Our Team

We are proud to have an incredible team at Colchester + Ipswich Museums.

Their expertise spans a range of fields from exhibition design to collections documentation, curation and learning to administration. Our Visitor Services team bring the venues to life, while our conservators restore and protect the collections for future generations.

Working for Colchester + Ipswich Museums

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Current Vacancies

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Engagement and Outreach Officer

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Employee Benefits

As employees of Colchester City Council, museum staff enjoy a range of benefits, from flexible working to travel discounts, generous annual leave to professional development opportunities.

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Our Values

As a joint museums service across Colchester and Ipswich, our aim is for everyone who works with us to feel welcome, supported and represented.

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Museum Roles

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Audience Development

Championing access and inclusion
Evaluating museum activity
Providing project updates to funders
Co-ordinating the volunteer programme
Supporting CIMS website and social media

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Business Support

Managing schools bookings
Managing image and venue hire requests
Processing payments
Ordering materials and equipment
General administration

Collections Information

Updating object records
Helping care for collections
Processing acquisitions
Responding to loan requests
Maintaining the collections database

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Collections + Learning

Creating and running events
Sharing stories through exhibitions
Looking after objects on display and in the stores
Creating visitor resources, such as trails
Developing the learning programme for schools

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Conservation

Conserving and restoring collections
Monitoring environments for storage and display
Preparing objects for exhibition and helping install them
Co-ordinating collections care Volunteers
Helping document the collections

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Development

Leading on fundraising through the CMDF
Identifying funding for new projects around access, engagement, diversity and community
Managing the CMDF Guardian Membership programme
Securing corporate partners
General administration and donor stewardship

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Exhibitions

Maintaining gallery spaces
Designing, manufacturing and installing exhibitions and displays
Producing exhibition graphics and interpretation
Liaising with artists, other museums and suppliers

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Finds

Identifying and recording archaeological items
Liaising with finders
Reporting treasure items
Delivering talks and events

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Management

Forward planning
Managing budgets
Reporting on museum performance
Motivating teams
Liaising with funders, supporters and partners

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Retail

Developing a retail strategy
Sourcing products that complement our displays
Creating new products
Monitoring stock levels
Maintaining our till systems

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Visitor Services

Greeting visitors
Delivering educational tours and workshops
Looking after the gift shops
Carrying out conservation housekeeping
Running building hire events