Vacant job

The Cultural Administration works for a free, rich, and strong cultural life throughout Västra Götaland. Together with municipalities, civil society, and other actors, we promote, support, and develop the region's cultural life. We also provide administrative support to the region's cultural political bodies: the Cultural Committee and the Board for Cultural Development.

Read more at vgregion.se/kulturförvaltningen (https://vgregion.se/kulturf%C3%B6rvaltningen).

The Cultural Administration works to ensure that culture, nature, and cultural heritage are part of everyone's daily lives. To carry out our mission regarding art, culture, nature, and cultural heritage, the core operations consist of two departments, each divided into several units. To coordinate cross-cutting issues, we work in a matrix structure, where our work with municipalities, children and youth, collection management, and Agenda 2030 are some examples. The Art and Culture Department offers knowledge and competence within the field of art and culture as support to municipalities, civil society, and other actors for the implementation and promotion of development within the cultural sector.

Description

Studio Västsvensk Konservering (SVK) is Sweden's largest conservator studio, currently with 19 employees. We work on a project basis, primarily within the Region of Västra Götaland, dealing with objects, collections, buildings, and environments, and with all types of materials. Our clients include, for example, the Church of Sweden, municipalities, state authorities, and museums, as well as private individuals, associations, and companies that own and manage art, cultural-historical objects, buildings, and environments. Our premises are approx. 2000 m² and house large studios, a photo studio, and a lab. Read more at www.vgregion.se/svk (https://www.vgregion.se/svk).

SVK is part of the Cultural Administration in the Region of Västra Götaland. We are a knowledge organization serving the region's municipalities, civil society, cultural actors, and others operating in these fields. We also manage the Gothenburg Museum of Natural History, Vitlycke Museum, Vänersborg Museum, Lödöse Museum, the Medical History Museum in Gothenburg, as well as the visitor sites Forsviks Bruk and Slöjd och byggnadsvård. We are the region's broadest cultural, natural, and heritage administration, bringing together competence in various art forms, nature, and cultural heritage, as well as library and museum operations. Approximately 250 employees work for us at various locations in the region. We were formed on January 1, 2020, through the merger of the former administrations Kultur i Väst and Västarvet. Read more about us here: www.vgr.se/kulturutveckling (https://www.vgr.se/kulturutveckling).

During the summer of 2026, the SVK operations with staff will transfer to a new owner. The specific arrangements regarding this are not yet fully clear at the time of this advertisement, but information for applicants will be provided in connection with the response to the application.

Job Description

We are now looking for a new colleague with competence and knowledge in metal conservation. The work involves a broad range of conservation tasks such as inventories and the preparation of care and maintenance plans, conservation, and restoration. This entails a lot of studio work, but also fieldwork involving overnight stays. It may also include teaching and supervising students during internships. As an experienced conservator, you will calculate and plan projects that you and your colleagues will work on.

Qualifications

We are looking for you with a conservator education, at least a BSc/BA, and at least three years of experience in qualified metal conservation. We also want you to have experience in calculations, planning, and project management. You must be able to provide documentation of completed projects, primarily within outdoor public art and buildings, but also church furnishings and collection management.

You need to be able to lead your own projects where you manage others, and be willing to step into other people's projects even outside your specialization. The operations at SVK are complex and place high demands on flexibility and adaptability. We place great emphasis on personal qualities such as the ability to collaborate and build relationships.

Your work involves written documentation, and you may be required to present it in national or international contexts. Therefore, you must be able to express yourself well in a Scandinavian language and/or English, both orally and in writing.

You must be able to handle physical challenges such as working at heights and handling heavier lifts. A Class B driver's license is required. If you enjoy working with varied conservation tasks and managing several parallel projects simultaneously, you will thrive with us!

Conditions

The Region of Västra Götaland prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you, as an applicant, have questions about the advertised position or for special and specific reasons cannot register your details in a public system, please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

Interviews will be held on July 2 and 3.

About the Region of Västra Götaland

Here, you become part of a larger whole. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives throughout Västra Götaland every day.

You contribute to secure and equal healthcare and to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communications create quality of life.

We are in the midst of digital development where you get to help shape future ways of working to improve and simplify daily life for residents and operations.

As a permanent employee, you will be assigned to wartime duties as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that socially vital functions continue to operate even in a crisis.

Want to know more about us? On our website, you can read more about our benefits and meet employees who make a difference and develop in their professions every day. https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/ (https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/)

Application

The Region of Västra Götaland prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you, as an applicant, have questions about the advertised position or for special and specific reasons cannot register your details in a public system, please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

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Open to all
We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.