Collections Manager – Kettering Museum

Aim Museums; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering Museum and the Alfred East Art Gallery, under North Northamptonshire Council, is seeking a Collections Manager to lead the accredited collections, ensuring care, documentation and accessibility. The role includes leading a collections review, improving storage and documentation policies, and developing volunteering opportunities.

You will work with consultants to shape the Masterplan for the museum’s future operations and interpretation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience of accredited museum collections.
• Strong knowledge of Spectrum and preventive conservation.
• Ability to advise colleagues, partners and the public.

Responsibilities

• Lead the museum's accredited collections and ensure they are cared for, documented and accessible.
• Oversee a comprehensive collections review and strengthen documentation/storage policies.
• Develop a volunteer and placement programme for local involvement.
• Contribute to shaping the Kettering Museum Masterplan with consultants.

Skills

Hands-on experience with accredited...

Spectrum knowledge

Preventive conservation

Tools

Spectrum

Job description

Location: North Northamptonshire Council, Kettering Museum and the Alfred East Art Gallery

Kettering Museum (Manor House Museum) is at an exciting turning point. With support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, North Northamptonshire Council is rebuilding the museum’s professional capacity and planning for its long-term future through Kettering Museum: Building a Resilient Future.

As Collections Manager, you’ll be the museum’s professional lead for its accredited collections. You’ll make sure they are properly cared for, documented and accessible. You’ll lead a comprehensive collections review and strengthen policies for documentation, storage and preventive conservation. You’ll also develop a volunteer and placement programme that gives local people the chance to get involved.

You’ll play a key part in shaping the new Kettering Museum Masterplan, working with our consultant team to set a sustainable vision for the museum’s future operations, buildings and interpretation.

We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience of accredited museum collections, a strong knowledge of Spectrum and preventive conservation, and the confidence to advise colleagues, partners and the public.

This is a fixed-term, full-time post for three years, based at Kettering Museum and the Alfred East Art Gallery.