Position at London Metropolitan Archives

Studio Manager (Grade E+)
City of London, London Metropolitan Archives

Ref: HS028

Salary: starting at UKP36,330 pa. including Inner London Weighting

London Metropolitan Archives <URL:http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk> is
looking for a motivated conservation professional to provide vision
and leadership for its conservation studio and programmes.

The Studio Manager plays a pivotal role in the conservation services
provided by LMA and will contribute to the development of the next
stages of LMA's programmes to enable and expand access to its
extensive and rich collections, which span over 85 km of material,
in various formats, from parchment to digital media including
printed books and art on paper. The Studio Manager will be required
to modernise and standardise working practices in the studio and to
motivate the conservation team to deliver a wide range of programmes
reflecting the priorities of the archive service.

Applicants will need to demonstrate extensive experience of
conservation practice, decision-making and project planning. The
postholder will ensure that the impact of the conservation service
is effective at all levels of LMA's activities, that it delivers
demanding high volume targets to impeccable professional standards.
Applicants will be Accredited Conservators with significant
post-qualification experience at a senior level; they will have
managed large conservation projects and staff teams. They will be
able to demonstrate strong presentational and team working skills.
Exposure to practice in the commercial environment will be an
advantage.

Closing date: Noon, 20 June 2011
Interviews: 11 July 2011

Contact details: To request an application pack please contact the
Corporate Recruitment Unit on +44 20 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) or
email: cru<-a t->cityoflondon< . >gov< . >uk quoting the reference number (HS028).

A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on
020-7332-3179 The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal
Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the
community.


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