Return to jobs
Join the prestigious V&A Museum and champion the accessibility of art and design as a Project Documentation Officer
Overview
Salary
£27528
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum, the world's foremost museum of art, design, and performance, is on the lookout for a Project Documentation Officer to support the enhancement of their collections documentation. With an incredible array of over 2.8 million items showcasing 5,000 years of human artistry, the V&A offers the unique opportunity to work amongst the UK's national treasures and contribute to the museum's mission of making its collections accessible to the public.
- Manage and improve collections documentation for public access and meet minimum documentation standards.
- Contribute to the 'Documentation for Access' project.
- Be an integral part of the Collections Management department.
- Enjoy the benefits of flexible working, generous pension, and numerous staff discounts.
- 12-month fixed-term contract, primarily at V&A South Kensington.
- Experience in collections documentation or a similar field.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.
- Ability to meet the essential criteria for the role.
The V&A is a Disability Confident Employer and ensures an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, including making reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and supporting staff with adjustments during employment.
The Role The Collections Management department of the Victoria and Albert Museum is looking for a Project Documentation Officer to join their team. Based primarily at the V&A South Kensington, the post-holder will be part of the Documentation for Access project, the aim of which is to improve collections documentation to a) meet data and cataloguing dependencies for public access to collections and b) meet minimum requirements for documentation across collecting areas. This is a 12-month FTC position.
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.
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: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – 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.
