Assistant Curator

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Kirklees
Environment & Climate Change
Environmental Strategy & Climate Change
30
1
The Stables, Ravensknowle Park, Wakefield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 8QT
Temporary
Fixed term 12 months (with possibility to extend)
Grade 6
£16,536 to £17,893.30

Kirklees Museums and Galleries are looking for an enthusiastic museum professional to join our curatorial and technical team as an Assistant Curator.  You will bring specialist knowledge of at least one area relevant to our collections, specifically archaeology, natural history or industrial history. This is an excellent opportunity to work with our outstanding collections and to develop and improve your curatorial skills whilst enhancing our specialist knowledge and interpretation. Maintaining our Accreditation status, you will support our team through a major inventory project and collections storage review as we work to eliminate our collections backlog and improve storage and access conditions.

This is a challenging role within a small, close-knit group of enthusiastic and hard-working curators.  Your primary focus will be on good collections management. You will also be able to share your enthusiasm for collections with diverse audiences. You will be flexible, organised, work well under pressure and be able to juggle conflicting demands. You will be supported by a friendly, skilled, and experienced curatorial team and rewarded with access to fantastic collections and a wonderful opportunity to work on a major relocation project.

 

Closing date: Sunday 29th May

 

Interviews: Wed. 15th June (provisionally Thur. 16th June also for anyone that can’t make Wed.)


Danny Sheehan is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

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29 May 2022, 11:55 PM

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