Summary
Are you committed to ensuring the highest possible standards of conservation, presentation, and collections management? Would you like to work in one of the Trust’s Treasure House properties with a team of enthusiastic and dedicated professionals? Then please read on.
** This is a full time (37.5 hours a week), fixed term position until February 2025**
Interviews: 6 March 2023
What it’s like to work here
This grand yet intimate family home is a treasure trove of rare artefacts, and we welcome people who can help bring The Vyne’s unique heritage to life. The property’s many attractions include a second-hand bookshop, two-floor café housed in a 17th century brew house and a working kitchen garden which provides delicious seasonal produce for visitors to purchase. You’ll need passion and commitment to work at this fascinating property, however the variety and challenge of being part of the team offers many rewards.
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What you’ll be doing
Leading from the house and collections perspective in delivering Treasure House ambitions, reporting to the Property Curator. This will include improvements to the visitor offer, standards of presentation, conservation and collections management and care. Being responsible for the daily smooth-running of house team operations. This will include overall responsibility for ensuring timely and effective preventive conservation methods, environmental monitoring and auditing.
You’ll line manage the Senior Collections and House Manager (SCHO). Helping to identify collections and interiors conservation projects, managing their planning and delivery. As the Collections Management System (CMS) Inventory Owner, you will develop and implement plans to ensure information is accurate and actively managed, training team members where necessary. You will be responsible for successful house conservation team engagement opportunities.
Who we’re looking for
- An understanding of collections care and conservation
- Experience of managing historic collections and properties, including an awareness of Museum Accreditation standards
- Ability to motivate and develop a team of staff and volunteers
- Experience in the management of relevant compliance, health and safety and emergency procedures
- Business planning skills, including setting of budgets
- Ability to work collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders
