Assistant Registrar
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,757 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 4FP |
| Company: | Science Museum Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SMG02862_1714135349 |
Summary
Assistant Registrar
Do you have experience of registration work within a museum or cultural/heritage organisation? Would you like to manage new loans in and out for our exhibitions and displays?
About us
The Science Museum Group's Registration department is a thriving and dynamic team. We are seeking to recruit a new Assistant Registrar to focus on our loans and acquisitions programme and contribute to the Science and Industry Museum's active displays, exhibition and touring programmes. The Collections are extremely varied and range from industrial, transportation and aerospace, to art, social history and many others.
We are now recruiting for an Assistant Registrar to join the team based at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester with hybrid working available. You will be working 35 hours per week on a permanent contract
About the role
As an Assistant Registrar you will be given the chance to expand and develop your skills and knowledge in Registration. You will be managing new loans in/out and long loan in/out renewals for exhibitions or displays.
You will be managing acquisitions from initial proposal through to accessioning, in addition to providing Registration support during gallery installations and decants. You will ensure all registration work complies with relevant procedures and best practice regarding: documentation, packing, transportation, indemnity, due diligence and hazards management.
You will provide support on collections management issues to curatorial colleagues and other relevant internal and external stakeholders.
About you
Joining us you will have experience of registration work within a museum or cultural/heritage organisation. You will have experience in coordinating loans, exhibitions or acquisitions and an understanding of the Government Indemnity Scheme and how it applies to national museums.
You will be organised and possess the ability to manage a varied workload to tight deadlines. Crucially you will have effective interpersonal skills which will enable you to build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, you will also have the ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing.
Applying
View the Vacancy Information Pack listed under 'Attachments' on the vacancy listing on our website for more details about the role and the application process, or click 'Apply Online' to submit an application.
Don't feel you meet all of the criteria? At SMG, we are committed to building a workforce that is open for all, and welcome you to apply, even if your experience doesn't fit perfectly. With your transferable skills, you could be the right candidate for this, or other opportunities that we have.
What we offer
Joining us as an employee, you will have the opportunity to develop your career in a world-class museum group. We understand that work/life balance and wellbeing is crucial to our colleagues, so we offer the perks listed below, as well as support for things that happen in life such as parental and adoption leave, sickness, and career breaks.
- Support with personal and professional development
- days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced contributory pension
- Unmind App and other wellbeing support
- Interest-free loans
- Days Out discounts
- Health & Dental Insurance
Open for All is one of the Science Museum Group's five core values and sets out our important aspiration to be a place for everyone. We are working hard to understand our organisation better and to foster a culture that recognises and values different backgrounds, mindsets, skills, experience, knowledge, and expertise. By having greater diversity, we believe that we will be a stronger and better organisation, capable to continue to Inspire Futures.