Museum Manager
Job Title: Museum Manager – Maternity Cover
Location: London
Reports to: Head of Professional Standards Guidance and Patient Safety
Grade: 4
Duration: 12 months
About Us:
We are The Royal College of Pharmacy, the professional leadership body for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. Our mission is to put pharmacy at the forefront of patient care.
As a royal college, incorporated by Royal Charter, it is a registered charity with a public benefit purpose while remaining focused on supporting its members to deliver great patient care, develop their capability through education, assessment and credentialling and advancement in the science, research and practice of pharmacy.
Our mission is to put pharmacy at the forefront of patient care.
Our vision is to become the world leader in the safe and effective use of medicines.
We empower pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists to deliver excellence in practice and the advancement of safe and effective medicines usage across Great Britain and beyond.
We work to develop professional standards, guidance, learning and credentialing to support pharmacists and the wider pharmacy team to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.
Our values:
At the core of our culture, our Values Focus, Agility, Quality, Collaboration and Respect describe the way we work to achieve our organisational goals.
We believe people don’t need to be fixed to their desk to achieve great things, so we offer flexibility to our people in how they do their work wherever possible, to bring out the best in everyone and provide an inclusive working environment.
Our governance and leadership:
Our Trustee board and Senate provide overall governance and strategic direction for the College. Our three National Pharmacy Boards provide advocacy, support and strategic leadership for pharmacy practice and developments within England, Scotland and Wales. The Pharmaceutical Press (PhP) Board advises the Assembly on the direction and approach of Publishing, while our Executive Team look after every aspect of our operations.
The Role Profile:
We are looking for an experienced and creative Museum Manager to lead the Royal College of Pharmacy’s Accredited Museum on a maternity cover basis. We are seeking someone who shares our passion for the history of pharmacy and medicine and who can engage the public and our members with the fascinating work of the Royal College past and present.
Using your energy and drive you will lead our public events, seek funding and manage our diverse collections in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff. You will be responsible for the strategic development of the museum and for maintaining our Accredited status. You will also need to be organised and able to manage multiple tasks. Confident at making decisions relevant to your role, you will be used to finding solutions to resolve challenging situations.
Reporting to the Head of professional Standards, Guidance and patient safety, you will be working closely with teams across Royal College of Pharmacy to bring our collections to life for the public and our members. You will also work with external organisation and stakeholders collaboratively to promote and showcase our collection.
Specific Accountabilities:
To work to the Care and Conservation Policy to ensure that standards of collection care, documentation and access meet at least the minimum requirements of Museum Accreditation.
To promote the collection as an educational resource to Society members and to the general public via a range of services including onsite exhibitions, web based information resources, loans and enquiry service.
To review the museum’s Acquisition and Disposals Policy, Access and Learning Policy and any other policy documents on a regular basis and obtain sign-off through the appropriate governance mechanism.
To develop and support volunteers and work experience placements and to support colleagues where required
To promotion of pharmacy history through online or in person exhibitions, social media content, events and other external comms, as well as other key external stakeholders such as the British Society for the History of Pharmacy and the Retired Pharmacist Group, among others.
**This list is a summary of the main accountabilities of this role and is not exhaustive. The role holder may be required to undertake other reasonable duties from time to time.
Success Measures:
Retention of Museum Accreditation, national minimum standard
Collection maintained, stored and documented according to recognised museum standards
The promotion of pharmacy history through online or in person exhibitions, social media content, events and other external comms.
Managing and maintaining an enquiry service through the Museum inbox.
Quality of relationships with key stakeholders
Knowledge & Skills for this job:
Significant experience of working in a curatorial or collections role
Understanding of Museum Accreditation standards
Hands on experience of object cataloguing database systems and familiarity with MSOffice
High standard of verbal and written communication
Well-developed interpersonal and engagement skills
The ability to work as part of a team with professionals from diverse specialisations.
The ability to develop an understanding of the history of British pharmacy within the wider context of medical history and to develop an informed working knowledge of the museum’s collections and related source material.
Demonstrable experience of supervising and harnessing the skills of a volunteers.
Positive approach to change and a can-do attitude.