Jobs and internships

Who we are

The Mucem is a national museum that opened in Marseille in 2013. Evolving from the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, it is dedicated to European and Mediterranean cultures. As a museum of society at the intersection of the humanities and the arts, it hosts exhibitions, lectures, and cultural events, and houses a collection of over one million objects and documents. Its activities are spread across three sites: the J4 and Fort Saint-Jean, near the Old Port, and the Conservation and Resource Center in Belle de Mai.
As of December 31, 2024, the Mucem employs 133 staff members. Its workforce consists of civil servants and public-law contract employees. Work-study apprentices, participants in subsidized employment programs, civic service volunteers, postdoctoral researchers, freelance performing artists, and paid interns round out the permanent staff.

Overview of the Department (Division)

The Museum’s Information Systems and Digital Department consists of four staff members and one apprentice, as well as a shared administrative assistant. The DSIN is also responsible for the following areas:

• Ensure the implementation and monitoring of INFINOE (DGFIP Information Center)
• Oversee the year-end closing and year-opening processes in the SIREPA accounting and budgeting software and monitor IT access permissions in accordance with internal control procedures.
• Develop the IT strategy and the multi-year investment plan
• Oversee internal control activities
• Oversee the contractor responsible for the HRIS maintenance contract
• Create tickets on the support website in the event of a payroll issue and follow up on them
• Support users in monitoring and keeping up with regulatory changes as well as the DSN
• Set up the digital safe
• Help Ensure Compliance of Data Processing with the GDPR
• Coordinate the digital team with the institution’s other departments
• Manage and ensure the smooth execution of projects related to the (IS)
• Ensuring the governance of information systems: the museum’s strategy and organizational structure; needs and risk analysis; verification of legal, regulatory, and technical compliance; development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans; definition of the information systems architecture; ensuring compliance with cybersecurity requirements; and guaranteeing service continuity
• Assist the project owner and support decision-making: modeling IS processes, anticipating and supporting changes, managing the bidding process, drafting specifications, and negotiating contracts or partnerships, monitoring service delivery, facilitating and organizing validation processes, and overseeing subcontractor relationships,
• Provide technical leadership for the institution’s digital projects—Seek funding through calls for proposals
• Monitoring compliance with IT laws and security: reliability, confidentiality, and integration; development of informational materials
• Supporting change: identifying and defining objectives, developing an implementation plan, managing change, training users on management software (SIREPA—>, PEP, GFD, Immos.Net, Regies.Net…), communicating about projects, monitoring, and evaluation

The Main Responsibilities in the Job Description

Reporting to the department head, the project manager will have the following primary responsibilities: :

• Manage all of the institution’s digital projects, including administrative and budgetary oversight in collaboration with the department head and relevant business units as needed,
• Scoping and Defining Requirements: Analyze the request, define the objectives, develop the requirements specification, and assess feasibility (technical, financial, and human resources).
• Planning and organization: Break the project down into milestones, estimate the workload, assemble the team and assign roles, and then create a schedule (Gantt chart, Agile/Scrum methodology).
• Budget and Resource Management: estimating costs, approving budgets, tracking expenses throughout the project, and optimizing the allocation of material and human resources.
• Team leadership and coordination: facilitating progress meetings (scrums, project committees), assigning tasks, resolving roadblocks, and maintaining team momentum.
• Risk and Contingency Management: Identify potential risks (technical, legal, and human), develop prevention or contingency plans, and make adjustments if things go off track.
• Communication and Reporting: Serve as the point of contact with stakeholders (clients, management, service providers, business units) and report on progress using dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Delivery and closure: validate acceptance (testing, compliance), train or support users, formalize the operational handover, and conduct a review (lessons learned/post-mortem).
• Follow IT hygiene guidelines and the instructions provided by the information system administration teams

Profile required

• Substantial experience in digital project management would be a plus.
• IT & IS Background: Comprehensive understanding of network architectures, databases, and the application lifecycle.
• Project Methodologies: Proficiency in Agile Approaches (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
• Management Tools: Experience with ITSM monitoring and ticketing tools such as Glpi.
• Technical Writing: the ability to translate a business requirement into functional and technical specifications and to document it in a technical specification document.
• Business/Technical Translator: Ability to serve as a liaison between operational teams (service providers, system and network administrators) and decision-makers (management, department heads, business units).
• Leadership and facilitation: knowing how to bring a multidisciplinary team together, organize the decision-making process, and resolve obstacles.
• Stress Management and Responsiveness: Knowing how to handle unexpected events, scope creep, and deadline pressure.
• Negotiation skills: balancing priorities and managing the relationship between publishers and service providers.
• Expected Writing Quality
• Knowledge of public procurement and budget management rules in the civil service.

Required education:

Education: 5 years of post-secondary education or equivalent (engineering school, master’s degree in computer science, or business school with a specialization in digital technology).

Experience: At least 3 to 5 years, often with a technical background (developer, system administrator, consultant) or initial experience in project management support (AMOA). Experience migrating ticketing systems at a museum of a similar size to the Mucem is a plus.

To apply:

Please send your application (resume + cover letter) to recrutement@mucem.org
Please specify the job you are applying for in the subject line From the email: IT Project Manager
For any inquiries regarding the position, please contact: thomas.guesnier@mucem.org
Application deadline: November 15, 2026

Who we are

The Mucem is a national museum that opened in Marseille in 2013. Evolving from the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, it is dedicated to European and Mediterranean cultures. As a museum of society at the intersection of the humanities and the arts, it hosts exhibitions, lectures, and cultural events, and houses a collection of over one million objects and documents. Its activities are spread across three sites: the J4 and Fort Saint-Jean, near the Old Port, and the Conservation and Resource Center in Belle de Mai.
As of December 31, 2024, the Mucem employs 133 staff members. Its workforce consists of civil servants and public-law contract employees. Work-study apprentices, participants in subsidized employment programs, civic service volunteers, postdoctoral researchers, freelance performing artists, and paid interns round out the permanent staff.

Overview of the Department (Division)

The Finance Department is responsible for ensuring effective management of the institution’s financial resources, the reliability of budgetary information, and compliance with the regulatory framework applicable to public institutions. It prepares, monitors, and manages the budget; supports other departments in managing their resources; and helps optimize available resources.
Beyond its management and oversight responsibilities, the department serves as a tool for decision-making and strategic steering by developing financial analysis, cost accounting, and performance indicators.
Its work aims to balance financial sustainability, efficient public spending, and the fulfillment of the museum’s scientific, cultural, and heritage missions.

The Main Responsibilities in the Job Description

Reporting to the head of the finance department, the management controller will have the following primary responsibilities:

Budget Preparation and Monitoring | Budget and Financial Management | Performance Monitoring

• Develop, monitor, and analyze budgets (projected, revised, and actual)
• In collaboration with the head of the finance department, ensure the budget close and the preparation of financial reports
• Participate in the development of the management dialogue and multi-year planning
• Establish and monitor performance metrics and activity dashboards
• Identify discrepancies between projected and actual results, and propose corrective actions

Expenditure Optimization | Cost Analysis

• Analyze operating costs and propose ways to reduce them
• Implement cost accounting for all expenses and revenues
• Contribute to the procurement policy and the streamlining of expenditures
• Assess the profitability of projects, exhibitions, and cultural initiatives (cost-benefit analysis)

Development of dashboards, tools, and support

• Develop automated reporting tools (advanced Excel, BusinessObjects, Power BI, etc.)
• Train and raise awareness among operational management teams regarding management culture and financial oversight
• Contribute to the institution’s overall financial strategy
• Join the project team for the management system transition (switch from SIREPA to PEP Premium on January 1, 2027)

Internal Control

• Support the general administration in implementing and monitoring the internal accounting and budgetary control system
• Identify financial risks and propose procedures to mitigate them
• Monitor and ensure compliance with financial and accounting standards (M9)
• Support departments in formalizing internal procedures, particularly in the public procurement process

Monitoring the Financial Execution of Public Contracts 

• Monitor the budget and accounting performance of public contracts in coordination with the relevant business units
• Work closely with the Purchasing/Contracts department to ensure the reliability of commitments and avoid legal and financial risks
• Ensure the proper enforcement of public procurement rules

Profile required

Educational level (and/or equivalent professional experience): 3 to 5 years of higher education
Experience: Proven experience (at least 3–5 years) in management accounting, ideally in the public sector; knowledge of the cultural or heritage sector is a plus.
Languages:
French: excellent command of written and spoken French, with strong writing, analytical, and synthesis skills.
English: professional-level proficiency is preferred, particularly for understanding financial documents and occasional communication in an international context.

Technical skills

• Proficiency in advanced office software (Excel, public ERP systems such as SIREPA, PEP, GFD, etc.)
• Knowledge of data visualization tools is a plus (BusinessObjects, Power BI, Tableau)
• Ability to model complex financial data

Know-how

• Mastery of Public Budgeting and Accounting Rules (GBCP)
• Knowledge of civil service organization
• Knowledge of the museum perimeter
• Extensive knowledge of public procurement and contract execution

Know-how

• Diligence, reliability, and a commitment to public service
• Analytical skills, ability to synthesize information
• Organizational skills, ability to manage priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people.
• Ability to generate ideas, sense of initiative

Special Conditions for Practice

• No team supervision required
• On-call duties, management on-call shifts, authorization…
• Compliance with confidentiality rules
• Conditional Remote Work
• Full-time

To apply:

Applications (resume + cover letter) should be sent to: recrutement@mucem.org, thierry.torres@mucem.org, and
. In the subject line of your email, be sure to specify the position for which you are applying.
For any questions about the position, please contact: thierry.torres@mucem.org
Application deadline: November 15, 2026

The museum is a place for heritage preservation and exhibitions, but it also plays a major role in cultural, social, and regional development, at the intersection of issues such as public engagement, inclusion, ecological transition, innovation, and attractiveness.

Duration of the training program: January–July 2027
Number of training hours: 60 hours
Locations: Sciences Po Aix and Mucem
Admission Requirements: The program is open to applicants with at least a bachelor’s degree (L2), subject to review of their application materials.
Registration period: October 15, 2026, through December 11, 2026

Course Description

Developed jointly by Sciences Po Aix and the Mucem, this certificate program offers a multidisciplinary approach that combines the humanities and social sciences, cultural policy, and professional expertise. It provides students with a comprehensive understanding of how museum institutions operate while developing the skills needed to lead or support cultural projects. Based on case studies, field trips, meetings with professionals, and a group project, the program alternates between academic coursework and hands-on immersion at the Mucem. It culminates in a summer school dedicated to the design and presentation of an exhibition project.

Target Skills

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Understanding the Challenges of Cultural Policy Through the Example of a Museum
• Place the museum within its regional economic, social, and institutional context
• Developing a cultural or museum project by utilizing the appropriate tools
• Incorporating legal, environmental, international, and digital issues into cultural projects
• Develop strategies for mediation, inclusion, and cooperation with the public and partners at the local, national, and international levels
• Work in project mode and present a well-reasoned exhibition proposal

Training Organization

Requirements for Obtaining the Certificate

The certificate is issued to participants who:

• completed the entire training program;
• approved the evaluation procedures;
• achieved an overall average of at least 10/20.

Total number of training hours

60 hours:

• January through July;
• classes on Fridays and on some Fridays and Saturdays;
• summer school in early July

Admission

The certificate program is open to: Professionals (from the private or public sectors, nonprofit organizations, or government agencies, etc.) as well as students in undergraduate programs who have completed at least their second year of college and wish to strengthen their skills in the cultural sectors by gaining a better understanding of the museum world.

Mucem Education: Professional Practices in a Museum

An in-depth exploration of the various scientific and cultural missions of a national museum dedicated to contemporary social issues in Europe and the Mediterranean, based in Marseille and with an international focus. These courses provide hands-on training in the professional practices of museum institutions and foster an understanding of the challenges they face today:

• Heritage Collections (preservation, research and expansion, circulation of works, ethics, promotion)
• Cultural Programming, Outreach, Audiences
• Exhibition curation, artistic collaborations, publications
• Exhibition Production (budget, exhibition design, installation)
• Managing a Cultural Site: Security, Visitor Services, and Signage
• Development of Partnerships, Networks, and International Relations
• Intellectual Property and Heritage Law

Courses at Sciences Po Aix: Cultural Policies and Regions

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the role of museums in society and local communities. By drawing on history, law, management, and the humanities and social sciences, these courses provide students with an understanding of cultural policies, their evolution, and the transformations taking place in the museum world.

• Cultural Policies and Regions
• History of Museums
• Law and Taxation in the Cultural Sector
• Open Data
• Heritage Preservation Process
• The Museum in Its Community
• Management
• New Approaches to Museum Education
• News on Cultural Policies and Institutions

The Project

Classes are held in person at Sciences Po Aix and at Mucemlab.

Participants also receive support throughout their program through regular online meetings.

A summer school held in early July allows participants to work together on the creation and presentation of their projects under conditions that closely resemble those of an actual exhibition.