Catalogue Manager

The British Museum, founded in 1753, is a leading visitor attraction with a remarkable collection spanning over two million years of human history and culture. Our world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. We also hold an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

As a Catalogue Manager, you will work closely with curatorial, research and documentation staff to deliver and manage an accessible, consistent, and up-to-date catalogue of the Museum’s collections for research and public access. You will ensure quality control of information and catalogue entries in the Museum’s data systems (currently MI+). You will also develop and maintain the Museum’s cataloguing policy and data standards and support the development of the catalogue as a research dataset.

Job requirements include a degree in a subject relevant to the Museum collection, or equivalent experience. You should be highly IT literate with proficiency in Excel and Word and high levels of proficiency in collections databases. Understanding and knowledge of the UK collection management documentation standard (Spectrum) is also required. You should have excellent co-ordination and time management skills, the ability to plan and prioritise effectively, and excellent communication skills.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme, free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions, participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans, professional and personal development opportunities, and discounts on food and gift shop purchases.

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The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We would typically see this role as working on site a minimum of 2 days per week.