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Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with a prestigious historic organisation to recruit a Collections Manager.

Salary: Circa £45,000

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small Heritage team, taking responsibility for the care, management, preservation and interpretation of a diverse and significant heritage collection.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the accessioning, cataloguing, documentation and storage of heritage objects and artworks.
• Lead collections documentation projects, ensuring accurate and accessible records.
• Plan and deliver exhibitions and displays, creating engaging interpretation for a range of audiences.
• Advise on the selection, presentation and display of collections across the organisation's premises.
• Manage external loans, including documentation, insurance and environmental monitoring.
• Undertake condition surveys and recommend appropriate conservation measures.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and the Conservation Management Plan.
• Support education and outreach through research, talks, workshops, events and publications.

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree or postgraduate qualification in museum studies, collections management or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable experience managing a varied collection.
• Experience developing heritage interpretation and delivering exhibitions and displays.
• Strong research and project management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and budgets.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced collections professional to help preserve and bring an important heritage collection to life, developing new opportunities for education and engagement.

For more information, please submit your CV.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

 As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.