Vacancy Details

Description

Full Time, Fixed Term Contract to 28^th February 2020, St Pancras

The British Library is seeking an experienced Exhibition Officer to manage the content, design, build and installation of major Paccar Gallery exhibitions at St Pancras. To work with and support the Exhibitions Manager and exhibitions team in delivering the overall exhibitions and touring programmes.

 The successful candidate will need to demonstrate excellent project management skills and delivery to specific deadline, whilst observing best practice and procedures. Experience of working with and exhibiting fragile and valuable collection materials including, paper, manuscript, and bound objects and a sound knowledge of loan and conservation processes. An understanding of the materials used in exhibition construction, object displays and of CDM regulations is essential. Experience of procuring and managing exhibition designers (3D, graphic, lighting etc.), build contractors, AV/multimedia providers and other external contractors.

This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues at all levels both internally and externally.

 Closing Date: 11 July 2018

Interview Date 25 July 2018

In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits.  Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes 20.9%. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

 More about the British Library

As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future. At the moment we have well over 150 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory andenable knowledge to be created both now and in the future.

We are a Disability Confident employer, and make a commitment to recruit and support disabled people. We guarantee an interview for disabled candidates who meet the minimum (essential) requirements for a vacancy.

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