House Curation Officer

Are you an experienced events or exhibitions coordinator looking for your next challenge?

Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?

With our Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.

The Opportunity

The House Curation Officer will assist in the management, coordination, and presentation of engaging activities throughout RSA House including events and exhibitions. This role is hands-on in curation, research, and project coordination, supporting the development of innovative programmes and exhibits that engage diverse audiences across RSA House.

Key to the role is the ability to juggle multiple different activities with a key attention to detail to ensure smooth execution of event logistics for the short- and long-term planning and activation of events throughout RSA House.

This role is based from RSA House in London for at least four days per week, with hybrid flexibility for the remaining day.

About You

What we look for in a successful candidate:

• Experience in working in public programmes, and spaces related to exhibitions or collections.
• Proven experience in coordinating and supporting events and projects, with a strong ability to manage complex logistics and effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Proven ability to engage diverse audiences through storytelling, programming, and outreach initiatives.
• Experience in coordinating and supporting with events and activities.
• Experience of event management software and tools, such as Eventbrite, Design My Night, or similar platforms.

To find out more about this role, please download our job description.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘quick apply’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 March 2025 at 9am. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

Inclusion Statement

As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.

We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination.  We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.

Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.

The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.

We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits .