Museum Collections Manager

Guidant Global; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Guidant Global is recruiting for a Collections Manager to join a newly formed Heritage Team in the Portsmouth area. The role focuses on care and management of the museum and its objects, environmental conditions, and the digitisation of the collection.

You will provide tours and talks to internal and external customers, using the collection to bring history to life in innovative ways. A recognised curation or conservation qualification is required.

Qualifications

• Must have recognised qualification in curation or conservation.
• Experience working with a range of materials (including metal, leather and wood).
• Knowledge of SPECTRUM cataloguing standards.
• Experience using and embedding audio-visual tools within museums.

Responsibilities

• Museum maintenance and environmental monitoring, pest management.
• Document and digitise the museum collection; cataloguing to SPECTRUM standard on the CMS.
• Support wider Heritage team for exhibitions and themed seasons.
• Provide tours and talks to customers, tailoring to group needs.
• Develop and implement a museums collections policy.
• Engage with Events team to plan appropriate visitor experiences.

Job description

Newly formed Heritage Team - this new hire will work directly alongside another Museum Assistant contractor

£20 - £24.67 per hr

Part time 2-3 days per week

36 month contract

Location: Portsmouth area

The Collections Manager acts as a guardian of the organisation's cultural heritage through the care and management of its museum and the objects held within it. You will be responsible for handling the condition of all museum objects; supporting the care, conservation and display of the collection. You will also be responsible for the environmental conditions of the museum and its stores; ensuring that the collections are maintained in the most appropriate conditions possible.

You will be joining a newly-formed Heritage Team, which is focused on modernising, transforming and professionalising how the organisation showcases its history and tells it stories. As part of this team effort, you will provide tours and talks to internal and external customers, using objects from the collection to bring our organisational history to life in innovative new ways.

Key responsibilities:

• Museum maintenance, including environmental monitoring and pest management
• Document and digitise the museum collection; cataloguing to SPECTRUM standard on the CMS
• Work with the wider Heritage team to support wider objectives and goals, such as exhibition pop-ups and themed seasons
• Provide tours and talks to customers, tailoring to different group requirements
• Support new and innovative ways of showcasing the museum's collections, including through better use of audio-visual techniques and tools
• Development of a museums collections policy
• Engage with Events team to understand who we have in, and what tailoring is required
• Recognised qualification in curation or conservation
• Experience working with a range of materials (including metal, leather and wood)
• Knowledge of SPECTRUM cataloguing standards
• Experience using and embedding audio-visual tools within museums

As an organisation and as a team, Guidant Global are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace, where every employee and contractor feels valued and empowered throughout their time with us.

We actively seek to recruit talent from all backgrounds, and to draw on a rich blend of experiences, perspectives and creativity. We believe that when people are respected and included, they are motivated to bring their best and whole selves to work, leading to innovative solutions and exceptional outcomes for all parties.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.