Collections Manager, HCR
Applications for this vacancy closed on 27 September 2024 at 12:00PM
**About the role**
The Heberden Coin Room is a department of the Ashmolean Museum, in the
University of Oxford. With c. 300,000 coins of all periods and all countries
and collections of medals, tokens, and paper money, it represents one of the
leading international coin cabinets (see: https://www.ashmolean.org/heberden-
coin-room )
Reporting to the Keeper/Deputy Keeper, you will be responsible for ensuring
that the Coin Study, Coin Store and displays are secure, tidy, clean, well-
organised, fully equipped and maintained on a regular basis. You will also
develop and maintain collections management, reporting and volunteering
systems, operational procedures and documentation standards, and looking after
the departmental off-site storage and archives. The department has not had a
Collections Manager in recent years.
The role involves occasional lone working and heavy lifting. Manual handling
training will be provided.
This is a permanent, part-time post, working onsite 18.75 hours (0.5 FTE) per
week.
Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to
undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
**About You**
You will be familiar with handling, storing and documenting museum objects
according to best practice.
You have excellent general IT skills and are familiar with collections
management systems.
You are able to develop and maintain departmental systems and can train your
colleagues in their use.
You have an interest in working with numismatic, archaeological or historical
collections.
**What We Offer**
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits
**Diversity**
Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a
friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through
diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies,
such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff
returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental
leave.
**How to apply**
You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of
your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the
essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description,
and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.
We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss
training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this
recruitment panel will be Volker Heuchert, Deputy Keeper of the Heberden Coin
Room and Curator of Greek and Roman Provincial coins, who can be contacted
with enquiries relating to the role (volker.heuchert@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General
queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to
the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department
(recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).
Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on **Friday 27
September 2024** can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on
the **23rd - 24th October 2024.**
*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 6 salary scale.
The Heberden Coin Room is a department of the Ashmolean Museum, in the
University of Oxford. With c. 300,000 coins of all periods and all countries
and collections of medals, tokens, and paper money, it represents one of the
leading international coin cabinets (see: https://www.ashmolean.org/heberden-
coin-room )
Reporting to the Keeper/Deputy Keeper, you will be responsible for ensuring
that the Coin Study, Coin Store and displays are secure, tidy, clean, well-
organised, fully equipped and maintained on a regular basis. You will also
develop and maintain collections management, reporting and volunteering
systems, operational procedures and documentation standards, and looking after
the departmental off-site storage and archives. The department has not had a
Collections Manager in recent years.
The role involves occasional lone working and heavy lifting. Manual handling
training will be provided.
This is a permanent, part-time post, working onsite 18.75 hours (0.5 FTE) per
week.
Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to
undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
**About You**
You will be familiar with handling, storing and documenting museum objects
according to best practice.
You have excellent general IT skills and are familiar with collections
management systems.
You are able to develop and maintain departmental systems and can train your
colleagues in their use.
You have an interest in working with numismatic, archaeological or historical
collections.
**What We Offer**
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits
**Diversity**
Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a
friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through
diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies,
such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff
returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental
leave.
**How to apply**
You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of
your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the
essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description,
and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.
We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss
training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this
recruitment panel will be Volker Heuchert, Deputy Keeper of the Heberden Coin
Room and Curator of Greek and Roman Provincial coins, who can be contacted
with enquiries relating to the role (volker.heuchert@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General
queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to
the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department
(recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).
Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on **Friday 27
September 2024** can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on
the **23rd - 24th October 2024.**
*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 6 salary scale.
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About the role The Heberden Coin Room is a department of the Ashmolean Museum, in the University of Oxford. With c. 300,000 coins of all periods and all countries and collections of medals, tokens, and paper money, it represents one of the leading international coin cabinets (see: https://www.ashmolean.org/heberden-coin-room ) Reporting to the Keeper/Deputy Keeper, you will be responsible for ensuring that the Coin Study, Coin Store and displays are secure, tidy, clean, well-organised, fully equipped and maintained on a regular basis. You will also develop and maintain collections management, reporting and volunteering systems, operational procedures and documentation standards, and ... **About the role**
The Heberden Coin Room is a department of the Ashmolean Museum, in the University of Oxford. With c. 300,000 coins of all periods and all countries and collections of medals, tokens, and paper money, it represents one of the leading international coin cabinets (see: https://www.ashmolean.org/heberden- coin-room ) Reporting to the Keeper/Deputy Keeper, you will be responsible for ensuring that the Coin Study, Coin Store and displays are secure, tidy, clean, well- organised, fully equipped and maintained on a regular basis. You will also develop and maintain collections management, reporting and volunteering systems, operational procedures and documentation standards, ... |
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