Description
The role will support the care, documentation, and accessibility of the museum’s collections by enhancing public engagement, improving access to the Collections Library, and ensuring the museum’s collections processes are transparent, responsive, and aligned with best practices.
The role will support the care, documentation, and accessibility of the museum's collections by enhancing public engagement, improving access to the Collections Library, and ensuring the museum's collections processes are transparent, responsive, and aligned with best practices.
Our values, and how they are represented in this role, you must be:
Main responsibilities
- Support Collections Library bookings and engaging with researchers and artists
- Maintain and develop documentation of the collections
- Assist in writing, reviewing and updating collections management procedures
- Conduct gallery maintenance, daily environmental monitoring, preventative conservation, and bug and pest monitoring
- Assist in monitoring and responding to enquires sent to the shared email Curatorial inbox
- Support the curatorial team with filing journals and cataloguing library acquisitions
- Edit and improve catalogue records with a focus on accessible terminology
- Assist with the creation of volunteer roles to work with the collection and supervision of volunteers
- Create a programme of participatory cataloguing and documentation in consultation with visitors and community groups
- Building transparency around museum practice and process and tackling barriers to access
- Assist with collections disposals and conservation projects
- Support the curatorial team with collections research and due diligence on potential acquisitions
Key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Increased visitor numbers to the library
- Number of objects catalogued
- Range of new partnerships and communities engaged with the Library and Collection
- Quantity and quality of material entered onto the Museum's collections database
- Meeting schedules and budgets
- Providing timely and accurate information
Skills/Knowledge/Personal Attributes:
Essential:
- Reliable and responsible for museum collections
- Self-starter
- Sound IT skills, particularly Microsoft office packages to input and communicate with participants and experience with museum collections database packages
- Organisational and time management skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Able to work as part of a team
- Understanding of established museum procedures and techniques, such as museum object handling and cleaning, and SPECTRUM procedures
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Worked with a collection to promote engagement
- Worked with communities and people in-person and remotely, facilitating workshops, conducting evaluation
- Have an interest in museums, arts and heritage
Desirable:
- Communication skills including delivering talks, tours, lectures, etc.
- Strong networks with artists and other collections/archives
- Awareness of Data Protection and Records Management policies
- Support Collections Library bookings and engaging with researchers and artists
- Maintain and develop documentation of the collections
- Assist in writing, reviewing and updating collections management procedures
- Conduct gallery maintenance, daily environmental monitoring, preventative conservation, and bug and pest monitoring
- Assist in monitoring and responding to enquires sent to the shared email Curatorial inbox
- Support the curatorial team with filing journals and cataloguing library acquisitions
- Edit and improve catalogue records with a focus on accessible terminology
- Assist with the creation of volunteer roles to work with the collection and supervision of volunteers
- Create a programme of participatory cataloguing and documentation in consultation with visitors and community groups
- Building transparency around museum practice and process and tackling barriers to access
- Assist with collections disposals and conservation projects
- Support the curatorial team with coll