Collections Move Team Leader, Nhm Unlocked

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom Natural History Museum Full time

**About Us**

We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.

Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.

We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.

**Diversity and inclusion matter to us.**

Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.

We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.

**About the NHM Unlocked Programme**

Over 300 scientists based at the Museum tackle important global challenges, spanning mineral scarcity, food security and biodiversity loss. The Museum is globally renowned for excellence in science and research and championing digital capacity and innovation.

The Museum has been awarded a substantial government investment of £202m, to create a new science and digitisation centre at Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP) which is owned by the University of Reading. This is a once in a century opportunity to shape the future of the Museum, protect and share our unique collection and further our science.

The Programme comprises several major projects and workstreams and this role sits within the Moves Project.

**Moves Project**

The new centre will include a large collections store alongside new specialist laboratories and non-technical works spaces. As part of this development, the Museum will be moving over a third of its 80 million specimens and Library and Archive collections from its four sites (in London, Hertfordshire and Yorkshire) to the new site, plus undertaking substantial internal moves.

The physical moves are currently scheduled to take place from 2028, with an extensive programme of preparation prior to that, which has already commenced. This includes audit, documentation, stabilisation and rehousing, curation, and packing, among other activities.

**Job Summary**

The Museum is seeking a Collections Move Team Leader for the NHM Unlocked Programme. The Team Leader will provide front line support and management of Collections Move Assistants delivering activities related to assessment, preparation, and packing of collections as part of the Unlocked Programme. This role is part of the Unlocked Moves Project Team, working predominantly with the Life Sciences vertebrate collections, and is managed by the Collection Moves Preparation Manager. As well as working directly with four other Moves Team Leaders you will work alongside other Project and Museum staff including curators, conservation, registration, digitisation and data specialists’, and the Move Project management team.

We are looking for responsible, results-driven individuals who are able to combine a practical and theoretical understanding of natural history collections with a project-based approach and excellent communication skills. You will lead on the day-to-day delivery of this ambitious programme, including the development and supervision of collection preparation activities, monitoring and reporting progress of work plans, and resolving or escalating issues.

The role is based at South Kensington and Wandsworth. Some travel may be required to the new site at Reading from 2027.

**About you**

You will be a natural communicator who is able to deal effectively with a wide range of stakeholders at different levels of seniority. To thrive in this role, you will be adept at building positive relationships across all levels of the organisation and have strong interpersonal skills. We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience of successfully leading individuals or managing teams to deliver within a project-based environment.

An enthusiasm for the Natural History Museum and the natural world, as well as acting as an ambassador and champion for our brand, reputation and values are essential.

**Thriving at the Museum: the way we work**

We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framew

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