Senior Interpretation Manager

2 weeks ago

Saint Pancras, Greater London, United Kingdom The British Library Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per year

Contractual hours

36

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Conservation & Collection Care

Date posted

14/10/2025

Job reference

R

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: A

Salary: £42,179 per annum

About the role

This role leads on the development of interpretation for the Library's temporary, touring and permanent exhibitions programme.

The role requires considerable experience of developing interpretation for temporary exhibitions in the cultural sector. The Senior Interpretation Manager leads the delivery of interpretation, text and AV content, working with internal project management, curatorial, loans and conservation teams as well as external design and AV contractors. In addition, the role involves managing other staff and contractors engaged in the development of interpretation.

In addition to the delivery of live exhibition projects, the role will also facilitate the rollout of the British Library's new exhibitions strategy, including supporting the development of new ideas for the exhibitions programme.

The selected candidate will combine excellent staff management and organisational skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines. They will have excellent written and oral communication skills.

The role requires some work outside of standard working hours, as well as occasional travel.

For further information, please refer to the Job Profile.

About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items in a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you

  • A competitive salary.
  • A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade).
  • Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period.
  • 25 days holiday
  • Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits page.

Closing date: 21 November 2025

Interview date: 10 December 2025

If you have any questions, please contact: BL-

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.

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