Cultural Heritage Resilience Lead (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £39,410 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2025 |
| Location: | London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | VAM1125505 |
Summary
The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Our mission is to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere.
As Cultural Heritage Resilience Lead, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the V&A’s collections, people, and operations from disruption. You will lead the development and implementation of risk-based continuity strategies, coordinate salvage and recovery planning, and ensure the museum is fully prepared to respond to and recover from emergencies with confidence and clarity.
This fixed-term opportunity offers a rare chance to lead meaningful change, gain unique experience at the heart of a world-renowned institution, and leave a lasting impact on the V&A’s resilience strategy.
As Cultural Heritage Resilience Lead, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the V&A’s collections, people, and operations from disruption. You will lead the development and implementation of risk-based continuity strategies, coordinate salvage and recovery planning, and ensure the museum is fully prepared to respond to and recover from emergencies with confidence and clarity.
This fixed-term opportunity offers a rare chance to lead meaningful change, gain unique experience at the heart of a world-renowned institution, and leave a lasting impact on the V&A’s resilience strategy.
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