Assistant Exhibitions Project Manager

About the role

The Ashmolean Museum delivers a varied programme of exhibitions and displays. This is an excellent opportunity to support us with the exhibitions delivery and managing a number of smaller gallery projects.

You will help coordinate key activities such as schedules, loans, meetings, and documentation, working with curators, lenders, and contractors. Ensuring work is completed safely, you will assist with exhibition installation and dismantling. You will also support budgeting tasks, raise purchase orders, and contribute to reporting.

This is a full-time, permanent post, working 36.5 hours per week.

Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check as well as a Known Consignor check. Please see page 4 for further information.

About You

You will be organised, reliable, and able to manage your time effectively. You will have good communication skills and be comfortable working with a range of people.

You will have experience in a museum, gallery, or similar environment, ideally supporting exhibitions or displays. You will be able to work both independently and as part of a team, with a practical and positive approach.

You will be able to manage multiple tasks, work to deadlines, and maintain attention to detail. Experience of budgets or collections systems would be an advantage.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Catriona Pearson, Senior Exhibitions Project Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (catriona.pearson@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the GLAM Recruitment team (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Friday 15 May 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 15 June 2026.

*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 5 salary scale.