Collection Care and Conservation Consultant

Job Summary Freelance Consultacy 9-10 Days @ £300 per day Term: August 2026 to February 2027 Location: Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire Your tender should cover prior experience of developing Care and Conservation Policies and Plans. The Budget is £3,000 Please Submit your proposal by 5pm 10/07/2026 Job Description Saltaire World Heritage Education Association is seeking a consultant with professional knowledge in the care and conservation of collections that are predominantly document and image based. The consultant will provide a comprehensive skills development programme for six…

Job Summary

Freelance Consultacy 9-10 Days @ £300 per day Term: August 2026 to February 2027 Location: Saltaire, Shipley, West Yorkshire Your tender should cover prior experience of developing Care and Conservation Policies and Plans. The Budget is £3,000 Please Submit your proposal by 5pm 10/07/2026

Job Description

Saltaire World Heritage Education Association is seeking a consultant with professional knowledge in the care and conservation of collections that are predominantly document and image based.

The consultant will provide a comprehensive skills development programme for six experienced volunteers and a board trustee further develop SWHEA’s Conservation and Care Policy and Plan enable our volunteers to manage the safe movement of the collection to ensure appropriate storage and care in our new premises support the long-term preservation of our objects and help facilitate public access, appropriate to the safety of collection items ensure that volunteers gain the knowledge and skills that have a lasting impact on the preservation of our collection ensure that the developed policy, plan and procedures offers clear day-to-day guidance for the preservation of our collection in the long term. See link below Collection Care and Conservation Consultant Brief

Job Requirements

We are seeking a professional Conservation Consultant to support our experienced volunteers in the further development of their skills and to deliver a SPECTRUM compliant care and conservation policy, plan and procedures.

The consultant will

assess current capabilities, resources, policies, plans and procedures and make recommendations for continuing improvement provide a comprehensive skills development programme for six experienced volunteers and a board trustee further develop SWHEA’s Conservation and Care Policy and Plan enable our volunteers to manage the safe movement of the collection to ensure appropriate storage and care in our new premises support the long-term preservation of our objects and help facilitate public access, appropriate to the safety of collection items ensure that volunteers gain the knowledge and skills that have a lasting impact on the preservation of our collection ensure that the developed policy, plan and procedures offers clear day-to-day

Job Responsibilities

Key Deliverables initial benchmarking exercise to inform delivery of the consultancy, using relevant standards such as the National Conservation Service’s Benchmarks 3.0 as applicable assessment of the skill levels and skill gaps for the volunteers and trustee taking the work forward identification of the training workshops required to upskill the volunteers and trustee involved in care and conservation planning lead the training workshops and ensure feedback from the trainees informs the further development of policy, plan and produce any relevant training documents or guidance notes for future use finalise the policy plan and procedures, ensuring it complies with national standards prepare a report to SWHEA’s board of governance presenting the policy, plan and procedures by end December 2026 complete a short evaluation report which describes the impact of your project to enable us to report the value of investment through Museum Development North