Loans Coordinator
Collection, Documentation and Registration
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
29,642 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday, 29 October 2025
We offer flexible 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 two days per week.
About the role
This is a truly exciting opportunity for an organised and passionate museum and cultural sector professional. The British Museum is proud to be one of the world’s most visited museums. In 2024, its home in Camden received 6.5 million visitors, more than any other museum in the UK. Against this backdrop, the British Museum is now undergoing an extraordinary transformation, including the recent historic loan agreement for the Bayeux Tapestry to come to the British Museum for display.
The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the Museum’s loan projects and reactive loans, whilst maintaining the highest standard in Museum practice and risk management.
Key areas of responsibility
• Respond to loan requests from external borrowers while maintaining records on the Loans database
• Coordinate object loans from the collections of the British Museum to exhibitions in the UK and worldwide
• Deliver logistical arrangements connects with loan projects in compliance with licenses and legal requirements
• Financial administration such as processing purchase orders, invoices and budget monitoring
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, then we’d love to hear from you. A full job description is available; this details the key dimensions of the role and the person specification.
About you
The successful candidate will be highly organised with excellent communication skills and able to work within a variety of different teams. They will also be able to evidence:
• Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of the museum and cultural sector, preferably with experience of exhibitions and/or loans administration
• Experience with financial administration
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 an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Drer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after long service) plus 2.5 privilege days, in addition to bank holidays
• Membership of the civil service pension scheme (find out here exactly what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions all over the world
• 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
• Wide range of training and professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised staff canteen and discounts on gift shop purchases
Additional details
For more information about this role, please see the job description.
The interviews are expected to take place in mid-November.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details.
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees 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 with their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
Application Instructions
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday, 29 October 2025
