Community Science Officer (Museums for Nature) Full Time NEW

We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum’s unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.  

Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.

We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.

Diversity and inclusion matter to us.

Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.

We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.

About The Role

This role will play a key role in delivering an ambitious national programme that supports museums across the UK to transform their outdoor spaces for the benefit of people and nature. The role will lead on working with partner museums and communities to map habitats, explore biodiversity and co-design enhancements, using a suite of digital tools and resources developed through the National Education Nature Park programme. This role will support the adaptation and co-development of resources, working closely with colleagues across the Natural History Museum, regional partners and a GIS specialist. It will lead on training and upskilling partners in community science approaches and provide ongoing guidance to support delivery across a range of contexts. The role will work with a wide network of internal and external stakeholders, including close collaboration with the National Education Nature Park programme and the Real World Science network of museums. It will also contribute to scaling the programme nationally, including supporting a CPD offer for the wider museum sector. This role sits within the Community Science team in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Nature and offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-impact programme that connects people with nature and supports meaningful environmental action.

About You

You have a background in natural sciences (or equivalent experience) and a strong interest in UK nature and nature recovery. You’re motivated by engaging people with science and supporting others to take action for the natural world. You have experience of citizen or community science, and are confident designing and delivering projects, resources or training. You’re a clear and engaging communicator, comfortable working with a range of audiences and partners. You’re collaborative, organised and adaptable, able to build positive relationships and balance competing priorities. You also bring an understanding of inclusion and accessibility, and an interest in working with data or digital tools, such as GIS, or developing these skills.

Thriving at the Museum: the way we work

We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.

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What We Offer

• 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
• Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 – 10%)
• Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
• Life insurance
• Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
• Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
• We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
• Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
• Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi

Hybrid working

We are working towards a vision where both people and planet thrive, and nothing gives a greater connection with this, than seeing first-hand, the visitors, scientific research and collections that all of our work is inspired by and working side by side with the teams delivering the visitor experience and events.  We also recognise the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings. We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.

However the requirements for this particular role expect the candidate to work fully onsite.

How To Apply

If this sounds like you, please apply below by clicking on Apply for job.

Please note that as part of our commitment to anonymised shortlisting, panels do not view CVs during the recruitment process. If you choose to upload your CV, our system will automatically pull information from your CV into our application form. We advise you to double-check your application form data before submitting as the tool may interpret CVs differently.

We’re delighted that many of our vacancies attract a high level of interest. To ensure that every application receives the time and careful consideration it deserves, we closely monitor the number of applications we receive. In some cases, where interest is particularly high, we may close a vacancy to new applications ahead of the advertised closing date. Taking this approach helps us manage the process efficiently while maintaining a fair and thorough shortlisting process for all candidates. We therefore encourage early applications where possible.

Closing date: 10 May 2026 at 23:59

Interviews expected: w/c 25 May 2026

Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.