We’re delighted that you’re interested in working with us here at MK Gallery. The enormous input and support we receive from our employees is central to our success as one of the UK's leading public galleries.
Retail Manager/Buyer
Hours: Flexible, part-time annualised hours contract or freelance
£30,000 FTE (£12,000 pro rata) / £120 freelance day rate
MK Gallery’s retail operation is managed through MK Gallery Enterprises Ltd and is a vital area of commercial income generation to support MK Gallery’s charitable objectives. With the support of the Deputy Director and Head of Development and Communications the Retail Manager/Buyer is responsible for managing the range plan and the retail strategy. They are responsible for all exhibition and core seasonal lines, stock sourcing, new product development, placing orders, stock control and delivering a profitable merchandising range.
The Retail Manager/Buyer will work closely with the Visitor Experience Manager to ensure that front of house staff make sales and manage the day to day operation of the shop including replenishment and housekeeping offering mentoring and training as appropriate.
Download an application packPlease submit your CV and statement and recruitment monitoring form by
10am on
3 December to Kate Chadwick, Deputy Director, MK Gallery, 3 Theatre Walk, Central Milton Keynes, MK9 3PX. Or email to
kchadwick@mkgallery.org.
Citylab Bursaries: Call for proposals
We are inviting proposals from early career artists (within three years of completing an undergraduate degree) living and working in Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Herts, Northants and Oxfordshire to develop site-specific works in any medium or art form which respond to and animate City Club – a major new commission developed by artists Gareth Jones and Nils Norman. City Club both surrounds the newly expanded Gallery as three external spaces – a garden, piazza and playscape – as well as informing the interior of the new gallery building. Proposals can utilise the external spaces and/or the gallery building.
Five bursaries of £3,000 will be awarded to develop and deliver the works which will form part of our public programme in 2019. The bursaries are inclusive of fees, materials and travel costs.
Download an information pack:
PDF /
Equal Opportunities Form
The deadline for applications is midnight on 23 November. For further information email swright@mkgallery.org.
Commitment to equality and diversity
MK Gallery aims to have a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds and cultures and can provide the relevant knowledge, abilities and skills for the organisation.
Anyone who meets the requirements of this job is eligible for employment within MK Gallery irrespective of age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion, social class or other non-job-relevant personal characteristics.
We make every effort to eliminate discrimination, direct and indirect, from our recruitment and selection process. Where applicable, reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment and selection process as required to reduce any potential barriers faced by applicants and to give them equal access to employment opportunities. For an informal conversation about working at MK Gallery please contact Kate Chadwick at
kchadwick@mkgallery.org or on 01908 558321.
