The closing date for applications for the Collections Assistant at the Royal Opera House Collections is 8am Tuesday 24 January 2017.
Collections Assistant
£21,262 per annum (full-time, 40 hours per week)
Permanent contract
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich people`s lives through opera and ballet. We seek to be always accessible and engaging, to develop new audiences and to break new ground in the presentation of lyric theatre.
Royal Opera House Collections collect, preserve and provide access to an extraordinary collection that records the history of the Royal Opera House. The collection represents a journey into the diverse history of this institution since 1732, documenting all aspects of the artistic and organizational history of the three theatres that have stood on the site. http://www.roh.org.uk/about/roh-collections.
We are currently seeking an Assistant to work across the full range of activities required to ensure the preservation, management, development and engagement with ROH Collections. They will join the ROH Collections team, which comprises the Head of Collections, three Archivists and the Collections Assistant.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your experience within a busy Archive with a growing and very diverse range of materials. The responsibilities of the role include:
- cataloguing information about performances;
- contributing to the provision of information and reader services to internal and external users;
- participating in engagement activities to promote awareness of the Collections;
- assisting in the preservation of the collections housed at Covent Garden and the offsite stores in Egham and Thurrock; and
- providing effective administrative support to the department.
The successful candidate will be an effective team player and be able to demonstrate:
- Some experience of working in an archive or museum environment.
- Some experience of handling and caring for archive or historic collections.
- Highly competent Microsoft Office user (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint).
- Experience of using databases, scanning software and Photoshop.
- Experience of entering and proofreading data with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to deal with people at all levels in a confident and professional manner.
We actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams.
A full job description is available on the Royal Opera House website http://recruitment.roh.org.uk/vacancyView.php?requirementId=2500. To apply, please scroll to the bottom of the page and click on `Apply Now`. For queries please contact the Human Resources Department at [log in to unmask] or 0207 212 9124 and you can also contact us if you have any access needs for making an application.
Closing date for applications: 8am Tuesday 24 January 2017.
Interviews will take place on 2 and 3 February 2017.
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