National Army Museum – Summer Placement – Programmes Support (Chelsea History Festival)

Confederation of Service Charities; London; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting summer placement opportunity within the National Army Museum's Programmes team, focusing on the Chelsea History Festival. This role supports public programme development, allowing candidates to gain event management experience in a museum setting. Ideal for those looking to enhance their skills while contributing to a significant cultural event, with support for training and travel expenses.

Benefits

Paid at National Minimum/Living Wage

Reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses

Full induction and training provided

Qualifications

• Excellent MS Office skills required.
• Experience in customer service preferred.
• Great team player with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support development and delivery of public programmes.
• Assist in planning and delivering successful events.
• Work with the Programmes team at the National Army Museum.

Skills

MS Office Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Service

Job description

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National Army Museum – Summer Placement – Programmes Support (Chelsea History Festival)

***THIS JOB VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED***

The National Army Museum’s mission is to tell the story of Our Army and the people who have served in it; to inspire, engage and educate, though our World Class Museum and Collections. Through our galleries and innovative exhibitions and public programme, the public can explore what it’s like to be a soldier, why we fought in conflicts – past and present, and discover the impact the Army has had on our society.

Summer Placement – Programmes Support (Chelsea History Festival)

National Living/Minimum Wage*

An opportunity has arisen within the Programmes team to support the development and delivery of the public programme, including the Chelsea History Festival. This is an exciting role that offers the chance to gain insight into how the public programme is put together at the National Army Museum and learn about the planning that goes into delivering a successful events programme.

The ideal candidate will be a great team player that has excellent MS office skills and attention to detail. This role would suit those with experience in customer service and looking to develop their event management skills in a museum environment.

This role will be working 4 days per week and running until Friday 10 October 2025.

The timings and duration of all placements can be flexible to suit applicants’ study/term times (if applicable) and will be paid at either, National Minimum/Living Wage (*age dependant). Full induction and training will be provided.

Closing date for completed applications forms is : 12:00pm noon,on Friday 16May 2025

Interviews will be held on 21/22May 2025

Reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses is available for all candidates attending an interview (in person).

For further assistance, please contact the Department of Human Resources on020 7881 2477 or email [e-mail]

If you have not had a reply within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Due to the volume of applications that we receive please note that we are unable to provide feedback at this stage.

The National Army Museum is an Equal Opportunities employer.