Employment Opportunities

Thanks to National Lottery players, we will be able to undertake the Down to Brass Tacks Project to create the foundations for sustainable, long-term collections management at the Museum by undertaking an inventory, recording accurate object locations, condition assessments, and improved storage and handling practices, establishing a streamlined and manageable process for collections care.

The Museum has over 19,500 objects plus an archive and photographic collection. This project is the first step of our collections’ development ambitions. Undertaking this inventory will put us in a better position to research and use collections to engage audiences and our communities, lead to a collections review and rationalisation and inform how we better store and care for the collection.

Following a successful application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we have secured funding to recruit a Collections Project Co-ordinator to co-ordinate an inventory, working with Museum staff and volunteers. The project will follow a pre-prepared documentation plan to ensure that objects are condition checked, packaged and documented correctly to help preserve our collections for the future.

We are seeking a person with curatorial experience to lead on this task, to supervise the day-to-day work of volunteers and staff and help promote the project through engagement activities. You must be organised, communicate well and work to deadlines.

Interested?

Following a successful application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life has secured funding to recruit a Volunteer and Engagement Co-ordinator.

Based in the Museum within Carlisle Castle, this role will develop our volunteering offer and recruit, manage and support our expanding team of volunteers. The ideal candidate will have excellent people and communication skills and an understanding of volunteering. This is a great opportunity for someone who likes working with people and wants to work in a role that helps make a difference to the Museum.

We are relaunching our volunteering offer to coincide with the Downto Brass Tacks Project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund which will help transform how the Museum cares for and shares its collections, to safeguard them for the future. The Down to Brass Tacks project will recruit and train volunteers to work alongside staff to undertake a collections inventory, digitising records, condition checking, repacking and researching objects to provide a sustainable framework for future development. We are keen to expand our volunteer offer developing new roles including events, reception and administration.

This post requires an enhanced DBS check and some weekend, Bank Holiday, and evening work.