Collections and Research Assistant, Silverstone Heritage Limited

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £21,000  per annum based on experience

Reporting to: Archivist/ Head of Collections and Research (upon opening)

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen at Silverstone Heritage Limited to work towards the forthcoming opening of the Silverstone Heritage Experience in spring 2019.

About Silverstone Heritage Experience

Silverstone has been synonymous with motor racing since the mid-20th century and is now one of the most famous sporting venues in the world. However, Silverstone has a much wider story to tell and its place in history was established well before the circuit was constructed. In late 2016 we were delighted to have been successfully granted £9.1 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to open the Silverstone Heritage Experience (SHE) to half a million visitor a year in 2019. The SHE will tell the whole Silverstone story through the creation of a Collections and Research Centre, Learning Studio and a series of site tours, programmes and activities. Like many modern attractions the SHE will defy conventional description, being part museum, part research centre, part visitor attraction, part tourist destination.

Job Purpose

To support and assist the Project Archivist in achieving the goals of the activity plan ready for the Collection and Research Centre opening and beyond. To be responsible for the recording, care, conservation, and research of collections and to work to maximise public access opportunities.

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