The Hockey Museum, Woking, Surrey.
Collections Management Officer
Average 3 days a week – flexible
Expected remuneration: c. £20k – 23k pro rata
Fixed term 1 year, with potential to extend. Freelancers welcome to apply.

The Hockey Museum (THM) opened in late 2011, achieved charitable status later that year and is working toward Museum Accreditation. There is now an urgent project to have the collections management policy well embedded through documented and managed procedures, the existing backlog of collections accessioned and catalogued to SPECTRUM standards, and a team of trained volunteers able to carry on the work.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Collections Management Officer with proven collections management skills, a meticulous attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills to oversee this project to standards required by Accreditation Section 2: Collections. This will extend to overseeing the digitisation of the Museum’s extensive collections across all media platforms, including specifying the protocols for metatagging and enhancing the user experience.

To apply please email a covering letter and a CV to Evelyn Somerville (THM HR manager) via our contact form.

Closing date for applications: 4th October 2015. Interviews will be mid October 2015.

Full job specification downloadable below.