Collections Care Technician inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED
TUE 14 JAN 2025
National Museums Scotland rbK9ONTx
Part-time role with a flexible schedule, allowing for a balanced work-life integration.
Generous salary with a substantial employer contribution towards a Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Ample leave entitlement with 28.5 days of annual leave, increasing to 33.5 days after five years, plus paid public holidays.
Opportunities for professional development through specialist training in collections care and conservation.
Access to free entry to national and international museums and exhibitions, enriching personal and professional experiences.
Discounts on local and national retailers, providing financial savings on everyday purchases.
The chance to work in a prestigious institution, contributing to the care of one of Europe’s largest and most diverse collections.
The National Museums Scotland is seeking a part-time Collections Care Technician for a fixed-term role of 21 hours per week over 9 months, based at the National Museums Collection Centre in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will join the Collections Care team to support a broad range of collections care activities, including the efficient handling, packing, and movement of objects for exhibitions, loans, and displays. This role also involves coordinating object movement programs, undertaking specialized packing, and assisting in object cleaning and preventive conservation efforts while adhering to necessary health and safety standards.
Candidates should possess a relevant degree or equivalent experience, along with proven expertise in a similar collections care role in the museums or heritage sector. Technical knowledge, data entry skills, and experience with collection databases are also required. The position offers a competitive salary, valuable benefits such as a pension contribution, generous annual leave, and flexible working options, along with opportunities for personal and professional development from day one of employment.
Candidates should possess a relevant degree or equivalent experience, along with proven expertise in a similar collections care role in the museums or heritage sector. Technical knowledge, data entry skills, and experience with collection databases are also required. The position offers a competitive salary, valuable benefits such as a pension contribution, generous annual leave, and flexible working options, along with opportunities for personal and professional development from day one of employment.
Collections Care Technician | Part time | 21 hours time | Fixed term for 9 months
Salary: | £28,332 to £30,419 | £16,999 to £18,251 pro rata
Hours: 21 hours per week | Fixed term for 9 months
Location: National Museums Collection Centre
National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.
As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking.
We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, service-driven individuals to join our Collections Care team.
Benefits of joining us as our Collections Care Technician will include:
About the Collections Care Technician role:
Located in the Museum’s Collections Care team, this post is to provide backfill for project working and plays a central role in the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated programme of collections care across all five National Museums Scotland sites. Collections Care Technicians deliver efficient handling, movement and packing of collections in support of the Museum’s programme of displays, exhibitions, loans and effective collection storage as well as object cleaning for collections on display and in store.
As a Collections Care Technician at National Museums Scotland you will:
Please be sure to view our recruitment pack for this role (available on our careers website: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position that may help with your application.
The closing date for this role is 26/01/2025. The Selection Event is likely to take place week commencing 10/02/2025.
Salary: | £28,332 to £30,419 | £16,999 to £18,251 pro rata
Hours: 21 hours per week | Fixed term for 9 months
Location: National Museums Collection Centre
National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe with one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world.
As an organisation our values are Creative, Inclusive, Collaborative and Forward-thinking.
We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, service-driven individuals to join our Collections Care team.
Benefits of joining us as our Collections Care Technician will include:
- Annually alongside your salary of £28,332 to £30,419 (pro rata), National Museums Scotland contributes £8,207.78 - £8,812.384 (pro rata) towards you being a member of the Civil Service Pension Scheme
- A generous annual leave of 28.5 days - rising to 33.5 after 5 years (Pro-rata). Plus 8 paid days public holidays
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Free access to national (and international) museums and exhibitions
- Exclusive discounts on both local and national High Street and online retailers
- A range of wellbeing benefits including Employee Assistance Programme 24/7
- Flexible working options such as hybrid working, part time working, paid special leave, career breaks and unpaid leave
- Access to all the above and more from day one of employment.
About the Collections Care Technician role:
Located in the Museum’s Collections Care team, this post is to provide backfill for project working and plays a central role in the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated programme of collections care across all five National Museums Scotland sites. Collections Care Technicians deliver efficient handling, movement and packing of collections in support of the Museum’s programme of displays, exhibitions, loans and effective collection storage as well as object cleaning for collections on display and in store.
As a Collections Care Technician at National Museums Scotland you will:
- Coordinate the Museum’s object movement programme to achieve exhibitions, loans, displays, tours, digitisation, and capital projects, ensuring the planned, timely, safe, and efficient movement of collections in liaison with internal and external stakeholders as appropriate.
- Undertake specialist technical collection packing for exhibition, loan and tour identifying innovative solutions across a large and diverse collection to agreed Museum standards and health and safety requirements.
- Support the delivery of object deep cleaning with specialist training to safely access collections at height across all Museum sites.
- Support the Preventive Conservation and Conservation programmes as appropriate with the application of specialist technical knowledge.
- A first degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience
- Technical knowledge relevant to the management of diverse collection types
- Proven relevant experience in a similar Collections Care role in the museums/heritage sector
- Experience with data entry and data checking in a museum/archive collection database
Please be sure to view our recruitment pack for this role (available on our careers website: careers.nms.ac.uk) for full details of the position that may help with your application.
The closing date for this role is 26/01/2025. The Selection Event is likely to take place week commencing 10/02/2025.
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