Assistant Curator

Kirklees Council; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job description

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Organisation: Kirklees

Directorate: Public Health and Corporate Resources

Service Area: Culture & Visitor Economy

Hours: 37

Number of Jobs: 1

Location(s): Across Kirklees

Position type: Temporary

Length of contract: 31/03/2026

Grade: Grade 6

Salary: £25,584 - £27,269

Advert Wording: Kirklees Museums and Galleries are looking for an Assistant Curator in museums to help us shape and deliver our ambitious programme as part of our Arts Council England funded National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) vision.

Working as part of our Curatorial and Technical team, alongside another Assistant Curator, you will have a focus on community co-curation, collecting, cataloguing and interpretation of our excellent and wide-ranging museum collections to better reach a broader, more diverse audience. You will contribute to making a difference to people’s lives by supporting the museums team to help people connect with the place they live through collections and inclusive stories.

You will be familiar with current thinking around museum curation and have an understanding of collections management and interpretation. You will help develop a co-curation framework and develop initiatives and exhibitions that engage with new audiences and underrepresented groups. An initial focus of this post will be the development of cross-cultural interpretation across our three museum sites that explores ways of bringing a range of voices into our museums and improving diverse representation within our permanent collections.

This is an exciting role within a small, enthusiastic and hard-working team of curators. You will bring valuable knowledge and expertise to the team and be able to share your enthusiasm with audiences. You will be flexible, organised, work well under pressure and be able to juggle conflicting demands. You will be supported by a skilled and experienced Museums and Galleries team and a co-curation mentor and rewarded with access to fantastic collections and a wonderful opportunity to help develop a ground-breaking programme for Kirklees.

The role is based in Kirklees Museums and Galleries, who are proud to have been awarded Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) status for 2023-26, one of eight NPOs in Kirklees, and this role is externally funded from that award. As an NPO, our funding is thanks to taxpayers and it plays a huge part in supporting our work.

Danny Sheehan is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period. Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date: 27 April 2025, 11:55 PM

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