Lead Collections Move Technician

National Museums; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

London Museum is seeking a Lead Collections Move Technician with excellent art handling and museum technical service knowledge. You will lead a decant team, coordinate large-scale moves, and provide expert advice to ensure every object is moved safely and efficiently.

Based at London Museum Stores in Hackney with travel between sites, the role combines hands-on packing and object handling with line management of Museum Technicians to meet tight deadlines and high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Experience in packing and handling museum objects.
• Experience in managing a team of Museum Technicians.
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the decant team during large-scale moves and installations.
• Coordinate packing, handling and logistics of objects.
• Travel between sites as required to support the move programme.

Skills

Art handling

Line management

Project coordination

Job description

London Museum has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Collections Move Technician, with an excellent understanding of art handling and museum technical services, coupled with the ability to provide expert advice and solve complex technical problems.

Working with a dedicated decant team and based at London Museum Stores in Hackney, with travel between sites as required, this role offers an excellent opportunity to work on the preparation and large-scale collections move project, sharing your experience of collections packing, object handling, and management of Museum Technicians to achieve the high standards that the project requires.

We are looking for a committed and proactive individual with experience in working with museum collections to join our team of collections management professionals working to achieve a complex move and installation programme. We are looking for someone with line management experience with a good awareness of how to create and maintain a positive working environment in a deadline driven and fast-paced environment.

For more information about this role, please see the Job Description.

London Museum is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people from Global Majority backgrounds and disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our organisation.

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