Position at Science Museum, London

Collections Administrator and Access Coordinator
Science Museum, London

Six month fixed term contract

UKP18,140 to UKP21,350 per annum depending on knowledge and skills

The Conservation and Collections Care department are looking for a
full-time Collections Administrator and Access Coordinator and for a
six month fixed term contract.  This position will be based at
Blythe House, the small to medium objects store of the Science
Museum, London.

Your primary responsibilities will be scheduling for the Object
Handler/ Driver team and co-ordinating all research visits to the
storage sites of Blythe House and Wroughton.

In order to create schedules for the Object Handler/ Driver team,
you will respond to and coordinate requests for vehicles and
logistics staff time from stakeholders across SMG and private
individuals.  This will allow you to co-ordinate collection and
delivery of objects for the Cultural Agenda.  You will produce a
timely work programme for the Object Handling/ Driving team to make
the most effective and efficient use of resources.  You will manage
the leases and ensure that the logistic vehicles meet current
legislation and driver tachographs are downloaded regularly.  You
will support the Object Handling team by updating the collections
database as appropriate and support the CCC Manager by compiling
reports and statistics on object movement and storage.

When co-ordinating and supervising research visits you will
communicate with researchers and visitors to schedule appointments
to access objects from the collection.  You will provide supervision
during visits to Blythe House and ensure that access is provided in
a safe manner.  You will provide general health and safety and
collection hazard support to your line manager.

You will maintain the collections movement and storage office at
Blythe House, providing conference room scheduling, and supporting a
safe working environment through safety checklists.  You will
provide administrative support to the Conservation and Collections
Care team at Blythe House.  This involves scheduling and monitoring
collections movement and storage budgets; ordering products and
completing documentation using our finance database.

Tasks will be carried out in a safe and secure manner to comply with
current legislation and following best professional practice.

For further information about the Science Museum, a full job
description, and details of how to apply, please visit

    <URL:http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/jobs>

Deadline for submissions:  27 October 2015, noon
Interviews:  Friday 5 November 2015

We welcome applications from all sections of the community in which
we work.  We particularly welcome applications from disabled people
and we guarantee interviews to suitably qualified disabled
applicants.


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