The Fitzwilliam Museum: Opening up the past to transform our futures.
As the principal museum of the University of Cambridge and the largest cultural venue in the region, The Fitzwilliam Museum acts as a crucial bridge between the University, the City and the rest of the world, and has an international reputation for extraordinary research, world class exhibitions, award-winning public programmes and significant collections spanning many cultures and centuries.
We invite applications for the role of Learning Programme Manager (Maternity Cover). This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop and deliver the Fitzwilliam's Learning programme, with specific responsibility for the management and development of activity across our schools, young people, and the early years and families programmes.
The role oversees the design and practical delivery of exciting, responsive creative learning experiences that will be of interest to a broad spectrum of audiences, including delivery on-gallery, workshops in the studio, self-led trails, family days, resources, creative careers, accredited and non-accredited awards, strategic partnership projects, and training and development for teachers and practitioners, linked to our collections and contributing to our vision and mission.
Supported by the Deputy Director, Participation, Learning and Public Programmes, the post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues including the Public Programme Manager and Assistant Research Professor Museum Participation and Practice, to successfully deliver a programme of creative learning for multiple stakeholders. The post directly line manages a team of 7 (3.7FTE), including Learning Associates: Early Years and Families, and Learning Associates: Schools and Teachers, Museum Educators, and programme administrators and assistants, broadening access to the Museum's collection, research and teaching.
The post holder is also responsible for leading on the development of new approaches and methodologies to support high-quality, engaging and inclusive creative learning that engages with a diverse range of communities, contributing to ensuring the Museum's collections and the research activities that underpin them become more relevant for a larger and more diverse audience.
The role ensures that activity speaks to our four core areas of work within Learning: creating opportunity, identity and society, environment and sustainability, and health and wellbeing, that planned programme outcomes are delivered on time and on budget, that programme impacts are measured and evidenced and that evaluation and consultation feed into continuous improvement to ensure an offer that is high quality and relevant to local need. In practice, the role holder will combine development and direct delivery of programme activity with coordinating, influencing, and inspiring colleagues to contribute to programme delivery to achieve agreed outcomes for audiences.
We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace, a generous pension scheme, enhanced family leave, substantial holiday allowance, and a range of employee benefits, including retail discounts.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Temporary cover: This post is fixed-term for 10 months or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a security check.
Closing date for applications: 6th September 2026
Interviews for the role will be held: 18th September 2026
Please quote reference DA50622 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
