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Location

Reading, Berkshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Works Coordinator
Estates and Capital Projects
Full-time
Fixed-term contract until September 2025
£25,575 per annum
Application Deadline: 12pm (midday) on 28 March 2024

Location: Shinfield, Reading

About the role:

There is an exciting job opening at the British Museum ARC, just outside Reading, for the role of Works Coordinator, in the Estates and Capital Projects department. This role requires coordination between clients and multiple contracts and requires working with people from various backgrounds. If you are someone with keen communication skills and are interested in assisting with departmental objectives, we would love to hear from you.

Key areas of responsibility:

Manage an accessible system for bookings, transport slots, and deliveries onsite, including loading points
Coordinate work activities onsite, liaise with various groups onsite and program visits and deliveries
Assist Project Managers with Safety Audits and submit regular reports as required
Providing administrative support, including meeting minutes, drafting documents, and emailing, among other tasks supporting the team
Other tasks as required
Further information in the attached job document
About you:

You will have a basic understanding of health and safety procedures. Able to respond in a timely fashion, prioritizing time sensitive matters, pertaining to safety and security. As a customer-oriented individual, you will have good communication and attention to detail skills. As an organized individual, you will be able to recognise and effectively discharge relevant information, in addition to managing electronic and manual filing systems.

About the British Museum Archaeological Research Collection (BM_ARC):

The British Museum Archaeological Research Collection (BM_ARC) is a significant new storage facility, just outside Reading, where we house, preserve, and provide access to many objects from the Museum’s world-renowned collections of ancient sculpture, mosaics, archaeological assemblages, and historic casts. The BM_ARC supports an exciting new partnership between the British Museum and the University of Reading, which will encourage innovative research into the collection, and increase access for academics, students, and the public.

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 one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays
Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
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.
Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
Professional and personal development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
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 in order to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].

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. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

This is a site-based role at the BM_ARC facility in Shinfield, Reading. It is not suitable for flexible working.

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

Museum Website: https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_7265.aspx

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Salary

£25.58k per annum