Project Curator: Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

About the role:
Provide specialist understanding of material culture/knowledge, visual anthropology and ethnographic digital documentation methods including digital asset management; to support EMKP Head in the management of EMKP digital collection; to guide the annual EMKP granting and reporting process working closely with a global network of scholars; to advocate for the work of EMKP and the Museum through independent and collaborative research and dissemination; to co-ordinate the EMKP’s annual training programme in collaboration with other EMKP staff.

Key areas of responsibility:

1. Be an acknowledged specialist in (visual) anthropology of material culture/knowledge in Africa/Oceania/the Americas/Asia with experience of ethnographic documentation onsite to support EMKP grantees.
2. Support EMKP’s Head in the management of EMKP’s digital collection including the digital repository upload, digital asset workflows and reviewing grants results.
3. Co-ordinate and support EMKP’s day to day operations, overseeing correspondence and enquiries including grantee communication, supervising grantee reporting, progression and submission, including budgets.
4. Lead in the drafting, signing and approval of EMKP related legal documents in collaboration with the BM legal department.
5. Collaborate with colleagues and grantees to develop content for EMKP’s dissemination platforms including EMKP website, social media and EMKP newsletter.
6. Offer digital support, training and capacity building within EMKP community and relevant stakeholders.

About you:

1. BA/BSc (or equivalent) in anthropology or related discipline or BA/BSc in digital humanities or related discipline.
2. Digital preservation and/or digital asset management experience.
3. Experience of anthropological or archaeological field-based research in Africa, Oceania, the Americas or Asia.
4. Good understanding of community engagement and collaboration in research.
5. Organisational skills, attention to detail and experience in project management including progress reporting, project planning and control, risk management and stakeholder management.

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

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

1. Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
2. Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme.
3. Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions.
4. Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
5. Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans.
6. Professional and personal development opportunities.
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
8. Discounts on food and gift shop purchases.

Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description. If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations.

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 welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about 3 days a week.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.