Special Collections Project Cataloguer, NHM Unlocked South Kensington, England
Job description
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
Working closely with the Special Collections Manager, Museum Archivist and LA Moves Manager, this role will lead in the preparation of specified Library and Archives special collections for relocation. Items requiring relocation will include manuscript and archival material, photographic and artwork collections (incl. sculpture) in additional to printed items.
The role will audit, barcode and list (as appropriate) specific collections to ensure their relocation from Wandsworth to South Kensington is undertaken effectively. The post will work with the Unlocked Paper Conservator to assess and undertake rehousing of the collections to prepare for the move. The work will further enhance the discoverability of the collections while ensuring their physical preservation and continued usage in the future.
About you
The successful candidate should hold a postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Science or Archives recognised by CILIP or ARA (or equivalent). Experience of creating and amending catalogue records to national and international standards with knowledge and/or experience of RDA, MARC 21, and ISAD(G). Experience of collections management and working with special collection materials, including photographic materials and mixed media archival collections their handling and care, conservation and preservation considerations and an appreciation of the metadata requirements for them.
You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to quickly establish effective working relationships with colleagues and users and have a positive attitude. The ideal candidate will also work independently as well as in a team to deliver agreed objectives.
The post holders will be based at South Kensington and at our store in Wandsworth, South London.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
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What we offer
- 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
- Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
- Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
- Life insurance
- Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
- Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
- We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
- Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sitesand other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
- Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
How to apply
If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum’s careers portal, at https://careers.nhm.ac.uk/
Closing date: 9am, 24th April 2023
Interviews expected w/c 9th May 2023
Salary: £32,112 (SC2) per annum
Contract: Fixed-term Contract, 23 months; Full-time 36 hrs
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 23 months
Salary: £32,112.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Flexitime
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 24/04/2023
Reference ID: Natural History Museum
