Director of Operations

FREUD MUSEUM; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Freud Museum is seeking a Director of Operations to lead organizational effectiveness and support the museum's mission. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operations, preferably within the museum or charitable sector, and will play a pivotal role in coaching staff through transitions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a small museum or charitable sector is ideal.
• Strong people skills to support operational transition.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation and change within the museum.
• Implement new operational delivery approaches.
• Support the existing team through transition phases.

Skills

Operational leadership

Change management

Team coaching

Job description

The Freud Museum is looking for a new Director of Operations.

If you are a people focused, operational leader with experience of driving innovation and change, we want to hear from you.

The Freud Museum is a unique small London Museum, where Sigmund Freud lived and worked after his flight from Vienna in 1938. Its world-class collections are supported by an active programme of education, events and exhibitions.

We are seeking an experienced Director of Operations, with an understanding and empathy for small museums and the charitable sector, to work alongside a new Director of the Museum.

The Director of Operations will have knowledge across a range of organisational and administrative functions, and experience of implementing new approaches to operational delivery, equipping the Museum to drive greater audience reach and to build on its existing reputation.

Ideally from a charitable or museum background, although candidates from other backgrounds with relevant interest or experience will be considered, the Director of Operations should have strong people skills, with the ability to coach and support the existing team through a period of operational transition. This is a hands-on role, where the Director of Operations will need to play an active delivery role to progress key priorities, as well as supporting colleagues across the Museum to deliver on wider organisational goals. The Director of Operations should be available to spend the majority of his/her working week in the Museum.

Recruitment process:

Application deadline – Friday 20 June, 5pm.

First Stage Interview – Monday 14 July, in person at Freud Museum London.

Second Stage Interview – Friday 18 July (online if required).

Please note that interviews for this role are taking place after the appointment to our vacant Director position.

To apply, please send an up-to-date CV and Covering Letter (no more than two pages) by an email via the button below.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Dan Feeney (Acting Director) by email to arrange an informal conversation – [e-mail]