Imperial War Museum Collections Management Department Internal or External Vacancy : External Method of Application : Application Form Hours : There are no set hours and you will be offered work when it is required, usually with a minimum of 1-weeks’ notice. Job Type : Fee Paid Location : London and Duxford Salary £13.70 per hour + 12.1% holiday entitlement £12.89 per hour + 12.1% holiday entitlement Main Responsibilities: Purpose of the job Using your skills and specialisation in either textiles or paper conservation, you will deliver the conservation of objects and ensure any risks to objects are managed effectively. You will support the accountability of the collections by working within IWM Collection Management departmental policies and procedures as well as maintaining documentation on Collection Management Systems and other programmes, as requested by the Conservation Manager.
Key duties: The role is to support the Conservation Department of the IWM, which is based across the IWM sites. In particular, you will work with paper or textile objects for the loans-in programme; the loans-out programme, exhibitions programmes and storage programme. Tasks will include condition reporting, treatment proposals, exhibition installation support and undertaking practical conservation treatments. According to your location, you will have a ‘base’ museum where you will primarily work. However, work might be available at other IWM sites across the UK. The IWM will facilitate the travel for this. You will be expected to work independently as well as across different teams in order to contribute to and deliver the priorities of IWM - using your knowledge, skills, talent and potential to the best of your ability. To Apply Apply online via our website www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/jobs Please note we do not accept only CV’s, you will be required to fill in an online application form. Please state within your application form which IWM branch you are applying for. New Staff - For new internal candidates to be eligible for vacancies you must have successfully completed your probation period. The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am Friday 12 October 2018. Interviews for IWM Duxford branch are on 16th October 2018 Interviews for IWM London branch are on 17th October 2018. Please note that the interview date(s) has been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel. You are advised to keep this date free if you are interested in this vacancy. We are unable to reschedule interviews. We regret that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application, in this instance, has been unsuccessful. IWM is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities. ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
