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Conservator |
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| Zaha Hadid Foundation |
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£32,000 - £38,000 p.a. |
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Monday, 6th October 2025 |
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Conservator |
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Zaha Hadid Foundation |
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£32,000 - £38,000 p.a. |
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Full-Time Position |
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London, England |
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Monday, 27th October 2025 |
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| Job Description |
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The Zaha Hadid Foundation is hiring. We are building a creative and dynamic team to help fulfil Zaha’s original vision, and to build an internationally influential organisation. The Foundation’s collection comprises of over 15,000 works across a range of media, including architectural models, furniture, interior design, paintings, drawings, architectural plans and blue-prints, fashion design, and jewellery. Additionally, there is a considerable archive, consisting of works on paper and various types of ephemera.
We are seeking to appoint a Conservator who will manage the Foundation’s preventive conservation measures, interventive conservation requirements, and support the audit of the collections and the developing loans and exhibitions programme. The Conservator’s main tasks will be:
• Develop and maintain preventive conservation measures to ensure that the collection is cared for and protected to the highest international museum standards
• Carry out, manage and advise on interventive conservation treatments
• Assist in the establishment and maintenance of the Foundation’s storage facilities
• Support the collections inventory and the development and maintenance of the collections database
• Support the delivery of the loans and exhibitions programmes
• Train and make ZHF staff aware of preventive conservation measures as required
• Support the development of policies and procedures to enable the Foundation to gain full museum accreditation
• With the Head of Collections, organise and manage contractors brought into ZHF for specific conservation projects
Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of the Zaha Hadid Foundation. As we grow, we will ensure that our principles and actions reflect this, and that we create a respectful, equitable and inclusive culture that supports all our employees regardless of age, disability and neurodiversity, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation, and socioeconomic background.
ZHF works to ensure that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. We are committed to making adjustments wherever possible for disabled applicants. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all our roles. |
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• Recognised professional conservation qualification to degree level
• Knowledge of up-to-date principles and practice in preventive conservation
• Practical experience of interventive conservation in a museum context
• Experience of working with collections databases
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to manage a diverse workload
• Commitment to equality and diversity in the context of the role
A full job description including duties & person specification can be downloaded from our website: https://www.zhfoundation.com/about/opportunities/ |
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Applicants should apply in writing to the ZHF Director at mail@zhfoundation.com, by no later than midday (12:00pm) on Monday, 27th October 2025. We expect to hold interviews in the week commencing 3rd November 2025, arrangements to be confirmed.
The following are requirements for the application process:
• a current curriculum vitae.
• a supporting statement of no more than 2 pages. This should outline why you believe you are suitable for the post, and why you find the Zaha Hadid Foundation particularly interesting. You should address the criteria outlined in the person specification in your statement.
• The names and contact details of two referees. Please indicate whether the referees can be contacted immediately, or whether you would prefer us to wait until an offer is being made.
• N.B. Please ensure your name is included in the title of each document. |
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