Full Time: 35 hrs/wk
Salary: £28,000 p.a. + 12.5% pension contribution and other benefits
Location: Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire SG10 6EE
Required from September 2025, this is an excellent opportunity to work in an important role in a leading arts organisation, within a friendly and team-focused culture.
The Henry Moore Foundation was founded by the artist in 1977 to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts.
The Collections Researcher will support the Senior Curator of Collections & Research with the delivery of the Foundation’s research activities. Your duties will include researching artworks for the catalogue raisonné, in tandem with handling our research and review enquiry services; supporting the Foundation’s programme of scholarly events; contributing content to our digital platforms and other outlets; preparing information for publications; coordinating archive research visits and offering research support.
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level in an arts or museum subject or have other relevant professional qualifications. You will have at least one year’s experience of working in a research role with knowledge of art historical and/or collections-based research and a keen interest in modern sculpture. Accurate visual presentation and attention to detail are vital for this role, along with excellent writing, proofreading and project management skills, and confidence in face to face communications.
If you are excited by this opportunity and, having read the job specification, you have the skills and experience to meet the requirements of the role, we would be pleased to receive an application from you. A recruitment pack and application form are available on our website, where further information can be found about the Henry Moore Foundation and this vacancy: https://henry-moore.org/jobs/#collections-researcher
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 10:00 am, Monday 7 July 2025.
INTERVIEWS: Thursday 17 July 2025 at Perry Green, East Hertfordshire.
