Job Title: Museum Curator (Several Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Ndere Centre
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
Ndere Troupe was founded by Rwangezi Stephen in 1984 as a cultural organisation for universal unity through music, dance and drama. The troupe is among over 1600 Uganda development theatre association groups entertaining and educating people through music , dance and drama. The word ‘endere’ means ‘flute’, the Ndere Troupe therefore means Flute Troupe.
Job Summary: The Museum Curator will be responsible for assembling, cataloguing, managing and presenting/displaying artistic and cultural collections at Ndere cultural centre.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The curator will develop ways in which objects, archives and artworks can be interpreted, through exhibitions, publications, events and audio-visual presentations.
- The curator will be responsible for buying exhibits, organising exhibitions, arranging restoration of artefacts, identifying and recording items, organising loans and dealing with enquiries.
- Developing and organising new collections to expand and improve educational and research facilities
- Extensively researching, negotiating prices on and buying items such as sculptures, statues and paintings that can add value to the collection
- Maintaining records and cataloguing acquisitions
- Researching, compiling and preparing written information about catalogues and publishing it on the institution’s website
- Collaborating with other institutions
- Ensuring that collections are properly preserved
- Raising funds and grants
- Interviewing, hiring and training staff and managing volunteers.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- This position is open to graduates of all disciplines, but particularly relevant subjects include: anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, arts administration, event/exhibition management, history.
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise, present and communicate messages effectively through design
- Excellent project management and organisational skills
- Knowledge of fundraising for cultural projects
- Knowledge of working with museum databases and IT issues
- Good teamworking skills
- Excellent research and IT skills.
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their updated CVs via Email to [email protected] or hand deliver it to Ndere Cultural Centre
Deadline: 7th August 2024
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