The Guardian
What you'll be doing The Assistant Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection is an exciting opportunity to support the care, development and interpretation of a nationally significant collection at the heart of UK Parliament. Working within the Heritage Collections team, you will contribute to a wide range of curatorial activities, including collections documentation, research, displays, interpretation projects and engagement with internal and external audiences.
You will have the opportunity to work with artworks spanning historic commissions for the Palace of Westminster through to contemporary pieces, while developing your curatorial skills within the unique setting of the House of Commons. This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.
Find out more about working at the House of Commons. Why Join us?
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to: Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns. What we're looking for Experience of working with collections within a museum, art gallery, historic house or similar heritage environment, with the ability to research, document and interpret collections within the field of art history.Knowledge of collections documentation practices, including working to Spectrum standards.Strong research and writing skills, with the ability to produce high-quality written content for a range of audiences, platforms, projects and communications.How to Apply CV & Supporting Statement – If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with an 500-word limit.
More information on the application process can be found here: Application process – UK Parliament Additional Information Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement. Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.
We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications. #LI-Hybrid
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