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Conservator (Preventive and Display)
- Salary: £30,740pa plus benefits
- Contract type: Full-time, permanent appointment
- Location: Stevenage
- Closing date: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Interview date: w/c Monday, 29 June 2026
- Downloads: Job description (154KB) | Person specification (124KB)
The successful candidate will be responsible for the preventive care, environmental monitoring and conservation of items from the Museum’s collections across Museum sites. This includes ongoing collections care and storage, guided by conservation, professional ethics and national and international museum standards.
This is an office/stores-based role. Hybrid/offsite working is not available.
Details on how to apply can be found below.
Assistant Conservator (Textiles)
- Salary: £27,650pa plus benefits
- Contract type: Two-year fixed-term appointment
- Location: Stevenage
- Closing date: Friday, 12 June 2026
- Interview date: w/c Monday, 29 June 2026
- Downloads: Job description (154KB) | Person specification (125KB)
This is an exciting opportunity to provide support to the Collections Standards and Care team for the preparation, conservation and installation of textiles from the Museum’s collection to meet the outcomes of the Museum’s exhibition programme and on-going care and storage projects.
It will also support the delivery of preventive care and environmental monitoring across Museum sites, alongside ongoing collections care and storage, guided by conservation, professional ethics and national and international museum standards.
This is an office/stores-based role. Hybrid/offsite working is not available.
Details on how to apply can be found below.
Technical Services Engineer
- Salary: £35,500pa (plus benefits)
- Contract type: Full-time, permanent appointment
- Location: Chelsea
- Closing date: Sunday, 14 June 2026
- Interview date: w/c Monday, 22 June 2026
- Downloads: Job description (161KB) | Person specification (126KB)
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting and developing the technology that underpins both the Museum’s internal operations and its public-facing experiences. You will contribute to the delivery of reliable IT and audio-visual services, enabling colleagues to work effectively while ensuring visitors benefit from seamless and engaging interactions.
Combining hands-on technical support with project delivery, the role offers the chance to work across a wide range of technologies and initiatives, contributing to the Museum’s strategic priorities, including public engagement, digital transformation and the ongoing development of its technical infrastructure.
The Technical Services Engineer will also have the opportunity to contribute to research and development activities and will be supported in developing their technical skills and experience.
Details on how to apply can be found below.
Summer Placement: Front of House Assistant
- Salary: National Minimum/Living Wage
- Contract type: Temporary
- Location: Chelsea
- Closing date: Wednesday, 17 June 2026
- Interview date: w/c 22 and 29 June 2026
- Downloads: Job description (155KB)
This is an opportunity to join our Front of House teams, working across both Visitor Experience and Retail and Admissions to support the Museum and ensure all visitors receive a warm, engaging and professional welcome.
The ideal candidates will be great team players with excellent customer service skills, and experience of or interest in working in a retail setting.
The roles are four days a week, with some weekend working, running until the end of October 2026. Timings and duration of all placements, however, can be flexible, and will be paid at either National Minimum/Living Wage (depending on age). Full induction and training will be provided.
Details on how to apply can be found below.
Application process
Send your completed application form to hr@nam.ac.uk
Application guidance notes | Rewards and benefits
Reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses is available for all candidates attending an interview.
Please note we reserve the right to close a vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are unable to acknowledge receipt (unless specifically requested) or provide information on why an applicant has not been shortlisted.
Therefore, if you have not heard back from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. However, we are grateful for the interest you have shown.
About our staff
The National Army Museum employs staff in all of the specialist areas relating to our collections, including Archives and Library, Curatorial and Research, Collections Care, Exhibitions, Learning and Public Programmes.
In addition, we have staff providing other services, including Commercial and Visitor Experience, Technical Services, Development Fundraising, Facilities, Finance and Administration, Human Resources, and Audiences and Communications.
The Museum employs around 100 members of staff in both full- and part-time positions, who are located either at the museum building in Chelsea or at our purpose-built storage and conservation facility in Stevenage. A team of volunteers supports our work.
