Digital Collections Curator

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Natural History Museum Full time

About Us

We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use our unique collections and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. With over 80 million objects spanning billions of years, we welcome over five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.

Our vision is of a future where both people and planet thrive. We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision. 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.

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.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Library and Archives team to curate, promote, enable access and support innovative engagement with the Library Special Collections and Institutional Museum Archives both physically and digitally. You will participate in the digital development, initiatives and delivery of the collections to increase accessibility and advancing the digital scholarship capacity of the collections for all researchers to the Library and Archives.

About You

We are looking for an individual with a postgraduate qualification in Librarianship, Information Science or Archives Management, or equivalent experience. You will have proven experience of the care of library and archival collections including their conservation and preservation and the development of special collections within a research or academic library. You will also have an understanding of digital tools and technologies and best practice and approaches and practical experience in the application of these to increasing and enhancing the discovery of and access to and interoperability of library and archives collections.

What We Offer

  • 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
  • Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
  • Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
  • Life insurance
  • Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
  • Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
  • We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
  • Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
  • Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi

Hybrid Working

We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.

How to Apply

Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.

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