Research Section Head // Cultural & Tourism Entity

Job title: Research Section Head // Cultural & Tourism Entity

Company: BLR World


Job description: REPORTING TO:
Director of Curatorial & Collection ManagementRESPONSIBLE FOR:ResearchINTERNAL LIASIONS:Liaising mainly with curatorial, collection management, education and marketing / communications department servicesEXTERNAL LIAISONS:Liaising with other cultural institutions and authorities, both at a national and international level:
– Other museums or cultural institutions, French museum partners in particular
– National institutions
– Academic local and international institutions
– Liaising with third party vendors, consultantsJOB OBJECTIVE:Working in close partnership with the Director of Curatorial & Collection Management , the Research Section Head is in charge of developing and managing academic research related to the museum in the fields of collection studies, conservation preventive, museum studied and translation studies. The Research Section Head ensure development of the museum research of artwork material analysis and of the resource center.MANAGERIAL ROLE:

• Provide direction and manage employees in the Research Section

• Supervise, train, and oversee the management of: Research Section Staff

• Ensure that the performance of various tasks and the conduct of the staff in the Research Section in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Museum.

• Communicate Museum, Directorate and Departmental decisions to employees.

• Formulate daily, weekly, and monthly plans and ensure alignment with Departmental and Museum objectives.

• Provide performance management, career development guidance, and development of key performance indicators (KPIs) for his/her direct reports, and ensure the development of all employees within the Section (in coordination with the Human Resources Department)

• Define metrics for the measurement of the success of Research Section initiatives and projects; analyse data collected to determine the success of past and current initiatives and projects and use recommendations to ensure that the design and implementation of

future projects meets the goals and objectives and prepare reports on the overall performance of the Section for the Director of Curatorial Department. * Development and management of the Research Section budget for input to the Curatorial & Collections budget.ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:

• Working with the Director of, Curatorial & Collection Director, develop medium and long- term strategic plans of the Department in line with the Museums vision, mission, and strategic goals.
• Establish Departmental goals, methods, policies, and procedures for implementing programs in alignment with the Sector and the Authority’s mission and goals.
• Review project proposals or plans to determine time requirements and funding limitations within the Department.
• Create and foster collaborative working relationships among Department and Section employees.

FUNCTIONAL ROLE:

• Implement Research Strategy as per the CCM Directorate

• Develop partnerships with similar institutions locally and internationally

• Develop and promotes Research in the Museum

• Manage development and implementation of the Ressource center (including library, collection management system and archives of the museum)

KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL

• Develop and promotes Research in the Museum
• Manage development and implementation of the LAB.
• Manage development and implementation of the Resource centre

(including library, collection management system and archives of the museum)SKILLS

• Coordination of activities related to the collections in her/his charge.
• Adaptation of her/his oral and written communication in order to transfer her/his knowledge to international scientists, co-workers, other departments, public or donators.
• Initiation and conduction of research and publication programs
• Language skills in English, Arabic

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:

• PhD/Equivalent in Art history and Archaeology or Museology related to the field of expertise.
• Graduated in Archaeology and civilisation field.
• Graduated or trained in international context, relatively to the field of expertise.

EXPERIENCE Requirement:

• At least 8 years experience as Curator in a museum or museum related institution
• Strong research experience in international context linked with the field of expertise.
• Extensive list of publications in the field, including essays and articles in peer reviewed journal
• Strong background of public talks, lectures, presentations during international
• Several years of teaching in the academic institutions at university grade

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Administrative working hours
• Computer-based work
• Holidays and weekend hours as required.

Expected salary:

Location: Abu Dhabi

Job date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 23:42:56 GMT

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