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Join the prestigious V&A museum, ensuring the longevity of world-class collections as a Conservation Operations Administrator.
Overview
Salary
£27528
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Join the dynamic team at the V&A, the world's leading museum of art, design, and performance, renowned for a collection that encompasses 2.8 million pieces reflecting 5,000 years of human creativity. The V&A is devoted to the mission of enriching lives by fostering research and enjoyment of the designed world, with a strategic focus on enhancing visitor experiences, contributing to the UK's creative economy, expanding global influence, and pioneering in digital design.
- Support the daily administrative functions within the Conservation department.
- Manage stock, assist with resource planning and procurement, and schedule equipment maintenance.
- Facilitate inspections for Health & Safety compliance.
- Coordinate contracts with third-party service providers, collaborating with other administrators.
- Contribute to the museum's evolving strategies and priorities.
- Experience in administrative operations, preferably within a museum or similar context.
- Knowledgeable about budget management and procurement processes.
- Understanding of Health & Safety regulations and compliance measures.
- Ability to work effectively with internal and external partners.
- Adaptability to the evolving needs and strategies of the museum.
Enjoy a host of benefits including a generous pension scheme, flexible working, free access to V&A exhibitions, discounts in V&A shops, and a diverse range of training and development opportunities. Additional perks include a subsidised staff canteen, loan schemes for bicycles and season tickets, and an inclusive Employee Assistance Programme.
The mission of the Collections Care and Access division is to manage, preserve, and provide access to the V&A’s collection in both physical and digital format, working across multiple V&A sites, at South Kensington, Bethnal Green and in Stratford. The division is made up of the following departments: Conservation, Technical Services, Collections Management, Photography and Digitisation and Collections Access. The Conservation department brings excellence and innovation to the long-term care of the V&A’s collections, supporting access to the collections, the V&A’s public programme, and care of collections research initiatives.
Main Purpose of job The Conservation Operations Administrator works closely with the Conservation Operations Manager to support the day-to-day administration of operations within the Conservation department. The role will have a focus on stock management, support for resource planning and procurement, equipment maintenance scheduling, and the facilitation of inspections that ensure compliance with relevant Health & Safety legislation. The post holder will be knowledgeable about budget management support. They will oversee and organise contracts with third party service providers across the Collections Care and Access division, working in collaboration with other divisional administrators. This is a varied role which will develop alongside the Museum requirements, strategies, and priorities.
The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives: To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections. Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy. Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact. To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency. Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience. Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.
Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks
