Dorich House Museum Coordinator

Faculty/Directorate

Kingston School of Art

School/Function

Faculty General

Contract type

Fixed Term Contract

Location of vacancy

Dorich House

Actual hours

14.8

Salary from

32,271.00

Salary to

36,632.00

Posted Date

12/09/2024

Closing Date

26/09/2024

Ref No

4195

Documents

We are seeking a part-time Museum Coordinator at Dorich House Museum. The Dorich House Museum Coordinator is responsible for the effective coordination of all daily activities on site, ensuring the smooth and safe running of all museum operations, and supporting the care of the museum collections. This role involves acting as on-site duty manager during public opening hours and requires occasional weekend working.

Dorich House Museum is the 1930s former studio home of the artist Dora Gordine and her husband the Hon. Richad Hare. The museum holds the largest collection of Gordine's work and items from Gordine and Hare's collection of Russian art. This role requires onsite working at the museum as duty manager during public opening hours and on other days to support our activities and requires occasional weekend working.

With an essential interest in arts and heritage, in this busy and varied role you will be the first point of contact for general enquiries and will need strong customer service and administrative skills, including marketing, IT, and finance. You will have a serious approach to public safety and security and will be willing to undertake a first aid qualification. This role requires good general fitness as the museum is split over three floors and a roof terrace (78 steps) and no lift.

Kingston School of Art (KSA) has a strong heritage. Since its origins in the late 19th century it has established an exceptional reputation and become one of the UK's leading art and design educational institutions.

The Faculty combines a dedication to creative risk-taking, innovation and experimentation with a commitment to working with numerous local, national and global partners and collaborators to lead and shape the future of the creative and cultural industries. As an Art School within a university, KSA fuses the benefits of an art and design-focused identity with the ability to be at the forefront of exciting cross-disciplinary developments in diverse areas such as health, business, engineering and the humanities and social sciences.

Ranked in the top five per cent of the world for art and design education by QS Top Universities, KSA produces globally celebrated alumni, high performing courses, impactful research performance and regularly achieves industry and student awards while engaging with the latest thinking from industry practitioners.

The Faculty works with leading brands and institutions forging exciting partnerships with organisations like the ICA, the Design Museum and the BFI. More recently, the Faculty has expanded its international presence through partnerships with the Indian Institute of Art and Design and the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, America.

With a wide variety of disciplines taught within the Faculty, KSA offers opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration in research and teaching – providing both exceptional choice for students and a stimulating environment for academics in the creative fields.

This is a part time, 12 months fixed-term position with a starting salary of £12,908.40 per annum (40% pro rata of £32,271.00 per annum).

Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday 2 October 2024.

For informal enquiries, please contact Fiona Fisher, Curator.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students' identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

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