Associate Museum Conservator at Excel Professional Services Limited

Excel Professional Services Limited - Our client is a cultural centre, established to promote the preservation of the heritage of the Yoruba through the celebration, documentation, and preservation of their history and culture. The Centre is unique in many regards as it was built on a foundation of private philanthropy, public-private partnership, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to the preservation of the cultural heritage of arguably the most progressive ethnic group in Africa.

As part of its commitment to international best practices in matters of corporate governance, the Trustees of the Centre recently appointed our firm to provide consulting assistance to fill the pioneer executives position below:

Job Title: Associate Museum Conservator

Reference Number: ES 025
Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• The successful candidate would be required to provide expertise to support acquisitions, loans, exhibitions, and other undertakings fundamental to the Centre's Museum's operations, building on a strong culture of internal teamwork between the curatorial and other relevant units of the Center's Museum operations.

Responsibilities
Accordingly, his/her key roles would include:

• Carrying out examination, documentation, survey work, and conservation treatment of artifacts in the Museum's collection in compliance with the relevant policy and accepted professional standards.
• Consulting with the relevant stakeholders on conservation work as may be needed and appropriate.
• Preparing condition documentation for acquisition, loans, and exhibitions and contributing to condition review and decision-making for outgoing loan requests.
• Participating in the preventive maintenance of the collection and demonstrating proficiency in environmental monitoring and integrated Pest management
• Carrying out technical research relevant to the Museum's collection or conservation-related topics.
• Constructing or consulting on custom storage containers for artifacts or works of art with special needs.
• Disseminating information on conservation activities and research in a range of platforms, including public and professional lectures and print and digital publications.

Qualification / Experience / Skills

• The successful candidate must possess a good First Degree and Master's Degree in Conservation or Preservation, or related disciplines.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of conservation experience working with museum-quality objects and historical media.
• Expertise in the conservation of artefacts and contemporary materials is essential.
• The successful candidate would have advanced knowledge of conservation ethics, principles, and techniques, as well as awareness of and commitment to professional museum best practices through active membership in relevant professional organizations.
• He/She must be conversant with analytical methods and recent technologies in the field.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.