Collections Care and Access Coordinator

V&A Museum of Childhood; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

29 days plus bank holidays

Flexible working

Tickets to V&A exhibitions

Subsidised staff canteen

25% discount in V&A shops

Give as you earn scheme

Bicycle loan

Interest-free season ticket

Interest-free rental deposit loan

Free safety checks and small repairs

Wide range of training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff diversity networks

Job summary

The V&A is seeking a Collections Care and Access Coordinator to provide efficient central coordination and administrative support within the division, working across sites in London.

The role includes acting as PA to the Director of Collections Care and Access, coordinating activities across South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Stratford and offsite storage, and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues and external contacts.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient central coordination and administrative support for the division.
• Act as PA for the Director of Collections Care and Access.
• Coordinate across sites including South Kensington, Bethnal Green, Stratford, and offsite storage.
• Maintain excellent communication with colleagues and external contacts.

Job description

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme

Salary £35,561 - £36,500 per annum

Location Cromwell Road, London

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 14 days at 23:59 BST.

The Role

The mission of the Collections Care and Access division is to manage, preserve, and provide access to the V&A’s collection in both physical and digital format, working across multiple V&A sites, at South Kensington, Bethnal Green and in Stratford, and at offsite storage locations in and outside London. The division is made up of the following departments: Conservation, Technical Services, Collections Management, Photography and Digitisation and Collections Access.

Our specialist teams bring excellence and innovation to the long-term care and management of the V&A’s collections, supporting access to the collections, the V&A’s public programmes of exhibition, loan and display, and research initiatives.

The role of Collections Care and Access Coordinator sits at the heart of the division, providing efficient and effective central coordination and administrative support, and acting as PA for the Director of Collections Care and Access. This is an active and committed team, working across a wide range of museum activities and sites, and you will be proactive in responding to the needs of the Division, ensuring excellent communication with colleagues internally and externally.

We are looking for someone with significant interpersonal skills, discretion with confidential matters at all times, and excellent written communication skills, including the ability to build relationships with a wide range of colleagues of varying levels of seniority and international external contacts.

The V&A

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.

Our Mission Is To Be Recognised As The World's Leading Museum Of Art, Design And Performance, And To Enrich People's Lives By Promoting Research, Knowledge And Enjoyment Of The Designed World To The Widest Possible Audience. We Strive To Make The V&A Matter To More People And In That Context We Work To The Following Six Strategic Objectives

• To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
• Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
• Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
• To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
• Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
• Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

The Benefits

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Benefits

• Generous pension scheme
• 29 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Tickets to V&A exhibitions
• Subsidised staff canteen
• 25% discount in V&A shops
• Give as you earn scheme
• Bicycle loan
• Interest-free season ticket
• Interest-free rental deposit loan
• Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike
• Wide range of training and professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff diversity networks

ED&I at The V&A

At The V&A, We Are Committed To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion (EDI) For All And Strive To Go Above And Beyond Public Duty Placed Upon Us By The Equality Act 2010. As Such, We Are Delighted To Share That We Are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A Makes The Following Commitments To All Applications

• The Disability Confident Employer scheme offers guaranteed interviews – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities;
• Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
• Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.
• Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.

In some circumstances, such as when we receive a high volume of applications that meet the minimum criteria, we may not be able to guarantee an interview under the scheme. In these cases, we will interview only the highest-scoring applicants, from both people with disabilities and people without a disability.

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