An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Museum Collections team. This part-time post plays an essential role in assisting Curators with looking after a wide range of collections.
Contract Type: Fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
Grade: FC04
Salary: £24,890 – £27,087 per annum (pro rata), £13.26 - £14.43 per hour
Hours: 21.6 hours per week
Location: Bankhead Central, Glenrothes
Job Reference: ON000537
We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.
The Role
This part-time post plays an essential role in assisting Curators with looking after, and making accessible, a wide range of collections of over 115,000 objects. This role is based at the Collections Centre in Glenrothes; however, you will also work frequently at our other venues across Fife, including Kirkcaldy Galleries, Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, and St Andrews Museum. Collections management responsibilities include assisting with cataloguing on EMu, storage, photography, and preventative conservation.
High quality customer service is required for enquiries online and in person. This includes showing objects to visitors at the Collections Centre and helping Curators with group visits and volunteers. The postholder will also assist Curators with objects selected for displays and exhibitions. Additionally, the postholder will assist colleagues in the Exhibitions and Archives & Local Studies teams as well as other staff across OnFife when relevant.
About You
It is essential that you have catalogued collections on collections management systems and have museum object handling experience. You also must have good organisational and communication skills (written and oral) and excellent attention to detail. Knowledge of preventative conservation and a current driving licence are desirable.
The deadline is Thursday 28 November 2024 at 12:00.
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