums, and enjoys supporting museums to improve to be the best they can be.

If you are interested in this role, for more information, please see the Job Description. To know more about what it’s like to work in London Museum and to get some top tips on how to make the best of your application visit: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/about/careers/ 

To apply, please click on 'Apply for this role' (bottom right hand side of this page).  Applications are by application form.  The closing date for applications is Monday 14 July 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Thursday 24 July 2025. 

London Museum is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people from Global Majority backgrounds and disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our organisation.