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Conservation Operations Manager

Reference: JUN20214354
Expiry date: 2021-07-11 23:59:00.000
Location: South Kensington
Salary: £39,546.00 - £47,534.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Group Personal Pension, Life Assurance Scheme, and other great benefits
Attachments: ConservationOperationsManagerMay2021.pdf

The V&A

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance, and the custodian of an extraordinary and extensive collection spanning decorative and applied arts. Working with and for our visitors, we are changing how our extensive Collections are cared for, seen, understood and enjoyed. The mission of the Collections Care and Access division is to manage, preserve, and provide access to the V&A’s collection in both physical and digital format, working across multiple V&A sites, at South Kensington, Bethnal Green and in Stratford. The division is made up of the following departments: Conservation, Technical Services, Collections Management, Photography and Digitisation and Collections Access. The Conservation department brings excellence and innovation to the long-term care of the V&A’s collections, supporting access to the collections, the V&A’s public programme, and care of collections research initiatives.

The V&A houses a collection of over 2.3 million objects that document 5,000 years of human creativity from across six continents. The Museum holds many of UK’s designated National Collections, including sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and furniture. It is also home to the National Art Library, which holds the UK’s most comprehensive public reference library for the fine and decorative arts, as well as special collections of the art of the book, and the Archive of Art and Design, extensive archives of over 1,000 individuals, associations and companies involved in the art and design process.

The role 

As Conservation Operations Manager you will be responsible for planning, scheduling and coordinating the input of the Conservation department into V&A activities, including our many exhibitions, loans, displays and FuturePlan projects. Working in close collaboration with the Head of Conservation you will provide an effective interface between Conservation teams and those of other departments, as well as external contractors, architects and designers. The Conservation Operations Manager will manage a multi-disciplinary portfolio of projects at differing stages of development, from early planning to delivery, whilst ensuring the Conservation department’s technical expertise is embedded in V&A projects and deadlines are met. You will drive change and process improvement in conservation planning and will have a service-provision approach. This is a varied role which will develop alongside the Museum requirements, strategies and priorities.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 11 July 2021 at midnight.