Movement & Storage Assistant, Level 2 (Digital Futures)

Imperial War Museums; Duxford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A national museum is seeking two Movement & Storage Assistants for a fixed-term contract in Duxford. You'll handle and document collections while contributing to exciting digitisation projects over the next ten years. The role requires full-time on-site presence and an enhanced DBS check prior to employment.

Qualifications

• Excited to learn core museum tasks in a national museum.
• Ability to perform basic documentation, labelling, and packing for collections.

Responsibilities

• Assist in increasing access to collections and ensuring their care.
• Participate in the digitisation of over 4 million objects.
• Handle, move, and document museum objects accurately.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for two Movement & Storage Assistants to join our busy Collections Care team, on a fixed-term basis (23 months), offering an exciting opportunity to learn how to carry out a wide range of core museum tasks in a national museum. Movement & Storage Assistants are responsible for the accurate location and movement of objects using barcode technology. The team get to handle, move and document the vast range of objects IWM cares for.m

Responsibilities

As a Movement & Storage Assistant (Level 2), you will contribute to projects that increase access to and use of the collections, or to ensure they are cared for to a high standard. The work will include basic documentation, labelling, marking, packing and preparing collections for digitisation or for movement to storage locations. This role is part of an exciting programme of work to digitise over 4 million film and photographic objects within the next 10 years, to enable these collections to be available for the Second World War centenary. Please note that this role is a fixed-term contract (23 months) and based full-time on-site at IWM Duxford, so it is not possible to work from home. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check prior to taking up the position. For a full list of duties and the person specification (which your application will be marked against) please view the Job Description.

Location

National Museum Directors' Council, Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.