Visitor Experience Supervisor
The National Archives Closing date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026
- Full time
- £25k-£30k
- Apply now
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Job Summary
Job Description
Our collection is one of the largest in the world, containing over 11 million historical government and public records. From Domesday Book to modern government papers and digital files, we hold paper and parchment, digital records and websites, photographs, posters, maps drawings and paintings. Taking an audience focussed approach we want to give even more people the opportunity to engage with our collections, whether they visit our site at Kew or online.
The National Archives has embarked on an ambitious and exciting transformation programme to inspire the public with new ways of using and experiencing our collection. We have made a strong start with our flourishing 'What's On' programme offering a range of events and exhibitions. We are now poised to take things to the next level, developing our public programming strategy, building our capability, professionalising our delivery, and re-imagining our public spaces at Kew. We have developed our first Visitor Experience Strategy, in which you will be a key player in supporting the implementation of improvements and changes.
Reporting to the Visitor Experience Manager, and working closely with colleagues across The National Archives, you will be a key member of a small but growing team, to support the daily delivery of a consistently high quality visitor experience to all TNA audiences. This role includes direct support of events and activities, which will require some working outside normal office hours.
You will supervise a team of our Visitor Experience Assistants onsite, and will work with a range of stakeholders to deliver an excellent experience for our visitors. The successful candidate will be an expert problem-solver with skills in customer service and organisation.
Job Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of successful supervision of a diverse group of staff and volunteers in a service delivery environment.
- Good organisational skills, ability to work under pressure and to competing priorities and deadlines.
- Excellent customer care/service skills, understanding the needs of diverse visitors.
- Very good written and oral communication skills and experience of engaging with a variety of stakeholders and service partners.
- The ability to operate within diverse networks to support service delivery.
- A 'can do' attitude to delivering high quality services, and responding to challenging situations effectively, and with an eye for detail.
- The ability to trouble-shoot and resolve problems rapidly and effectively, working with a variety of internal and external specialists (IT, Estates, Events & Exhibitions, etc.) to deliver optimal outcomes
Desirable
- Experience of visitor or service delivery management in the archive, cultural or heritage sectors
Job Responsibilities
To supervise a small but growing team of Visitor Experience Assistants (and volunteers in future) ensuring they provide an excellent service to all our visitors
Supporting the VEx Manager to ensure the deployment of staffing and supervision throughout the week to support front-of-house delivery including welcome and gallery invigilation
To participate in the front-line delivery of services and, in conjunction with the VEx Manager, ensuring a VEx management presence across the week
In the absence of the VEx Manager, to be the first port-of-call for any service delivery issues - the 'duty manager' - including managing emergency situations affecting visitors
To be actively engaged in the co-ordination of front-of-house delivery with internal partners, in particular Estates, IT Operations, Retail Team, and our catering partner.
Please see Workday advert for full list of responsibilities.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Visitor Experience Supervisor
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Museums
- Role: Customer Service
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026
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Location:
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Job: Visitor Experience Supervisor
Job: Visitor Experience Supervisor
Organisation: The National Archives
Postcode: TW9 4DU
How to Apply
Please click "Apply Now". You will be asked to submit your work history details and to write a personal statement. Please see the Workday advert for full details.
- Contact name: The National Archives Talent Acquisition Team
- Contact email: [email protected]
About The National Archives
We are a non-ministerial department, and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.
We are expert advisers in information and records management and are a cultural, academic and heritage institution. We fulfil a leadership role for the archive sector and work to secure the future of physical and digital records.