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This is an exciting opportunity to join our Registrars team!

As Collection Registrar (Acquisitions and Long Loans) you will be part of the Collection Management team and involved in the acquisitions and long loans process. You will spend varied days co-ordinating and documenting the movement and acquisition of art works from our collections, prioritising their care. 

• Safeguard works of art in Tate’s care by monitoring the implementation of Tate’s policy for care of the collections; ensuring that all relevant legal requirements and international conventions are complied with, including Known Consignor and non - legislative guidelines
• Manage import and export arrangements, customs procedures, courier arrangements, security clearance, government indemnity and commercial insurance. Draft, negotiate and administer contractual letters and scrutinise insurance and legal documents, including loa ns and acquisition agreements
• Co-ordinate all requests for objects for display and loan and potential acquisition and liaise with colleagues in other departments, including Art Handling, Conservation, Curatorial and Photography, over suitability and availability of individual works
• Co-ordinate internal job requests and schedule transport for the movement of objects between and within Tate sites and external locations, supervising the tracking of all artwork movements between multiple locations. 
• Working closely with colleagues in the Art Handling and Conservation departments and external agents to ensure that artworks are packed, moved and installed safely and in accordance with Tate policy and procedures

For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 

We want our workforce to be more representative of all sections of society at all levels in the organisation. The range of perspectives and experience diversity brings is an asset to our organisation and we want to create an inclusive, welcoming environment for visitors, artists and all those who work at Tate. Tate expects all employees to contribute to this aim as part of their role.

• Significant experience of working as a registrar within a major museum or gallery
• Experience of supervising complex tasks and the ability to solve problems pragmatically and through negotiation, prioritising the care of works of art
• Experience of working to national / international museum standards for transportation, packing, handling and environmental requirements, including good knowledge of government indemnity and commercial insurance
• Able to work accurately, pay attention to detail and apply your judgement with a commitment to quality control
• Proven experience of auditing, documentation and cataloguing, including using a collection management database
• Good numeracy skills and experience of producing statistical reports
• Highly effective organisation and planning skills - the ability to remain calm and focussed while working under pressure