Location
Venerable English College, Rome
Opportunity for the position of Director of Heritage Collections at the Venerable English College in Rome
Application Deadline – 9 September 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Venerable English College as Director of Heritage Collections. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed colleague with experience or proven potential to represent our collections and to oversee their care and development, continuing and extending the work of the current office holder, Professor Maurice Whitehead.
As an ambassador for the pastoral potential of history, you will have the passion and vision to excite others about the collections. You will have sympathy with religious contexts and cultures, working alongside the resident staff responsible for the formation of priests. You will have demonstrable leadership and people management skills with ability to balance complex demands with resources, building partnerships with local, national and international organisations, and attracting external research funding. You will be ambitious for the English College collections and continue developing them as a unique research resource.
The starting date is 3 February 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.
For more information and to submit an application, please visit: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DIO461/director-of-heritage-collections