Senior Manager of Museum Digital Collections Systems

About the role

Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums (GLAM) division is home to some of the world’s most celebrated cultural institutions – including the Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Libraries, Museum of Natural History, and Pitt Rivers Museum. Together, they care for over 8 million objects and welcome more than 3 million visitors every year.

We are now looking for a Senior Manager of Museum Digital Collections Systems to play a pivotal role in the development of our digital infrastructure. This exciting position sits within the GLAM Divisional Office and will contribute directly to delivering on the University’s strategic ambition of transforming access to its collections through digital innovation.

You will lead on the delivery of the emerging cross-museums digital collections service, coordinating vendor relationships, managing associated budgets and contracts, maintaining systems reliability, and advising on strategic improvements. You will also oversee system management across the museums, acting as a key escalation point for incident resolution and service optimisation, and reporting into the Service Owner(s).

This is a fixed-term, full-time post (37.5 hours per week) for 2 years, with the possibility of further extension. The role supports hybrid working with the expectation of 3 days on-site per week in Central Oxford.

About you

You will have experience managing digital information systems, preferably in a cultural heritage context, with a strong background in IT service management and vendor engagement, as well as experience of change management and leading technical or multi-stakeholder projects. You will have knowledge of cultural sector data standards and best practices, and experience managing or supervising staff.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. You supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will Aruna Bhaugeerutty, Head of Digital Collections, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (aruna.bhaugeerutty@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk). 

Only applications received online before 12:00 midday (BST) on Tuesday 26 August 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 15 September 2025.

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