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Join the world-renowned V&A museum as a Collection Registrar in an exciting Collections Storage Project
Overview
Salary
£35561
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The V&A Museum, the world's leading museum of art and design, strives to enrich lives through promoting an understanding of the designed world. Hosting a mammoth collection of over 2.8 million objects, the V&A continues to focus on creating world-class visitor experiences, enhancing international reach and diversifying funding sources.
Role Summary
- Work on a 2-year Collections Storage Project, focusing on reviewing and reorganizing the museum's stored collections.
- Maintain and review the long-term loans program within the project, while coordinating closely with curators and the project team.
Role Requirements
- Prior experience in managing incoming/outgoing loans within museums and arranging transport for museum objects.
- Knowledge of import/export requirements, UK Government Indemnity Scheme and commercial insurance.
- Understanding of national/international museum standards for security, display, and storage of collections.
- Able to prioritize effectively and deliver under tight deadlines.
Additional Information
The V&A offers benefits including a generous pension, flexible working arrangements, discounted shop items, leeway for career development and more. Emphasizing equality, diversity and inclusion, V&A prides itself as a Disability Confident Employer Level 2 and provides necessary support to its employees.
The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design, with a mission to enrich people's lives by promoting the enjoyment and understanding of the designed world. We house a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. Our strategic objectives include creating world-class visitor experiences, expanding our international reach, and diversifying our funding sources.
The Role: We are embarking on a two-year Collections Storage Project aimed at reviewing our stored collections. This includes enhancing documentation, care, and accountability, reorganizing both offsite and onsite storage, and reviewing long-term and historic loans. As a Collection Registrar, you will play a crucial role in this project, working closely with Curators and the Project Team to maintain and review the programme of long-term loans into our collection.
Job Requirements: The ideal candidate will have experience managing incoming and/or outgoing loans within museum collections and arranging transport for museum objects. Knowledge of import and export requirements, the UK Government Indemnity Scheme, and commercial insurance is essential. You should also have a thorough understanding of national and international museum standards for the safe movement, security, display, and storage of museum collections. Strong prioritization skills and the ability to deliver successfully under tight deadlines are crucial.
Benefits: We offer a generous pension scheme, 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working arrangements, subsidized staff canteen, and discounts in V&A shops. Additional benefits include tickets to V&A exhibitions, a bicycle loan, interest-free season ticket and rental deposit loans, and access to a wide range of training and professional development opportunities.
ED&I at The V&A: We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. We ensure an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and support employees with necessary adjustments during their employment.
