Data Migration Coordinator

We are looking for  a Data Migration Coordinator to join the National Theatre's Archive team on a 12 Month Fixed Term contract.  

This newly created role, sitting within the National Theatre Archive team, will assist with the replacement of the Archive’s collections management system and the associated data migration.

The Data Migration Coordinator will undertake data reviewing, cleaning, and migration from the Archive’s current collections management system to a new solution. This role involves working closely with the Archive team, the IT team, and third-party suppliers to support the exporting and importing of legacy data and the testing of the new system, ensuring data accuracy and integrity. This role will support the Archive in continuing to ensure that its collections are well-described and made more accessible to our different research communities. The postholder will also assist the Archivist and Digital Archives Manager (Co-Acting Archives Managers) with additional duties as required to support the wider activity of the National Theatre Archive.

The successful candidates will have the following:  

• Confident with using complex software products, including familiarity with databases or archive/collections management systems.
• Proficient in data management, including demonstrable experience of manipulating large volumes of data and testing workflows for the migration of data or similar digital assets.
• Familiarity with standards in descriptive and technical metadata, e.g. Dublin Core, ISAD(G), and a high level of fluency with XML.
• Excellent organisations skills and experience of working within a team to deliver a complex, time-limited project.
• Ability to use own initiative, showing a proactive approach to work.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills, with a high level of accuracy in English.

If that sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

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Working with us will give you..

• Complimentary staff tickets for shows and guided tours, subject to availability and policy
• 25 days annual leave increasing up to 32 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Development Programmes via e-learning platform, and specialist in-person training relating to role
• Access to interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme partnership
• Enhanced sick pay
• Family Friendly policies including Family leave and Support leave
• Family-friendly employer – we are a member of Parents and Carers in the Performing Arts (PiPA)
• Pension schemes with Legal & General and NEST
• Sabbatical option, subject to agreement and policy
• On-site staff canteen and social facilities
• On-site occupational health support
• In-house mental health and wellbeing advisors providing workplace counselling and support
• Wellbeing programme of events, including mental health awareness, financial wellbeing, skills sharing and opportunities to get active
• Exclusive staff talks to hear more about NT productions, past and present, from leading practitioners
• Discounted access to National Theatre at Home
• Volunteer leave – one paid day per year to volunteer for your chosen charity
• Discounts in the NT’s bars, cafés, restaurants, and bookshop, as well as in local businesses (from Wagamama to gyms), on and around the South Bank
• Access to retailer discounted gift cards and a cash-back-on-spending card

Please note

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Thursday 7th May 2026 at 12 noon.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity. Should you need support or additional time to submit an application please contact recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk.

In line with our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), we recognise that we need to address underrepresentation in our organisation. We actively welcome applications from individuals who are part of global majority, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

We strive to promote inclusive and equitable practices in all areas of the NT. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet our minimum requirements for our vacancies.

If you would like to speak to someone about any adjustments or have any questions about the recruitment process, you can email recruitment@nationaltheatre.org.uk or call us on 02074523834.