The Museum is looking for a Collections Care and Conservation Manager.
Location: Stafford
Salary: £36,270
Employment Contract Type: Permanent - Full-time
Closing Date: 02/01/2024 11:59 pm
Interview Date: 17/01/2024
About the role
Collections Care and Conservation Manager
Permanent
Full-time
Stafford
£36,270 per annum
The Royal Air Force Museum is a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity, with two sister sites at London and Midlands. Our purpose is to share the RAF story, past, present and future – using the stories of its people and our collections in order to engage, inform and inspire. Our Vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story – the people who shape it and its place in our lives.
We have two public sites (London and Midlands) and a stored collection (Stafford). Our trading company and active fundraising supplement Grant in Aid which comes through the Ministry of Defence.
We are looking for an experienced Collections Care and Conservation Manager to join the Museum team at an exciting time as we prepare for a major store move and develop vibrant and engaging new exhibitions.
You will manage the development and delivery collections care and conservation projects and facilities across the three Museum sites as well as a range of activities to ensure the preservation of collections while promoting wider public access to the RAF story and volunteer engagement.
We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in managing collections care and conservation in a museum or heritage environment, including working to the latest sector standards, collections salvage and recovery operations.
The post will be based at our Stafford site and will move to the Museum’s Midlands site in 2027-28 following the relocation of stored collections from Stafford. Some evening and weekend working and travel between three Museum sites and to borrowing institutions in the UK and overseas will be required.
To apply:
• Please provide your current CV with a supporting statement which provides specific examples which demonstrate how you meet the competencies in the job description. Please note that the shortlisting process will give greater weighting to the essential technical competencies. Please send the completed documents to jobs@rafmuseum.org with ‘Collections Care and Conservation Manager’ on the subject line.
• Closing date for applications: 2 January 2024
• Interviews will take place on: 17 January 2024
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