Talent Development Partner

Trustees of the British Museum; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural institution in London is seeking a passionate People professional to lead the Talent Programmes team. This role involves developing career pathways, overseeing learning and development initiatives, and ensuring a people-first culture. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in organisational development and strong leadership skills. A competitive benefits package is offered, including flexible working arrangements and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Civil service pension scheme

Free entry to museums and exhibitions

Interest-free travel loans

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts on food purchases

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading successful Organisational Development initiatives.
• Skilled in building relationships and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to inspire and challenge others.
• Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
• A passion for shaping people-first, inclusive workplace cultures.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, manage and develop colleagues within the Talent Programmes team.
• Develop career pathways across the Museum and identify skills gaps.
• Oversee a programme of learning and development for all staff.
• Provide leadership support to the Employee Engagement Manager.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align People and Culture strategies.

Skills

Organisational Development

Relationship Building

Influencing Skills

Time Management

Inclusive Workplace Culture

Job description

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• Lead, motivate, manage and develop colleagues within the Talent Programmes team, and ensure appropriate recruitment and succession planning within the team.
• Develop career pathways across the Museum; creating succession planning for departments as well as identifying skills gaps to develop department-specific 12-month people plans.
• Work with the Talent Development Partner to oversee a programme of learning and development for all staff to support their continuing professional development, including advancing people leadership/management excellence.
• Provide leadership support to the Employee Engagement Manager and the Inclusion & Belonging Manager so they are set up for success and can operate as the senior specialists on their designated areas of expertise, ensuring successful execution and measurable outcomes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align People and Culture strategies with business objectives.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you. A full job description is available below, this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.

What you’ll bring to the team:

You will be a confident and comfortable People professional, with a passion for problem solving and providing leadership direction to a small team.You will demonstrate a high level of initiative and have a strong focus on continuous improvement both of yourself and those around you. You will also be able to evidence:

• Proven experience leading successful Organisational Development initiatives.
• Skilled in building relationships and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to inspire and challenge others
• Highly organised with excellent time management skills.
• A passion for shaping people-first, inclusive workplace cultures

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds anextensive collection of prints and drawingsspanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

For more information about this role, please see the job description below.

The interviews are expected to take place on 3 and 4 September 2025.

We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 2 days a week.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [emailprotected] .

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated in line withtheir relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.