Learning Manager, Smithfield

Do you have experience of developing, delivering and evaluating activities for school groups?

Are you passionate about engaging young Londoners with their city?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our creative, award-winning Learning team, on a one-year fixed-term contract, as we work towards the opening of the new London Museum later this year.

Working closely with other members of the Learning team, you'll lead on the logistics for schools visits at the new London Museum Smithfield including supporting with problem-solving, arranging teacher familiarisation events and piloting self-led and facilitated visits for primary, secondary and SEND school groups. You'll oversee the evaluation of the opening schools programme, build partnerships with local venues to arrange multi-site visits and support the piloting of the family programme. As an active member of the Learning team, you’ll contribute to creative discussions around the future of the Learning programme.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication, team working and organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to putting diversity and inclusion at the heart of their work.

For more information about this role, please see the Job Description and the Further Information document. To know more about what it’s like to work in London Museum and to get some top tips on how to make the best of your application visit: https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/about/careers/

To apply, please click on 'Apply for this role' (bottom right hand side of this page).

Applications are by application form. The closing date for applications is Sunday 6 September 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Thursday 17 September 2026.

If you are successfully shortlisted you will invited to an interview where you will asked questions to help us understand more about what you shared in your application, and in particular to understand how you meet the essential person specification criteria for the role and demonstrate our museum behaviours. You will also be asked to complete a short task as part of the section process.

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