Location
Bloomsbury, London (Hybrid) - minimum 3 days per week on site

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£31,979 per year

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in the day-to-day running of the African Histories and Heritage Programme, a high-profile collaborative programme delivering a range of ground-breaking research projects and public programming. Working within the programme office, you will provide vital administrative, financial and operational support to research leads, curators and project teams, helping to deliver ambitious projects that will contribute to new knowledge, increase access to the collection and inform future thinking around the Museum’s Africa galleries. As a key member of the programme office, you will help bring together colleagues, partners and stakeholders, supporting a friendly, productive and cohesive programme environment. The role is based in the programme office for at least three days each week and will also support partner visits, delegations, events, training activities and other programme initiatives across the Museum.

Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and deliver administrative support across the African Histories and Heritage Programme, ensuring projects and activities run smoothly and efficiently.
- Provide secretariat support for governance meetings, including preparing papers, arranging meetings, taking minutes and tracking actions.
- Support project teams, curators, researchers and external partners by coordinating activities, communications and stakeholder engagement across multiple projects.
- Manage financial administration, including raising purchase orders, processing invoices, monitoring budgets and supporting accurate financial reporting and audit requirements.
- Coordinate travel, visits, events and programme activities, ensuring appropriate procedures, risk assessments and approvals are in place.

Experience
Experience of financial administration, minute taking and office management is essential. Experience in museums, heritage or the wider cultural sector is advantageous. Understanding of project management processes and stakeholder coordination is desirable.

About you
You are an organised and proactive administrator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Confident managing competing priorities, you can build strong relationships with a wide range of colleagues and partners, provide effective support to multiple projects and maintain accurate administrative and financial processes. You enjoy being at the centre of a busy team, acting as a trusted point of contact and helping to create a positive, collaborative working environment. Strong IT skills and close attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated, but relevant administrative experience and skills are required.