# Collections Management OfficerRef no:: ABS46155Published:: 18/12/2025Closes:: 08/01/2026Location:: Mintlaw Discovery Centre, Station Road, Mintlaw Industrial Estate, Mintlaw, Peterhead, AB42 5EESalary:: £32,401 - £33,820 per yearContract Type:: TemporaryPosition Type:: Full TimeHours:: 36.25 hours per week## Job DescriptionLive Life Aberdeenshire has an exciting opportunity for an experienced museums professional on a full-time basis for a period of 12 months.The main purpose of the Collections Management Officer role during this time will be to support the delivery of the Council’s ambitious multi-million-pound plans in Peterhead to create a museum for Aberdeenshire. The focus will be on undertaking an audit and reconciliation of collections and associated paper-based records and updating this information within our collections management database, with emphasis on collections featured in the new museum. Working with the wider team, you will also assist with research relating to the development of new interpretive & digital content, object movement & repackaging, and occasional supervision of researchers.You will report directly to the Museum Curator. Your work base will be at the Discovery Centre at Museums HQ in Mintlaw.Secondment opportunities will be considered based on the advertised salary, subject to candidates having the mutual consent of their current employer.There is a responsibility for the post holder to demonstrate a commitment to quality service delivery through continuous improvement for the benefit of the Service and the organisation.Expected Interview Date**: 23rd January 2026.****Informal enquiries to: Ines Kokor Klapsa - ines.kokorklapsa@aberdeenshire.gov.uk**For more information about living and working in Aberdeenshire, please clickPlease feel free to read our guidance on and how to requestA Privacy Notice giving you information on the data we hold on you, what we do with that data, who we share your data with and your rights under GDPR is available. Alternatively, we can send a copy if you ask us to by emailing askhr@aberdeenshire.gov.uk## RequirementsThis post has a minimum requirement of one reference which must be your current or most recent employer.## Job Attachments* Share this job posting via Email### Advertisement #J-18808-Ljbffr