Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH (including the option of home working up to 2 days a week)
This post could be considered as a secondment opportunity. About the role Join the Ashmolean Museum's Digital Collections team and help shape the future of one of the world's leading museum collections. You will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of digital collections projects that support the Museum's digital transformation, ensuring work is delivered efficiently and in line with digital collections policies, standards and systems. You will manage projects from planning through to delivery, oversee digitisation and cataloguing initiatives, and work collaboratively with colleagues across curatorial, conservation, photography, development and digital engagement teams. You will also support research and innovation activities, contribute to the development of digital collections policy and processes, and supervise project staff, volunteers and students where appropriate. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 2 years.
About You You will have proven project management experience, with a track record of delivering complex projects using recognised methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall. You will have experience working with digital collections and digitisation projects in a museum or heritage environment, together with excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills. You will be an effective communicator, confident in building relationships with colleagues from a range of professional backgrounds, and capable of managing competing priorities while maintaining high standards. Experience of supervising others and strong IT skills are essential, while knowledge of collections systems, data standards and digital imaging would be advantageous.
What We Offer As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days of annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Cycle loan scheme
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
Diversity We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process,