Conservator

3 weeks ago


Matlock, United Kingdom NATIONAL TRUST Full time

We’re looking for a Conservator to join us in Midlands and East region to provide support and expertise in all aspects of remedial and preventive conservation of collections and interiors at Calke Abbey, Shugborough Hall and Kedleston Hall.

You’ll apply appropriate technical and consultancy skills to enable properties to achieve sustainable standards of conservation, while supporting a range of projects

You’ll be part of the Trust’s internal consultancy: a flexible resource of specialist skills and expertise. As one of a multidisciplinary team of experts, including curators, fundraisers, building surveyors and project managers, you’ll be working with others to help make things happen.

As this role covers the Midlands and East region, your contractual place of work will be the nearest National Trust consultancy office to your home. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week.

You’ll be using your conservation expertise to help and support Trust places, working closely with colleagues to create high-quality experiences for visitors.

You’ll champion the work of the Trust in preventive and remedial conservation, developing and adding to remedial preventive conservation research and analysis. Innovative in your approach, you’ll be protecting collections of art, objects, furniture and precious personal items from environmental threats and finding ways to work more sustainably.

You'll occasionally procure and supervise external services and expertise to help with meeting the targets of property business plans and conservation plans.

You’ll develop good working relationships with all kinds of partners, working collaboratively and sharing your expertise.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

  • an experienced Icon (Institute of Conservation)-accredited conservator
  • able to apply creative thinking, problem-solving and people-focused practice to conservation
  • confident with document management systems and processes to monitor programmes
  • experienced in researching, commissioning and brokering remedial conservation work
  • a skilled communicator, who can build strong relationships within diverse teams, both internally and externally
  • a flexible thinker and problem-solver, skilled at negotiating and building productive networks, and confident in using your expertise to influence decisions
  • proactive and organised, with experience of managing projects and a talent for multi-tasking and getting things done, strongly focused on detail, quality, cost and time
  • a leader for inclusion, who finds ways to create an inclusive


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