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Curatorial and Technical Manager GRD 11, Kirklees Council, Museums & Galleries

  •  Yorkshire
  •  Â£30k-40k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes October 5, 2025
  •  Cat Lumb
  •  cat.lumb@kirklees.gov.uk
  • #Museums
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Job Summary

Deliver effective collections management and provide appropriate technical support for the service. Develop programmes to increase access to collections through innovative exhibitions at sites and in community venues.

Job Description

You will be responsible for the effective operation and strategic development of Curatorial and Technical work for the service.

You will provide leadership to the Curatorial & Technical Team, ensuring effective delivery of its busy and varied program.

You will ensure performance measures are met with regard to management of the collection and you will play a leading role in supporting activity across the service, for example income generation, audience development and learning programs, ensuring that quality and impact can be demonstrated at all times.

You will ensure that collections are safe, secure, and accessible to the public and that required standards are met, and that technical work is undertaken to a high standard and meets the needs of the whole service.

Your team will work collaboratively and creatively with a range of partners and colleagues to maximise access to the collections.

You will take a strategic lead in future developments including collections rationalisation, development of the Digital Museum, development of the sites and community focused projects.

You will lead on all aspects of Collections Management including care and conservation, documentation, and curatorial awareness across the service.

You will work as part of the Museums & Galleries Management team contributing to the strategic direction of the service, Council priorities of Economic Resilience and Health and Wellbeing and you will support colleagues and projects as necessary.

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Job Requirements

Management experience of working in museums and galleries

Postgraduate museums qualification, or experience to a comparable level

Experience of curatorial and/or technical management to a high level

Experience of creating exhibitions and collections development programmes to increase audience development and associated marketing and promotion

Effective project management skills

Effective commissioning skills including development of briefs and tenders

Experience of effective staff management, staff development and leadership in teams

Experience of effective performance management and ability to demonstrate impact

Experience of budget and resource management and ability to secure external funding

Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people at various levels

Ability to make changes in own and team's performance to ensure continuous improvement

Experience of working in partnership with a range of organisations/sectors

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Job Responsibilities

Leads and manages the Curatorial and Technical team ensuring that Accreditation and other professional standards are maintained.

Leads on all aspects of technical management including the commissioning or provision of design, transport, installation, and equipment.

Develops and oversees implementation of the Collections Development Policy.

Oversees all the team's systems and processes including health and safety, and emergency planning relating to collections.

Oversees exhibition programmes ensuring they are well planned, delivered to high standards, evaluated, and have maximum impact.

Leads on the redisplay of permanent exhibitions and galleries.

Oversees the commissioning and co-ordination of guest curators, designers, and exhibition specialists, including the writing of briefs and specifications.

Leads on programmes to increase engagement with collections including volunteer development, outreach, and digitisation of collections.

Effective financial management of functional area.

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