Treasure Registrar

**Learning and National Partnerships**
**Full-time (41 hours per week)**
**Permanent**
**£25,575 per annum**
**Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Thursday 8**th** February 2024**

**About the role**:
**Key areas of responsibility**:

- The registration of finds, updating and organising files and databases on a daily basis.
- Liaising with Finds Liaison Officers (FLOs) of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), local museum curators and archaeologists to obtain details of finds and to confirm disposition.
- Progress-chasing curatorial reports supplied by the BM and FLOs.
- Liaising with coroners to ensure that the BM properly supports and advises them in their duties under the Treasure Act and that the BM is informed of inquest verdicts.
- Carrying out formal correspondence with finders, landowners, and coroners relating to cases of potential Treasure which are disclaimed by the Crown, are determined not to meet the criteria for Treasure, or are required to be heard at inquest.

**About you**:

- Good general education to GCSE or equivalent
- General computer literacy, specifically experience of databases and Microsoft office software
- Knowledge of the types of artefacts that are Treasure; interest in British archaeology
- Administrative experience
- Accurate record-keeping, including that of finances; ability to work independently and 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:

- Membership of the civil service pension scheme
- 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
- Generous annual leave allowance
- 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 fairly because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

We are also currently piloting a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage and how flexible working could work for you.

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