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Job reference: 2026R000532 Date posted: 11/09/2026 Application closing date: 12/10/2026 Location: Corporate Headquarters, Cultra Salary: £61,673 – £64,469 per annum Package: Enrolment in the NI Civil Service Pension Scheme, generous annual leave entitlement, flexitime, learning and development opportunities. Contractual hours: 37Basis: Full timeJob category/type: Collections Services
Head of Collections Services
As a public institution National Museums NI operates for the public’s benefit, not just for this generation but for our future generations and for visitors to this place. Our collections are vital to our heritage and key to understanding our history the objects tell powerful stories of our place, our people and their achievements and the natural world in which we live. Such an appreciation of Northern Ireland’s past is imperative for a clear understanding of its present, and building a dynamic and ambitious vision for its future. We have invested significantly to improve our collections stores over the past ten years, notably the new Transport Collection Store and Cultra Collection Store, and this will continue to be a strategic priority.
The successful Head of Collections Services will have corporate responsibility as an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team, and will lead and manage the development and delivery of plans, policies and procedures for collections services across all collections and sites, shaping, standards and implementing best practices. In doing so, the role holder will support increasing access to collections and engaging new and existing audiences.
If you are excited by this opportunity and believe you have necessary experience, vision, passion and enthusiasm to make the necessary impact we would be delighted to receive your application.
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