Senior Curator

3 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Transport for London Full time

**Senior Curator**
**041757**

**Organisation**
- London Transport Museum

**Job**
- Museum and Heritage

**Position Type**
- Full Time

**Job title**:Senior Curator - London Transport Museum (LTM)

**Salary**:£32,375 - £37,625 PA, free travel on TfL services plus benefits

**Location**:Select one**: Albany House (St James’s Park) / Museum Depot at Acton, Museum at Covent Garden and Remote Working
**Contract Type**: LTM - FTC - 12 Months

**About London Transport Museum (LTM)**

Based in Covent Garden, we are the world’s leading museum of urban transport and an award-winning day out. But that’s just part of our story. We are passionate. We are curious. We are adventurers.

As a heritage and education charity, we reach every primary school in the capital to fire the imaginations of tomorrow’s engineers, designers, scientists and arts enthusiasts. With business partners and industry decision-makers, we tackle the topics that matter to London, from smart cities to green innovation.

We want to close skills gaps, redress gender imbalance and create opportunities for under-represented and disadvantaged communities.

We want to ignite curiosity to shape the future.

**Overview of role**

This postholder will develop the Museum’s collections, undertake work that improves the knowledge of the collections, promote and facilitate best practice in collections development and management, and manage a team of Curatorial staff.

This Senior Curator role has a particular focus on collections management, including acquisition, disposal, audit, movement, loan, documentation, conservation and storage and with collections managed, documented and cared for to national sector standards. It therefore requires demonstrable skills, knowledge and experience of collections management.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Advise on, develop and manage the Museum’s collections, images and knowledge resources in accordance with best professional practice as defined by Arts Council England (ACE) and Museums Association (MA) to ensure compliance with recognised national sector standards such as the Accreditation and Designation schemes, contributing to policy and procedural guidelines as required
- Assist the Head Curator to plan and implement best practice in the development and management of the collection, including acquisition, disposal, audit, movement, loan, documentation, conservation and storage of the Museum's collections applied through the IMS (Information Management System) and ensure that these standards are applied at all times by staff and volunteers
- Take a lead role in a series of collections based projects with clear public outcomes (such as displays, exhibitions, publications, talks, tours and online learning resources) and which improve access, interpretation and engagement with the Museum’s collections, images and knowledge for the widest possible audience in accordance with the Museum’s aims and objectives. This will include managing the work of cross-departmental project teams, volunteers and contractors.
- Plan, research, write and produce authoritative content for exhibition, publication and collections development projects in conjunction with internal and external partners
- Provide well developed knowledge and expertise on the broad range of the Museum's collections, including vehicle, engineering, poster, artwork, photographic, plans and drawings, film, oral history and ephemera collections. Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of urban transport and its significance in London’s history and development past, present and future, using this to interpret and communicate the Museum’s collections and themes through a variety of media, including representing LTM in Press interviews.
- Line manage a small team of Curatorial staff. Also represent the Head Curator at internal meetings as necessary.
- Train, develop and share knowledge with colleagues as part of a learning culture which values continuous improvement and staff development across the museum. Working front of house will be required on occasion.

**Skills, Knowledge & Experience**

**Skills**:

- Resourceful, innovative, self-motivated and capable of working on a range of disciplines while maintaining a focus on Museum aims and objectives (essential)
- Excellent and demonstrable oral and written communication skills (essential)
- Work on own initiative without supervision, work under pressure and manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines (essential)
- Enthusiastic, confident, and self-motivated team worker with good interpersonal skills, attention to detail and ability to lead, motivate and develop teams and individuals (essential)
- Flexible and able to demonstrate a commitment to the broader objectives of the Curatorial team and the Museum (essential)
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships, influence behavioural change and engage with stakeholders at all levels up to and including senior executives (ess

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