Collections Care and Conservation Supervisor

The Royal Air Force Museum is as a national museum, a Government non departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.

We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story - past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.

Our vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story - the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

Our museum commitments are the golden thread that run through everything that

we do. These are:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability

What We Are Looking For

We are looking to recruit a Collections Care and Conservation Supervisor to join the Museum team at an exciting time as we progress our Strategy to 2030 and continue the development phase of a National Lottery Heritage Fund supported programme of investment at our Midlands site.

You will carry out a variety of crucial conservation tasks to enable the move of our reserve collection to our new purpose-built store.

This role will be based at our Stafford site and will work across all three Museum sites as required.

Working elsewhere in the UK and abroad may be necessary.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• A relevant degree in conservation or equivalent conservation or collections care experience.
• Practical experience of museum collections care, conservation, documentation and collections management.
• Experience in working with and supervising volunteers.
• Experience in the use of Collections Management systems, including databases.
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Word and Excel.
• Current certification to operate a forklift truck or a willingness to undertake the training and certification.
• Experience in handling a wide variety of object types and in moving, packing and transporting museum objects.
• Demonstrable ability to plan own work and report on progress.

Application Instructions

Please click on the following link to apply for this role. You will be taken to our applicant tracking system:

https://royalairforcemuseum.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=72a42b1b-20b3-4ef2-a0eb-975fdcbc9302

You can find more information about the application process, as well as the benefits of working for the museum at:

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies

The closing date for applications is: 09/08/2026

Interviews will take place on: 21/08/2026

Contact Name:

Ellie Bishop

Contact Tel:

Contact Fax:

Contact Email:

recruitment@rafmuseum.org

Website:

Address:

Grahame Park Way, London.

www.MuseumJobs.com

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