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Seize the unique opportunity to join the world’s leading museum of art and design, curating collections spanning over 5,000 years of human creativity.
Overview
Salary
£35561
Location
Wedgwood Drive, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The Victoria and Albert Museum is globally recognised as the leading destination for the exploration of art and design, with a collection of over 2.8 million objects dating back to 5,000 years. At V&A, you get an opportunity to work with UK's national collections and some of the finest resources for the study of various forms of art, design, and performance.
Role Summary
- Be a key contributor to the V&A Wedgwood Collection team
- Lead on operational activities such as planning our display and gallery projects
- Coordination with departments for collection management and site activities
- Capitalise on the exciting time - align with ongoing projects and exhibitions focused on the Wedgwood collection.
Role Requirements
- Proactive and strategic planning capability
- Ability to lead operations and project activities
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience in curatorial and museum project roles
Application Process Details
- Provide evidence of essential criteria on a person specification
- We are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2 and encourage diverse applications
- Ensure inclusion and make reasonable adjustments through the recruitment process for disabled job applicants
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.
The Role: This opportunity to join the V&A Wedgwood Collection team comes at an exciting time, with the Unpacking the V&A Wedgwood Collection project continuing apace, an engaging display programme in progress, and the V&A touring exhibition Wedgwood: Artists and Industry opening in China this autumn. The Curator role is a key post in our small team, line managing colleagues in project and curatorial roles and leading on operational activity such as planning and co-ordinating our programme of displays and gallery projects, site and salvage activities, and collections management, working in partnership and with colleagues across the V&A and locally in Stoke-on-Trent.
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.
ED&I at The V&A: 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. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process; Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job; Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
