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Exciting opportunity to join the world-renowned British Museum's Collection Documentation team as a Collection Coordinator
Overview
Salary
£17785.2
Location
Bloombury, UK - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
Join the British Museum's Collection Documentation team and play a crucial role in preserving history and culture from around the world. As a Collection Coordinator, you will be instrumental in managing the museum's acquisitions and long-term loans, ensuring that documentation meets the highest professional standards.
Role Summary:
- Support the Museum's acquisitions and loans
- Manage object entry and update records
- Work closely with various teams to maintain processes and records
- Help deliver the Museum's programme of acquisitions, loans, and documentation activities
Role Requirements:
- Strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail
- Experience with collection management systems
- An understanding of museum documentation standards, including Spectrum
- The ability to prioritize tasks and work collaboratively
- Experience with loans, acquisitions, or documentation processes is advantageous
As part of the team, you'll enjoy generous leave, one of the UK's most defined benefit schemes, cultural perks including free tickets to exhibitions, financial support such as interest-free loans, wellbeing assistance, and more. Be part of a team that values care, curiosity, and diversity.
If you have any additional needs, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.
Join the British Museum's Collection Documentation team in a key coordinating role. As Collection Coordinator, you'll support the Museum's acquisitions and long-term loans by managing object entry, updating records, and ensuring all documentation meets professional standards. You'll work closely with curatorial, registration, inventory, and collection care colleagues to keep processes running smoothly, maintain accurate records, and help deliver the Museum's programme of acquisitions, loans, and documentation activities across the world.
About you: We're looking for someone with strong administrative skills, excellent attention to detail, and confidence working with collection management systems. You'll be highly organized, able to prioritize multiple tasks, and comfortable working collaboratively across teams. You bring excellent communication skills, an understanding of museum documentation standards (including Spectrum), and the ability to maintain accuracy and consistency under pressure. Experience with loans, acquisitions, or documentation processes is a strong advantage.
Benefits: Be a part of a world-renowned institution, where history, culture, and innovation come together! Generous Leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) plus 2.5 privilege days and bank holidays. Exceptional Pension: Secure your future with one of the UK's most generous defined benefit schemes - guaranteed income for life. Cultural Perks: Free tickets to exhibitions, plus complimentary and discounted entry to leading museums and galleries worldwide. Financial Support: Interest-free travel loans and rental deposit loans. Wellbeing: Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for mental health and wellbeing support. Everyday Extras: Subsidised staff canteen, and discounts in our gift shop.
Our Values: Our values drive everything we do, from how we handle our objects to how we work in our team to fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered. These are: Care Deeply, Embrace the Unknown, Spark Curiosity, Value Many Voices.
Additional details: If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [email removed - click apply for more details]. *Unfortunately, for this role we are unable to offer Sponsorship to applicants* The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
