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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsible for access and delivery of all front-facing services for HES Archive and Library, leading on continuous service improvement and engagement programmes.Primary responsibilities:- Contribute to strategic planning in the senior management team- Ensure the delivery of high-quality services and impactful engagement and outreach activities- Part of the Archive House project team, developing a new archival storage facility due 2026- Maintenance and development of professional standards for Archive Accreditation and legislative compliance.- Responsible for the Archive Service & Engagement and Library teams, empowering front line staff to feed in to service development. Support staff to achieve professional development goals.- Financial management of operational budgets and staffing resource to ensure efficient and effective spending.

Jinja, Uganda

Small Steps provides nursery-age education for children with special needs. As well as operating a nursery, they provide training for Ugandan teaching staff and an outreach programme for those in rural areas.Registered UK charity no. 1138643Registered Ugandan International NGO no.9016. s5914/9487

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lead the delivery of Heritage Collections services across the University, including the Centre for Research Collections, School of Scottish Studies Archive, New College Library and St Cecilia's Hall Concert Room and Music Museum.Primary responsibility for specific Heritage Collections services:- Enquiries & Access to Collections- Digital Media Request & Licensing- Public Museums & Galleries- Teaching with CollectionsLead a team of 15-20 staff from museum, library and archive sectors, empowering front line staff to feed in to service development. Support staff to achieve professional development goals.Financial management of operational budgets and staffing resource to ensure efficient and effective spending.Responsibility for Museums Accreditation and Customer Service Excellence programmes.Membership of the Heritage Collections senior leadership team.Representative on professional groups:- Security & Access Group, Archives & Records Association- Digital Scholarship Network, RLUK- Special Collections & Heritage Network, RLUK

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Lead and develop the delivery of user-facing services at the Centre for Research Collections, providing access to special collections and museums to students, staff and members of the public.Develop service improvement plans with strategic planning in line with divisional and University-wide plans. Promote and contribute to the increase in academic engagement with collections. Develop digitised work processes in close consultation with the academic community and technical colleagues.Develop Digital Scholarship Centre programme, connecting digital methodologies with heritage collections.Lead the Customer Service Excellence award programme for the CRC.

Aberdeenshire

Working with community organisations in North Aberdeenshire to facilitate and broaden access to the arts across all art forms. Development of new strategic plan for access to the arts across the local authority.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Set up and implemented the first stage of the Stained Glass in Scotland Project, designing the database and training volunteers to input information.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Work within the Edinburgh College of Art collection team, accessioning and cataloguing the collection of paintings, sculpture and works on paper which have recently been merged with the University of Edinburgh collections. Adhere to SPECTRUM specifications in all aspect of documentation and use VERNON Collections Management System.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Course Tutor: 'Exposition Theory and Context' (MA Course)

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for the running of the galleries and implementing the exhibition programme; managing and training front of house staff; liaising with external contractors and clients; invoicing and accounts; marketing and design; curating in-house exhibitions; environmental control monitoring.

Responsible for the day-to-day running of the galleries and events management.

London, United Kingdom

Overseeing day-to-day running of the gallery; administration of the Friends organisation; assisting at events; giving lunchtime talks.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsible for cataloguing and researching a collection of prints of medical men, with a focus on those made from paintings by Joshua Reynolds.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Art History

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award between University of Edinburgh and Dovecot Studios. Thesis examines the collaborative activities.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Art History, 1St Class (Hons)

Dissertation: Arthur Melville and The Glasgow Boys. Other topics studied: Ancient History and Art; Renaissance Italy; Scottish Art.