Finds Manager / Officer

We are looking for a Finds Officer/Manager with a specialism in pottery to join our team based in Bedford. If you have a good knowledge of pottery and can write specialist reports suitable for grey literature and publication, then this might be the job for you.

Our Finds Officers and Managers have responsibilities for the management and organisation of our small finds team. They input into work programmes and help co-ordinate and arrange specialist input into projects. They have a key role liaising with and supporting the field team managers, providing technical advice and feeding back rapid spot dates. Finds Managers would be expected to provide quotations and organise programmes for finds work.

You will need to be highly organised, self-reliant and able to manage multiple pieces of work with tight deadlines. You will also need to demonstrate that you can work in a commercial environment, and that you can identify and prioritise the things that are important. The role requires good ICT skills including familiarity with Word, Excel, databases and GIS.

Whilst we are not offering a training a role, successful applicants will be offered full support to develop their specialist knowledge, and we are encouraging applications from people at different stages of their career. Appointment will be at Finds Officer or Finds Manager level dependent on level of competency and experience.

We expect all applicants to have sufficient professional knowledge to demonstrate they can identify and date commonly found pottery types, and that they have the analytical and writing skills to produce a range of client and publication reports.. Experience of Iron Age and Roman pottery types and forms from the Midlands and East Anglia would be particularly useful.

It is important that at least one of your referees can comment on your professional competency. We would also expect you to provide a bibliography as part of your CV. If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to provide us with examples of some reports in advance. The interview will include a short practical exercise.

Albion Archaeology is a trading unit of Central Bedfordshire Council, and a registered organisation with CIfA. We are a well-established organisation, having operated in the region for 50 years. By joining us, you will get to work on some of the most exciting archaeological projects in the region, alongside a passionate, professional and highly respected team. Not only that, we pride ourselves on being an open, friendly workplace in which you can be sure of a warm welcome. The role does not require driving as an essential skill, although ability to travel to our sites is highly desirable.

Our Offer

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Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Iain Leslie at or call 0300 300 6872 or ring our office on 0300 300 8141