Curatorial Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Curatorial Assistant to join the existing Firearms and Artillery team working at the National Firearms Centre. Reporting to the Senior Curator of Firearms the successful applicant will provide curatorial support to the Keeper, Curators and NFC Manager.

The post’s main duties will be in assisting in the day-to-day management of the collections including cataloguing, providing collections access and tours, and assisting with enquiries and exhibitions work. The ideal candidate will have a proven interest in arms and armour. They will be an excellent team player who is hard working, open, thorough, adaptable and engaging. The successful candidate must be able to work flexibly, be highly organised and self-motivated. They must be an effective and professional communicator, able to engage with stakeholders and build relationships at all levels across the organisation.

Hours

36 hours per week, 5 days out of 7. The role will be predominantly office based.

The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom’s national museum of arms and armour and one of the most important collections of its type in the world, housed at its headquarters and flagship museum in Leeds, its historic home at the Tower of London, and the Victorian Fort Nelson in Hampshire.

Benefits

A Police Check/ Disclosure will be requested in the event of a successful application. Please refer to the job description for the level of check required. A criminal record would not necessarily be a bar to employment.

Please note that all job offers are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, DBS/Police checks and right to work documentation.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful. We however will endeavour to respond to all applications. Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies earlier that the closing date listed on the advertisement if necessary.

Closing date: Monday 31 August 2026 at 23:59pm