Location
City of London, Wellcome Collection, Euston Road offices with hybrid working (3 days in office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; 2 days remote or office)

Hours
Full Time, Permanent

Salary
£69,600 - £87,000 per annum

About the Role
Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library dedicated to exploring the past, present and future of health through collections, exhibitions, events, books and online content. Welcoming around 400,000 visitors annually and over 4 million online visits, we care for thousands of items relating to health, medicine and human experience, including rare books, artworks, films, videos, personal archives and objects. We are part of Wellcome, a charitable foundation supporting science to build a healthier future for everyone.

We are seeking a Head of Collections Services to lead the Collections Services team within the Collections, Research and Digital Directorate. Reporting to the Associate Director of Collections and Digital, you will oversee expert teams across Registration, Conservation and Collections Care, and Collections Development. Your leadership will be key in delivering Wellcome Collection's strategic plan and mission through operational collections processes, including loans, conservation and heritage science, collections development and acquisitions, and sustainable storage practice.

As a vital member of the newly formed leadership team, you will work closely with the Directorate and Wellcome's Executive Committee to guide the department through a period of change, supporting a new strategic plan and capital project aimed at growing Wellcome Collection's ambition and scale.

Your role will involve leading senior managers to ensure strategic alignment with Wellcome Collection's plan, advocating for expert teams, focusing on facilities, environmental conditions, security, digital collections infrastructure, and embedding innovative collections practices. You will champion a human-centred approach to collections management, placing audiences, communities and stakeholders at the core of collections and knowledge creation.

Experience
- Proven experience working across Collections Services disciplines within a complex organisation.
- Demonstrable management experience in an archive, library or museum setting, overseeing significant multi-format collections.
- Strong understanding of digital services and their role in increasing accessibility to collections.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary teams comprising various collections specialisms.
- Leadership and advocacy for expert teams delivering collections work including environmental conditions, security, digital infrastructure, heritage science, collections development and sustainable storage practice.

About you
- Exceptional collections leader with ability to manage uncertainty, change and sensitive issues with integrity.
- Skilled communicator able to influence diverse audiences including executive and non-executive board members and stakeholders across arts, cultural and research sectors.
- Committed to equitable practice across access, diversity and inclusion, with understanding of embedding these values into collections services.
- Collaborative and strategic thinker, able to translate and prioritise organisational strategy into operational delivery.

Qualifications
Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent experience in collections management, archives, library or museum sectors are desirable but not explicitly stated as mandatory.