Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Exhibitions and Art Handling team at Tate Liverpool as we prepare to reopen!
Job Description
Tate Liverpool is the UK's most popular museum of modern and contemporary art outside London. As the home of the national collection in the North, it is a gallery of international standing, in a historic location, in an iconic world city.
The gallery is currently undergoing an ambitious transformation that will reimagine its spaces to meet the scale and ambition of today's most exciting artists. Described as "Britain's most important cultural project", the gallery will reopen in 2027, making this an exciting moment to join our team.
As Assistant Exhibitions Registrar you will work with the Exhibitions Registrar to plan, organise and manage the packing, transport and insurance arrangements for loans from external lenders for temporary exhibitions, displays and international and national exhibition tours, to international museum standards.
You will have excellent communication, organisational and planning skills, and experience of liaising effectively with a diverse range of colleagues and external contacts within a gallery/museum or similar environment. You will have an understanding of fine art transportation, Government Indemnity, commercial insurance and international museum standards, preferably from a similar role. You will apply your meticulous attention to detail to loan agreements, exhibition coordination and artwork location management, resolving issues through negotiation and problem-solving, with the ability to stay calm and focused under pressure. Strong IT and database skills are a must, along with need a detailed eye for budgets.
This role is offered on a full-time basis, working 36 hours over 5 days per week.
Job Requirements
- Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to remain calm and focused while working under pressure and solve problems pragmatically and through negotiation.
- An understanding of fine art transport, Government Indemnity and commercial insurance, preferably from a similar role.
- An understanding of international museum standards regarding environmental requirements, packing, handling and transport of works of art.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deal effectively with both internal and external contacts, resolving problems through negotiation and escalation where needed.
- Accuracy under pressure, maintaining meticulous attention to detail.
- Good computer literacy - particularly use of Word, Excel, databases, email and the Internet.
- Ability to deal accurately with financial information and figures.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as unsupervised and under own initiative.
Job Responsibilities
- Work in a spirit of collaboration with colleagues across departments to support the delivery of Tate Liverpool's exhibition and collection displays programme, as well as national and international exhibition tours.
- Liaise with lenders to Tate Liverpool's exhibitions and displays where appropriate, and support the Exhibitions Registrar in scrutinising and negotiating loan agreements.
- Track and keep updated status of loan agreements and lender requirements on standardised and accessible spreadsheets.
- Coordinate Government Indemnity and commercial insurance arrangements for works of art in consultation with lenders, Arts Council England and/or insurance brokers.
- Support the Exhibitions Registrar in comparing, evaluating, negotiating and commissioning transport agents, and monitoring the performance of appointed agents.
- Job Title: Assistant Exhibitions Registrar
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Tate Gallery in Liverpool employer: Arts Council England
Arts Council England is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that values flexibility and employee well-being. With a focus on professional growth, employees benefit from generous annual leave, a final salary pension scheme, and opportunities to lead innovative digital projects in a collaborative environment. Located in Manchester, the role allows for hybrid working, ensuring a balanced approach to work and life while contributing to meaningful organisational change.
