Heritage Collections Information Assistant

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom House of Commons Full time

Positions
- 1

Band / Grade
- C

Salary
- £29,150 - £32,750 per annum

Contract Type
- Permanent

Working Pattern
- Full Time

Location
- Hybrid (on-site and remote)

Leave entitlement
- Starting at 30 days per annum, pro-rata

Closing Date

16th June 2024 at 23:55

Interview Date(s)
- TBC

**House of Commons**

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system.

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

**Staff Benefits**

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

- 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year).
- Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- Access to training and development.
- Flexible working.
- Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan.

**Introduction**

The Heritage Collections Information Assistant role sits in the Heritage Collections (HC) Team within Strategic Estates, reporting to the Heritage Collections Information Manager. The HC team are responsible for the professional management of three collections of national and international importance: the Parliamentary Art Collection, the Historic Furniture and Decorative Arts Collection, and the Architectural Fabric Collection. This Team provides a bicameral service to the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and is responsible for all aspects of strategy, display, collections management, care and conservation, technical and procedural standards, documentation, loans and interpretation.

**The Role**

The Heritage Collections team want to improve, increase and streamline their collection documentation. This position will play an essential role in ensuring that the collections are recorded and managed to a high standard in accordance with SPECTRUM.

The Collections Information Assistant will be crucially involved in data mapping and data cleansing projects with a view to improving information standardisation throughout the collections and supporting the data migration to a new Collections Management System (CMS). This includes working collaboratively and independently both on the Parliamentary Estate and in Heritage Collections storage facilities.

This post is also a key public facing role as it leads on responding to Members, staff and public enquiries via the Heritage Collections Inbox.

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

- Support the mapping and preparation of data for a migration to a new CMS.
- Assist in ongoing data cleansing and address documentation backlog to improve the accuracy and uniformity of collection information across Heritage Collections information assets.
- Support the development and implementation of documentation procedures in accordance with SPECTRUM.

**Skills and Experience**

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

- Experience working with collections documentation in a museum, historic building or other heritage institution.
- Experience working with heritage sector collections management software.
- Strong understanding of museum/heritage documentation policies and standards (Spectrum) underpinning collections management across a wide range of heritage object types.

**Next Steps and Additional Information**

More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

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