Overview
The Collection Management department brings excellence and innovation to the management and care of Tate's collections. The team are responsible for the logistical, legal, practical and technical aspects of looking after, moving, recording and installing the works of art in Tate's care and for facilitating the delivery of Tate's programmes across Tate, nationally and internationally. We hold the inventory of all works of art in the collection and manage Tate's storage facilities. The teams work closely with our colleagues in the Conservation and Library & Archive departments, as well as colleagues across Tate to manage, preserve and enable access to Tate's collections in both physical and digital formats., Direct and lead the policy and strategy for Collection Management Tate-wide, providing leadership and innovation in policy and practice for collection management, installation and storage, enhancing and promoting Tate's expertise and reputation and influencing the sector internationally.
Responsibilities
* Direct and lead the policy and strategy for Collection Management Tate-wide, providing leadership and innovation in policy and practice for collection management, installation and storage, enhancing and promoting Tate's expertise and reputation and influencing the sector internationally.
* Hold overall responsibility for ensuring Tate complies with its contractual, legal and regulatory obligations in relation to the management, care, loan and movement of art works, ensuring that all relevant standards of Collection Care practice and procedure are communicated effectively, understood widely and complied with routinely. Ensure compliance with standards and procedures to minimise the risk of damage to art works whilst facilitating public access. Hold responsibility as Tate Britain Site Supervisor for the Civil Aviation Authority Known Consignor scheme.
Qualifications
* Extensive knowledge of Collection Management; significant professional experience within a major museum collection; experience managing a storage decant project.
* A motivational leader and good communicator, able to establish vision and purpose to a diverse team of highly professional staff, and work across a complex organisation.
* Achievement in a senior management role including policy and strategy formation, service planning, development and delivery, managing complexity and organisational change.
* Demonstrable experience in leading and managing people and a track record in creating high performing teams where staff feel valued and motivated to perform.
* Up-to-date understanding of new and emerging technologies and innovations in collection care and the scope for exploiting them.
* Clear thinking and solutions focussed - able to manage competing demands, make effective decisions and able the think creatively to come up with solutions to problems.
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