Object Conservator - Fixed Term Contract

General
• Plan and carry out the conservation treatment and preservation of the Collection’s three-dimensional objects within your area of expertise, in accordance with professional conservation standards and ethical guidelines.
• Oversee object assessments and conservation treatments carried out by external conservators, and to supervise the work of conservation interns.
• Prepare treatment proposals and full post-conservation reports, where required, for approval by the Head of Exhibitions and Collection Care and relevant Curator.
• Assist in the movement objects for photography, study, display, loan and storage.
• Undertake condition surveys and assessments for loan, exhibition, and display purposes and prepare objects, as required.
• Collaborate within the conservation team in undertaking preventative conservation activities, including gallery cleans, pest control and delivering in-house object handling and salvage training.
• Maintain accurate and timely conservation documentation and records in accordance with conservation professional standards and Collection procedures.
• Ensure compliance to Health and Safety rules and regulations, including C.O.S.H.H, undertake risk assessments as needed.

Other
• Occasionally Chair the Preventative Conservation Working Group meeting.
• Keep abreast of advancements in the conservation profession and participation in relevant external networks.
• Carry out ‘Courier’ duties for objects from the Collection on loan to national and international venues, when required.
• Acting as 'Collection Representative' on duty for evening events, as required (for which overtime payments are made).
• Perform any additional duties as reasonably requested by the Head of Exhibitions and Collection Care.

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