Positions at Historic Royal Palaces

CCC Records Administrator
Conservation Technician (part time position)
Historic Royal Palaces

Part-time Conservation Technician
Hampton Court Palace
3 days per week
Maternity cover -- 6 months (with possible extension)
UKP19,248 pro rata

    Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) looks after the Tower of London,
    Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace
    and Kew Palace--as well as an amazing historical collection.

    That's where our Conservation and Collection Care (CCC)
    department comes in. Our job is to ensure everyone can explore
    the story of how monarchs and people have shaped society, in
    some of the greatest palaces ever built.

    Responsible for the treatment and care of the historic
    collections and decorative features, the CCC team comprises
    preventive and treatment conservators together with conservation
    scientists. Join them and you'll play a key role in running our
    highly professional technical service.

    Chiefly, we'll look to you to prepare conservation support
    materials for a wide range of textile treatments, laboratory
    work and preventive conservation operations. As a source of
    internal expertise, you'll also be expected to play an active
    role in organising and maintaining our treatment facilities.

    Educated to A level standard, you'll bring recent experience of
    preparing supports, linings and other materials for conservation
    treatments and display as well as cost-effectively managing
    budgets for conservation materials, laboratory supplies and
    laundry contracts.

    Closing date: 6 September 2010

CCC Records Administrator
Hampton Court Palace
UKP19,248

    This is a unique opportunity to use your organisational skills
    and records management expertise to help support the
    preservation of the greatest palaces ever built. Joining our
    Conservation and Collection Care team, you'll support the work
    of our conservators by maintaining our recently-digitised
    archive system. Handling a huge range of written and
    photographic records, you'll ensure that our libraries, archives
    and catalogues are kept up-to-date with all our highly
    specialised conservation projects. You'll also deliver a quality
    service to anyone needing to access archived material.

    To meet a challenge like this, you'll need documentation,
    records or information management experience gained in a
    collections-focused environment such as a museum or a library.
    Knowledge of MLA documentation standards is essential too, as
    are attention to detail and a genuine interest in our
    conservation work. What's more, you must be computer literate
    with great time-management skills and a customer-focused
    approach.

    Closing date: 6 September 2010

If you'd like to be part of our team, you can find out more and
apply by visiting

    <URL:http://www.hrp.org.uk>

Dr Constantina Vlachou-Mogire
Senior Conservation Scientist
Historic Royal Palaces
Conservation and Collections Care
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey, KT8 9AU
+44 20 3166 6458
Mobile: +44 7920138854

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