Loans Coordinator X 2

2 weeks ago

Bloomsbury, Greater London, United Kingdom The British Museum Full time

Collection Care

Full-time (41
hours per week)

Permanent

£24,873
per annum**
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Wednesday 12th
July 2023

About the role:


The postholder will effectively co-ordinate the Museum's loan projects and reactive loans, whilst maintaining high standards in Museum practice and risk management.

Please note, we have 2 vacancies available for this position.

Key areas of responsibility:

  • Respond to loan requests from external borrowers, maintain records on the Loans database and coordinate object loans from the collections of the British Museum to exhibitions in the UK and worldwide.
  • Deliver logístical arrangements connected with loan projects in compliance with licences and legal requirements and assist with other object moves for acquisition or other purposes as required.
  • Finance administration including processing purchase orders, invoices and budget monitoring.
  • Act as a contact point for internal and external queries about procedures for loan projects.
  • Ensure that arrangements for the loan of objects from the Museum are in line with established policy and procedure, and are handled efficiently and in a timely manner.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders: staff across the BM, particularly within the Department of Collection Care, as well as service providers such as shipping agents, the Arts Council, and with borrowers from around the world.

About you:

  • Knowledge of museum and cultural sector.
  • IT literate with proficiency in Word, Excel.
  • Experience of financial administration.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Articulate, persuasive, flexible communicator, with effective interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work within a variety of different teams.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture.

The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.


The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

  • Membership of the civil service pension scheme
  • Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
  • Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behindthescenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Interestfree travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
  • Professional and personal development opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants.

We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment.

We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated fairly because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.


We are also currently piloting a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation.

We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage and how flexible working could work for you.

**The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

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