Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
JOB PURPOSE
Permanent and Pensionable.
To assist and facilitate planning for conducting of research, collection acquisitions, collection documentation, curatorial services, exhibition mounting, inventory, publication and de- accessioning in order to enhance preservation and dissemination of knowledge.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES (MAIN DUTIES)
• Facilitates preliminary activities relating to research, collections acquisition, and collection documentation, curatorial services, mounting of exhibitions, publications and storage of collections.
• Undertakes relevant research in order to increase collections and to disseminate knowledge.
• Facilitates timely preliminary acquisition of relevant new collections for study and preservation for posterity.
• Participates in mounting periodically exhibitions in conjunction with relevant sections of the museum for public enjoyment, awareness and education.
• Facilitates efficient curation of collections by effective monitoring of environmental conditions in the storerooms and galleries in order to promote proper storage and care of collections for posterity.
• Facilitates accurate documentation in compliance to acceptable documentation system for easy retrieval, identification, and security of collections.
• Facilitates undertaking of inventory to determine the number of collections and de- accessing process of objects/specimen that are in bad condition in order to prevent further infections.
• Assists to undertake regular inspection of collections and daily inspection of galleries to determine their condition.

Desired Qualifications and Experience
• Grade 12 Full School Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Ecology, Biology or its equivalent in Natural Science
• Minimum 2 years post experience

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• All interested candidates should apply, enclosing certified copies of the Green National Registration Card (NRC), Academic and Professional Qualifications and a detailed Curriculum Vitae with three traceable Referees. Clearly indicate the position applied for on the envelope and send to:
• The Director General
• National Museums Board
• Kwacha House
• 6th Floor
• Cairo Road
• P.O. Box 50491
• LUSAKA
• Closing Date: 30th March, 2025
• NMB IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYER AND ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS.

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