Cambridge Museum of Technology: Collections Officer

Cambridge Museum of Technology: Collections Officer

1 year fixed term

2 days per week

£28k per annum, (£11.2k pro rata)

Overall Purpose of Job:

Working with volunteers and other members of staff, this role is integral to ensuring that the collections are well managed and can be used in the temporary exhibition and learning programmes.

The Collections Officer will manage and care for the collections according to sector standards, train volunteers, and enable use of the collections in exhibitions and learning.

The role holder will also complete a previously started disposals project. During the museum’s redevelopment (2017 -2020), a collections review was undertaken and a disposals list drawn up. The role holder will continue the project, rehoming deaccessioned objects.

Within the small staff team, this post will also have key holding and Duty Manager responsibility on a rota basis.

Key Responsibilities:

Document the collections, including accessioning and cataloguing objects on Modes, in accordance with the museum’s policies and Spectrum standards;

Care for the collections, including pest management, conservation cleaning, repacking collections, and working with volunteers to maintain large, working objects;

Enable access to the collections and support the exhibitions and learning programmes through advising on appropriate use, getting objects out for events, and preparing collections for display;

Rationalise collections in line with the Museum Association’s disposal guidelines and Code of Ethics, completing a previously started disposals project

Train and supervise volunteers in collections roles, on tasks such as accessioning, checking pest traps, and conservation cleaning;

Update policies and procedures, ensuring that all work meets sector and Accreditation standards;

Apply for small grants if they arise;

Work with the Board of Trustees, Management Committee, and Collections Committee to ensure that all activities are communicated and considered within the wider museum operation;