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Digital Collections Officer |
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The National Holocaust Centre and Museum |
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£25,000 - £28,000 p.a. |
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Full-Time Position
Contract: 2.5 years |
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Newark, Nottinghamshire, England |
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Tuesday, 11th April 2023 |
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| Job Description |
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Job purpose and requirements:
We are looking to appoint a passionate and enthusiastic Project Curator to take the lead on managing, preserving and making accessible our significant digital collection of Holocaust survivor testimony. This includes both digital and digitised collections, AV and time-based media. The postholder will be the professional lead for digital preservation and digital asset management at the museum, responsible for managing the museum’s digital collections, keeping abreast of and implementing best practice standards, and for making the collections accessible to a wide public. This will involve undertaking collections-based research and working with colleagues to provide content for our learning programmes, on-site interpretation, online events and website. You will develop and expand the collection, working with the development director to identify funding opportunities and developing and delivering your own projects to grow the museum’s assets and maximise their use in the service of our mission. The postholder will assist in raising the profile of the museum’s collections nationally and internationally through advocacy, events, networking, and other onsite and online activities. |
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Please visit our website to view the full job description and person specification. https://www.holocaust.org.uk/job-vacancies
To apply, please complete:
(i) a CV of no more than 2 pages, including the details of 2 referees (one to be your current employer);
(ii) a cover letter of no more than 2 pages explaining your suitability for the role.
Please email these documents to recruitment@holocaust.org.uk by the end of day on Tuesday 11th April 2023 (11:59pm).
Interviews are to take place Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th April.
Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service clearance, as well as satisfactory references.
Any queries about the role can be answered by our Curator Alex Bond.
Please email Alex.Bond@holocaust.org.uk |
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