Royal Museums Greenwich
Job: General Manager, National Maritime Museum
Job: General Manager, National Maritime Museum
Organisation: Royal Museums Greenwich
Postcode: SE10 9NF
- Job Title: General Manager, National Maritime Museum
- Salary: £40k-£50k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Museums
- Role: Customer Service
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026
- Contact email: [email protected]
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Location:
London
Job Summary
Job Description
The General Manager is responsible for ensuring their site delivers a high quality and inspirational experience for all visitors to the National Maritime Museum. They will lead and manage the Visitor and Sales team, and be responsible for the operational functions of retail, admissions and visitor experience, ensuring high levels of visitor engagement and enjoyment and delivering income through commercial activities.
This is a permanent full-time in Band 3 – Senior Management. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, generally working Monday-Friday between the hours of 09:00-17:00, although due to the nature of the role, some flexibility may be required including the potential for weekend and bank holiday work, for which time will be offered in lieu.
Salary: £48,205 per annum
We encourage you to read the full job description/person specification before applying for this role.
Interviews are currently pencilled in for Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 January, though this is subject to change.
We offer:
- Generous pension scheme and life cover
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 1 year) plus bank holidays
- 40% discount in our caf s, 30% in our shops
- Interest-free loans (travel, bike, gym, learning)
- Free entry to exhibitions at partner museums and galleries
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- A culture that celebrates individuality, collaboration, and innovation
Job Requirements
The successful candidate will be experienced with managing a large site and multi-functional team in a service environment, recruiting, training and developing staff and managing staff performance, and an effective communicator at all levels with proven influencing skills. They will be commercial, and results driven with a strong track record of leading a team to achieve sales targets and strong organisational and project management skills. Proactive and flexible problem-solving skills and ability to meet demanding deadlines are also essential.
Contact Details
- Contact email: [email protected]
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