Collections Officer

Deadline: June 28, 2016 at 5pm
Interviews:  July 6, 2016

Recruiter: DESIGN MUSEUM
Location: Central London
Salary: 23,000, per annum pro rata
Holidays: 25 days, per annum pro rata
Hours: 1248 hours (including holidays, excluding breaks) to be worked over an average of 3 days per week. Please note for the first 6 months the hours will be full-time (5 days per week) to prepare, set-up and establish the Design Museum Library in time for its opening in November.

The role

On 24 November 2016, the Design Museum will be re-opening at its new premises in the former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington. In the first instance the Collections Officer will be required to assist with the installation of the Sackler Library and the Collections Store at Kensington, in collaboration with the Head of Collection and Research. Ongoing duties include undertaking large-scale cataloguing projects, managing the collections store and assisting with the operation of the library.The Collections Officer is responsible for the management and administration of the Design Museum collection, the new Sackler Library and the Design Museum’s archives

The person

You will be enthusiastic and efficient with proven experience of collections care and outstanding project management and organisational skills. You will have a degree in design or art history, collections care or equivalent.

The benefits

In addition to 25 days annual leave and 8 bank holidays, the museum offers access to a defined contribution pension scheme, a childcare voucher scheme, season ticket loan, a variety of staff discounts including the museum’s shop and restaurant and free entry to a wide number of museums and galleries in London.

For further information, including how to apply, please visit: http://designmuseum.org/about-the-museum/work-at-the-museum

DESIGN MUSEUM
Shad Thames,
SE1 2YD Londres
UK
http://designmuseum.org