Director of Operations – The Freud Museum

Aim Museums; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading museum in London seeks a Director of Operations to oversee and enhance operational delivery while supporting team dynamics through transition. The ideal candidate will possess strong people skills, leadership experience in the charitable sector, and a passion for museum innovation. This hands-on role includes spending significant time onsite to ensure key priorities and organizational goals are met.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in operational leadership within museums or charitable organizations.
• Strong understanding of organizational functions and administrative duties.
• Effective coaching and support skills for team transition.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery and implement new approaches to enhance audience engagement.
• Support the existing team through periods of transition.
• Engage actively with museum operations and organizational goals.

Skills

People Management

Operational Leadership

Innovation

Change Management

Job description

Director of Operations – The Freud Museum

Job Title: Director of Operations

Location: The Freud Museum, London

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

If you are people focus, operational leader with a 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 organizational 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 organizational goals. The Director of Operations should be available to spend the majority of his/her working week in the Museum.

To apply, please send an up-to-date CV and Covering Letter (no more than two pages) [e-mail]