Salary
£22,098 a year
Job type
Full-time
Opportunity ID
297
Location
IWM Duxford
Salary
£22,098 per annum
Hours
36 hours net per week
Department
Collections Management
Job Summary
This role is an excellent opportunity to join our busy Collections Management team and learn how to carry out a range of core museum tasks in a national museum.
Project Delivery Assistants are responsible for the accurate location and movement of objects using barcode technology. The team get to handle, move and document the vast range of objects IWM cares for. You will contribute to projects to increase access and use to the collections or to ensure they are cared for to a high standard. The work will include basic documentation, labelling, preparing collections for digitisation or for movement to newly renovated storage locations.
The role is based full time on site at IWM Duxford and is not possible to work from home.
Your duties will include:
- To undertake movement of items to and from store, the IWM Research Room and between branches to agreed schedules. This will, on occasion, include the moving licenced and hazardous objects as part of the IWM Locations must be updated as set out in the Museum’s Location Policy and Procedures.
- To undertake object inventory
- To assist in the delivery of core corporate projects as agreed with Head of Project Delivery. Activity will be divided across the team into Projects and will include, for example, support of:
To undertake inventory, basic documentation and exit processes,
Overseeing processing of digital access digitisation orders,
Collection movement projects,
Supporting exhibition installations at all IWM branches
Reorganisation of storage areas, including undertaking enclosure projects, as defined by media requirements and storage environment to an agreed schedule,
Contributing to the housekeeping, cleaning and maintenance of collection items and storage areas,
Integrated Pest Management (e.g. pest trap checking, quarantining/treatment of infested collections),
Environmental monitoring (e.g. assisting in maintenance of system identifying environmental exceptions to the Care staff),
Basic condition checking of collections (e.g. identifying paper requiring minor repairs, minor repairs on library books).
4.To identify any collection condition issues, risks or building defects (plant or fabric) to the Head of Project Delivery.
- To provide some supervision and assistance under the direction of the Senior Project Delivery Assistant to IWM staff requiring access to the collection. Provide supervision to FM staff and contractors servicing the storage facilities.
- To ensure adherence to safe working practices, working to agreed method and risk
- The post-holder is based at IWM London but will, on occasion, be required to work or attend meetings or training sessions at any of the museum’s locations as directed.
Training standard required – E-Learning IOSH Working Safely (Course duration 2 working weeks for completion)
Work in such a manner as to ensure their own safety and the safety of others including members of the public and report to their Manager any hazards, dangerous occurrences or dangerous equipment they see, and any accident they are involved in or that they witness.
Staff must be aware of and abide by IWM’s information security, data protection and health and safety policies regarding the handling of all sensitive and personal data
For a full list of duties and the person specification (which your application will be marked against) please view the Job Description.
Closing date for applications
August 6th 2023, 9:00 AM
Interview Details
Interviews for this post are planned for the week commencing 14th Agust 2023
Benefits
The benefits listed below are discretionary and IWM reserves the right, with due notice, to vary or withdraw them at any time. All such benefits apply during the course of your employment only.
Our generous full-time equivalent annual leave allowance is 25 days per annum plus public holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years.
Access to our Company Group Pension Plan with competitive Employer Contributions.
Access to select a range of benefits to suit your personal circumstances and lifestyle via our benefits platform, IWM4me. IWM4me offers IWM staff a wide range of health, protection, and lifestyle benefits, many at corporate rates not available on the high street.
Free sanitary products provided at all sites.
20% discount in all IWM’s on-site shops.
A 25% discount in IWM’s cafes.
Free entry to all IWM Air shows at IWM Duxford.
Free entry to a large number of other museums & galleries and their exhibitions which we have reciprocal arrangements with.
Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits dependent on length of service.
Access to our in-house training programmes and development
Access to an interest free season ticket loan scheme after three months service.
Access to a Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, and Career Development Advice.
IWM staff also have access to The Charity for Civil Servants services and support.
IWM staff are entitled to membership of the Benenden Healthcare Society (subject to their terms & conditions.
Eligibility to join the Civil Service Sports Club, securing additional discounts and benefits.
Access to social events run by groups with IWM.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. This role is subject to:
A basic check, which shows unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
Equal Opportunities
IWM is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities.
We miss out when people feel IWM isn’t for them, and are committed to removing and reducing barriers to make IWM open to everyone.
Our Access and Inclusion strategy has been developed to promote openness, equal opportunities to access, inclusivity and encourage diversity in everything that we do, from employment practices, the services we provide to our visitors to the facilities we make available to public.
At IWM we seek to address the need for greater diversity within our workforce as well as the wider museum and heritage sector. In all our practices we embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity and we welcome applications from suitable candidates of all backgrounds.