Vacant job

The position is a permanent full-time employment (100%). Start date by agreement.

Do you want to contribute to preserving and exhibiting one of Sweden's most significant art collections? We are looking for you who have technical competence, good collaboration skills, and a genuine interest in museum operations and collection management.

Nationalmuseum is a government agency with approximately 160 employees tasked with promoting art, interest in art, and art history. The museum's collections include painting, sculpture, drawings, and graphics from the 16th century to the turn of the 20th century, while the collections of decorative arts and design, as well as portrait art, extend to the present day.

The collections are displayed in the main building on Blasieholmen, Stockholm, and at approximately 20 other visitor sites, including Gripsholm Castle, Läckö Castle, Nationalmuseum Jamtli in Östersund, and Gustavsberg Porcelain Museum.

Nationalmuseum conducts exhibition, program, research, and publication activities, as well as lending operations. We strive to be a museum where everyone feels welcome and offer a broad range of activities both on-site and digitally. By providing contemporary perspectives on history and historical perspectives on the present, we enable in-depth conversations about art and design for all ages.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

You will work with the installation and dismantling of exhibitions. You will actively work to ensure ergonomic working methods and a safe working environment, utilizing technical understanding and responsibility for structural calculations during hanging and assembly.

A significant part of the role focuses on planning and executing packing for exhibitions and lending activities, calculating volumes, and optimizing packing solutions to ensure safe and efficient logistics. You will prepare the basis for cost calculations.

You will register information about performed activities in the museum's collection management database and ensure that the data is accurate and traceable. You will collaborate with other functions at Nationalmuseum. The work will primarily take place in the museum's exhibition spaces and storage facilities. The position is located within the Art Handling Unit, which is part of the Conservation and Photography Department.

Requirements:

• You have a relevant higher education or vocational training, or other education deemed equivalent.
• You have documented experience of at least 3 years as an art handler.
• You have experience working with exhibitions at a museum or in a similar capacity.
• You have experience handling and packing various types of objects.
• You have some experience working with collection databases and knowledge of collection-related issues.
• You have good knowledge of Swedish and/or English. You must be able to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing, within one year.
• You have good collaboration skills and administrative ability.

Merits:

• You have experience handling carpentry machines.
• You have a B-class driver's license.
• You have a forklift license and/or cherry picker license.
• You have competence in art history, cultural studies, or equivalent.

Your Profile:

We assume that you can work both independently and in a team. You work proactively, are systematic and responsible, accustomed to being flexible, and comfortable in various work environments. Personal qualities are highly valued in our assessment.

The tasks are physically demanding with daily heavy lifting. Good physical fitness, understanding of ergonomics, and maintaining continuous training to avoid injuries are important. Work in other locations occurs, involving travel and overnight stays.

We offer a traditional and dynamic environment. Our operations have high visibility in society and affect many people. We strive for a staff composition that reflects societal diversity.

Further Information: Information about the position is provided by Unit Manager Pär Lindblom, [email protected], phone 08-519 543 00.

Union representatives are Audrey Lebioda (SACO), Ulla-Maj Saarinen (ST), both reachable at 08-519 543 00, and Bo Gustafsson (SEKO) at 0703-78 44 42.

Apply via the form below:

Attach your CV along with a cover letter via the form below. Other certificates and documents supporting your application can be attached. All attached documents must be in PDF format.

We look forward to receiving your application!