Collection Manager: Loans and Display

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom British Museum Full time €31,395
Vacancy for Collection Manager: Loans and Display

Salary: £31,395 per annum

Location: Bloomsbury with occasional travel to other sites in Reading, Wiltshire and London.

Role Summary

Collection Manager – Loans & Display
Collection Care
Full-time, 41 hours a week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Permanent
£31,395 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 21 st June 2024

About the role:

Collection Managers will lead and manage the work of a team of Assistant Collection Managers within the Collection & Public Engagement Directorate in delivering Museum projects and daily care of the collection.

The post holder will work with colleagues across the Museum and will contribute to the planning and supervision of activities connected with the care of, and access to, the collection by BM staff and a range of external audiences.

This role will primarily focus on the preparation of objects for display and loans including mount making, object handling, installation and packing, and may also include object movement, and documentation, the maintenance of stores and permanent displays, operation of study rooms, and couriering.

The post holder may also contribute to the development of standard procedures and a formalised Training Programme to be applied across the Museum, reflecting recognised best practice in the sector.

Key areas of responsibility:

  • To manage a team of Assistant Collection Managers including robust planning and management of development within their team; to deliver pro-active performance management as required. To be an effective coach and mentor, provide encouragement, advise and support to Assistant Collection managers leading on projects.
  • To work with the Senior Collection Managers to plan delivery of relevant Museum activities with a particular focus on resource allocation, both short- and long-term planning, leading on certain activities as required.
  • To facilitate and promote the cohesive and harmonious operation of all collection management teams across the Museum, supporting the work of the Senior Collection Managers.
  • To manage one of the sections workshops, this includes scheduling for the use of the space, keeping the materials required stocked, maintaining a clean working area at all times, organising machine repairs and maintenance with CBRE, and providing training in the use of any equipment if required.
  • To contribute to the development of processes that support best practice standards in object handling, care, display, documentation , and loans processes including , condition reporting, ensuring the implementation and maintenance of those standards across the Collection & Public Engagement Directorate.
  • To manage processes connected with the security, audit and essential documentation of the collection, and to manage and coordinate the condition reporting (including photography) of objects.

About you:

  • Good general education including GCSEs or equivalent.
  • Demonstrable interest in aspects of the British Museum’s collections
  • Manual dexterity; IT skills; understanding and appreciation of materials and objects.
  • Practical experience of object/ art handling and installation in a museum or similar environment
  • Ability to manage and motivate a team, manage budgets, timetables and deliver a varied programme of work.
  • Negotiating and influencing; self-motivated and able to use initiative; good communicator verbally and in writing; able to work flexibly as part of a wide, multi-disciplinary team; strong prioritisation, planning and organisational skills.

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:

  • Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
  • Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
  • 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 behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
  • Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
  • Professional and personal development opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

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

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org .

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 because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 5 days a week.

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

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations:  . Additionally (with some limited exceptions), the role will need to meet the minimum salary threshold of £38,700 or the going rate for the job, whichever is the highest. You can find more information here: 

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