Conservator

Company Description
The world’s only IKEA Museum is for anyone who is curious about life at home, design and IKEA!

As part of IKEA Museum, Archive & Collection is the source of IKEA’s history, and is responsible for a wide range of assets, such as artefacts, historical records, photos, films and drawings. The collection consists of around 10 000 artefacts that reflect the story of IKEA.

The team at Archive & Collection consists of conservators, archivists, collection curator, registrar and photographer.

IKEA Museum can be experienced online as well as in Älmhult, Sweden and is part of the IKEA Älmhult AB organization.

Job Description
The IKEA Museum has an exciting opportunity for a proficient and experienced Conservator to join the department of Archive & Collection and contribute towards the care and preservation of a unique collection.

The Conservator role requires you to have good general knowledge in the care of a wide range of materials, and experience of working in the area of conservation.
This role involves working closely with various cross-departmental stakeholders, and cross-museum collaborations.

Your key areas of responsibilities will be:

* To independently assess collection conditions and contribute to the preventive conservation of collections made of a wide range of organic and inorganic materials by proposing environmental management solutions for long-term preservation.
* To lead on the care of the collection through environment (temperature and relative humidity), pollutants and light monitoring, reporting, data analysis, as well as supporting Integrated Pest Management.
* To set out guidance for colleagues and stakeholders on preventive conservation, collection care and risk management related matters.
* To independently solve complex problems regarding preventive conservation, applying a high degree of expertise, judgement, innovation and adaptability for the display, storage, and handling of objects.
* You will report to the Archive & Collection Manager at IKEA Älmhult AB.

Qualifications
To succeed in this role, we see that you have:

* Recognized professional conservation qualification to degree level or equivalent
* Experience of working in the heritage sector (e.g. museum, gallery, library, archive)
* Proficient and demonstrable conservation skills.
* Strong understanding of mechanisms involved in material deterioration
* Experience of devising preventive measures
* Involvement in display, loans and storage related activities
* Understanding of conservation theory
* Experience of planning your own work and objectives to deliver set objectives on time
* Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
* You are an open and effective communicator and fluent in English, both spoken and written.

It will be a benefit if you have knowledge about the IKEA range, both present and historical.

Additional Information
This is a permanent full-time (40 hours per week) position located in Älmhult, Sweden. Please note that a relocation package is not offered for this position.

Does this sound like your next challenge?

The selection process will take place continuously so please send in your application – CV and letter of motivation – in English, as soon as possible but no later than 18th of January. Kindly note that due to GDPR and Data Privacy, we do not accept any applications via email.

For questions about the position, please contact Sofia Lögdberg, Archive & Collection Manager at sofia.logdberg@inter.ikea.com

For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Elin Hedin, People & Culture at elin.hedin2@inter.ikea.com