Digital Collections Manager

Location: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (with up to two days' home working per week)
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Fixed-term for 2 years (secondment opportunity may be considered)
Grade: Grade 7

About the role

Join the Ashmolean Museum's Digital Collections team and help shape the future of one of the world's leading museum collections. You will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of digital collections projects that support the Museum's digital transformation, ensuring work is delivered efficiently and in line with digital collections policies, standards and systems.

You will manage projects from planning through to delivery, oversee digitisation and cataloguing initiatives, and work collaboratively with colleagues across curatorial, conservation, photography, development and digital engagement teams. You will also support research and innovation activities, contribute to the development of digital collections policy and processes, and supervise project staff, volunteers and students where appropriate.

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 2 years.

About You

You will have proven project management experience, with a track record of delivering complex projects using recognised methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall. You will have experience working with digital collections and digitisation projects in a museum or heritage environment, together with excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.

You will be an effective communicator, confident in building relationships with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds, and capable of managing competing priorities while maintaining high standards.

Experience of supervising others and strong IT skills are essential, while knowledge of collections systems, data standards and digital imaging would be advantageous.

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

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 Evidence Form using the provided template (or a supporting statement in your own format) as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form (or 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 the recruitment panel is Aruna Bhaugeerutty, Head of Digital Collections (aruna.bhaugeerutty@ashmus.ox.ac.uk), who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role. General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the GLAM Recruitment team (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Friday 28 August 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during week commencing 14 September.

Advert information