Registrar

Royal Armouries; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bike2Work schemeDiscounted bicycles

Employee Assistance Program

27.5 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Generous sick pay scheme

Family friendly leave

Discounted staff car parking

25% off staff shop

10% off food in on-site café

Pension with 9% employer contribution

Free online learning

Season ticket loan

M-Card

Job summary

The Royal Armouries seeks a Registrar to lead the Registrar and Documentation team within the Collections, Learning and Research group. Reporting to the Head of Collection Services, you will balance risk to the collection with public access and oversee registration tasks.

You will manage a small team, work flexibly in a hybrid role, and engage with stakeholders across the organisation while maintaining high standards of documentation and collection care.

Qualifications

• Experience across diverse museum registration tasks.
• Experience managing a team.
• Able to work flexibly and meet tight deadlines.
• Highly organized and self-motivated with a track record of delivering under pressure.
• Effective, professional communicator engaging stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Registrar and Documentation team.
• Manage collection management procedures balancing risk and public access.
• Report to Head of Collection Services.
• Collaborate across departments and sites as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Museum registration

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registrar to join the existing Collections, Learning and Research team. Reporting to the Head of Collection Services the successful applicant will lead the Registrar and Documentation team, manage collection management procedures, balancing risk to the collection with public access.

The successful candidate must have experience in a variety of museum registration tasks, have experience of managing a team, be able to work flexibly, be highly organised and self-motivated with a proven ability to work to tight deadlines.They must be an effective and professional communicator, able to engage with stakeholders and build relationships at all levels across the organisation.

Hours

36 hours per week, 5 days out of 7. The role is hybrid task orientated work, with some remote working, some office based activities and travel to other sites required.

The role will predominantly office based OR be hybrid with some presents required in the office.The Royal Armouries is the United Kingdom’s national museum of arms and armour and one of the most important collections of its type in the world, housed at its headquarters and flagship museum in Leeds, its historic home at the Tower of London, and the Victorian Fort Nelson in Hampshire.

Benefits

• Access to the discounted bicycles via Bike2Work scheme
• Access to free EAP services via the (Employee Assistance Program)
• 27.5 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Generous company sick pay scheme
• Generous family friendly leave
• Access to discounted staff car parking
• 25% off staff shop
• 10% off food in on-site café (generous discounts on set meals, and reduce cost hot drinks)
• Pension scheme max employer contribution is 9%
• Access to free on-line learning
• Season ticket loan
• M-Card

A Police Check/ Disclosurewill be requestedin the event ofa successful application. Please refer to the job description for the level of checkrequired. A criminal record would not necessarily be a bar to employment.

Please note thatall job offers are subject to the receipt of satisfactory references,DBS/Police checksand right to workdocumentation.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the application closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful.We however will endeavour to respond to all applications.Please note we reserve the right to close vacancies earlier that the closing date listed on the advertisement if necessary.

Closing date: 8th November at 23:59pm

Interview dates: Week commencing 16th November