About this role

Norfolk Museums Service has recently completed the major National Lottery Heritage Fund-funded redevelopment of Norwich Castle. The project recreates the royal palace of the Norman kings and has established a new world-class heritage offer in the heart of Norwich, with significant opportunities for income generation including high end conference and banqueting.

The Norman Castle - Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery - Norfolk Museums Service

NMS is a countywide service operating ten museum sites, each of which has a unique and strong identity. Sites include Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse and Time & Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/

NMS delivers temporary exhibitions across a number of sites and also undertakes regular improvements to its permanent galleries, including through major externally funded development projects. The work of the in-house Design & Technical (D&T) team is supplemented by freelance 2D and 3D designers and specialist technicians where required.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Norfolk Museums Services’ Design and Technical team. You will schedule and coordinate the work of the Design and Technical Team to deliver high quality, accessible and engaging temporary and permanent exhibitions and related interpretation across Norwich Museums.

You will liaise with a range of internal and external clients and stakeholders to plan an effective work schedule to ensure the delivery of projects, temporary exhibitions and small display jobs for NMS is completed within budget and on time.

You will maintain an effective individual job-based financial monitoring and recording system to ensure effective monitoring of internal/external work in accordance with NCC policies and procedures, ensuring the effective logging of all staff time and other costs for all external/project funded work. You will also raise purchase orders, generate invoices and monitor payments for all external client work.

You will be a proven team player with a passion for the culture and heritage sector.

This is a Temporary contract initially to 31 March 2028, 18.5hrs per week. Days and work patterns can be flexible (Mon – Fri).

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Darren Stevens on 01603 989743.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:

‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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Redeployment closing date: 24 September 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 8 October 2026 23:59