Assistant Curator-The Tank Museum

[Brad Mills]

Now here's a Job...too bad it excludes vehicles...but the possibilities!

Salary is a bit low as well...

Job Description: ASSISTANT CURATOR Responsible for the Supporting Collections

Cultural sector recruitment
Posted: Thursday, May 3rd


Job Title: Assistant Curator
Organisation: The Tank Museum
Salary: up to £16,000 p.a.

Type: Full-Time Position
Contract: Permanent

Location: Bovington, Dorset, England
Closing Date: Monday, May 28th, 2007
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Other Benefits: Contributory Pension
20 days Holiday


Job Description:
Job Name : ASSISTANT CURATOR
Responsible for the Supporting Collections

Job title: Assistant Curator
Contract: Permanent/Full Time
Salary: c £ 16,000
Holiday entitlement: 20 days
Hours: 40 hours per week
Department: Curatorial
Line Manager: Curator
Line management: Curatorial Assistant.

Key Responsibilities of the Post

The post holder will assist the curator and take an active role in all aspects of collection management. Primarily the post holder will be responsible for the Supporting Collections, ( that is, items other than tanks or vehicle parts or the Archives) which includes collections of medals, uniforms, equipment, trophies, works of art, memorabilia, models, inert ammunition, etc. This will include recording and inputting data, maintaining documentation systems, the safe storage and care of the collections, the preparation of items for display, the management of the Curatorial Assistant, the supervision of volunteers and assistance with museum interpretive activities..

Summary of Tasks

• Assist with the major sort and assessment of the ‘supporting’ collections (i.e. not vehicles)

• Help implement and maintain preventative conservation measures

• Assist in the maintenance of documentation systems.

• Act as Volunteer co-ordinator for ALL the Museum and directly supervise volunteers in allocated supporting collections tasks.

• Assist in the prioritising of collection items for attention

• Assist with museum interpretive events (i.e. talks, displays etc)

• To supervise cataloguing of supporting collection items onto the TRACER database

• Manage the Curatorial Assistant (and any other Museum staff when they are deputised) to assist in the above activities.



General Tasks

Give general assistance to the Curator.

Deputise for the Curator in their absence.

Assist researchers to access the collections

Ensure all practical preventative conservation measures are taken and implemented

Supervision and assistance in the management of volunteers (Friends of the Tank Museum, Community Service workers, volunteer soldiers)

Maintain the safety of the collections, monitor environmental conditions

Help with minor conservation and preparation of the collection for display.

Maintain relevant documentation recording the location of the collection (IN/OUT book etc).

Assist with the interpretation of the collection (tours of the
Supporting Collection Stores, demonstrations, talks, helping with activities put on by the museum).

Help in the gathering of information on and the cataloguing of the collection.

Assist with the assessment and sorting of the minor collections to prioritise care and storage requirements.

Input data onto and maintain the accuracy of the new TRACER database

Line Manage Curatorial Assistant to assist in the above tasks.

Carry out Duty Officer weekends (open and close the Museum and be on site approximately four weekends a year)

Act as the Radiation Protection Supervisor for the Museum (Full Training Given)
Required Skills:
. What We Are Looking For

You will have a postgraduate Museums qualification that indicates you know the ethical considerations, skills and techniques to catalogue, care for and store various collection types.*

You will have had at least two years experience working in Museums.*

You are self motivated and confident that you can work alone as well as working as part of the team with the Curatorial Assistant and volunteers.

You will be IT literate, with good communication and organisational skills and have a flexible approach to work.

You must be willing to manage a variety of tasks and to plan, implement and prioritise your workload.

An interest in the subject matter is desirable but not essential.

* However, we will consider applications where the appropriate experience can be proven.

Application Instructions:
Please contact Angela Batch - HR Manager on 01929 405096 ext 237 or email personnel@tankmuseum.co.uk for an application pack.

Interview will be held on Tuesday, 5th June 2007



Contact Name: Angela Batch
Contact Tel: 01929 405096 ext 237
Contact Fax: 01929 405360
Contact Email: Personnel@tankmuseum.co.uk
Website: www.tankmuseum.co.uk
Address: Bovington, Dorset, BH20 6JG, .

[horsa]

Looks like a great job but I'd hate the long commute each day.

[Les Freathy]

Seem to want a lot for little return
Les