Documentation Assistant

Money and Medals
Full-time, 41 hours per week
Fixed-term (36 months)
£28,868 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 17 April 2024

About the role:

To catalogue the money and medals collection on the British Museum collections database.

Key areas of responsibility

• To create, edit and amend digital object records for the money and medals collection of c.800,000 objects.
• To support curators in cataloging of the collection and making it publicly accessible
• To assist with enquiries from the public
• To assist in the general day-to-day running of the department
• To act as an advocate for the Museum
• Other duties as assigned.

About you:

• BA/BSc (or equivalent) in history or a related subject, or digital humanities or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience of digital collections databases and spreadsheets.
• Some experience of working with a museum collection.
• Open, effective communicator with good spoken and written English.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

About the British Museum:

Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions.
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases.

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.