Role Profile
Job Title:
Department
Reporting :
Location:
Conservation Coordinator (Historic Ships)
Historic Ships (Heritage Directorate)
Head of Historic Ships
NMRN (HQ)
Date:
August 2015
NMRN Vision, Goal and Mission
Vision: to become the world’s most respected Naval Museum, underpinned by a spirit of enterprise and
adventure.
Goal: to promote public understanding of the Royal Navy and its constituent branches, past, present
and future.
Mission: to be a beacon of excellence in enabling people to learn, enjoy and engage with the story of
the Royal Navy and understand its impact in shaping the modern world.
Primary Job Purpose
To be an active presence on board to manage the original and replica material displayed on the NMRN’s
historic vessels including: HMS Victory, HMS Alliance, HMS M.33 and other such historic ships.
To monitor the environmental conditions on the ship and the physical state of material.
Plan and undertake routines to prevent deterioration and intervening to conserve where possible.
To work as part of project teams that are re-interpreting historic ships – particularly in relation to the
sourcing and display of replica or original material.
To work as part of a team to ensure that the NMRN’s historic vessels are maintained and operated to a
high and safe standard.
Decision making authority and freedom to act
Takes the lead on managing material on display, creating regular work plans for approval from the Head
of Historic Ships.
Works in accordance with the agreed program of capital works on the ship – preparing and clearing
areas before work begins, re-instating afterwards.
Works alongside Visitor Experience team, contractors / sub-contractors on the ships.
Alerts the Head of Historic Ships to key issues arising from regular maintenance visits.
Contributes to the delivery of the Corporate Plan.
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Financial responsibility
Delegated authority from the Head of Historic Ships (Band F) for budget to monitor, manage, move,
clean, preserve and conserve material displayed on the historic ships.
Advises on specifications and sources quotations for replica materials.
Information systems
Shares and contributes knowledge at team meetings.
Management and maintenance plans.
Museum’s collections management database.
People management
Ability to work within and effectively contribute to a variety of teams.
To coordinate the appropriate direction of volunteer effort and direct volunteer teams in routine tasks.
Ability to direct cleaners in best practice and within planned schedule.
Ability to work alongside the public and explain the significance of work.
Ability to work with different contractors.
Communication and relationships
Close contact with Collections Management Team within the Heritage Directorate over documentation
standards, etc.
Works with Duty Managers within the Visitor Experience Directorate.
Day to day liaison with external contractors whose work on the ships affects the collections and fittings
on display.
Represents conservation work to different audiences e.g. through informal learning activities, website
and social media.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Subject
Mandatory
Knowledge Understanding of monitoring techniques and of interventions on the ship to promote
preventive conservation.
Best practice in care of a wide range of materials: textiles, wood, iron and composite
artefacts.
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Compliance with Health and Safety.
Experience
Experience of working on-site in an historic ship / historic building environment or
experience of working with industrial collections.
Cataloguing and recording with collections management database.
Working collaboratively within teams.
These are a guide to the contents of the main job and the skills and experience required. (This is not
intended to be a task list). It is inevitable that the job content may change over time, and post holders
are normally consulted about any significant changes. This information may be periodically reviewed,
revised and updated to reflect appropriate changes.
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