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Head of Collections ( Library, Muesum and Archives)

London, Greater London (On-site)
£65,000 - £75,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent

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Job description

 

The Head of Collections will be responsible for delivering the strategic and operational leadership of the Library, Archives and Museum Collections to deliver high quality services together with research resources to support the Society’s strategic objectives to pursue conservation, research, learning and outreach and dissemination of knowledge of the material past. The primary users of the Library and Archives are the Fellowship of the Society, and communicating effectively with the Fellowship is an important part of this role. 

The Society of Antiquaries is seeking an experienced and motivated heritage professional to lead our world-class Library, Archive and Museum collections. This is an exciting time to be joining the Society of Antiquaries. In the autumn of 2024, the Society purchased its premises at Burlington House on a long lease, after years of uncertainty and negotiation. Now, together with the four neighbouring learned Societies, we are joint landlords of both the buildings and the courtyard at Burlington House. 2025 sees the beginning of a major development project Past Matters: the Future at Burlington House and the role of our Collections will be at the heart of this. 

The Society welcomes hybrid and flexible working. For this full-time role, we ask that the post-holder usually works on site for three days per week, including Wednesdays. Daily core hours have a degree of flexibility, to be discussed with the General Secretary.

Application Instructions

How to apply: Please visit our website and fill out the application and equal opportunities monitoring forms, and email these to Jola before the closing date.

Closing date for applications: 23:59 Sunday, 18 May 2025

Interviews to be held at Burlington House: Thursday, 29 May 2025

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Society Of Antiquaries of London View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20
Posted on: 01 May 2025
Closing date: 18 May 2025 at 00:00
Job ref: SAL01/25
Tags: Museum

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