Curator of Collections - Bradford, United Kingdom - Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Bradford Metropolitan District Council

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Bradford, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Description

Department of Place

Sport and Culture

Curator of Collections

PO1/PO2 £33,820 - £38,296 pa (Pro rata for Part Time Posts)

37

hours per week

Established

Based at Cliffe Castle Museum

Do you love every day being different, with a variety of tasks to challenge and a great team to support you?

Do you work with all things 'collections' and have an enhanced understanding of our sector that will benefit our places?

Do you want to progress your career in a changing environment, set to meet the experiential needs of our surrounding communities, visitors and the successful City of Culture Bradford 2025 bid?

If your answer to any of these questions is a resounding 'Yes', then please, read on

We are looking for a new Curator of Collections to join our small and devoted Collections Team in caring for, interpreting and displaying our fabulous collections and buildings to broad and multifaceted communities.

We are also looking for someone who has the qualities of a leader, experience line managing and is happy developing people, as there are two Assistant Curators to lead in this role.

You will need to be able to manage multiple projects and work streams effectively and efficiently. High standards, great people skills and a smile go a long way in our friendly Team. You would be joining our relatively new Head of Learning and Museums & Galleries Manager.

We also have great Visitor Services, Learning and Business Teams working in our places, in addition to a sterling Cleaning Team, and we regularly collaborate with a diversity of local and national partners.

The collections include significant and large proportions of Archaeology, Fine & Decorative Art, Social & Industrial History, Natural Sciences and our fantastic Photographic Archives, spread across our four public places; Bolling Hall, Bradford Industrial Museum, Cliffe Castle Museum and Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.

In addition, we operate out of two separate Collections Stores within the Bradford District.

From Bees to Pre-Raphaelites and Treasure Hoards to Trams, we have a great range of collections to explore, research and make accessible, including a Designated collection of Worsted, sitting at the heart of Bradford's industrial history.

There will be the opportunity to do some hybrid working in this role, in addition to a generous government pension scheme (6.8% employer contribution),days holiday,If you would like to know more about us and the vacancy, have a look on Home - Bradford Museums & Galleries

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

Closing Date: 19

th

April 2023

Please find the Job Profile attached:
**Curator of Collections Job