Job Purpose:

To plan research, collection acquisitions, collection documentation, curatorial services, exhibition mounting, publications, de-accessioning and inventory is order to enhance interpretation and preservation of collections.

Main Duties:

• Plans research, collections acquisition, collection documentation, curatorial services, mounting of exhibitions, publications and storage of collections.
• Co ordinates and conducts regular research activities to ensure compliance to the relevant statement of the Board with research staff.
• Ensures compliance to acceptable documentation of collection system for easy retrieval, identification, and security of collections.
• Co-ordinates timely acquisition programmes of objects/specimens in order to increase and fill gaps in the institutional collections.
• Ensures adequate storage facilities to enhance collection management.
• Oversees the efficient contents of collections in order to prolong its life span.
• Undertakes inventory to determine the number of collections and propose initiation of the necessary increase of objects/specimens that are in bad condition in order to prevent further infections.
• Co-ordinates certification activities for effective dissemination of knowledge to achieve the Board mission and objectives.
• Ensures regular inspection of collections in the storerooms and galleries by all research and consequently staff to determine their condition.
• Conducts effective exhibition mounting and research publications by providing technical/emergency regularly and working with the Marketing department in order to market museums activities to the public.
• Provides effective management as a supervisor of all research staff and material resources in order to attain the Board’s objectives.
• Consolidates quarterly and annual reports in order to highlight the operations of the department.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 Full School Certificate or its equivalent.
• Degree in social science or its equivalent.
• Master’s degree in Social/Cultural Anthropology, Sociology is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience in the cultural sector.

Desired Attributes:

• Demonstrated success in research.
• Strong analytical, research mind, and decision-making skills.

• Plans research, collections acquisition, collection documentation, curatorial services, mounting of exhibitions, publications and storage of collections.
• Co ordinates and conducts regular research activities to ensure compliance to the relevant statement of the Board with research staff.
• Ensures compliance to acceptable documentation of collection system for easy retrieval, identification, and security of collections.
• Co-ordinates timely acquisition programmes of objects/specimens in order to increase and fill gaps in the institutional collections.
• Ensures adequate storage facilities to enhance collection management.
• Oversees the efficient contents of collections in order to prolong its life span.
• Undertakes inventory to determine the number of collections and propose initiation of the necessary increase of objects/specimens that are in bad condition in order to prevent further infections.
• Co-ordinates certification activities for effective dissemination of knowledge to achieve the Board mission and objectives.
• Ensures regular inspection of collections in the storerooms and galleries by all research and consequently staff to determine their condition.
• Conducts effective exhibition mounting and research publications by providing technical/emergency regularly and working with the Marketing department in order to market museums activities to the public.
• Provides effective management as a supervisor of all research staff and material resources in order to attain the Board’s objectives.
• Consolidates quarterly and annual reports in order to highlight the operations of the department.

• Demonstrated success in research.
• Strong analytical, research mind, and decision-making skills.

• Grade 12 Full School Certificate or its equivalent.
• Degree in social science or its equivalent.
• Master’s degree in Social/Cultural Anthropology, Sociology is an added advantage.