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RAF Museum
Shifnal, Shropshire (On-site)
Unpaid role, expenses paid
Voluntary
Job description

Help us digitise RAF Museum’s paper-based collections information, to improve its accessibility, searchability and preservation.

What is the role?

The Collection and Research Team at the RAF Museum Midlands holds a significant number of paper-based records on its objects, ranging from provenance information, details of past conservation treatments, the service histories of specific aircraft, and historical correspondence. The Collections Information Digitisation Volunteer will assist our team to digitise these records. While securely stored, digitising these records will produce many benefits, including making them shareable with external researchers, searchable for the Museum’s own team, and helping to ensure their longer-term preservation.

This role sits within the RAF Museum’s Midlands Development Programme which will transform our museum and our impact on the local community through a series of phased projects – engaging audiences who may not obviously identify with the RAF story by finding common interests and histories which link them. As part of this project, we are planning a new learning centre, outdoor spaces, collections hub and major exhibition.

What will I be doing?

  • Scanning object history files and museum forms,

  • Administrating scans produced within a set file structure,

  • Adapting existing digital documentation to make it shareable externally,

  • Developing an understanding of information security and GDPR,

  • Developing an understanding of museum sector practices and procedures.

This role is perfect for you if you…

· Have good IT Skills, including the Windows OS, Microsoft Word and Outlook,

· Can lift and carry documents, and operate a scanner,

· Can carry out tasks methodically, with good accuracy attention to detail,

· Have an interest in history and/or heritage.

How much time would I need to commit?

One full day or half day, ideally once a week, between 10.00 and 16.00 at the RAF Museum Midlands.

What’s in it for me?

· Become part of a great team of volunteers and staff

· Meet new people and have new experiences,

· Discounts in gift shop and café,

· Free access to Flight Zone and similar attractions on site,

· Travel expenses reimbursed up to £14.50 per day, in line with our policy,

· Free entry to a wide selection of other museum and heritage sites and exhibitions nationwide.

What happens after I apply?

Suitable applicants will be invited to have an informal chat with the line manager.

Please note: This role requires a DBS check which RAF Museum will facilitate, and a one character reference.

Applications are welcomed from anyone able to fulfil the role, and we are happy to discuss support requirements.

Organisation
RAF Museum View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 101 - 500
Posted on: 20 April 2026
Closing date: 04 May 2026 at 10:33
Tags: Advice / Information, Communications, Customer Service, Digital, Conservation, Culture, Customer support, Data Entry, Database Management, Education, History, Information Management, Museum