Records Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

Full Time, 40 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract- 12 Months

The Records Manager will play a key role in reviewing and updating the museum’s records management policies and procedures, while championing best practice in record-keeping across the institution. They will support the preservation and effective management of the institution’s digital records and work closely with the Archivist to appraise, select and transfer paper-based records to the Archive for permanent retention.

This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across the Wallace Collection at a time when the museum is reviewing and developing its approach to digital records management. The Records Manager will play an important role in supporting this work and helping to develop effective, sustainable approaches to records management across the institution.

This role reports to the Director of Collections and Research.

Salary, Benefits and Working Hours

The salary for this role £42,000.

In addition, the post-holder will receive, pro-rated, 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:

• Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme:
• Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
• Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
• Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service:
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Eye Tests
• Occupational Health Service
• Annual Flu Jab
• Employee Assistance Programme:
• Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
• Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Parental Leave
• Training and Development Opportunities

For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09.00 to 17.00. However, requests for part-time working will be considered. We are open and flexible about discussing the agreed working days and schedule, subject to the operational requirements of the Department.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 11/10/2026. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.

Interviews for the role will take place week commencing 19/10/2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

Start date: As soon as possible

Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Records Manager Candidate Pack

The Wallace Collection Application Form Records Manager

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Project Cataloguer – Blair Archive (Fixed Term Contract)

Full Time, 40 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract- 12 Months

Claude Blair (1922-2010) was an internationally renowned expert on European arms and armour, publishing extensively on the topic. He began his museum career at the Tower of London and later moved to the Victoria and Albert Museum, where he became Keeper of Metalwork. His archive at the Wallace Collection consists of correspondences, notes, photographs and personal papers, related to his research, publications, extensive career and role as a founding member of the Church Monuments Society.

The Project Cataloguer will be responsible for cataloguing the remainder of the Blair Archive, which has already been box-listed, with cataloguing work currently underway. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse and fascinating collection, including material relating to arms and armour and medieval history.

The position will sit within the Curatorial team, reporting to the Archivist.

Salary, Benefits and Working Hours

The salary for this role is between £30,800 to £32,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.

In addition, the post-holder will receive, pro-rated, 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:

• Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme:
• Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
• Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
• Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service:
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Eye Tests
• Occupational Health Service
• Annual Flu Jab
• Employee Assistance Programme:
• Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
• Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Parental Leave
• Training and Development Opportunities

For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09.00 to 17.00.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 11/10/2026. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.

Interviews for the role will take place week commencing 19/10/2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

Start date: As soon as possible

Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Project Cataloguer - Blair Archive Candidate Pack

The Wallace Collection Application Form Project Catalogue - Blair Archive

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Curatorial Assistant, Metalwork

Full Time, 40 hours per week
Permanent Contract

The Wallace Collection houses one of the most important and diverse collections of metalwork in the United Kingdom. This includes Arms and Armour from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Ottoman world plus a range of intricately-crafted objects, from Augsburg silver to Asante gold. The role of the Curatorial Assistant, Metalwork will be to oversee, interpret and draw connections across this important part of the collection in collaboration with colleagues in the Curatorial, Collections and Learning teams. Working closely with the objects, they will advise over conservation and display and play an active role in researching and cataloguing the wide variety of metalwork objects in the collection.

The role forms part of the Curatorial Team and is managed by the Curator of Decorative Arts with whom the postholder will work closely. They will have direct involvement in and responsibility for activities connected with the care and presentation of metalwork in the collection and will carry out a wide range of day-to-day duties in the museum. It is expected that the postholder will develop curatorial expertise in the care, documentation, research, presentation and interpretation of the metalwork collections at the Wallace Collection, particularly in the field of Arms and Armour, so there will be opportunity for development within the role. They will work collaboratively with other colleagues over the redisplay and representation of the collection as part of the Wallace Collection Masterplan.

Salary, Benefits and Working Hours

The salary for this post is between £30,800 to £31,500 per annum dependent on skills and experience.

In addition, the post-holder will receive 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:

• Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme:
• Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
• Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
• Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service:
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Eye Tests
• Occupational Health Service
• Annual Flu Jab
• Employee Assistance Programme:
• Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
• Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45-50 minutes)
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Parental Leave
• Training and Development Opportunities

For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 09.00 to 17.00. However, some flexibility will be expected to allow for occasional early morning, evening and weekend work to complete object moves and redisplays.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to recruitment@wallacecollection.org by midnight 04/10/2026. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.

Interviews for the role will take place week commencing 12/10/2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

Start date: As soon as possible

Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Curatorial Assistant Metalwork Candidate Pack

The Wallace Collection Application Form Curatorial Assistant, Metalwork

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form