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Exciting opportunity to join the world's leading museum of art and design, the V&A, as a Loans Assistant
Overview
Salary
£25927 - £29503
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Join the V&A, the world's premier museum of art and design, home to a vast collection spanning 5000 years of creativity. This is an extraordinary chance to support and enrich the lives of a broad range of audiences by promoting research and understanding of the designed world. As a Loan Assistant, you'll manage various aspects of the loan process, assisting with the implementation and delivery of long-term loan programmes, processing short-term loans for exhibitions, and providing indispensable administrative support. Key skills include experience working with collections, adherence to museum standards, organisational prowess, strong attention to detail, a positive demeanour, and resilience under pressure. Past experience in a museum or gallery environment or in lending activities is a plus.
- Role Requirements: Experience with collections, familiarity with museum standards, good organisational skills, keen attention to detail, a positive attitude, ability to remain calm under pressure. Prior experience in a museum or gallery environment, or in lending or borrowing activities is desirable.
- Benefits: Generous pension scheme, 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working, V&A exhibition tickets, subsidised staff canteen, 25% V&A shop discount, charitable giving scheme, bicycle loan, interest-free loans for season tickets and rental deposits, free bike safety checks and minor repairs, comprehensive training and professional development opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme, staff diversity networks.
- ED&I Commitment: The V&A advocates for equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), committed to exceeding the obligations of the Equality Act 2010. As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, it guarantees interviews to applicants with disabilities meeting essential criteria.
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. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, enriching people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
The role: We are seeking an enthusiastic Loans Assistant to join our Loans Section. This is a varied role involving all aspects of the loans process. You will assist with the management and delivery of the V&A's long-term loan programmes, process selected short-term loans for temporary exhibitions in the UK and abroad, and provide excellent administrative support to the team. Key skills include experience working with collections, following procedures and museum standards for collections management, good organisational skills, attention to detail, a positive attitude, and the ability to remain calm under pressure. Previous experience in a museum or gallery environment, or in lending or borrowing activities is advantageous.
Job requirements: Experience working with collections, ability to follow procedures and museum standards for collections management, good organisational skills, attention to detail, positive attitude, ability to remain calm under pressure. Previous experience in a museum or gallery environment, or in lending or borrowing activities is advantageous.
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 and rental deposit loans, 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.
ED&I at The V&A: We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. We are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, offering guaranteed interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria.
