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Job reference: 2026R000511 Date posted: 26/08/2026 Application closing date: 09/09/2026 Location: Collections Store, Belfast Salary: £37,694 - £38,990 per annum (pay award pending) Package: Generous leave entitlement, civil service pension scheme, flexi-time Contractual hours: 37 Basis: Full time Job category/type: Curatorial DiSSCo Digitisation Coordinator National Museums NI is a leading cultural institution and is responsible for ensuring that its significant collection is developed, cared for and accessible to the widest possible audience.
Almost one million people enjoy our four museums each year, and through loans, research, community activity and digital programmes we engage a much wider audience than those who physically visit our museums. DiSSCo UK (Distributed System of Scientific Collections UK) is a £155m, 10-year national digitisation programme which will centralise natural science collections from across the UK on one portal.
The programme is funded through the UKRI Infrastructure Fund and delivered through AHRC in partnership with the Natural History Museum and over 100 partners across the UK. National Museums NI is part of the DiSSCo West hub, a consortium led by Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museums Wales) that has secured £1.6m for the first phase to digitise hundreds of thousands of natural science specimens across Wales, south west England and Northern Ireland.
The newly digitised data will make natural science collections openly accessible to researchers worldwide, supporting global research into biodiversity loss and climate resilience. Centralising this scientific data will make it far easier for scientists to access globally, rather than being held by individual museums. We are looking for Digitisation Coordinator to lead a small team of digistisers, with responsibility for allocating work, monitoring throughput, and maintaining pace to ensure unit-level delivery.
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DiSSCo Digitisation Coordinator TLNT1_NI in Belfast employer: National Museums Northern Ireland
National Museums NI is an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant work culture that values creativity and collaboration in the heart of Belfast. With generous leave entitlements, a civil service pension scheme, and flexible working hours, employees are supported in achieving a healthy work-life balance while contributing to meaningful projects like the DiSSCo digitisation programme. The organisation prioritises employee growth through opportunities to engage with a diverse audience and participate in significant national initiatives, making it an inspiring place to work for those passionate about cultural heritage and scientific research.
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