The British Museum
Permanent Full Time, 35 hours per week
£26,780 per annum
Application closes on Thursday 10 November 2022 at 23:45 PM
We have a vacancy for an Exhibitions Assistant at the Gallery.
This is a permanent, full time post which supports the organisational management and delivery of specific exhibition projects within the gallery’s exhibition programme.
Key Deliverables include
- Exhibition Management
- Support Exhibition Managers in the delivery of multiple (inter)national exhibition projects ensuring they are on schedule, budget and to standard
- Assist with accurate preparation of UK indemnity applications and commercial insurance; assist with preparation of Due
- Diligence and Immunity from Seizure paperwork
- Assist in communication with internal and external stakeholders (including designers, curators, lenders transport agents and partner venues)
- Manage courier coordination including the preparation of courier itineraries, booking hotels and arranging per diems
- Assist with the (de-)installation of exhibitions, providing on-site assistance, including overseeing the delivery of artwork
- On successfully completing NG courier training, accompany loans in transit, oversee handling and movements of the loans and undertake condition reporting
Collections database
- Set up and maintain meticulous exhibition records and loan lists
- Run and issue regular and ad hoc reports as required
Finance
Prepare purchase orders, process invoices and code expenditure to relevant budgets swiftly and efficiently
Administration
- Set up and maintain electronic and paper files for exhibition projects and for the department
- Assist in providing information for regular internal and external reports
- Arrange exhibition and department meetings, prepare agendas, take and circulate minutes
- General office administration in support of the department, including ordering stationary, responding to general enquiries and making travel bookings
