The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realise the vision and mission of making the West Kowloon Cultural District a prime local and international destination for arts, culture and entertainment.
We are currently recruiting the following positions to join M+. M+ is the new museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, as part of West Kowloon Cultural District, focusing on 20th and 21st century art, design and architecture and moving image. The M+ building is scheduled for completion in 2018. Manager, Collections Database (Ref:15085) (based in Hong Kong) You are responsible for: * assisting with the implementation of TMS, playing a key role within the M+ team and liaising with other parties as necessary; * managing the daily operations of the TMS application and database including monitoring availability, usage, faults and performance at various user locations; * working with users to improve working methods and systems by leading the Data Standards Working group and maintaining TMS procedures and data standard manuals; * supporting users by providing training, advice, responding to queries and resolving issues; * developing reports, custom list views and data views as required by the M+ team; * managing a data monitoring programme, help importing and updating large sets of data and performing sample-based monitoring of data input; and * acting as a main point of contact for the Information and Communications Technology department and Marketing and Customer Experience department (web page) on all database related issues. You should: 1) possess a recognised university degree or equivalent; 2) preferably have 5 years of experience in using a collections management system; 3) have experience of the processes and procedures involved in a range of collections management activities (cataloguing, location recording, acquisitions, loans in and out, managing exhibitions and displays, etc.); 4) have experience of working on collections documentation in a museum, art gallery or similar organisation; 5) preferably have some experience of analysing users' requirements and creating reports using Crystal Reports; 6) have experience with TMS Access, SQL Server and knowledge of XSLT and XML is preferable; 7) have good understanding and appreciation of structured / systematic approaches to manage information; 8) have effective organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines; be able to demonstrate good attention to details and have a flexible approach to work; and 9) possess excellent written and spoken English, and preferably in Chinese with the ability to liaise effectively with both internal and external parties. For interested parties, please submit your application along with your CV on or before 6 November 2015 via online application http://www.westkowloon.hk/careers or by mail quoting the reference number, name of the position, expected salary and your availability to: Ms Agnes Chan West Kowloon Cultural District Authority 29/F, Tower 6, The Gateway 9 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from 6 November 2015 may assume their applications unsuccessful. All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards. For more information http://www.westkowloon.hk or contact Ms Agnes Chan at 2200-0013 [http://www.westkowloon.hk/media/_source/logo/westkowloon-logo.png] Sign up for our e-newsletter to get the latest news about the West Kowloon Cultural District www.westkowloon.hk/subscribe<http://www.westkowloon.hk/subscribe> Be our fans on facebook<http://www.facebook.com/westkowloon> and follow us on Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/wkcda> "E-mail Disclaimer :This e-mail and any attachment to it is issued by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA), and is confidential, intended for the recipient (s) only and shall not be copied or disclosed without WKCDA's prior approval; it should be handled with care, kept confidential and not be used for any purpose unconnected with the WKCDA . If this e-mail has been sent to you by mistake, please inform us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete the e-mail, destroy any printed copy and do not disclose or use the information in it. There is no warranty that this e-mail is virus free and we will not accept any liability for any loss or damage that may arise from the receipt or use of any e-mail from us."
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