Position at English Heritage

Senior Conservator (Fine Arts)
Position at English Heritage
Based in Central London
c. UKP30,000 per annum

Closing date: January 15, 2004
Interview date: January 30, 2004

For an application form, please send a self addressed A4 envelope
(no stamp) quoting reference R/150/03 to

    Carole Arjoon
    Human Resources Department
    Room 408
    English Heritage
    23 Savile Row
    London W1S 2ET
    Minicom, for text phones only: +44 800 0150516

You will ensure the long-term care and conservation of English
Heritage's fine art collection, focussing on easel paintings, frames
and gilded furniture, through the delivery of effective standards,
treatment, research and training. Specifically, you will define
achievable standards of care for the fine art collections, in
consultation with key stakeholders, maintain audits and set up the
national fine art conservation treatments programme and the national
easel paintings refitting and hanging contract. Other aspects of the
role include assisting with the training programme, teaching on the
Safeguarding Historic Collections Short Course Programme as well as
speaking at conferences and writing for publication to promote
collections care standards and practices.

You will be a qualified conservator with a relevant degree and a
minimum of five years' experience and specialist knowledge of fine
art care and conservation, preferably gained in a museum. A
successful track record of managing consultant conservators and
contractors and influencing collections care standards across a
dispersed collection is required, as well as project and budget
management skills.

A flexible, pragmatic approach combined with excellent interpersonal
and networking skills are essential, as you will be expected to
motivate staff, communicate technical information to non-technical
audiences and develop internal and external partnerships.
Additionally, you will act as an international courier and be able
to travel to and work in historic sites across the UK.

For more information on English Heritage see
<URL:http://www.english-heritage.org.uk>

Claire Smith
Collections Care Conservator
English Heritage
+44 20 7973 3000
Fax: +44 20 7973 3001


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