Decant Archivist

Our people are at the heart of National Museums Liverpool. Colleagues from across the NML team make a difference every day, creating memorable experiences for everyone and challenging expectations. We pride ourselves on being a place for everyone, but we are always aiming higher, aspiring to be representative of the communities we serve. Through our people, we are building a culture which embeds trust, respect and inclusion and an organisation in which people are engaged and empowered to enable National Museums Liverpool to evolve. You could be just the right person to join us.

We currently have the post(s) of Decant Archivist available.

The Two Museums: One Vision project is an exciting development for National Museums Liverpool (NML) which will play a significant role in the overall 10-year masterplan to reimagine the iconic Liverpool Waterfront site. In the next few years we will work with our communities to reimagine and reinterpret the collections for both the Maritime and International Slavery Museums, creating new galleries and new ways to discuss our collections and the city’s history. 

In order for us to achieve our aims of redeveloping the Maritime and International Slavery Museums we need to move our collections out of the building. This role will be a key part of achieving that task. Working with the existing staff of the Archives Department and colleagues from across NML you will organise and undertake the decant of the department’s archive and library collections. You will need to be a clear thinker with a good grasp of collection documentation and strong in the key archivist skill of not losing things. It’s a big task, but we’re not expecting you to do it on your own. You will work with the existing team, the Project Team, and you will manage a Decant Assistant. 

Closing Date: Sunday 17 November 2024 12 Noon