Collections Officer

The Collections Officer role sits within the Collections Management Team, reporting to the Collections Manager. The role supports the development and care of our Designated collection, improving public access and engagement.

Joining our team at an exciting time, the Collections Officer will have a rare opportunity to contribute to the future of the Museum as we reshape our traditional approach to collections development and access.

In 2021, a new archive and research facility combined our entire collection onto one site for the first time, revolutionising its management and growth. Over the next few years, the Collections Management Team will be fully engaged with reviews supporting a change from the Museum’s existing collecting methodologies and a move towards more targeted acquisition.

The Collections Officer will be involved with new digital engagement programmes, including oral histories and contemporary collecting, which will open the collection to a larger, more diverse group of users and ensure its continuing relevance to today’s Royal Engineers.

Some of the responsibility for this role include:

• Contribute to the development of new collecting methodologies that build contemporary relevance, diversify and support the creation of new Corps histories.
• Manage acquisitions of new items for the Collection, communicating with potential item donors, collating paperwork and researching objects provenance.
• Assist with all aspects of Collection documentation from initial entry records to long-term classification, cataloguing and regular audits of object, archive and library collections.
• Supervision of special collection management projects and programmes, e.g. the Oral History collecting programme.
• Undertake the environmental monitoring and pest management procedures, maintaining a log of recordings.
• Assist with regular inventories to ensure that location details remain accurate.
• Contribute to the Museum & Library’s research services including written and emailed enquiries.

Skills and experience:

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Experience of Museum or Archive documentation and cataloguing.
• Experience working with heritage sector collections management software.
• Demonstrable understanding of Collections Management standards for Museums and Archives – SPECTRUM, ISAD (G).
• Knowledge of collections care best practice; including environmental monitoring and pest management.

Next steps and additional information:

CV & Covering letter – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV (no more than 2 sides of A4) and a covering letter.

More information on the role, full criteria and application details can be found in the Job Description on our website www.re-museum.co.uk/get-involved/