Collections Information Officer

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom Wellcome Trust Full time

Salary: £33,657.50

Closing date: Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Contract type: Permanent

Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library exploring health and human experience, where you can enjoy exhibitions, museum and library collections, public events, and a vibrant shop and café. We also publish books and online stories.

This is a great time to join Wellcome Collection as we embark on an exciting period of change. Wellcome Collection has recently introduced a new ten-year strategy and this role will play an important part in bringing to life our vision of a world where everyone’s experience of health matters.

Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation that supports science to build a healthier future for everyone. Wellcome Trust plans to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

We are looking for a Collections Information Officer to join our team of Archivists, Librarians and Collections Information Officers on a full-time, permanent basis.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You will be working as part of the Collections Information team which is part of the Collections & Digital department at Wellcome Collection, and your role will be managed by the Collections Information Lead (Cataloguing).

What will I be doing?

The Collections Information team creates and maintains a diverse range of descriptive, bibliographic and management information about Wellcome’s collections. We want to maximise access and use of our collections by taking an audience-focused approach whenever we create collections information.

As a Collections Information Officer you will be:

Joining a multidisciplinary team that undertakes a mix of cataloguing, inventory, sensitivity review and metadata enhancement, working in partnership to ensure that access to the collections is always lawful, ethical, and responsible.

Carrying out inventory checking across Wellcome’s collections; auditing and comparing physical items against catalogue records, where available, or creating minimal viable records where necessary.

Identifying, recording, and helping to resolve anomalies or missing data, working across a range of collections management databases e.g. Sierra, CALM, Quickbase.

Assisting with the appraisal, sorting, arrangement, and cataloguing of collections across a range of formats, both analogue and digital.

Handling personal and other sensitive data in accordance with UK Data Protection legislation and Wellcome Collection policy and procedures, carrying out reviews of collections material as required.

Contributing to the delivery of a high-quality public service by undertaking enquiry work via email and supervising appropriate library service points, including occasional evenings and weekends

Is this job for me?   

You will have experience of contributing to the cataloguing, classification, appraisal, sorting and arrangement of collections, working across a wide range of genres and formats, both analogue and digital, and ensuring metadata quality in accordance with Wellcome Collection policy and procedures and relevant national and international standards

We are looking for somebody who has:

Experience of collections documentation, cataloguing, listing, or indexing work, preferably in an archive, library, or museum setting.

Experience of handling a wide range of collections material, working flexibly across a range of analogue and digital formats such as archives, printed resources, visual material, and audio-visual material.

Experience of collections sensitivity review, with good awareness of the UK legislative frameworks relating to collections information and access (including Data Protection and Copyright).

A strong ethos of working in partnership with your teammates and colleagues to meet the team’s objectives.

An ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and prioritise workload.

The ability to contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, working in partnership across departments.

To apply please upload your current CV and complete our short application.

Interview dates: Week commencing Monday, 26 August 2024

You can view the full on our website.

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our . 

Our Hybrid Way of Working

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days working either remotely or in the office.

From 1st September 2024 we will move to 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do

. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.

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