Museum Accreditation Adviser

Salary: Grade 5, £34,298 – £40,617 FTE (£20,856.89 – £24,699.53 actual)

Contract: 22.5 hours a week. Fixed term until 31/03/2028

We are seeking an experienced professional to join our Museum Development North team to manage our Museum Accreditation support programme.

Our vision is to enable strong, agile museums to contribute to the distinctive life, cultures and identity of the North of England and be widely valued for their transformational impact.  You will work as part of a dispersed northern team to support museums applying for Accreditation, submitting an Accreditation Return or ‘Working Towards Accreditation’.

Museum Development North is a partnership between York Museums Trust, the Manchester Museums Partnership, Cumbria Museum Consortium and North East Museums (formerly Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums).  Our team of experts provide advice, give support and create opportunities for museums to connect, collaborate and grow.

This role will help us deliver our vision by:

• Being the Accreditation Advisory lead in the MD North team and the first point of expert support for museums seeking Accreditation advice
• Providing technical Accreditation advice, support and training to museums to achieve and maintain the Museum Accreditation Standard:
  • Providing professional development support to Accreditation Mentors
  • Managing or contributing to detailed consultancy or mentoring interventions for c. 10 museums per year.
  • Work with the wider MDA team to deliver targeted support to Provisionally Accredited Museums in the North of England so that they become Fully Accredited
• Manage area wide Accreditation systems and processes including Eligibility Assessments on behalf of ACE.
• Work with the wider MDA team to embed Accreditation throughout the MD North programme and co-deliver projects focussing on Accreditation and Organisational Health

This role will be home based (or could be based at our offices in York City Centre if preferred), and there will be travel requirements across the North of England.

If you are passionate about developing cultural organisations and helping embed Standards and good practice into day to day operations, we would love to hear from you.

How to Apply

Please download the following documents:

• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities form
• Applicants Privacy Notice

Please send:

• Your CV
• A covering letter of no more than two pages of A4 (size 12 font) outlining how your knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours meet the criteria in our Job Description and Person Specification
• Completed Equal Opportunities form

to recruitment@ymt.org.uk

All documents should be in a pdf format.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date for applications is 25 August 2025, 23:59

Interviews are planned for 12 September 2025, in York.

 

HR Assistant

Salary: £14,863 to £16,170 per annum pro rata (£24,442 to £26,590 FTE per annum) 

Contract: 22.5  hours per week, working 7.5 hours on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Two days on site and one day working from home. Fixed Term until April 2026 with a possibility of extension.  

 The role 

We are seeking a HR Assistant to support our people and wider leadership teams in the management of our colleagues. This will be a varied and busy role and you won’t be bored. You’ll be involved in the administration of payroll, supporting the end to end recruitment process, supporting with the administration relating to the employee life cycle as well as dealing with correspondence, meeting administration and supporting the Head of People and HR Advisor. You will work closely with another HR Assistant. 

What you’ll need to succeed 

Ideally you will have a passion for people and have experience of working in a HR team. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential, as well as experience of using a HR system and SharePoint. You will be confident in advising staff on HR processes and procedures and have experience of co-ordinating recruitment and payroll administration. You will also need flexibility to embrace and support change in line with organisational needs. You’ll have a can do attitude, be confident in working on your own initiative and live and breathe our values. 

What you’ll get in return 

We offer a competitive salary, a defined benefit pension scheme, generous leave allowance and flexible working hours. The role will be based at one of our York city centre sites 2 days per week with a day working from home. 

As an organisation, York Museums Trust is committed to encouraging and increasing diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.  

How to Apply

Please download the following documents:

• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities form
• Applicants Privacy Notice

Please send:

• Your CV
• A covering letter to explain why you believe that you would be a good fit for this role and what skills and experience you could bring to it. 
• A completed Equal Opportunities form

to recruitment@ymt.org.uk

All documents should be in a pdf format.

Applications can only be accepted from candidates who have existing permission to work in the UK. 

If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. 

Dates to bear in mind… 

Closing date and time for applications is Thursday 28th August, 9am 

Interviews will take place in person in York on either Thursday 4th September or Friday 5th September

(please note that we are unable to offer an alternative date)

 

Creative Learning Producer – Maternity Cover

Salary: Grade 4  – £29,284 to £33,111 FTE per annum.

Contract: 10 months fixed term Maternity Cover contract. 37  hours per week.

At York Museums Trust we are all about connecting people with the stories, history and culture of York and North Yorkshire. We aim to champion curiosity, inspire creativity and create opportunities for people to flourish as we collaborate with others to tell stories about our collections and places.

We are seeking a fix term Creative Learning Producer to join our team to help us to devise and deliver a packed, creative and high-quality audience engagement programme at the Yorkshire Museum, York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery. This programme will support us to deliver on our audience development plan and put inspiration and inclusion at the heart of our engagement activities.

You may have a background in museums, heritage, theatre or the wider cultural sector and will bring practical experience and knowledge of delivering public facing engagement activities and excellent project management skills.  With a proactive approach, good understanding of audiences and how to engage with them, and an interest in the power of objects, collections and spaces to reveal more about the world around us, you will be highly organised and able to deliver a complex programme of activity across our sites. You will enjoy working in partnership with others and be experienced in commissioning creative practitioners to deliver impactful engagement which brings in more diverse audiences.

How to Apply

Please download the following documents:

• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities form
• Applicants Privacy Notice

Please send:

• Your CV
• A covering letter which explains how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role in no more than 500 words.
• A completed Equal Opportunities form

to recruitment@ymt.org.uk

All documents should be in a pdf format.

Applications can only be accepted from candidates who have existing permission to work in the UK.

If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date and time for applications is Thursday 28th August, 9am

Interviews will take place on Thursday 11 September 2025

 

Wedding & Events Host

Hours: 8 hours on Saturdays plus potential for extra flexible hours

Contract: September 2025 – 31st March 2026

Salary: Grade 2 – £25,104 (FTE)

Do you have excellent customer service skills?

We are looking for an individual to join our friendly Wedding and Events Team assisting with the hosting and delivery of weddings, conferences and other events for York Venues.

You will have experience of working within a customer facing role, be a good communicator with a friendly and approachable attitude, be organised and have the ability to work well under pressure. The role will be mainly Saturday evenings with often the opportunity to take on extra shifts if desired and available.

The hours may vary slightly but will often start at 4.30pm and finish at 1am on a Saturday. Our friendly team will stay in regular contact with you to keep you up to date with hours and with as much notice as possible.

If you think you have got what it takes to consistently deliver excellent customer service, we encourage you to apply.

As an organisation York Museums Trust is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

 

How to Apply

Please download the following documents:

• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities form
• Applicants Privacy Notice

Please send:

• Your CV
• A completed Equal Opportunities form.
• A covering letter which answers the following questions (in no more than 500 words each)

1. Please provide examples of exceptional customer service you have provided and explain why you think it is important in the role of Wedding and Events Host.
2. Please explain what you believe to be the most important attributes for the role of Weddings and Events Host and give examples of how you demonstrate these.
3. Please tell us about your experience of working evenings, weekends and unsociable hours.
4. Please tell us anything else about your skills and experience that might be relevant for this role.

to recruitment@ymt.org.uk

All documents should be in a pdf format.

Applications can only be accepted from candidates who have existing permission to work in the UK.

If, after applying, you have not heard from us by two weeks after the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Dates to bear in mind…

Closing date and time for applications is Monday 25th August, 9am

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 3 September 2025

 

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