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Job Description:
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The Canadian Museum of History (CMH) and the Canadian War Museum (CWM), Canada’s largest museum institution offers you a place to develop your career, while enjoying an inclusive, challenging and energizing work environment and the opportunity to accomplish meaningful work within a Crown corporation dedicated to preserving, promoting and exploring Canada’s rich history, current life in Canada and the cultural diversity of its people.
The Collections Management and Conservation Division is responsible for the physical care, preservation and accessibility of the Museum’s artifact collections, as well as collection loans held in trust for program delivery. The CMH National Collection consists of more than four million artifacts, specimens, works of art, written documents, and sound and visual recordings.
The ideal candidate will be able to undertake the handling, movement, packing, storage and location control of CMH collections, with special focus on those pertaining to Indigenous people in Canada, for the purposes of research, preservation, and outreach within CMH and other facilities.
Required profile
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in:
•Working with collections in a museum, gallery or cultural centre;
•Handling, tracking, packing and transportation of collections;
•Collection acquisitions, loans and exhibition processes and procedures;
•Interacting with multi-disciplinary staff and delivering services to internal and external clients;
•Working effectively independently and within a project-oriented team environment;
•Working on several projects simultaneously, assessing and organizing work to meet conflicting priorities.
Knowledge of:
•General museology and collection management policies, principles and practices;
•Various computer application software including MS Office Suite and collections management database software;
•Workplace safety rules and regulations;
•CMH mandate, collections, programs and services.
Other conditions
•Ability to qualify for and obtain a Firearms Possession and Acquisition License (PAL);
•Ability to employ personal protective equipment (PPE);
•Ability to lift up to 15 kg.
Assets
•Experience working with indigenous collections in museums, including outreach and the provision of client services to Indigenous communities and organizations;
•Experience operating a variety of hand-held power tools, including lifting and loading equipment (scissor lift, boom lift);
•Ability to qualify for and obtain a Drivers license (Class A) and travel for work.
Education
•Post secondary museum studies program (Diploma, Degree or Graduate Certificate) OR an accredited apprenticeship program OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
Core competencies: Flexibility; Concern for Order and Quality; Organizational Awareness; Client Focus; Action oriented; Teamwork and collaboration.
Compensation: $48,199 - $62,326
Language: BAB non-imperative. (for a detailed definition of the linguistic level required, access our website). We encourage all candidates to submit their application, regardless of whether they believe they meet the linguistic requirements of the position. As part of its hiring process, the Museum sends qualified candidates for linguistic validation to determine their language proficiency.
Security Clearance: Enhanced reliability
Employment status: Permanent full-time
Location: 100 Laurier Street in Gatineau
Open to: Museum employees, external candidates and/or candidates from our inventory. Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents who have self-identified as a member belonging to the Employment Equity group: Aboriginal.
The results of this competition may be used to staff identical temporary or permanent positions over the next twelve months.
The Canadian Museum of History is committed to the principles of employment equity and to achieving a workforce that is representative of the Canadian population. We strongly encourage candidates to self-identify if they are an Aboriginal Person, a member of a visible minority group, a person with a disability or a woman.
We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment processes and work environments. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
We thank all candidates for showing interest; however, only retained candidates will be contacted.
The position will be posted until filled.
Open to: Museum employees, external candidates and/or candidates from our inventory. Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents who have self-identified as a member belonging to the Employment Equity group: Aboriginal.
If you are a talented, driven and experienced Collections Coordinator, we would love to hear from you! Visit www.historymuseum.ca/jobs and select “Current Job Opportunities.” The position will be posted until filled.
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