Collection Manager: Storage and Moves

Collection Manager: Storage and Moves
Collection Care and Moves
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term (until 31 October 2026)
£32,337 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 27 May 2025

About the role:
To lead and manage the work of a team of Assistant Collection Managers to deliver documentation, packing and decant projects as part of a major storage move project, with a particular focus on Oceania.

Key areas of responsibility:
* Manage a team of Assistant Collection Managers to deliver a range of projects to move and improve care and access to collections in storage.
* To work with the project team, curators, collections managers and conservators to support the planning and delivery of documentation, packing and decant projects.
* Provide expert advice and guidance in the successful delivery of projects to time, budget and the required quality.
* To contribute to practical design and fit-out plans for new storage facilities.
* To manage processes connected with security, audit and essential documentation of the collection.
* To plan, coordinate and deliver training, including skill-sharing.

About you:
* GCSEs or equivalent
* Demonstrable interest in aspects of the British Museum's collections
* Understanding and appreciation of materials and objects
* Object or art handling and collections care experience in a museum or similar environment
* Ability to manage and motivate a team
* Budget and resource management
* Excellent prioritisation, planning and organisational skills.
* Ability to work as part of a wide and multi-disciplinary team

About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum's remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists such as Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

* Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
* Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
* Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
* Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
* Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
* Professional and personal development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.

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