Project Curator: Collection Documentation

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom The British Museum Full time

**Collection Projects and Resources**
**Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)**
**Fixed term (6 months)**
**£28,868 per annum**
**Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Friday 31st May 2024**

**About the role**:
The British Museum is seeking a dedicated individual with excellent documentation skills to join the Collection Projects and Resources team. The main purpose of this role is to complete due diligence research on unregistered material, and documentation of registered and unregistered collection-related material, as part of the Blythe House Decant Project. This is a varied role in a fast-paced project environment which offers the opportunity to work with a wide range of objects. Problem-solving is a key aspect of the role, and a flexible approach to working is essential. The role will be based at the Museum’s outstation located on Orsman Road in Hackney, London.

**Key areas of responsibility**:

- Improve the documentation of registered and unregistered collection-related material by checking relevant archival records and documents and investigating further literature including sale catalogues and relevant websites as required.
- Review the inventory of unregistered material against existing records on the Museums collection management system (Museum Index+) and historical collection registers and deposit lists.
- Improve the documentation of registered and unregistered collection-related material by updating the Museum’s collection management system (Museum Index+)
- To work as a member of a project team and assist in the general day-to-day running of the project.
- To liaise with project stakeholders, including staff in curatorial departments, archivists, documentation colleagues, collection managers and conservators.

**About you**:

- Knowledge of research techniques and the use of archive sources
- Some experience of working with a collection or archive
- Highly self-motivated with organisation and time management skills
- Open, effective communicator with good spoken and written English
- Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Assertive
- Ability to work as part of a team.

**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

**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 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, with occasional remote working._

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

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