The Mercers’ Company Seeks Collections Manager for London Heritage and Exhibitions
Collections and exhibitions role in London
The Mercers’ Company, a historic City of London livery company, is recruiting a Collections Manager to work with its Heritage Team. The permanent, office-based position covers historic objects, artworks and archives, with a particular focus on their care, interpretation and presentation to visitors. The employer's Arts Jobs listing sets a deadline of Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 5:00 p.m. GMT; the anticipated start is January 2027.
Core responsibilities
The successful candidate will take responsibility for acquisitions, accessioning, cataloguing, care, display and interpretation of the company's heritage collections. They will plan temporary exhibitions and displays for new education and engagement spaces and help shape heritage presentation within Mercers' Hall. The role also includes research, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, managing loans from other institutions or private lenders, collections audits, conservation considerations and appropriate recordkeeping.
Candidate profile
The employer seeks someone with experience managing varied collections and delivering effective exhibitions, displays and accessible interpretation. Applicants are expected to manage deadlines, budgets and multiple priorities, work collaboratively, and communicate well with different audiences. A degree or postgraduate qualification in museum studies or collections management, or equivalent qualifications or professional experience, is listed as desirable for the role.
Salary, contract and place of work
The position is permanent and full-time, with the employer's professional listing specifying 32.5 hours per week. It is office-based in the City of London, postcode EC2R 8AB. The advertised salary is approximately £45,000 per year; Arts Jobs describes a £40,000–£50,000 band. The employer indicates a January 2027 anticipated start. Applicants should check the exact contractual terms and benefits with the recruiting organisation.
How to apply
The published deadline is 8 December 2026 at 5:00 p.m. GMT. The employer asks candidates to send a CV and covering letter explaining their suitability to recruitment@mercers.co.uk. The employer states that only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Confirm the instructions and that the vacancy remains open on the employer-linked advert before emailing personal information.
About the employer
The Mercers’ Company is a City of London livery company whose history spans more than 700 years. The organisation's Heritage Team looks after archives, art objects and historic records and uses this material to inform and engage members, staff and visitors. This is a museum-style collections and heritage interpretation appointment, not a general debt-collections or finance role.
Employer-linked sources and important notice
Employer's job listing on Arts Jobs: https://www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/86931
Employer-posted professional vacancy: https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/collections-manager-at-the-mercers-company-4486151609/
Information checked against employer-posted vacancy details on 13 November 2026. Before applying, verify the deadline, duties, employment requirements and email recipient using the recruiting organisation's current official information. Where any details differ, the original employer announcement takes precedence.