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Director, Collections Operations

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4d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Sustainability
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You should have experience in conservation leadership, collections care management, digitisation projects, stakeholder collaboration, procurement knowledge, and commitment to sustainable practices.
  • You will lead conservation efforts, manage preservation programs, oversee digitization strategies, ensure collection security, and implement sustainable practices.

Requirements

  • Job requirements:
  • Experience in leading conservation and preservation programmes.
  • Proven track record in managing collections care and digitisation projects.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with multiple functions and stakeholders.
  • Strong knowledge of internal procurement requirements and value for money principles.
  • Experience in overseeing digitisation strategies and visual resources.
  • Understanding of governance issues related to collections care.
  • Familiarity with managing hazardous collections and maintaining legislative standards.
  • Commitment to developing environmentally sustainable practices in collection care.

Responsibilities

  • Conservation – Lead on the development and delivery of strategic programmes to conserve collection material. Ensuring conservators and contractors are in place and ensuring value for money and follow internal procurement requirements.
  • Preservation – Lead on planning and managing collections care programmes across the IWM. Oversee identification of external contractors and ensuring value for money and follow internal procurement requirements.
  • Visual Resources – Oversee the Digital Future Strategy. Oversee Digitisation (Access) to ensure a programme to deliver digitisation of IWM assets in support of public and commercial programmes. Oversee Digitisation (Preservation) to deliver digitisation where the longevity of the original asset is short.
  • Project Delivery – Oversee IWM storage strategy. Responsible for ensuring IWM’s collection stores are managed to agreed standards, and that security systems and processes are fit for purpose. Delivering the collection to internal functions and external partners, ensuring it is professionally managed in the process. Lead the IWM governance of hazardous collections and maintain to legislative standards. Ensuring advice provided by the team is appropriate and timely. Maintain IWM location and movement policy and procedures. Advise on governance issues. Develop and embed environmentally sustainable practices in collection care.

FAQs

What is the main responsibility of the Director, Collections Operations?

The main responsibility is to oversee the care, preservation, conservation, and digitisation of IWM’s collections.

Who does the Director, Collections Operations work collaboratively with?

The Director works collaboratively with functions including collections strategy, curators, exhibitions, and the Operational Delivery Group (ODG).

What is involved in the conservation duties of this role?

The conservation duties include leading the development and delivery of strategic programs to conserve collection material, ensuring the necessary conservators and contractors are in place, and adhering to internal procurement requirements.

What types of collections does the Director oversee?

The Director oversees a diverse range of collections including art, film, photography, printed material, documents, and sound related to conflicts involving Britain and its former Empire from 1914 to the present day.

Is the role responsible for digitisation efforts?

Yes, the role oversees the Digital Future Strategy and manages digitisation programs to support public and commercial initiatives, as well as preservation efforts for fragile assets.

What does the project delivery responsibility include?

Project delivery includes overseeing IWM's storage strategy, managing collection stores, ensuring security systems are effective, and delivering collections to internal functions and external partners professionally.

What standards must the Director maintain concerning hazardous collections?

The Director is responsible for leading the governance of hazardous collections and ensuring compliance with relevant legislative standards.

Are environmentally sustainable practices a focus of the role?

Yes, the role emphasizes the development and embedding of environmentally sustainable practices in collection care.

How does the role contribute to the overall strategy of the Museum?

The Director makes an authoritative contribution to the Operational Delivery Group and advises the Executive Leadership Team to help deliver the Museum’s overall strategy to high standards.

Where are the IWM's museums located?

The IWM operates five museums located in London, Cambridgeshire, and Manchester.

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