Jobs and volunteering

Royal Museums Greenwich offers a number of benefits to ensure our staff are supported, alongside the perks of great colleagues and an outstanding working environment situated within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Financial  

• Group Personal Pension scheme with minimum Employer pension contribution of 8.5%, with employee contribution of 1.5% (also available is an employer contribution of 10%, with employee contribution of 3%)
• Free Life Assurance Scheme covering you for 6 times your annual salary
• Interest-free loans for: season tickets, bike and bike equipment, gym membership and individual learning
• Cycle to Work scheme
• 30% discount in our cafés and shops
• Staff Awards scheme
• The Charity for Civil Servants
• VDU Eyecare e-Vouchers
• Seasonal flu jabs
• Access to health cash plan and Benenden Health
• Access to a local credit union          

Wellbeing and development

• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Training opportunities and continuous performance management reviews to support personal and career development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised activities such as massages and yoga
• Dedicated Wellbeing Champions
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Staff networks in support of staff and volunteers including those with lived experience of disability, global majority and LGBTQ+ amongst others

Exhibitions

• Unlimited free tickets to special exhibitions, paid sites and planetarium shows
• NMDC reciprocal agreement for free admissions to other museums and galleries’ paid exhibitions
• Staff are invited to attend functions from gallery openings to specialist lectures

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Royal Museums Greenwich.

Royal Museums Greenwich is an equal opportunities employer, we will not discriminate either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (or gender identity), religion, or belief, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability or pregnancy and maternity as per the Equality Act 2010. We work to ensure a fair process is followed that is accessible to everyone, please let us know if at any point during the process you need reasonable adjustments or amendments to the process.

Safeguarding at the Royal Museums Greenwich, we are committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of all visitors, employees and volunteers who are involved in or affected by our work. All children and adults, regardless of age, disability, sex, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation, or gender identity, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse and the right to be treated with respect. All employees and volunteers have a duty to prevent the abuse of children.

Royal Museums Greenwich is committed to supporting the learning and development of our staff by offering extensive training opportunities. In addition to an e-learning platform that covers compliance training and almost 100 other courses, we work closely with instructors to deliver workshops on topics including mental health first aid, cultural competency, neurodiversity, communication skills and Office 365. We have also introduced a comprehensive management development programme and continuous performance management to enable our staff to expand their skills and knowledge effectively.

Charting our course

Our key content themes are articulated in pictorial form here:

Who we are and what we do

• We are a collection of diverse sites with unique identities, overlapping interests and a common purpose.
• We are explorers of time, space, place and belonging. Our collections and subjects are about investigating worlds, crossing boundaries, bridging cultures, and creating connections. We are a place to explore the very essence of what makes us human.
• Our collections reach across continents, cultural divides, tumultuous seas and cosmic voids. Through our institution, we have a uniquely interdisciplinary potential – art, history and science – which we can tackle separately and in dialogue with each other.
• Our subjects are local, global and universal – they help us to pose big questions about the universe we live in, the planet we live on and its people.
• Royal Museums Greenwich has a social purpose at its heart – to serve our communities and stakeholders in line with our function as museums and heritage sites.
• We want to be a progressive national museum – brave and bold, relevant, inclusive, collaborative, proactive, ethical, informed and expert. We will listen and learn, evaluate and consult, working together to be a place by and for our audiences.
• We will strive to tell histories more fully, recognising different perspectives and working with stakeholders to be honest about the past, giving an equality of voice and recognising intersecting identities.
• We will support skills development, critical thinking, knowledge and understanding.
• Our primary aim will be to be relevant and meaningful, both reaching out and inviting people in, welcoming all and supporting their wellbeing.

How do I apply for a job?

To apply for any of our vacancies click the link to 'Apply Now' within the vacancy advert. If you're having problems applying, please contact recruitment@rmg.co.uk or call 0208 312 8565.

Can you sponsor me to work for you/do I need a work permit?

No, we are unable to sponsor visas at this moment and we have a responsibility to check that all our employees are legally entitled to work in the UK.

If you're a non-EU national, please make sure that you can provide evidence of your eligibility to live and work in the UK before applying for a job with us.

Why am I being asked to provide personal information on the application form for a vacancy?

Personal data information is collected for the purpose of equal opportunities and diversity monitoring. It is stored separately from applications and kept confidential from anyone involved in hiring decisions.

Will I need a DBS check if my application is successful?

If your application for paid or voluntary work is successful, we’ll need you to complete a Disclosure for security clearance. This will enable us to access any information that the police or government departments hold about you regarding unspent criminal convictions (under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974). This helps us make safer recruitment decisions.

For some posts, particularly those that involve working with children, we will need you to complete an Enhanced Disclosure.

Can I apply for work experience or an internship?

We do not currently offer internships. Read more about our work experience placements.