Assistant Collection Manager: Middle East Care & Access

British Museum; Bloomsbury; On-site; AUD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free exhibition entry

Civil Service Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave

Staff wellbeing & social programmes

Professional development support

Interest-free loans (season tickets,租?

Job summary

Assistant Collection Manager: Care & Access in the Middle East Department at the British Museum. This fixed-term, full-time role is on-site in Bloomsbury, London with occasional travel to other sites.

You will support day-to-day collection management, including storage, documentation, installation work, loans and visitor study, contributing to research, exhibitions and public engagement across the Museum. The role requires practical hands-on care, meticulous records, strong team work and good

Qualifications

• Interest in museum collections and cultural heritage.
• Practical and manual dexterity for handling objects.
• Strong IT and organisational skills with accurate record-keeping.
• Excellent communication and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Handle, pack, transport and install collection objects.
• Maintain high standards of storage, care and preservation.
• Create condition reports and undertake condition photography.
• Construct mounts and support display installations.
• Maintain accurate location and collections management records.
• Support researchers and visitors using study collections.
• Assist with collections audits and inventory activities.
• Follow Integrated Pest Management procedures.
• Act as a courier for UK and international loans.

Skills

Museum collections

Cultural heritage

Records management

Team collaboration

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Assistant Collection Manager: Care & Access in the Middle East Department at the British Museum. This fixed-term, full-time role is on-site in Bloomsbury, London with occasional travel to other sites.

You will support day-to-day collection management, including storage, documentation, installation work, loans and visitor study, contributing to research, exhibitions and public engagement across the Museum. The role requires practical hands-on care, meticulous records, strong team work and good