Collections Coordinator
Location:Dudley
Salary:£30,116 per annum
Hours:37.5 hours per week, between 8.00am 6.00pm
Contract:Permanent, full-time
Black Country Living Museum is seeking an experienced Collections Coordinator to join our busy Collections team. In this hands-on role, youll help care for and bring our collection to life by cataloguing objects, supporting exhibitions, and uncovering new stories along the way. Working with colleagues, volunteers and partners, youll play a key part in keeping the collections organised, accessible and engaging for all.
What will you be doing?
1. Managing collections through cataloguing, auditing, and tracking movement.
2. Developing object handling/storage practices and the Museum's collecting policy.
3. Researching, acquiring, and installing items/collections in existing and new buildings.
4. Contributing to the development of the Museums collections review project.
5. Supporting disposals, returns, deliveries (including exhibition deliveries & installation), and loans.
6. Conducting research for collection development, programmes, and engagement.
7. Supervising volunteers, interns, placement students, and Collections Assistants.
8. Overseeing research visitors/groups, collecting data relating to objects and users, and addressing enquiries respectfully.
9. Assisting with the development and ...